Equipment

Basic Kitchen Equipment

All the basic gear, cookware, knives, and tools you need to properly stock a kitchen, none of the junk you don't.
Rulers for your kitchen
Why Every Kitchen Needs a Ruler
20190701-wood-cutting-boards-vicky-wasik-5-bk-butcher-block-end-grain-smoothness
The Best Wooden Cutting Boards of 2021
Box grater on a cutting board flanked by a rind of cheese and foregrounded by a pile of shredded cheese
The Best Box Graters of 2021
20180508-kitchen-shears-vicky-wasik-primary
The Best Kitchen Shears
20170821-pepper-mills-vicky-wasik-group.jpg
The Best Pepper Mills
20161024-thermometer-review-primary.jpg
The Best Inexpensive Digital Thermometers
20170628-whisks-vicky-wasik-group2.jpg
The Best Whisks of 2021
20170929-dry-measuring-cups-vicky-wasik-norpro-1.jpg
The Best Dry Measuring Cups
20160222-restaurant-supply-store-vicky-wasik-3.jpg
How to Upgrade Your Kitchen and Save Money at a Restaurant Supply Store
20180615-sheet-trays-racks-vicky-wasik-1
Baking Sheets and Cooling Racks Belong in Every Kitchen
20170908-tweezers-vicky-wasik-7
The Best Pro Cooking Tools for Your Home Kitchen
20190307-leek-fennel-pasta-vicky-wasik-22
Wood Versus Plastic Cutting Boards
20201109-tilit-apron-wini-lao-3
Introducing the Serious Eats X Tilit Apron
20191010-green-bean-knife-skills-vicky-wasik-24
We Designed the Ideal Cutting Board Just for You
20190610-kitchen-starter-equipment-vicky-wasik-1
The Kitchen Starter Kit: Essential Tools for Every Cook
Equipment: The 7 Most Essential Pots and Pans
20101207-cake-tester.jpg
Equipment: Cake Testers Aren't Just For Cakes!
20150305-silicone-spoon-le-creuset-nylon-1.jpg
The Le Creuset Bi-Material Spoon Is the First Plastic Spoon Worth Owning
20201015-banchan-thanksgiving-sweet-potato-jeon-yangyeom-dipping-sauce-vicky-wasik-10
The Best Gifts for Beginner Cooks
20140914-kitchen-in-a-box-primary.jpg
The Food Lab's Emergency Cooking Kit: How to Fit All the Tools You Need in One Small Box
Whisking milk with pumpkin purée in a metal mixing bowl
How to Pick the Best Mixing Bowl
20180131-ice-cream-scoops-vicky-wasik-ustar-2
The Best Ice Cream Scoops
wooden-spoon-lid-venting.jpg
11 1/2 Things You Can Do With a Wooden Spoon (Besides Stirring)
2010019-eq-basic-part 1-carousel.jpg
Guide to Essential Kitchen Hand Tools, Part 1
20100927-equipment-whisk.jpg
How to Choose the Best Balloon Whisk
A utensil crock full of wooden and nylon spoons and spatulas
The Best Wooden Spoon
20191003-cast-iron-skillet-testing-vicky-wasik-primary
The Best Cast Iron Skillets of 2021
20171019_Measuring-Cups-Anchor-EmilyDryden_3.jpg
The Best Liquid Measuring Cups
20170904-tongs-vicky-wasik-19.jpg
The Best Kitchen Tongs
20180209-can-openers-vicky-wasik-primary
The Best Can Openers
20100113-weddingregistry-thumbnail.jpg
What Kitchen Items Would You List on a Bridal Registry?
20170412-vanilla-layer-cake-vicky-wasik-1.jpg
How to Choose the Best Cake Pans
20171206-baking-dish-tests-vicky-wasik-all
The Best Baking (Casserole) Dishes
20160608-muffin-pans-and-liners-vicky-wasik-2.jpg
How Muffin Pans (and Liners) Can Affect Your Favorite Recipe
20180418-stockpots-vicky-wasik-cuisinart-1
The Best Stockpots
Stacks of stainless-steel skillets sit on a countertop.
The Best Stainless-Steel Skillets of 2021
Two immersion blenders (All-Clad and Hamilton Beach) side by side
The Best Immersion Blenders of 2021
20161110-electric-tea-kettles-cuisinart-vicky-wasik-1.jpg
The Best Electric Kettles
20160713-pie-pans-vicky-wasik.jpg
How to Choose the Right Pie Pan (Hint: Cheaper Is Better)