Sarah Farmer, Taste of Home Executive Culinary Director

Sarah Farmer

location-pin Milwaukee, WI

School: University of Wisconsin - Stout

Expertise: Recipe testing; Baking; Kitchen tools & gadgets

Sarah Farmer

  • 20 years of experience in food publishing
  • Leads the Taste of Home culinary team, honing talent for recipe development, editing, testing and food styling for the camera
  • Puts kitchen appliances and tools through rigorous tests for Taste of Home

Experience

Sarah has been sharing her culinary talents with Taste of Home since 2004. As the executive culinary director, she leads the Test Kitchen and its team of food editors, recipe and product testers and food stylists. She also styles food and develops and tests recipes.

You might spot Sarah in Taste of Home videos on YouTube or on TV, sharing insights on recipes and kitchen gadgets. She also speaks at culinary events across the country. Sarah lives with her husband, daughter and dog in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she dabbles in making homemade dog biscuits.

Education

University of Wisconsin - Stout, bachelor's degree in food technology & systems

Taste of Home Editorial Policies


Taste of Home, a Trusted Media Brand, has been a reliable source for recipes, cooking tips and entertaining advice for more than 30 years. Every month, our content inspires well over 20 million home cooks to get creative in the kitchen. Each one of our 40 thousand recipes has gone through a rigorous testing and approval process to ensure we’re sharing the very best. Every snack, ingredient and product we recommend is tested by our team of culinary experts and professional product testers—the best of the best earn our Test Kitchen-Preferred seal of approval. Learn more about Taste of Home and our Test Kitchen and editorial teams.

Articles & Recipes

KitchenAid Cordless Hand Mixer Review: Holiday Meal Prep Just Got Way More Convenient

Any corner of the kitchen (or house!) becomes fair game for cooking and baking with the KitchenAid cordless hand mixer. And our Test Kitchen staff is totally obsessed!

Cuisinart Pizza Oven Review: This 3-in-1 Appliance Really Does Do It All

I'm smitten with the 3-in-1 Cuisinart pizza oven that griddles pancakes, grills paninis and bakes pizzas with ease. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served!

We Tried a KitchenAid Pasta Press—And It’s the Gadget of Our Italian Dreams

The nifty KitchenAid Pasta Press is a top-tier mixer attachment, according to our Executive Culinary Director. Read her full review to find out why, plus which pasta shape is her favorite.