Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

A proper mixing bowl makes all the difference when you're baking regularly. This stainless steel deep bowl is sturdy enough for heavy batters but still lightweight enough to handle comfortably. It's ...

To bake is to be human. And baking, like life, is about reinvention and improvisation. Whether your tastes run to crusty breads, flaky pastries or chewy cookies, you’ll need to build your skills on a ...

There's nothing — and we mean nothing — better than snacking on a sweet treat. We'd even go so far as to say that the best sweet treats are those made with our own hands in the comfort of our own ...

Everything is more expensive these days, which can make it difficult to stay within a tight budget. Whether you bake every weekend or are just starting to experiment and perfect your techniques, it ...

The right tools from OXO, Rubbermaid, and more make all the difference. As someone who spent my pastry apprenticeship in a professional bakery churning out thousands of holiday cookies, I've seen ...