Tools
These are the essential tools of the trade
Bon Appétit
Eight chic ways to pickle
Julia Bainbridge
Kitchen shears are the most underrated tool in your culinary arsenal
Teri Tsang Barrett
You could spend more, but we wouldn't
Chris Morocco
Not everything looked as good as it did on the instructional DVD
Sam Dean
From a $24 workhorse to the best money can buy
Bon Appétit
How to use your own grill when you travel? Try one of our favorite portable contraption
Julia Bainbridge
We're giving away four top-of-the line (read: $400 value each), razor-sharp Shun Pro models, which you can enter to win here.
Guest
The act is called "sabrage" in French, "sabering" in English, and it's sure to score you some party cred.
Mary-Frances Heck
Check out the Estate Electric Toaster, one of the first models to toast both sides of the bread.
Mary-Frances Heck
While all you really need is one good chef's knife, the modern version comes in a dizzying array of options.
Guest
Here are three tools for getting cabbage as thin as you want it, safely.
Guest
The Clam Ram is a single-purpose device used to open fresh, juicy mollusks with the smallest amount of effort possible.
Hunter Lewis
Electronic scales are the most accurate way to measure ingredients and portions. Our favorites weigh in imperial and metric and have a tare function, which measures the ingredient but not the container.
Victoria von Biel
Andrew Knowlton
We asked you to tell us about the best cooking advice your father has given you. Here are our favorites (and winners of a set of Oxo grilling tools).
Diane Chang
Dear BA Foodist: I'm noticing the term sous-vide on more and more restaurant menus. I know it's a cooking technique, but is it something I can try at home?
Andrew Knowlton
Zinzi Edmundson
To mark the mixer's 90th anniversary, KitchenAid has released a limited edition in candy apple red with a sturdy glass bowl that harks back to earlier models.
Diane Chang
We've searched high and low for heart-shaped gadgets that will help get you in the mood for cooking--or make a wonderful gift for a loved one.
Diane Chang
If you don't have homemade chicken stock on hand, what should you use?
Andrew Knowlton
I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for kitchen tools. Granted, an awful lot of them are completely and totally useless, but every year a few things come out that I find I can't cook without. Here are my 10 favorites from the past year.
Victoria von Biel