Tips and Techniques Posts

pies using fancy foldable pie topper

To make your best summer fruit pies, start here

These pie tools and ingredients will have you baking like a pro. 

Jun 11, 2026
A slice of pizza with broccoli on top

This rule makes every pizza better 

Toppings may go on last, but they’re the part of the pizza you should think of first.

Jun 8, 2026
Two pizzas seen from above on wooden pizza peels

How to make homemade pizza: a beginner’s guide 

From pizza dough recipes to top tools and expert instruction, we have everything you need to make pizza at home.

Jun 3, 2026
Slices of rustic sourdough bread

Sourdough schedule: How to plan your bread baking timeline

A tactical guide to managing your sourdough baking (while still having a life).

May 20, 2026
Two tiered wedding cake

How to make your own wedding cake

With advice from bakers who lived to tell the tale. 

May 14, 2026
Small bowl of brighter orange frosting next to a small bowl of pale orange frosting

The simple, one-tool trick to make bright frosting

Putting a popular method to the test. 

May 6, 2026
A few big chocolate chip cookies on a kitchen counter with glasses of milk

How to make thick, puffy bakery-style cookies

Our top tips for making these at home.

Apr 28, 2026
Pile of macarons with one split in half

The secret to mixing macarons

Macaronage is key.

Apr 16, 2026
Two slices of focaccia

How can I get a more bubbly, open crumb in my focaccia?

Two key focaccia tips from our recent podcast episode.

Apr 9, 2026
Hand holding slabs of grated butter in biscuit dough

For the flakiest biscuits (and more!), grate your butter

Break out the cheese grater.

Apr 8, 2026
Peanut Butter Cookies with Self-Rising Flour

How to substitute self-rising flour for all-purpose flour (and vice versa!)

A guide to baking with self-rising flour.

Mar 30, 2026
Baker picking up scones baked on a parchment-lined baking sheet

Why bakers are obsessed with this type of parchment paper

We literally can’t live without it.

Mar 26, 2026
Easter bunny cake

How to make an adorable Easter bunny cake

It's easier than it looks!

Mar 24, 2026
Slices of toast spread with cultured butter

I stopped buying cultured butter — now I make my own

It's easy, affordable, and of course, delicious.

Mar 19, 2026
Sourdough Starter

Best flour for sourdough starter: How to choose

How do different flours affect your sourdough starter?

Mar 12, 2026
Sliced pinwheels of chocolate cake filled with Cookie Butter Whipped Ganache all laying side by side on a sheet tray.

This new-ish ingredient is now a baking staple

It’s time to stock up on cookie butter.

Feb 18, 2026
Cross section of coffee cake

What is cake cleaching, and why does it terrify our Test Kitchen?

An obscure term for a very real problem.

Feb 11, 2026
Loaves of sourdough with intricate scoring designs

Sourdough designs: Decorative ways to score your bread

Make each loaf a work of art.

Jan 28, 2026
Slices of toast next to each other, each a different color of bake

Baking trials: Will a baking stone fix my oven’s hot spots?

A surprising use for this bread-baking tool.

Jan 21, 2026
Olive Oil Chiffon Cake

Things bakers know: Drop your cake like it's hot

A surprising tip for your chiffon cake.

Jan 12, 2026
Spiced Star Cookies (Speculaas)

Things bakers know: Age your cookie dough

More time = more flavor.

Dec 17, 2025
Olive Oil Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Jelly Doughnuts)

Help, I need tips for making sufganiyot!

Master jelly-filled doughnuts at home in time for Hanukkah.

Dec 12, 2025
Food processor being used to make almond paste

Every baker needs a food processor

A must-have applicance (that makes a great gift).

Dec 8, 2025
Three platters with many different varieties of cookies

How to host a cookie swap

Tips for a festive cookie party this season.

Dec 3, 2025