I am biased because I have an E310 countertop blender at home and totally love it, despite working with more expensive and fancier models for most of my career. The smaller container size (48 ounces) sits shorter on the motor base, which makes for easy storage, and doesn’t faze me when it comes to actual … Read more
Julienned ginger from five of our best chef’s knife contenders Lukas Volger Other chef’s knives we tested Sekimagoroku Akane 8-inch chef’s knife Very sharp right out of the box, the Sekimagoroku made translucently thin slices of tomato and onion. But it struggled with hardier vegetables like sweet potatoes and squash, causing us to question its … Read more
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova Other paring knives we tested Kuhn Rikon Paring Knife In our original testing, we crowned the Kuhn Rikon paring knife as our most versatile paring knife. The Swiss-made stainless steel blade is inexpensive and easy-to-use, and in one of our rounds, it still held … Read more
We then used store-bought sugar cookie dough (for consistency’s sake) and baked cookies on each pan according to the instructions on the package for an uncoated, ungreased pan—in our most recent round of testing, this meant 350ºF for 17 minutes. We removed each pan to a cooling rack and after cooling inspected the cookies for … Read more
If the last things you’re looking forward to after Thanksgiving are the crowded Black Friday sales or forgetting to snag those Cyber Monday deals, the Prime Day kitchen deals offered during 2024 Amazon Prime Big Deals Days may be the pre-holiday shopping extravaganza for you. For one more day, the online retailer is giving us … Read more
If the last things you’re looking forward to after Thanksgiving are the crowded Black Friday sales or forgetting to snag those Cyber Monday deals, the Prime Day kitchen deals offered during Amazon Prime Big Deals Days may be the pre-holiday shopping extravaganza for you. For the next two days, the online retailer is giving us … Read more
Order your pumpkin spice latte and bust out that cozy sweater, because fall is here and that can only mean one thing: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back. OK, that may not be what you were thinking, but the fact remains that the online retailer has brought back its Amazon Prime Day-rivaling October sale … Read more
Perhaps you aspire to fill your diet with nutrient-packed smoothies, homemade almond milk, or tropical cocktails. Maybe you just like soup. If any of that sounds like you, finding the best blender—full-size, personal, maybe even portable (though, probably not portable)—is crucial. As higher performance blenders have found homes more and more kitchens, the range of … Read more
A lazy morning sipping a cup of well-made coffee can be a real moment of zen. Unfortunately, most weekday mornings aren’t so tranquil. If you’re on the go, and need your morning coffee to go with you, you need a good, reliable travel coffee mug. But which cup, tumbler, or carafe is best for toting … Read more
Read our full review of the Zojirushi 3-Cup Rice Cooker Zojirushi 3-Cup Rice Cooker KitchenAid Rice and Grain Cooker Kitchenaid’s new grain and rice cooker is unlike any other rice cooker we’ve ever tested. Its unique design uses an integrated scale and external water tank. Rather than relying on a cup or the lines on … Read more