Cookware

After over 70 hours of research and testing since 2014, we still think the All-Clad D3 Stainless Fry Pan with Lid 12 Inch is the best skillet for most cooks.

You can clean and polish copper with household items you probably already have on hand. Here’s how to do it.

Hot pot, a meal cooked communally at the table, is an enticing way to eat in colder months. Here are our tips for making the meal easy to pull off at home.

We sautéed, steamed, and fried our way across 6 different woks (and researched many more). We recommend The Wok Shop’s 14-inch Carbon Steel Wok With Metal Side Handle.

We think the FibraMent-D Baking Stone is the best all-purpose stone for making crisp pizza, crusty bread, and golden pastries.

Using scratched nonstick pans is not a good idea for many reasons. Here’s how to keep them looking good, and alternative pans you might want to try.

After researching over 80 cookware sets and rigorously testing 19, we recommend the Tramontina Gourmet 12-Piece Tri-Ply Clad Cookware Set.

We’ve cooked mounds of eggs and more in 27 nonstick pans since 2016, and we recommend the slick and durable Tramontina 10-Inch Professional Restaurant Fry Pan.

After roasting over 400 pounds of poultry in 14 pans over the past four years, we’ve yet to find a better value than the Cuisinart 16″ Roasting Pan With Rack (MCP117-16BR).

Piecing together your own cookware set gives you the freedom to customize your collection and allows you to buy only what you need.

Among the 14 pans we’ve tested, the Tramontina Gourmet Tri-Ply Clad 2-Quart Covered Saucepan stands out for its comfortable handle and even heating.

The Lodge 6-Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven has been our top pick since 2015 for its ability to braise, sear, and bake as well as more expensive pots.

After testing 16 cast-iron skillets, we recommend the Lodge Chef Collection 12 Inch Skillet. It’s lightweight, sears well, and releases foods easily.

You can restore your baking sheets’ shine with a fair amount of hard scrubbing. But there’s good news: Your dingy baking sheets are actually fine––maybe even better––just the way they are.

Some of the most reliable tools for cooking with one hand are only incidentally so—mainly, they’re just examples of good design.

Scorching a stainless steel pan is no big deal. Here are the tools and tips to get it shining again.

The Always Pan and its ilk aren’t just pretty—they promise to elevate cooking to new heights. We tested them and found that their beauty is only skin-deep.

We baked 32 loaves of bread to test the Challenger Bread Pan against the Lodge Combo Cooker. It’s a great pan, but it’s not worth the price for everybody.

If you’re unsure of which pan to use in any given culinary situation, check this cheat sheet to make your choice.

Nordic Ware baking sheets are a versatile, inexpensive kitchen staple.

This TikTok baked feta pasta doesn’t require special tools, but we love any excuse to talk about cookware.

We’ve tested numerous methods and products to find what’s best to restore, clean, and season cast-iron cookware.

We don’t think you need to be fearful of using tempered-glass items, but you should still treat them with care.

A jar lifter, a magnetic lid wand, and more items that make home canning easier.

After testing 15 casserole dishes since 2014, we recommend the Emile Henry Modern Classics Rectangular Baker for its good looks and generous capacity.

After mixing and tossing in 13 sets of bowls, we recommend the Thunder Group Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls and the glass Pyrex Smart Essentials Mixing Bowl Set.

The new Instant Pot Max will come with useful improvements but it won’t render your old pot obsolete.

We use these 10 inexpensive items to stay organized and cook efficiently both at work and in our home kitchens.

After whipping and stirring our way through cream, custard, béchamel, and egg whites, we think the OXO 11-Inch Balloon Whisk is the best all-purpose whisk.