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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Carbon Steel vs. Cast Iron: Which One Should You Buy?
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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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I Flipped Pancakes, Eggs, and Burgers to Find the 3 Best Nonstick Food Turners
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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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All of the Kitchen Gear You Need to Make a Memorable Holiday Meal
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Parchment Paper vs. Silicone Mats: What Every Home Baker Needs to Know
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The Expert-Recommended Items You Need for a Flawless Holiday Table
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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
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This Fellow Coffee Scale Is Worth Its Weight in Gold (or Beans)
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Keurig Coffee Makers Aren't for Everyone, But These 2 Won Our Tests
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To Find the Best Nespresso Pods, I Drank 14 Coffees (I’m Fine, I Swear)
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Ooni’s New Pizza Oven Is Absolutely Massive—and It Makes Incredible Pizza
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Smoked Cocktails! Wok Hei! Crème Brûlée! Why I Love My Butane Torch
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I Love This Digital Thermometer So Much That I Travel With It
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I Tested 7 Cookie Presses and Found 3 Worthy of Your Grandma’s Recipes
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This Tiny Thermometer Can Track Two Temperatures at Once, Making It Great for Multitaskers
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Make Show-Stopping Cookies This Holiday Season With These 13 Baking Tools
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Amazon's Fall Sale Has Discounts on Our Favorite Gear From Breville, Vitamix, and Le Creuset
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The Only Coffee Canister We've Ever Recommended Got an Electric Upgrade
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This Pasta Strainer Attaches to a Pot and Has Basically Replaced My Colander
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I Tested 10 Espresso Tampers to See Which Ones Made It Easy to Make Level, Perfectly Compacted Pucks
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The Origami Dripper Is by Far the Prettiest Pour-Over I Own—and It Makes Great Coffee
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Get It Together: The 14 Best Meal Prep Tools for More Organized Weeks
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Is Yeti's Cast Iron Skillet Just as Good as Its Coolers?
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The Lightning-Fast Thermapen One Is the Only Instant-Read Thermometer You Need, and It’s 30% Off
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We Love This Wine Opener So Much That It Dethroned Our Previous Favorite
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Vitamix, Staub, and More Brands We’ve Recommended for Years Are on Sale at Amazon’s Secret Outlet
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To Find the 5 Best Reusable Straws, I Drank Gallons of Water, Iced Tea, and Smoothies
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Is the Yeti French Press Worth the Buzz? I Brewed a Lot of Coffee in It to Find Out
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To Find the Best Ceramic Nonstick Skillets, I Scrambled and Fried 44 Eggs
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What's the Best Maple Syrup? We Tested a Bunch—and Asked a Vermont Sugarmaker for Help
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Serious Eats Staffers Test Kitchen Gear All Year—Here Are the October Prime Day Deals They Think Are Worth Grabbing