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Sarah Jampel

Sarah Jampel is a writer, editor, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Vermont. She was a senior staff writer and stylist at Food52 before joining Bon Appétit as senior cooking editor in 2019, which entailed heading up the Basically vertical, editing and developing recipes, and writing about everything from her favorite brownie mix to her must-have cooking tools. Sarah now serves as the recipe development and test kitchen manager at King Arthur Baking.

A Tool to Clean (Like Really Clean) Your Tongue

Tongue scrapers are easy to use, satisfying, and strangely addictive.

These Little Scissors Can Replace Every Other Pair You Own

Small, strong, and precise, all hail Joyce Chen!

Every Single Time I Break Out These Produce Bags, I Get a Compliment

I bought them for the environment; I keep them for the random praise.

Tempeh Crumbles Are My Weeknight Wingman

Glazed with a sticky and spicy honey-sambal sauce, they’re good enough to eat by the handful.

Peanutty Noodles with Tempeh Crumbles

Tempeh skeptics, this recipe will make a convert of you.

This Bagel is the Only Thing That Got Me Through Marathon-Training

Better than a hot shower, better than an icy-cold Gatorade, better than any other carbohydrate in all of New York.

It’s Time You Retired That Ratty Pastry Brush From 20 Years Ago

If you remotely care about baking, do yourself a favor and get a better brush.

The Only Thing Better Than This Cake Is the Toffee Sauce You Drench It In

Everything you love about sticky toffee pudding cake, but with a whole new lewk.

All of Your Canned Tomato Questions, Answered

Almost everything you need to know about the workhorse pantry staple.

I Can’t Bake in My Tiny Kitchen Without This Essential Tool

I’m climbing these tiered cooling racks to the moon.

I Baked These Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies With Half the Sugar and Loved Them

Conventional wisdom says not to reduce the sugar in a recipe by more than one-third, but I decided to live dangerously.

Your Most Pressing Maple Syrup Questions, Answered

Everything you need to know about buying, storing, and using one of our favorite pantry staples.

Marinated Lentils Are Saving My Vegetarian, Protein-Craving Soul

When my dinner ends up looking like a collection of what other people might call sides, I make these lentils.

The Mini Offset Spatula Is Every Professional Baker’s Secret Weapon

Why I need to be within arm’s reach of this $5 kitchen tool at all times.