Kitchen

It takes practice, precision, and creativity to produce prize-winning baked goods. Here are the pastry tools you need to wow even the toughest judges.

We spent 200 hours researching and testing 20 types of cookie-related essentials to find the best gear to make holiday baking fun and stress-free.

If you want an appliance that’s more versatile than a pod-shaped air fryer, we recommend the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro.

After spending more than 120 hours researching and testing espresso machines, we think the Breville Bambino Plus is the best option for beginners.

Wirecutter’s resident coffee nerd grudgingly set it aside for a week to try MudWtr, a mix of tea, cacao, spices, and powdered mushrooms. Here’s what he found.

We taste-tested 10 brands of instant coffee. Here are our favorites.

Easy to use, reliable, and able to put a razor edge on almost any type of knife, the best knife sharpener for home cooks is the Chef’sChoice Trizor XV.

After testing over 30 boards, we think that the plastic OXO Good Grips and the wood Teakhaus Edge Grain Professional Carving Board with Juice Canal are best.

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.

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.

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 sampled more than 20 bottles of nonalcoholic wine and found our favorite reds, whites, rosés, and sparklings.

We tasted 12 widely available frozen pepperoni pizzas. DiGiorno’s Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza was our favorite.

After 40 hours of research, interviews, and testing, we’re convinced the Messermeister Avanta Pakkawood steak knives are the best for most people.

These gift baskets offer the best combination of taste, presentation, and value we’ve found, and we think they’ll delight recipients year-round.

Our resident chicken experts balk at the idea that a backyard coop can offset egg costs. Here’s why you should raise chickens only if you’re ready to commit.

We’ve taste-tested 36 brands of chocolate since 2014, and we found six delicious, luxurious boxes that make perfect gifts.

After testing 19 food storage container sets over the years, we recommend the Rubbermaid Brilliance Containers and the Rubbermaid Commercial Containers.

We tested 28 bento boxes, lunch bowls, and classic lunch boxes to find the best for packing all kinds of meals, from a simple sandwich to a composed salad.

We share seven strategies for reducing food waste that skip the guilt trip and focus instead on a holistic approach to cooking.

We tested 17 dishwashers and found that the Bosch 300 Series offers the best combination of cleaning performance, features, and reliability for the price.

We surveyed 5,000+ readers and analyzed 28,000+ customer reviews and found that among the major brands, LG fridges tend to make their owners the happiest.

Unless you have a really fancy (or old) fridge, you probably don’t need to worry about cleaning your condenser coils. But here’s how, just in case.

Why is everyone obsessed with the Instant Pot? We answer your most pressing questions about our favorite electric pressure cooker.

We’ve tested 18 multi-cookers since 2016, and the Instant Pot Duo 6-Quart is still our favorite—it’s affordable and easy to use, and it has a tried-and-true design.

We tested four portable outdoor pizza ovens and one indoor countertop oven to find those that are easier to use and make delicious pizza at a good price.

We confidently recommend repurposing any of these garments as a toga for your next bacchanal.

We sampled 12 margarita mixes, on their own and in cocktails, to find the best-tasting of the bunch.

We tasted 24 blanco tequilas neat and mixed them into margaritas and other cocktails to find our 12 favorites.