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Our Test Kitchen contributors dish on their favourite gift-worthy baking essentials.

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Winter 2024

Heavy-gauge cookie sheets are always the right choice. You can scrub them clean, they don't warp and they conduct heat evenly.

- Jennifer Pallian

Our Test Kitchen contributors dish on their favourite gift-worthy baking essentials.

1. SHEET TALK

I have several from Chicago Metallic and Nordic Ware. Always choose silver metal over dark; you'll get more control over how quickly things brown that way. -Eshun Mott NORDIC WARE 3-PIECE BAKER'S DELIGHT SET, $30, AMAZON.CA.

image2. SMART COOKIE

I always have a metal spring-loaded scoop or two on hand for making cookies. They're super helpful for portioning dough consistently, evenly and quickly and there's no need to grease them.

-Tara O'Brady OXO GOOD GRIPS COOKIE SCOOP, $22, AMAZON.CA.

image3. PERFECT FIT

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