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.
Seriously good blue label on a photo of the anova precision oven
The Anova Precision Oven Uses Steam-Injection, But Is it Any Good?
A closeup look at a fiery charcoal grill
The Best Lump Charcoal, According to Our Extensive, Very Smoky Tests
A person checking the temperature of the Ooni Karu 16 with an infrared thermometer
Some of Our Favorite Ooni Pizza Ovens Are 30% off for Memorial Day
A hand rolling gnocchi on a gnocchi paddle.
11 Pasta Tools That’ll Help You Go Beyond Homemade Fettucine or Lasagne
Hazelnuts jump in a skillet as part of a tossing easiness test in our review.
What’s the Difference Between All of the All-Clad Lines?
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We Tested 7 Pairs of Grill Gloves to Find the Best, Most Heat-Resistant Ones
Fellow Clara French Press
Our Favorite French Press Is Incredibly Well-Designed and Sleek
three cast iron skillets on a kitchen countertop
Should You Buy a Cast Iron or an Enameled Cast Iron Skillet? Here’s a Comparison
nine different saute pans on a marble counter in two stacks
We Tested 9 Sauté Pans, and 3 (Shallow) Fried The Competition
 Best Swedish Dishcloths
We Tested 8 Swedish Dishcloths—These Are Our Favorites
multiple grill brushes on a grassy surface
Bristled, Coiled, and Spongy: We Tested 9 Grill Brushes
The Cafe Smart and Technivorm on a countertop
The Very Best Coffee Makers, According to Our Exhaustive Testing
A fried egg in the Yosukata wok.
The Best Wok is $60 and Will Last Practically Forever
A person using a thermometer to take the temperature of chicken thighs roasting in the oven
The Very Best Meat Thermometers, According to Our Tests
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We Tested 10 Stand Mixers—Four Stood Out Above the Rest
Oatmeal cookie ice cream on the dasher
Our Favorite Ice Cream Maker Is Only $70—Less Than Half the Price of Other Models
three portable gas grills on a grassy surface
The 5 Best Portable Gas Grills, According to Our Rigorous Tests
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The Best Stainless Steel Cookware, According to Our Tests
tongs on a pale pink and white marble surface
After Testing 9 Grill Tongs, We Found Three That Gripped and Flipped With Ease
an illustration Le Creuset Dutch ovens of various colors
A Very Subjective Ranking of the Best Le Creuset Colors
the Breville Barista Pro espresso machine
Four of Our Favorite Breville Espresso Machines are 20% Off For a Limited Time
The Best Portable Induction Burners
We Tested Portable Induction Cooktops to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Cooking
cooking scrambled eggs in a pan on an induction burner
How Do Induction Cooktops Work, Anyways?
a pizza on a pizza peel coming out of a pizza oven
We Made a Dozen Pies in Ooni’s First-Ever Electric Pizza Oven—It Was Awesome
Tested 18 Cookware Sets
We Tested 18 Cookware Sets–Here Are 3 We Think Are Actually Worth Buying
Three portable charcoal grills on a lawn
The Best Portable Charcoal Grills for Every Budget, According to Our Tests
Cooking italian sausage, onions and peppers on the solo stove with the hub and grill grate
We Loved Live-Fire Cooking on the Solo Stove Bonfire—and Now It's 35% Off
a hand inserts a portafilter into an espresso machine
The Best Semi-Automatic Espresso Machines, According to Our Tests
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Masienda's Molcajete Is the Best We've Found
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Our Favorite Space-Saving Kitchen Tools
Desiccants Packets
Why You Should Keep Desiccants Packets in Your Kitchen
ThermoWorks Mini Spat
Some of My Favorite Spatulas Come From A…Thermometer Brand
Vitamix 5200 blending a green smoothie
The Vitamix 5200 Is Truly the Best Blender—and Now It's 30% Off
a lineup of personal blenders on a marble countertop
Personal vs. Full-Sized Blenders: What’s the Difference?
the aeropress on a black countertop with a coffee grinder and kettle in the background.
As a Coffee Professional, I Can't Recommend the Aeropress Enough
a la marzocco linea micra against a marble backdrop
The La Marzocco Linea Micra Espresso Machine Is the First Of Its Kind—But It Also Costs Thousands
Four dish towels on a marble surface
We Tested 17 Kitchen Towels to Find the Best All-Purpose Ones
thermopop with bowl of ice behind it
Here Are 17 of Our Favorite Kitchen Gear Upgrades (And They're All Under $40)
Instant Pot sous vide on a colorful, white and blue speckled backdrop.
Our Favorite Budget-Friendly Sous Vide Machine from Instant Pot is 20% Off
an array of handheld and countertop vacuum sealers on gray countertop
Handheld vs. Countertop Vacuum Sealers
a knife being sharpened on a lower grit whetstone
The Best Knife Sharpening Services to Get Your Blades in Tip-Top Shape
A black SodaStream on a kitchen countertop with two glasses and a SodaStream bottle beside it
Our Favorite Seltzer Maker is 40% Off—And It’s Actually Stylish Looking
two microwaves on a wooden surface with gray background.
Everything (Important) You Need to Know About Microwaves
Oxo conical burr grinder being used
This Is the Best, Cheapest Coffee Grinder You Can Get
the solo stove pi pizza oven
We Tested the Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven—and Highly Recommend It
pouring red wine into waterford stemless wine glass
Everything You Need to Know About Wine Fridges
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We Tested 12 Sets of Drinking Glasses—Four Stood Out
six espresso grinders lined up against a marble backdrop
We Tested 6 Espresso Grinders And Recommend Half of Them
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The Best Deals on Staub and Le Creuset Cookware Happening Right Now
A hand holding a red stand mixer's tilt-head upright
Stand Mixers vs. Hand Mixers: Which One Should You Buy?
A Thermapen one taking the temperature of a sous vide water bath set to 134 degrees
The Best Gear from Our Equipment Reviews, According to Serious Eats Staffers
Mundial bench scraper on a cutting board cutting butter with Seriously Good badge on it
I Was a Professional Baker—This Is My Favorite Bench Scraper
Overhead view of three cake testers
What’s the Point of a Cake Tester?
Several dinnerware place settings on a grey surface
We Tested Dinnerware Sets and Found Great Options at a Variety of Price Points
tojiro bread knife on marble counter
Our Longtime Favorite Bread Knife Is Only $25—and It Slices Like No Other
fried chicken tenders in a deep-fryer basket
We Tested 6 Deep Fryers to Find the Best for Crispy, Crunchy Food
Using the OXO bench scraper to scrape up gnocchi dough on a floured marble countertop
Bench vs. Bowl Scrapers: Why You Need Both
two cocktail machines side-by-side on a white surface
Bartesian vs. Bev: How Well Do Cocktail Machines Work?