Tips & Tricks

I’ll never forget the first time I baked banana bread in my new loaf pan. I was so focused on getting the batter just right that I completely forgot to prep the pan. The result? A beautiful, golden loaf that absolutely refused to come out in one piece. Half of it stuck to the bottom, […]

I’ll be honest—I was skeptical about mini loaf pans at first. They seemed like just another kitchen gadget I didn’t need cluttering my cabinets. But after my sister gave me a set for Christmas three years ago, they’ve become one of my most-reached-for baking tools. There’s something incredibly satisfying about pulling six perfect little loaves […]

You know that sinking feeling when you pull a perfectly golden loaf from the oven, only to have half of it glued stubbornly to the pan? Or when your banana bread emerges pale and sad on top but burnt on the bottom? I’ve been there more times than I’d like to admit. After years of […]

I’ll be honest—for years, my loaf pan collected dust between occasional banana bread sessions. It seemed like such a one-trick pony compared to my sheet pans and cast iron skillets. But during a particularly ambitious weekend of recipe testing (read: procrastinating on actual work), I discovered something incredible: this humble rectangular pan is actually one […]

I’ll never forget the first time I tried to bake my grandmother’s famous banana bread recipe. I grabbed what I thought was a standard loaf pan from my cabinet, mixed up the batter with care, and popped it in the oven. Twenty minutes later, I opened the oven door to find batter bubbling over the […]