I set out to test the results of making bread at home, with a bread machine and by hand. These are the rules of engagement. I start with the “baker’s percentage” as my recipe for making bread by hand ...

What is the best bread maker overall? Homemade bread has the advantage of being fresher and more flavorful, plus you know exactly what’s in it. However, the process can be challenging and ...

When you walk into your neighborhood bakery, you’re immediately met with the warm, comforting aroma of freshly baked bread from their commercial bread machines. Now any novice baker can turn their ...

When the Covid pandemic first forced people to spend more time at home in 2020, bread baking became a popular pastime, so much so that grocery stores experienced flour and yeast shortages across the ...

While I like the concept of making bread entirely from scratch, spur-of-the-moment bread is out of the question. Enter the best bread machine. Most bread machines require about 10 minutes of prep time ...

Bread machines are useful for a lot more than just making bread. After all, you've got a single device that can both stir and heat and even do it on a schedule. So if you have a bread machine sitting ...

The cold weather has me longing for simple, satisfying foods—the kind my nana’s nana made for her family to stave off the bone-chilling Russian winters. Since old-world soups like Russian borscht and ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...