11 baking tools every beginner needs, according to professional bakers

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• There's nothing better than baked goods, especially if you make those cakes, breads, and cookies yourself.
• That being said, baking is a precise science and beginner bakers can especially benefit from simple baking tools to help them develop basic skills and techniques in the kitchen.
• We talked to two professional bakers for the 11 best tools any beginner baker should always have on hand.
• Read more: Essential tools all beginner cooks need in their kitchen

While cooking leaves room for improvisation, baking is more of a science: one that involves precision, time, and the right tools. Such attention to detail results in delicious baked goods, from moist cakes and airy breads to flaky pastries and soft cookies. But while you can get store-bought sweets, homemade versions will always reign supreme.

Maybe you are or someone you know is a great baker, or maybe you're still a little clueless in the kitchen, which is understandable. Either way, having the right gear can go a long way in preventing singed brownies or collapsed cakes.

That's why we talked to two professional bakers, Carissa Waectcher, a former pastry chef and the current owner of Carissa's Bakery in East Hampton, NY as well as Rachel Prokupek, owner of Baklava by Rachel and a holder of a Grand Diplôme from renowned culinary school Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, about their essential baking tools.