Kristie Pryor

I have been baking French pastries at home for over a decade, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is this: you cannot fake a madeleine without the right pan. Those iconic shell-shaped sponge cakes with the signature bump on top require a very specific mold to get right. Finding the best … Read more

I spent three months baking loaf after loaf testing the best Pullman loaf pans for sandwich bread on the market right now. If you have ever tried to make sandwich bread at home and ended up with a mushroom-shaped loaf that refused to slice evenly, you already know why these pans exist. A Pullman loaf … Read more

A good loaf pan does more than give banana bread its familiar shape. It affects how quickly the edges color, whether the center bakes through before the crust gets too dark, how high the batter rises, and whether the finished loaf comes out in one clean piece. For the best loaf pans for banana bread … Read more

A beautiful tart can go wrong in the last ten seconds: the filling is set, the crust is golden, and the first attempt to lift it from the pan cracks the edge. The best tart pans with removable bottoms prevent that moment by separating the finished pastry from the fluted ring instead of asking you … Read more

A great layer cake starts long before the frosting: it starts with pans that bake matching layers, release cleanly, and hold their shape. The best cake pan sets for layer cakes give you two or three compatible pans, so batter can bake at the same time instead of waiting in a bowl while the first … Read more

I still remember the day my favorite cookie sheet buckled under high heat and sent chocolate chip cookies sliding onto the oven floor. That moment sent me down a deep research rabbit hole about what makes the best professional sheet pan sets worth their reputation. After testing more than a dozen options in my home … Read more

A good purchase should solve the everyday problem first and look good doing it. I narrowed the best half sheet pans for sheet pan dinners to 8 options after comparing 13-by-18-inch fit, rim strength, metal gauge, warp resistance, and care, then noted where each pick makes sense and where it does not. The short answer … Read more

I’ve baked hundreds of muffins in my home kitchen, and I can tell you this much: the pan you use makes or breaks the batch. After our team spent six weeks testing eight of the best muffin pans available right now, I’m sharing exactly which ones deserve a spot in your cabinet. Whether you’re chasing … Read more

I have been baking donuts at home for years, and I can tell you that the pan you use makes or breaks the final result. The best donut pans for baked donuts give you that golden, cake-style ring with a tender crumb and clean release every single time, without the mess and oil of deep … Read more

The best cookie sheet sets give you more than a spare pan: they let you bake one tray while the next batch waits, roast dinner without borrowing from dessert prep, and match the pan size to the job. For this guide to the Best Cookie Sheet Sets, I focused on the facts that change baking … Read more