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The Best Way to Seal Bread Bags: Snappy Seal
My Electric Kettle post from yesterday incured some mild derision from my friend Will in the form of a video newscast from The Onion. I..
The Best Electric Kettle: Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp Stainless-Steel Cordless
Boiling water is the simplest of cooking tasks, and while it's hard to do it wrong, there's definitely a way to do it better. Electric ..
The Best Non-stick Skillet: T-Fal Professional Total Nonstick Fry Pan
I wrote about my favorite new non-stick cookware, the Scanpan CTX back in February, but the test kitchens at Cooks Illustrated have come..
The Best Way to Strain Tuna and Canned Fruit: Can Colander
There are lots of silly unnecessary kitchen gadgets, and while a can colander might seem to be one of them, it's actually surprisingly u..
The Best Kitchen Timer: Polder Timer, Clock and Stopwatch
I was recently up in Provincetown where my friend Andy always makes home made bagels. It's always nice to be in a summer house where s..
The Best Meat Substitute: Gardein Garden Protein
There are really good reasons to consider eliminating or at least reducing meat consumption: health concerns, environmental sustainabili..
The Best Chicken Broth
The testers at Real Simple magazine came up with this list last fall. I was reminded of it today because I picked up some broth at my ..
The Best Food Processor: Cuisinart Elite
The first food processors in the US were marketed under the Cuisinart name in 1973, and to this day, the name Cusinart is synonymous with..
The Best Hand Mixers: KitchenAid
I've had stand and hand mixers for years, sometimes one, sometimes both. It's time for me to replace my current stand mixer, a disconti..
The Best Nonstick Cookware: Scanpan CTX
If you're still using an old Teflon pan, it's time to upgrade. Nonstick cookware technology has come a long way, and I have a new favor..
