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 ...

Baking at home is an accident-prone yet beloved hobby that can sometimes be riddled with mistakes, fear, and uncertainty. When you finally manage to create something beautiful and delicious, you ...

These are the tools you absolutely need in your kitchen; the ones you’ll reach for more often than you think. Whether you’re baking a cake or stirring up a batch of cookies, make sure you have these ...

In a professional bakery kitchen, you’ll see plenty of multi-purpose tools in action, and cabinets full of gadgets that are equally believable as scalp massagers or torture devices. Although there’s a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Which marble pastry boards are best? If you have ever wondered how professional pastry chefs magically turn out layers and layers of flaky, crispy pastry, look no further than the counter in front of ...

Save this article to read it later. Baking a pie can be intimidating. You don’t want to overwork the dough for fear of losing that flaky crust, you don’t want to underbake the pie for fear of the ...

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 ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Although baking at home is a rare treat given her schedule, Kanan still has a few unexpected favorite ...

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 ...

Welcome to Reading Lists, comprehensive book guides from the Strategist designed to make you an expert (or at least a fascinating dinner-party companion) in hyperspecific or newsworthy topics, like ...