Tools and Gadgets
From digital scales (yes, you should own one) to thermometers and measuring cups, here are our favorite gadgets to fill up those kitchen drawers.
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11 Pasta Tools That’ll Help You Go Beyond Homemade Fettucine or Lasagne
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The Very Best Meat Thermometers, 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
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Some of My Favorite Spatulas Come From A…Thermometer Brand
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Here Are 17 of Our Favorite Kitchen Gear Upgrades (And They're All Under $40)
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Handheld vs. Countertop Vacuum Sealers
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Our Favorite Seltzer Maker is 40% Off—And It’s Actually Stylish Looking
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We Tested Portable Induction Cooktops to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Cooking
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What’s the Point of a Cake Tester?
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How Do Induction Cooktops Work, Anyways?
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Bench vs. Bowl Scrapers: Why You Need Both
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As a Coffee Professional, I Can't Recommend the Aeropress Enough
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We Tested 10 Mini Mortar and Pestles—Three Crushed the Competition
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Our Favorite Budget-Friendly Sous Vide Machine from Instant Pot is 20% Off
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Our Favorite Instant-Read Thermometer Is 32% Off for Memorial Day
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The Best Gear from Our Equipment Reviews, According to Serious Eats Staffers
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I've Worked In the Coffee Industry for 16 Years—Here's Why You Need a Coffee Scale
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We Reviewed the Challenger Fermentation Mat and Recommend It for Sourdough Bakers
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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 Mandolines to Find Ones That Could Slice with Ease
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The Best Personal Blenders for Smoothies, According to Our Tests
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Kitchen Gear and Tools We Think You Should Have Two (Or More) Of
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One of Our Favorite Vacuum Sealers Is Currently on Sale for 35% Off
We Tested 7 Pasta Makers to Find the Best Ones for Rolling and Cutting Dough
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We Tested 11 Citrus Juicers to Find the Best Ones for Tackling Citrus Big and Small
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Why an Offset Spatula Is the Tool I Can’t Bake Without
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How a Food Dehydrator Can Help You Reduce Food Waste
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We Tested 8 Mini Whisks And Came Away with Three Favorites
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We Tested the Anova Precision Chamber Vacuum Sealer
We Tested 14 Popular Vegetable Peelers to Find the Best Ones
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We Tested 9 Olive Oil Dispensers—Here Are Our Favorites
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We Tested 12 Garlic Presses—Two Smashed the Competition
All of the Tools You Need to Make Really Great Baguettes at Home
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To Find the Best Pizza Cutters, We Sliced Up More Than a Dozen Pies
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Why A Small Fine Mesh Strainer Is Incredibly Versatile
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We Tested 9 Meat Pounders—Two Smashed It
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We Tested 10 Steamer Baskets—Here Are the Best Ones
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We Tested 6 Cocktail Smokers to Find the Best Ones for Drinks, Ice, and More
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Is the Vitamix Food Processor Attachment Worth It?
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The Best Utensil Set Is No Utensil Set
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We Tested 10 Bread Lames—Two Scored the Top Spot
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Should You Buy an Electric Deep Fryer?
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We Opened Dozens of Bottles of Wine to Find the Best Electric Corkscrews
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We Tested 8 Whipping Siphons—Our Favorites Made Perfect Whipped Cream
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We Tested 11 Handheld Coffee Grinders—These Were Our Favorites
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We Tested 9 Muddlers to See Which Ones Were Best for Making Cocktails
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Why A Circular Bread Lame Can Offer More Control for Scoring Loaves
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We Tested 8 Coffee Scales—Here Are The Best Ones for Accurate Brewing
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We Tested 19 Vacuum Sealers—Here Are the Best Ones
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We Tested 10 Balloon Whisks—Two Whisked Their Way to Victory
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We Tested 7 Temperature Control Mugs to Find the Best Ones (And to Figure Out If They’re Worth It)
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We Tested 12 Microplanes (Rasp-Style Graters)–Here Are the Best Ones
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We Tested 18 Instant-Read Thermometers–Here Are Our Favorite Models
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We Tested 10 Potato Mashers—Here Are The Best Ones
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The Best Kitchen Gear We Bought in 2022
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The Best Torches for Wok Hei
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We Tested 15 Hand Mixers to Find the Best Ones for Cookies, Whipped Cream, and More
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We Tested 8 Meat Grinders to Find the Best Ones
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The Best Kitchen Rulers To Have On Hand
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Every Kitchen Needs a Bowl Scraper
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Why You Need a Chef's Press in Your Kitchen
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We Tested A Variety of Mortars and Pestles—Here Are Our Favorites
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We Tested the New ThermoWorks ThermoPop 2—Here’s What We Found Out