If rice is a regular accompaniment to your dinner, you probably know the name Zojirushi. The Japanese appliance brand is synonymous with intelligent, high-quality rice cookers that offer multiple settings, and a rash of technologies and sensors inside them that work in service of perfecting the batch of rice. Zojirushis are a perennial favorite in … Read more
You should know that the person writing this Midea air fryer review is not exactly an “air fryer person.” It’s not because I’m too fancy for them —I love crispy fries and chicken tenders as much as the next person—I just think they are often more complicated than they should be. Air fryers are appliances … Read more
It’s been a little over a decade since the air fryer blew a salty, convection-fueled gust of hot air into the culinary discourse. In that time the appliance has gone from what looked like a faddish blip to permanent small appliance status. Many home cooks even find it to be a replacement for a microwave, … Read more
I fall into a highly specific category of coffee enthusiasts. I’m a bit of a snob about the quality of my drinks (my friends tend to be terrified to take me to a new coffee shop), but I also do not have the patience or mathematical abilities to pore over coffee-to-water ratios, repeatedly tare scales, … Read more
I’ve always liked a good cold brew coffee. But as nice as the combination of smooth flavor and low acid is, I don’t drink it every day. Like pour-over and espresso, cold brew seemed time-consuming, involved, and something I’d rather leave to folks at the coffee shops. For a long time I drank cold brew … Read more
Of all the kitchen appliances out there, sous vide cookers fit most seamlessly into the ever expanding smart home. Preparing food sous vide is much slower than using an oven or the stovetop, but you don’t need to stand over your food while it’s cooking—really, you don’t even need to be in the house while … Read more
Ninja has gained a reputation for offering reasonably-priced alternatives to more expensive kitchen equipment. We’ve tested a lot of their products with generally favorable results—their electric kettle and the juicer scored particularly well in our head-to-head product tests. So when we found out about the Ninja Frost Vault cooler, which seemed like a turn away … Read more
Breville has staked out a place as one of the most reliable makers of well-designed small appliances out there. You’ve seen the brand garner top marks in so many of our Epicurious product tests: best food processor, best home espresso machine, and best hand mixer are just a few examples. So when the Breville InFizz—the … Read more