Aly Walansky is a food writer who with nearly 20 years of experience. Her work has appeared in the Food Network, Today, Tasting Table, Pop Sugar, Men's Health, and more.

Expertise: Food, Drinks, Cooking, Home, Kitchen Products, Wellness

Experience: Aly Walansky has been covering lifestyle topics, with a focus on food, home, and wellness, for two decades. She has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from City University of New York at Brooklyn College and has extensive knowledge of the best kitchen products and latest food trends.

She's done all of this living and working (and eating!) from a tiny New York City studio apartment — so she knows a thing or two about cooking and eating well on a budget, in small spaces.

The kitchen tool I can't live without? My air fryer.

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