Buying Guides

Our Favorite Culinary Gifts Under $50

Affordable gifts for the cooks, bakers, and eaters in your life.

Ariel Kanter

Editors' Picks

The Most Popular Kitchen Equipment We Recommend

Reader-beloved, Serious Eats team–approved.

Ariel Kanter

Baking

Real Talk: DIY Vanilla Extract Is a Waste of Time and Money

Exploring the complexities of commercial vanilla extract and the failings of homemade.

Stella Parks

Editors' Picks

My Electric Water Pot Beats Your Kettle Any Day

Welcome to heaven, where the hot water always flows.

Daniel Gritzer

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Equipment Reviews

Equipment Reviews

The Best Rice Cookers

We tested the top rice cookers on the market to determine which is the best for you.

Sho Spaeth

Equipment Reviews

The Best Cast Iron Skillets

Does the ultimate cast iron pan exist?

Daniel Gritzer

Beer and Wine

The Best Universal Wine Glasses

We tested 10 universal wine glasses to see which ones perform best with red, white, and sparkling wines.

Elazar Sontag

Equipment Reviews

The Best Steak Knives

We cooked and sliced a whole lotta meat to find the best steak-knife sets around.

Sasha Marx

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Taste Tests

Breakfast and Brunch

"Like a Sticky Dough": Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll Fillows, Reviewed

Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll Fillows, reviewed.

Jamelle Bouie

Korean

Shin Ramyun Is Terrible! (Long Live Shin Ramyun!)

One man's quest to discover why the packet of instant noodles beats the cup of instant noodles every time.

Sho Spaeth

Grilling, Smoking, and Barbecue

We Ate Super-Expensive Wagyu Steaks So You Don’t Have To

We ate way too much rich and fatty beef to deliver this wagyu guide to you.

Daniel Gritzer

Dairy

Taste Test: The Best Supermarket Greek Yogurt

We tested nine popular brands of Greek yogurt and found three winners that stood out from the rest.

Elazar Sontag

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Buying Guides

Buying Guides

Our Favorite Culinary Gifts Under $50

Affordable gifts for the cooks, bakers, and eaters in your life.

Ariel Kanter

Buying Guides

Cyber Monday 2019: The Best Deals for Your Kitchen and Home

Our deal detectives are back at it.

The Serious Eats Commerce Team

Buying Guides

The Ultimate Italian-Themed Gift Box, From Serious Eats to You

A custom gift box of our favorite Italian goods at Gustiamo.

Ariel Kanter

Buying Guides

Black Friday 2019: The Best Deals for Your Kitchen

Our deal detectives are on the job.

The Serious Eats Commerce Team

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Editors' Picks

Buying Guides

Our Favorite Culinary Gifts Under $50

Affordable gifts for the cooks, bakers, and eaters in your life.

Ariel Kanter

Editors' Picks

The Most Popular Kitchen Equipment We Recommend

Reader-beloved, Serious Eats team–approved.

Ariel Kanter

Editors' Picks

My Electric Water Pot Beats Your Kettle Any Day

Welcome to heaven, where the hot water always flows.

Daniel Gritzer

Editors' Picks

The Best Champagne Glass Is a Wine Glass

If you really want to appreciate your bubbly, it's time to ditch the flute.

Elazar Sontag

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Books

Books

Fuchsia Dunlop Is a Master of Sichuan Cooking. This Cookbook Is Proof.

The Chinese-cooking expert's classic gets a worthy makeover.

Daniel Gritzer

Books

The Nerds With Knives Wrote a Cookbook!

Nine recipes to celebrate the release of Cork and Knife, Emily and Matt Clifton's flavor-packed new cookbook.

The Serious Eats Team

Books

Serious Eater Is Officially on Shelves Now!

Ed Levine's new book, Serious Eater, chronicles the birth of Serious Eats.

Ed Levine

Books

Read Kenji's Serious Eater Foreword and Preorder Your Copy Now

Ed Levine's new memoir, Serious Eater, tells the unvarnished, riveting story of Serious Eats over the years.

Niki Achitoff-Gray

Shop

Kid's Wooden Play Kitchen

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Be Your Own Bartender

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Palm Leaves Napkins

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