Opt for a nylon or boar bristle pastry brush instead, even if it doesn't look as slick. What I had been using at home was a silicone pastry brush, picked up haphazardly at Bed, Bath & Beyond sometime ...

Not all kitchen tools are created equal — in fact, I'd go as far as saying the majority don't deserve the space they'd take up in my drawers. As a former professional baker turned shopping writer, ...