Equipment
Our favorite kitchen equipment and how best to use it all, based on exhaustive reviews and years upon years of professional cooking experience. We do the work so you don't have to.
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The Non-Toxic Cookware and Tools Our Editors Swear By
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I Tested 6 Fire Pits to Find the Best Ones for Casual Outdoor Hangouts
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To Find the 6 Best Whisks, I Made Loads of Whipped Cream
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The Best Kitchen Items Our Editors Have Ever Been Given (Including Fancy Knives and Cookware)
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20 Kitchen Gadgets Worth the Space, Including Espresso Machines and Garlic Presses
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This Mill From Masienda Is the Most Approachable Way to Make Fresh Masa at Home
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This Looks Like a Trash Can and Recycles 40 Pounds of Food Scraps at Once
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I Tested 36 Steak Knives—My Winners Sliced Through Steak Like Butter
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This Traeger Pellet Grill Made Me Fall in Love With Grilling
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To Find the Best Fish Fillet Knives, I Filleted Fish Big and Small
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The Best Portable Grills, So You Can Grill Wherever You Want
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This Weber Insert Transforms My Gas Grill Into a Griddle
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Shaken, Stirred, or Automated? We Tested the Bartesian and Bev Cocktail Machines
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To Find the Best Ice Cream Scoops, I Went Through Gallons of Ice Cream
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To Find the Best Cold Brew Makers, I Tried 8 of Them and Made 65 Cups of Coffee
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I Tested 18 Wooden Cutting Boards—6 Emerged (Nearly) Unscathed
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This Tool Is the Best Way to Make Salad Dressing—Fast
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I’ve Had This Durable All-Clad Stainless Steel Skillet for Years—It’s Still My Favorite
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Ooni Just Launched a Stand Mixer—Does It Measure Up to Its Pizza Ovens?
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Yeti’s New Pour-Over Is Only $30, But How Well Does It Make Coffee? I Tested It to Find Out
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I Tested 15 Plastic Cutting Boards to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Food Prep
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28 Mother's Day Gifts Our Editors Love, Including Colorful Espresso Cups and Great Olive Oil
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To Find the Best Non-Toxic Cookware Sets, I Tested Them for a Month
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Kitchen Gear and Tools We Think You Should Have Two (or More) Of
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Gozney Just Launched a Portable Pizza Oven—I Made Dozens of Pizzas to See If It's Any Good
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Carbon Steel vs. Cast Iron: Which One Should You Buy?
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I Tested 11 Brooms to Find the Best Ones for Cleaning Up Kitchen Messes
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I Tested 34 Pepper Mills by Grinding Oodles of Black Pepper (and, Yes, My Wrists Hurt)
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This Cuisinart Mini Food Processor Is My Go-To for Quick and Easy Food Prep
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This Stanley Thermos Has Lasted 30-Plus Years in the Alaskan Wilderness
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The Misen Chef Knife Promises a Stellar Slicing Experience for Under $100—But Can It Deliver?
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This Milk Frother Makes Whipping Up Lattes and London Fogs Incredibly Easy
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Spatchcocking a Chicken? You Need These Poultry Shears
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I’ve Tried Dozens of Coffee Grinders, But the Breville Is My Favorite
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These All-Clad Stainless Steel Pans Are So Lightweight, I Packed 2 in My Carry-On
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To Find the 3 Best Nonstick Food Turners, I Flipped Pancakes, Eggs, and Burgers
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The Ninja Thirsti Soda Machine Makes it Easy to Customize Fizzy Drinks at Home
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I Swear by This Coffee Maker—Even With Its Quirks
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I Tested 10 Ramekins to Find the Best Ones for Soufflés, Custards, and More
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This Rolling Knife Sharpener Actually Makes Sharpening Knives Fun
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I Tested 13 Food Gift Baskets to Find the Best Ones for Every Food Lover on Your List
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This Machine Promises to Make (Good) Instant Cold Brew, But How Well Does It Work?
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These Are the 10 Best Japanese Knives We’ve Found After Years of Testing
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To Find the Best Champagne Glasses, I Poured Loads of Bubbly
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Why I’ll Choose a Spurtle Over a Wooden Spoon Every Time
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I Tested Vitamix’s Newest, Most Expensive Blender—Here’s My Honest Take
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Why the Technivorm Moccamaster Coffee Maker Is My Go-To Drip Brewer
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This Hario Pour-Over Dripper Looks Like a Flower—and Makes Great Coffee
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I Tested 7 Countertop Dishwashers to Find Ones That Got Dishes Sparkling Clean
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Your Oven Lies—These 5 Oven Thermometers Will Keep It Honest
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I Tested 9 Popular Pie Weights to Find the 2 Sets Actually Worth Buying
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31 Valentine’s Day Gifts You’ll Want to Keep All for Yourself
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I Tested Paper Towel Holders by Going Through Dozens of Rolls and Cleaning Up Lots of Messes
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I Tested Fellow’s New Coffee Maker, and I’m Probably Done With Pour-Overs
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FryAway Promises to Make Getting Rid of Cooking Oil Easy, But Does It Actually Work?
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This New Countertop Milk Frother Is From a Space Heater Company, but Can It Make Smooth Foamed Milk?
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I Tried 18 Nonalcoholic Drinks to Find Spirits and Cocktails I’d Unwind With Any Day
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I Tried 14 Matcha Powders—Most Were Good, But a Few Were Outstanding
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Parchment Paper vs. Silicone Mats: What Every Home Baker Needs to Know
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The Ultimate Pan for Perfectly Baked Sheet Cakes and Brownies Every Time
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Breville Sells a Knock Box That's Like a Vacuum for Espresso Pucks, but Does It Work?
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I’ve Used This Instant Pot Air Fryer for Years and It Rarely Leaves My Kitchen Countertop
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We’ve Tested Loads of Vacuum Sealers—The Anova Pro Is the Best
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27 Grilling Gifts that Bring the Heat