Who it’s best for: If you’re the kind of home cook who is a dishwasher devotee, isn’t quite ready to invest in a more durable board, or wants to cut up raw chicken one day and mince garlic...
Technically, cookies made with cookie cutters are slice-and-bake cookies, right? Those recipes call for cutting the dough (with a special tool and into a more complex shape than a circle or rectangle, sure, but it’s still a one-punch...
Maybe you’re brand new to baking and don’t know where to start when it comes to buying the right tools. Or perhaps you’ve accumulated a kitchen full of hand-me-downs and you’re ready to start fresh with the best...
Welcome to BA Bake Club, a community of curious bakers. Each month, senior test kitchen editors Jesse Szewczyk and Shilpa Uskokovic share a must-make recipe and dive deep on why it works. Come bake and learn with us—ask...
I’ve never thought much about lasagna pans. Why would I—a small apartment dweller with already limited space for their cookware—need a baking pan with a name that implies it serves only one purpose? Then I heard GreenPan and...
These make-ahead breakfast ideas are way more effective at getting you out of bed than an alarm clock. Once you’ve emerged from whatever dream you were having (maybe about fluffy cinnamon rolls? Or the perfect waffles?) and realize...
Buying a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner comes with nearly as many questions (not to mention drama) as preparing and serving the meal itself: How big a turkey should I buy? How do I cook it evenly? Should I...
Which new recipes caught your eye this month? Our readers were drawn toward pastas of all shapes and sizes, from itty orzo to long spaghetti to cheese-sauce-catching shells. There were also several good reasons to turn on the...
We know what you’re thinking: making a salad for Thanksgiving is optional. An “Oh, yeah, I guess we should have some greens...” shoulder-shrug once the rest of the menu has been set. But we think it’s as critical...
Upon arriving at one of Chicago’s most popular, zeitgeisty pizza restaurants on a buzzing Friday evening, my date and I beeline for the last two bar seats. I feel under the marble counter in fruitless pursuit of a...
