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Annamarie Higley

Annamarie Higley

location-pin Milwaukee, Wisconsin

School: University of Missouri-Columbia

Expertise: Product testing, consumables (food and beverages), gifts

Annamarie Higley

  • Oversees Reader's Digest's product testing team and daily operations in our testing lab
  • Former Taste of Home shopping editor, reviewing hundred of products from meal kit subscriptions to wine delivery
  • Led Taste of Home gift guide efforts from 2021 through 2023
  • Previous Taste of Home digital shopping editor, Taste of Home associate magazine editor, and associate editor for Taste of Home's special issue publication
  • Published in Brit + Co and Edible

Experience

Annamarie is the product testing manager for Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home and Family Handyman. She and her team assess online trends, search traffic and audience engagement to determine which items warrant testing firsthand in our dedicated office space or our homes. This includes everything from kitchen appliances to beauty products to power tools. Knowing we sourced, saw and tested these products ourselves, readers can feel confident in our recommendations and, ultimately, secure in their purchases. As a former editor on Taste of Home’s print and digital teams from 2018 to 2023, and as a journalist by trade, she’s always valued the ideals of trustworthiness, fairness and integrity. She’s proud to now lead the product testing team, which assists our publications in upholding these standards, but in a new and exciting hands-on way. In her free time, she enjoys crafting, baking, reading and following around her cat.

Education

University of Missouri-Columbia, Bachelor's of Journalism with an emphasis in Magazine Editing, 2018

Articles

What’s the Difference Between Peppermint and Spearmint?

Debating whether to use spearmint or peppermint? We have you covered.

This Is One of the Highest Rated Recipes on the Internet

This bubbly burger-inspired soup is sure to hit the spot on a cold day—or any day, for that matter.