Are boxes of Girl Scout cookies tempting you from every corner of the office? Many of us wait all year for a taste of our favorite Samoas, Trefoils and Thin Mints — buying a few boxes for ourselves ...

A hard week at the office, family issues, that pile of laundry, bills to pay: When the going gets tough, the tough get baking. Yes, stress baking is real, and whether you’re a pastry chef in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These are the tools you absolutely need in your kitchen; the ones you’ll reach for more often than you think. Whether you’re ...

Welcome to our new(ish) column, “Ask the Pastry Chef,” by Amy Morris, a pastry sous chef at J&G Steakhouse. Have a question for Amy? Leave it in the comments section. There are many directions to go ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s easy to become a better baker if you have these kitchen tools. Liv Dansky has worked for Food & Wine since 2019 as a recipe tester and developer and, more recently, as a writer. Her work can be ...

If you dig around in a vintage market or antiques store, you're likely to find some old-fashioned baking tools collecting dust. These are tools you might have seen in your kitchen growing up, or maybe ...

I just completed my first semester of a two-year pastry program, and I'm learning a lot. My baking improved the most when I had access to a kitchen scale and an offset spatula. The scale helps with ...

Beginner bakers and seasoned pros, gather round—this list of baking tools will help you organize your baking equipment once and for all. If you’re a new baker, start with our list of baking must-haves ...