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.
A white trash bin in a room with wooden flooring and a partial view of a door and furniture in the background
This Looks Like a Trash Can and Recycles 40 Pounds of Food Scraps at Once
a variety of steak knives on a white tile surface with garlic cloves and mushrooms
I Tested 36 Steak Knives—My Winners Sliced Through Steak Like Butter
A person standing in front of the Traeger Woodridge pellet grill on a patio
This Traeger Pellet Grill Made Me Fall in Love With Grilling
A person using the Wüsthof Classic Fish Fillet Knife to cut a fish
To Find the Best Fish Fillet Knives, I Filleted Fish Big and Small
A person grilling burgers, corn, and sausages on a portable charcoal grill.
The Best Portable Grills, So You Can Grill Wherever You Want
a person flipping sausages on the weber griddle insert
This Weber Insert Transforms My Gas Grill Into a Griddle
The Bartesian and Bev cocktail machines adjacent to each other on a kitchen counter.
Shaken, Stirred, or Automated? We Tested the Bartesian and Bev Cocktail Machines
a few ice cream scoops with scoops of ice cream in bowls
To Find the Best Ice Cream Scoops, I Went Through Gallons of Ice Cream
Numerous cold brew maker son a kitchen countertop.
To Find the Best Cold Brew Makers, I Tried 8 of Them and Made 65 Cups of Coffee
Chef's knives on the best wooden cutting boards in a kitchen
I Tested 18 Wooden Cutting Boards—6 Emerged (Nearly) Unscathed
The Emulstir salad dressing mixer on a wooden table in front of a white wall.
This Tool Is the Best Way to Make Salad Dressing—Fast
a person lifting the all-clad skillet from an electric stovetop
I’ve Had This Durable All-Clad Stainless Steel Skillet for Years—It’s Still My Favorite
the ooni stand mixer with its attachments and a plate of cookies
Ooni Just Launched a Stand Mixer—Does It Measure Up to Its Pizza Ovens?
Water being poured from a gooseneck kettle the Yeti pour-over.
Yeti’s New Pour-Over Is Only $30, But How Well Does It Make Coffee? I Tested It to Find Out
Three plastic cutting boards on a wooden countertop.
I Tested 15 Plastic Cutting Boards to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Food Prep
East Fork Pressed Flower Tapers, Khen Glasses, and Anastasia Inciardi Dutch Oven on a multi color background
28 Mother's Day Gifts Our Editors Love, Including Colorful Espresso Cups and Great Olive Oil
The GreenPan Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set on a white surface
To Find the Best Non-Toxic Cookware Sets, I Tested Them for a Month
Pastry cream being strained through a fine mesh strainer into a stainless steel bowl
Kitchen Gear and Tools We Think You Should Have Two (or More) Of
the gozney tread with a fire lit inside it
Gozney Just Launched a Portable Pizza Oven—I Made Dozens of Pizzas to See If It's Any Good
A person searing pork in a cast iron skillet.
Carbon Steel vs. Cast Iron: Which One Should You Buy?
a variety of kitchen brooms leaning against a wall
I Tested 11 Brooms to Find the Best Ones for Cleaning Up Kitchen Messes
a variety of pepper mills
I Tested 34 Pepper Mills by Grinding Oodles of Black Pepper (and, Yes, My Wrists Hurt)
the cuisinart mini food processor on a marble countertop
This Cuisinart Mini Food Processor Is My Go-To for Quick and Easy Food Prep
a person holding the stanley thermos in front of the alaskan wilderness
This Stanley Thermos Has Lasted 30-Plus Years in the Alaskan Wilderness
the misen chef knife on a wooden cutting board with a diced carrot
The Misen Chef Knife Promises a Stellar Slicing Experience for Under $100—But Can It Deliver?
the instant pot magic frother on a wooden surface
This Milk Frother Makes Whipping Up Lattes and London Fogs Incredibly Easy
A person holding a pair of poultry shears.
Spatchcocking a Chicken? You Need These Poultry Shears
A person adjusting the dial of the Breville Smart Grinder Pro.
I’ve Tried Dozens of Coffee Grinders, But the Breville Is My Favorite
the all-clad D5 skillet with scrambled eggs inside it
These All-Clad Stainless Steel Pans Are So Lightweight, I Packed 2 in My Carry-On
Three nonstick food turners on a marble counter
To Find the 3 Best Nonstick Food Turners, I Flipped Pancakes, Eggs, and Burgers
ninja thirsti with multiple carbonated beverages around it
The Ninja Thirsti Soda Machine Makes it Easy to Customize Fizzy Drinks at Home
The Ratio Six coffee maker on a kitchen countertop.
I Swear by This Coffee Maker—Even With Its Quirks
an array of ramekins on a marbler tile surface with red currants scattered about
I Tested 10 Ramekins to Find the Best Ones for Soufflés, Custards, and More
a person using the horl rolling knife sharpener to sharpen a chef's knife
This Rolling Knife Sharpener Actually Makes Sharpening Knives Fun
a variety of gift baskets contents on a wooden countertop
I Tested 13 Food Gift Baskets to Find the Best Ones for Every Food Lover on Your List
Williams Sonoma The Cumulus Cold Brew Coffee Machine
This Machine Promises to Make (Good) Instant Cold Brew, But How Well Does It Work?
Hands slicing a tomato with a Misono UX10 8.2-Inch Gyutou
These Are the 10 Best Japanese Knives We’ve Found After Years of Testing
a variety of champagne glasses on a marble tile surface
To Find the Best Champagne Glasses, I Poured Loads of Bubbly
A Scottish spurtle, used for stirring oatmeal
Why I’ll Choose a Spurtle Over a Wooden Spoon Every Time
A person blending soup in the Vitamix Ascent X5 blender
I Tested Vitamix’s Newest, Most Expensive Blender—Here’s My Honest Take
the technivorm moccamaster on a countertop with a bag of coffee and some filters
Why the Technivorm Moccamaster Coffee Maker Is My Go-To Drip Brewer
A person making pour-over coffee with the Hario Suiren V60.
This Hario Pour-Over Dripper Looks Like a Flower—and Makes Great Coffee
A countertop dishwasher filled with dishes and silverware.
I Tested 7 Countertop Dishwashers to Find Ones That Got Dishes Sparkling Clean
A collection of oven thermometers on a marble surface.
Your Oven Lies—These 5 Oven Thermometers Will Keep It Honest
A collection of baked pie crusts and pies filled with ceramic pie weights on a white surface.
I Tested 9 Popular Pie Weights to Find the 2 Sets Actually Worth Buying
Olivieri 1882 VALENTINE'S CAKE - RISE IN LOVE, Big Night Wine Glasses, and Chocolate Lover: A Baking Book with red shadows on a red grid background
31 Valentine’s Day Gifts You’ll Want to Keep All for Yourself
Paper towel holders on a gray and black backdrop
I Tested Paper Towel Holders by Going Through Dozens of Rolls and Cleaning Up Lots of Messes
The Fellow Aiden coffee maker on a kitchen countertop.
I Tested Fellow’s New Coffee Maker, and I’m Probably Done With Pour-Overs
A bag of FryAway with three packets of FryAway beside it.
FryAway Promises to Make Getting Rid of Cooking Oil Easy, But Does It Actually Work?
Dreo BaristaMaker Milk Frother
This New Countertop Milk Frother Is From a Space Heater Company, but Can It Make Smooth Foamed Milk?
A group of nonalcoholic drinks on a kitchen countertop.
I Tried 18 Nonalcoholic Drinks to Find Spirits and Cocktails I’d Unwind With Any Day
Numerous matcha powders on a marble countertop.
I Tried 14 Matcha Powders—Most Were Good, But a Few Were Outstanding
baked choux pastry puffs on a sheet
Parchment Paper vs. Silicone Mats: What Every Home Baker Needs to Know
 a piece of gingerbread cake cut with a fork.
The Ultimate Pan for Perfectly Baked Sheet Cakes and Brownies Every Time
A person about to place a portafilter with espresso grounds in it into the Breville Puck Sucker.
Breville Sells a Knock Box That's Like a Vacuum for Espresso Pucks, but Does It Work?
The Instant Pot air fryer on a kitchen countertop.
I’ve Used This Instant Pot Air Fryer for Years and It Rarely Leaves My Kitchen Countertop
 A person using an Anova vacuum sealer
We’ve Tested Loads of Vacuum Sealers—The Anova Pro Is the Best
Barbecue Products on a pale yellow background
27 Grilling Gifts that Bring the Heat