It all starts with the pie pan. Choose a glass pie plate or metal pie plate with a dull finish (vintage pie pans are a great option). Glass heats up gradually and allows your crust to bake evenly.

As a baker, seeing how your fruit pie turned out can be such a gut-wrenching moment. It's so disappointing to cut into a beautifully baked fruit pie just for the bottom to be a soggy mess. It's even ...

A thin layer of crushed graham crackers under fruit filling keeps the pie crust from getting soggy. Graham crackers soak up juices, thicken the filling and add a warm, sweet flavor to every bite. This ...

A lone slice of pumpkin pie sits in its pie dish - Kirin_photo/Getty Images When you make a homemade pie, if luck is on your side, you'll be rewarded with plenty of leftovers to enjoy at a later date.