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So, your recipe calls for room-temp eggs or dairy. What is room temperature, anyway? We’ll give you the facts and explain how to soften these ingredients fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7075,"featured_media":1895625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303883,303897],"categories-v2":[308476,308490],"coauthors":[39610],"acf":{"ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"ncv_moat_option":"","long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
During her six years as an associate editor at Taste Recipes, Lisa dedicated herself to finding and testing quality ingredients, kitchen gear and home products, as well as writing Taste Recipes articles about the best-of beverages, snack foods, ready-made baking ingredients and more. She shared her cooking insights with 500,000 Taste Recipes newsletter readers. The cherry on top of her accomplishments was launching the Bakeable program, a digital community and baking club for nearly 20,000 bakers.<\/p>","twitter":"","instagram":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cabininthecity\/","facebook":"","public_email":"","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisa-kaminski","tiktok":"","youtube":"","location":"Milwaukee, WI","school_and_year":"Edgewood College","education":"
Edgewood College, bachelor's degree in communications and Spanish<\/p>","highlights":"
Lisa is a former editor of Taste Recipes and a fantastic baker. During her tenure, she poured her love of all things sweet (and sometimes savory) into Taste Recipes\u2019s Bakeable community. She also tested ingredients and kitchen gear. 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