Janet Taylor McCracken

Over the past 20 years, Janet McCracken has served as an editor, story creator, recipe developer, and recipe tester at a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Rachael Ray Every Day, and Food and Wine. She believes in the Zen of pie-making, that ice cream is the perfect food, and that sharing a meal with family and friends is the finest way to spend any part of the day. She lives in Connecticut.
The Easiest Way to Make a Tart Shell — No Tart Pan Required
Try this simple trick for quick and easy tarts.
Janet Taylor McCracken
Jul 27, 2022
I Tried 4 Popular Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Recipes and the Winner Is My New Go-To
Dorie does it again!
Janet Taylor McCracken
May 20, 2022
I Tried Dorie Greenspan's Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and They're Practically Perfe
Dorie does it again!
Janet Taylor McCracken
May 19, 2022
Preppy Kitchen's Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Are Bakery-Worthy
They taste as good as they look.
Janet Taylor McCracken
May 18, 2022
These Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins from Cook’s Illustrated Are Giving Me '90s Vibes
It's all about the muffin tops.
Janet Taylor McCracken
May 17, 2022
Domestic Rebel’s Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Are Small but Mighty Tasty
For serious lemon-lovers only.
Janet Taylor McCracken
May 17, 2022
Zingerman’s Bakeshop Tunisian Orange and Olive Oil Cake
Olive oil, an orange, and a sprinkling of sesame seeds team up in this tasty dessert.
Janet Taylor McCracken
Feb 28, 2022
This New Gadget Makes Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites (Only Better)
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It's also pretty darn cute.
Janet Taylor McCracken
Sep 28, 2020
We Tried the $7 Gadget That Hard-Boils Eggs Without Their Shells
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Can these silicone cookers make perfect hard-boiled eggs with smooth-edged whites? We ran some tests to find out!
Janet Taylor McCracken
Feb 24, 2020
I Tried Every As-Seen-on-TV Egg Gadget — And Actually Really Liked 3 of Them
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I'm as surprised as you are!
Janet Taylor McCracken
Feb 22, 2020
We Tried the $50 Pizza Oven That Amazon Shoppers Are Obsessed With
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We didn't love it for all pizzas, but we did like it for something else!
Janet Taylor McCracken
Feb 19, 2020
I Tried the $18 Nonstick Pan That’s All Over TV — Here’s What I Thought
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Too good to be true? I certainly thought so! So, I ordered one and ran some tests.
Janet Taylor McCracken
Feb 7, 2020
We Tried a Dozen of Those Microwave Popcorn Poppers — This Is the One We Liked Best
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It got our vote — for a few reasons!
Janet Taylor McCracken
Feb 5, 2020
We Tested Nearly a Dozen Microwave Bacon Cookers
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And actually really liked two of them!
Janet Taylor McCracken
Jan 23, 2020
I Rediscovered My Grandma’s Rotary Beater and Now I Use It All the Time
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"Using it makes me feel closer to my food and closer to my late grandma."
Janet Taylor McCracken
Jan 16, 2020
I Tried the Microwave Bag That’s Supposed to Save Time When Making Baked Potatoes — Here’s How It Went
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Is it faster? Let's find out!
Janet Taylor McCracken
Jan 16, 2020
This Retro $6 Gadget Is the Key to Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs
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Click here if the jammy-ness of your eggs is important to you.
Janet Taylor McCracken
Jan 13, 2020
The Baked Potato Gadget We Wanted to Love
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But didn't.
Janet Taylor McCracken
Jan 7, 2020