Tools
Meet the waffle maker of your syrup-filled dreams.
Ashley Mason
So essential (and beautiful) you’ll keep it on your counter at all times.
Christine Muhlke
A Scrub Daddy is a guy who can get love from me.
Alyse Whitney
Normally we don't endorse unnecessary monotaskers in the kitchen. But we're making an exception for this one.
Alex Delany
Our test kitchen manager uses a vegetable cleaver on everything from chicken to pineapple to ...herbs? Yep, herbs.
Alex Delany
Take everything out of the drawers and cabinets and start over: It's worth it.
Meryl Rothstein
Perfect pour-over coffee for those too lazy for pour-over coffee.
Elyssa Goldberg
Oh, you've been sautéing with a spoon? This is awkward.
Brad Leone
Add to wish list: this Vitamix blender, which can do everything—in the smallest apartments.
Chris Morocco
Because this one is the absolute best, and they'll never buy it for themselves.
Carla Lalli Music
People are obsessed with these fancy new "airfryers"—but how does it even work?
Rachel Tepper Paley
The kitchen of your dreams is 100-square feet.
Amanda Shapiro
Chef Naomi Pomeroy on why a good cutting board is something you'll want to pass on for generations.
Naomi Pomeroy
Because you really don't need an avocado slicer.
Elyssa Goldberg
Drop the colander and back away slowly. There are better ways to drain your pasta pot.
Ashley Mason
It's time to introduce some glamour to the salad course.
Josie Adams
A sous vide makes a surprisingly nice foot spa. Who knew?
Elisabeth Donnelly
The professional testers at Cook's Illustrated went through over 100 avocados and *scientifically* proved that avocado slicers are pointless.
Alex Beggs
What do you mean, hold hot corn with your BARE HANDS? Never.
Alex Beggs
People are OBSESSED with this thing. Why?
Alex Beggs
Most people make these mistakes when cooking with food processors. But not you. You would never.
Rochelle Bilow
We just really love this.
Elyssa Goldberg
A bamboo steamer feels like the kitchen tool you don't really need—until you find yourself using it every day.
Christina Chaey
Not cast-iron. Not stainless steel. Not nonstick. Here's how to use a carbon steel pan.
Rochelle Bilow