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Equipment

Tools and Gadgets

From garlic presses (yes, you should own one) to less-controversial tools like measuring cups, here are our favorite gadgets to fill up those kitchen drawers.
Pouring coffee into pourover maker sent on the Acacia Pearl scale
We Tested 8 Coffee Scales—Here Are The Best Ones for Accurate Brewing
multiple vacuum sealers on a marble surface
We Tested 10 Vacuum Sealers—Here Are the Best Ones
12 ballon whisks laid out in a semi circle on a piece of grey slate
We Tested 10 Balloon Whisks—Two Whisked Their Way to Victory
our two favorite temperature control mugs on a countertop
We Tested 7 Temperature Control Mugs to Find the Best Ones (And to Figure Out If They’re Worth It)
a variety of rasp-style graters on a wooden countertop
We Tested 10 Microplanes (Rasp-Style Graters)–Here Are the Best Ones
a bunch of instant-read thermometers on a marble countertop
We Tested 13 Instant-Read Thermometers–Here Are Our Favorite Models
a group of potato mashers against a white background
We Tested 10 Potato Mashers—Here Are The Best Ones
Cast iron and carbon steel cookware, plus enameled cast iron Dutch ovens
The Best Kitchen Gear We Bought in 2021
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The Best Torches for Wok Hei
Breville Hand Mixer
We Tested 7 Hand Mixers—Here Are Our Favorites
a group of meat grinders on a wooden butcher block surface
We Tested 8 Meat Grinders to Find the Best Ones
Rulers for your kitchen
The Best Kitchen Rulers To Have On Hand
Bowl scraper and dough
Every Kitchen Needs a Bowl Scraper
Beef roast browning in pan under a metal cooking weight
Why You Need a Chef's Press in Your Kitchen
Using a mortar and pestle to grind chiles and shallots.
We Tested A Variety of Mortars and Pestles—Here Are Our Favorites
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This Budget Thermometer is Worth Buying
A chicken roasting inside an oven with a probe thermometer panel on the outside of the oven
The Best Thermometers for Deep Frying, Candy-Making, and Roasting Meats
Three mandolines on a white background
The Best Inexpensive Mandoline Slicers, According to Our Tests
food-mill-vs-ricer
Should You Buy a Food Mill or a Ricer? (It Depends.)
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The Best Cooking Chopsticks Are Cheap, Durable, and Wildly Versatile
Why Every Kitchen Needs a Salt Pig (or Two)
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We Tested 7 Plastic Cutting Boards—Here Are Our Favorites
A small plastic 15-degree angle guide is rubber banded to the end of a whetstone
This Tiny Tool Makes Knife Sharpening Way Easier
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The Best Spatulas (Turners) for Nonstick Pans
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After Testing 12 Olive Oil Pourers, We Discovered The Best Are Also the Cheapest
the OXO measuring spoons
We Tested 14 Sets of Measuring Spoons to Find the Best Ones
piece of salmon being cooked in a carbon steel skillet
The Best Fish Spatulas (a.k.a. Slotted Offset Spatulas), According to Our Tests
Hand holding black-handled poultry shears
We Tested 12 Poultry Shears—Here Are the Best Ones
Pair of tongues picking up a piece of meat from cast iron skillet
We Tested 33 Sets of Kitchen Tongs—Here Are the 4 Best Models
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We Tested 12 Pairs of Kitchen Shears to Find the Best Ones
Managing Editor Niki Achitoff-Gray mugging for the camera while using a very inefficient corn stripper
Take It All Off: Are Corn Strippers Worth It?
The Mandoline Isn't a Fancy Chef's Tool—It's a Kitchen Staple
peppers, mushrooms, scallions, and chicken on skewers on a grill
The Best Skewers, for Whatever You Want to Skewer
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Our Favorite Cooking and Baking Tools Under $50
Assorted can openers
We Tested 28 Can Openers—Here Are The Best Ones
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The Right Way to Use a Meat Thermometer
A Zeroll ice cream scoop
We Tested 17 Ice Cream Scoops—Here's The Best One
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Looking for a Pizza Peel? We Tested 5 to Find the Best
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We Tested 24 Liquid Measuring Cups to Find the Best Ones
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How to Season and Maintain a Wooden Cutting Board
Peeling an apple with a Y-peeler
Why a Y-Peeler Is the Best Vegetable Peeler
7 Great Uses for a Fine-Mesh Strainer (Besides Straining)
A utensil crock full of wooden and nylon spoons and spatulas
Wooden Spoons Are Incredibly Versatile—Here's One of Our Favorite Models
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What To Know When Choosing A Whisk
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Why You Should Own a Pair of Good Kitchen Shears
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After Juicing Hundreds of Fruits, We Found Our Favorite Manual Juicers
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The Best Way to Clean Your Filthy Microplane, Zester, or Grater
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Yes, You Need a Pair of Kitchen Tweezers. Here's Why.
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The Best Inexpensive Digital Thermometers, According to Our Tests
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Equipment: Cake Testers Aren't Just For Cakes!
The KitchenAid stand mixer meat grinder attachment
How to Use and Care for a Meat Grinder
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We Tested Kitchen Timers to Find the Best Ones
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Here's What You Need to Sharpen Your Knives at Home
The four main styles of corkscrews we tested: lever, twist, winged, and waiter's friend
We Tested 19 Wine Openers to Find the Best Ones
A bunch of salad spinners on a wooden countertop
We Tested 10 Salad Spinners—Here Are Our Favorite Models
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Why Every Cook Should Own an Instant-Read Thermometer
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A Good Meat Cleaver Is Hefty and Solid—This One is Our Favorite
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The Unitaskers That Belong in Your Kitchen
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