Taylor Murray is a regular contributor for Food Network, primarily doing product tests and reviews of cookware and kitchen products. She has over 15 years experience working with food, starting her career in the restaurant industry at some of the best restaurants in the country.

Laura Denby is a freelance food and beverage writer and former professional chef. She has a level two certification from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET), and she worked in vineyards on Long Island and the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Southern France.

Joelle is a contributing writer at Food Network. With professional culinary training and close to a decade of editorial experience, Joelle has developed a keen eye for quality and reliability in both recipe and appliance evaluation.

Allison Russo-Tashjian is a shopping contributor for Food Network, primarily covering sales, product launches, and gifting. Allison has a deep understanding of consumer trends and buyer behavior - knowledge she uses to make informed, of-the-moment product recommendations to Food Network readers.

Layla Khoury-Hanold has been a contributing writer at Food Network since 2015. She covers dining and food trends, writes restaurant and travel guides, tests kitchen products to find the best in category and creates shopping guides.

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Sharon Franke has been testing and writing about kitchen equipment for over 30 years. Before becoming a cooking tools expert, she spent seven years working as a professional chef in New York City restaurants.