A cooling rack may seem like something only serious home pastry chefs and The Great British Bake Off contestants would need, but the truth is it’s actually a kitchen essential that has myriad uses — ...

To find the best of the best, I spoke to professional bakers — pastry chefs, cookbook authors, bakery owners — about the versions of all of these they rely on. Below, you’ll find recommendations for ...

Baking and cooling racks are priceless kitchen tools. They’re great for frying, whether during the dredging process or as a reusable alternative to paper towels for draining foods once they are ...

When you can't build out, build up! That's the principle behind two of our greatest innovations: skyscrapers and the tiered cooling rack that changed my life. Perhaps that is an exaggeration, but here ...

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 ...

Baking is all about precision, which in a way makes it very democratic for home cooks. If you're willing to make exact ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when I get to eat triple my body weight in homemade cookies! It’s also, historically, the most stressful time of the year because I need to batch and bake a ...

Joel McHale with a magnifying glass made of donuts for Crime Scene Kitchen Image by Tania Hussain, Fox Media LLC. When it comes to reality TV competitions, so many of us picture intense survival shows ...