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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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We Tested 9 Saucepans and Came Away with Three Favorites
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Our Favorite Toaster Ovens are 20% Off During Breville’s Limited-Time Sale
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Do You Need An Expensive Wooden Cutting Board?
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We Tested 10 Mini Mortar and Pestles—Three Crushed the Competition
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The Breville Smart Oven Is a Serious Eats Staff Favorite—and It’s Now 25% Off
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We Reviewed the Ninja Creami Deluxe to See if It Lived Up to the Hype
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We Tested 8 Air Fryer Toaster Ovens to Find Out Which Ones Were Worth It
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The Best Soup Bowls for Every Kind of Soup
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We Used Fellow's New Coffee Grinder Every Day for 4 Months—And Highly Recommend It
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Robusta May Be The Future of Coffee—Here’s How To Try It
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The Breville Barista Express Impress Makes Brewing Espresso Easy—Now It’s 20% Off
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We Tested 10 Boning Knives—Two Flexed on the Competition
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The Best Knife Set is the One You Make Yourself
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Why Are Some Coffee Makers So Expensive?
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Le Creuset vs. Staub Dutch Ovens: The Battle of the Best
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Nonstick vs. Ceramic Skillets: Is One Better Than the Other?
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The Best Personal Blenders for Smoothies, According to our Tests
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The Best Sous Vide Containers (Some, You Might Already Have)
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One of Our Favorite Vacuum Sealers Is Currently on Sale for 35% Off
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Hydro Flask vs. Yeti Water Bottles: Which One Should You Buy?
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We Tested 11 Citrus Juicers to Find the Best Ones for Tackling Citrus Big and Small
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The Best Kitchen Cleaning Products, According to Serious Eats Staffers
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We Tested 10 Espresso Knock Boxes—Five Impressed Us
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Our Favorite Instant-Read Thermometer Is 30% Off for a Limited Time
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How a Food Dehydrator Can Help You Reduce Food Waste
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We Reviewed the Challenger Fermentation Mat and Recommend It for Sourdough Bakers
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What’s the Difference Between Glass and Metal Baking Pans?
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We Tested the Anova Precision Chamber Vacuum Sealer
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We Tested 20 Bread Machines—Three Proved They Were The Best
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We Tested the Ankarsrum Stand Mixer for Months to Find Out if It’s Worth Buying
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We Tested 8 Mandolines to Find Ones That Could Slice with Ease
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We Reviewed The Vitamix Immersion Blender (And It Was Almost Silly Powerful)
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We Tested 12 Flatware Sets to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Use
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Kitchen Gear and Tools We Think You Should Have Two (Or More) Of
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We Tested 7 Squeeze Bottles to Find the Best for Your Kitchen
We Tested 7 Pasta Makers to Find the Best Ones for Rolling and Cutting Dough
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The Breville Pizzaiolo Oven Makes Great Neapolitan Pizza—And It’s 20% Off This Week
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We Tested 9 Olive Oil Dispensers—Here Are Our Favorites
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My KitchenAid Stand Mixer is Leaking Oil—What’s Going On?
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Food Processor vs. Blender: What's the Difference?
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Why an Offset Spatula Is the Tool I Can’t Bake Without
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Our Winning Milk Frother Is Finally Back in Stock—And It's On Sale
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Honing Versus Sharpening a Knife: What's the Difference?
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How Do Air Fryers Compare to Convection Ovens?
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14 Last-Minute, Food-Related Valentine’s Day Gifts
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Lomi Composter Review: Here’s Whether It’s Worth It (or Not)
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How Do Air Fryers Work?
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Is the Instant Pot Duo Crisp Ultimate Lid a Good Air Fryer?
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We Tested 13 Wine Decanters and Came Away with 2 Favorites
All of the Tools You Need to Make Really Great Baguettes at Home
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We Tested 13 Carbon Steel Pans—Three Stood Out
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Why We Think Baratza Grinders Are worth the Money (Including Two That Are on Sale)
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We Tested 8 Mini Whisks And Came Away with Three Favorites
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We Tested 11 Different Bundt Pans—Three Won Top Marks
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How to Deep-Clean Your Dutch Oven (and Keep It Looking Like New)
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The Breville Barista Express Impress Makes Home Espresso Approachable
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We Reviewed 11 Bento Boxes to Find One We’d Pack Lunch In
We Tested 14 Popular Vegetable Peelers to Find the Best Ones
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Nespresso vs. Keurig: Which Coffee Maker is Better?
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We Tested 13 Nakiri Knives—Three Sliced Through the Competition
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Baking Steels vs. Stones: Which One Should You Buy?
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What’s the Deal With Instant Cold Brew Makers?
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Should You Be Storing Coffee in a Coffee Canister?
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We Reviewed 3 Cast Iron Bread Ovens and Recommend All of Them