Emily Nienhaus Title: Culinary Specialist Education: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Iowa State University Location: Des Moines, Iowa Expertise: 5 years of professional kitchen experiences, like a line cook or catering assistant, Developed over 50 recipes for other websites such as BHG.com Emily has always been curious about what makes food, food. She went back to school for Culinary Food Science to dig deeper in the interworking of food interactions on a macro and micro level. The curiosity expanded to her current role as a recipe developer and tester. Thinking about the impact each ingredient plays in a dish. Cultural influences from around the world has always been a focus of Emily's. Deep diving into a specific cultures food and learning about the meaning behind it, is a hobby of hers. Not being afraid to ask questions and research until she finds the answer, helps her finetune her recipes. My favorite kitchen tool is a milk frothier wand. Its compact and fits in a drawer or on your countertop super well. It is perfect for making emulsions, specifically ones for homemade salad dressing! Experience What makes Emily unique to the recipe testing world is her ability to question everything. Asking why or why not for each recipe allows the recipe to fit perfectly into the narrative needed at the moment. After traveling to over 10 different countries, Emily has taken interest in different cultures food, how they eat it and why it become so prevent in that region. She tries to make authenticity a priority in all of her recipes. Education Culinary Food Science Bachelors Degree About Allrecipes Home cooks are our heroes; it's as simple as that. Allrecipes, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is the world’s largest community-driven food site, providing trusted resources to more than 60 million home cooks each month. Every day, cooks from around the world publish doably delicious recipes, while our team of editorial and kitchen professionals cover the world's top food news and trends. Learn more about us and our editorial process.