Category: Baking with Kids

Best Cake Pan

What is the best cake pan? We tried out several popular pan brands and started baking. Which was best for layer cakes? Sheet cakes? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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Best Bundt Cake Pan

What is the best bundt cake pan? What’s the difference between Bundt cake pans and fluted tube cake pans? We took 9 popular pans for bundt cakes and started baking. Which performed best overall? Best for Instant Pots? For mini bundt cakes? Here are the winners!

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Rose Water

What’s the best rose water? Rose water has three basic uses: skin care, cooking and as a beverage. We tried out 10 different rose waters for all these uses to find the best. Which was the best rose water as a spray for your face? The best rose water for cooking? To drink as an alternative to soda? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the families, moms and dads since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Gel Food Coloring

What’s the best gel food coloring? And why is gel food coloring better than liquid? To find out, we started baking . . . and trying out 7 different brands of gel food coloring in icing, cakes and cookies. What worked the best? Had the best color? Here are the winners.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Walnuts

What are the best walnuts for baking? For snacks? To find out, we did a blind taste test with 7 brands. Which had the best flavor? The best bang for the buck? Here are the ones we recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Almond Flour

What’s the best almond flour? Whether you are dying to try a new macaron recipe or simply want to do more keto-friendly baking, almond flour is a necessity. We tried out 7 brands, looking for the best budget-friendly, organic and blanched flours. Here are the best bets.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Baguette Pan

What is the best baguette pan for delicious loves of French bread? To find out, we whipped out a beret, flour and yeast to test 11 popular French bread pans. Which worked the best? Here are the ones we’d recommend!

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Best Vanilla Bean Paste

What’s the best vanilla bean paste? And why would you use it instead of vanilla extract or beans? We dive into all things vanilla, first by testing popular vanilla bean paste brands with blind taste tests of freshly baked cookies (a tough job, but someone had to do it). Which had the best overall flavor profile? Made from organic beans? The least alcohol aftertaste? Here are the vanilla bean pastes we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Loaf Pan

What’s the best loaf pan? To find out, we started baking—rye bread, meat loaf, banana bread and more. We tried many of the most popular brands for loaf pans. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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Best Pineapple Syrup

What is the best pineapple syrup? To find out, we took the seven top brands and had the pineapple enthusiasts do a blind taste test—we turned the syrup into pineapple popsicles. Which had the best pineapple taste? Best for summer drinks? Here are the winners.

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Best Cinnamon

What’s the best cinnamon? We tried out 9 major brands, comparing quality and taste. We baked rolls, stirred cinnamon into beverages and tried it in recipes. Here is the cinnamon that passed our taste tests.

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