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Best Blender: Professional Series Vita-Mix

There are blenders out there and most of them work perfectly fine. If you have a narrow view of what a blender should do: make smoothies or thin down small batches of sauce or soup. But then there's...

Product Review: The Magic Bullet Blender

The Magic Bullet is by far the most "as seen on TV" kitchen product that we own, and yet we're not ashamed to say that we have it, love it, and use it. ...

Good Question: Best Modern Shopping Carts?

Here's a good question from reader Ria on the best modern shopping trolley or carts. We have answers below... Any idea of where to find a modern shopping cart to fit my modern self? Thanks, Ria B....

Product Review: Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Maker

Our ice cream maker came roaring back last weekend with mint chocolate Oreo ice cream and frozen mango-ginger yogurt, and several of you asked for recommendations on an ice cream maker model. So here'...

Good Question: What Is the Best Chef's Knife?

Here's a great question from Heather. This is as basic and practical as it gets. Time for chef's knife recommendations! My chef's knife is awful! I had trouble cutting butternut squash when I roaste...

Good Product: Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar

We love brown-bagging our lunch; not only is it more economical and better for our waistlines, but it's also a good way to get rid of last night's leftovers. One of our favorite grown-up lunch boxes ...

Best Product: UtiliTea Electric Kettle

Remember when we asked about the best electric kettles? Well, it took us over a year to decide, but we finally made our choice and now we're in love. Deep, deep in love. Click through for more photo...

Five Essential Baking Tools: Pans

What do I need to get started in baking? If you are a novice baker you may have asked that question. It takes less than you might think to set up a good baking kitchen. We've already looked at five ...

Favorite Baking Tools: Butter Warmer, Zester, Ramekins...

This week we are talking about the essential tools in a baker's kitchen (it takes less than you might imagine). We started with five essential prep tools, and we'll look at pans later today. But i...

Best Product: Sunbeam Oven Thermometer

When it comes to baking, an oven thermometer may be the best $6 you ever spend. It doesn't matter how new or expensive your oven is - there is no way to tell if the dial matches the real temperature w...

Gotham Goes Gorilla

Here's a double whammy. Starting the morning with Gorilla Coffee in your mug means promoting fair trade and supporting an independently owned Brooklyn-based business. Gorilla's packaging is picture...

Staub Sale at Amazon.com

Buying a Dutch oven means making many decisions. Buyers must pick: Staub or LeCreuset. Then, shoppers have to settle on a size, shape (oval or round), and then a color. The Staub sale going on now a...

How to: Clean Granite Countertops - Best Cleaning Products

This morning, we considered the steps a stone counter owner can take to keep things streak free and shiny. Now here's a look at the best cleaning products for stone counters. Method granite + marbl...

Best Product: Waring Pro Blender

Classic wedding gift: a blender. We got one. And you know what? We LOVE it. We have a Waring Pro, the classic beehive base blender with the 40 oz. cloverleaf carafe. The commercial grade 2-speed...

Best Product: Perfex Pepper Mill

When I met my man, I noticed he had a great pepper mill. It's true, I noticed it straight away. He had me, and about ten other people, over for dinner and I remember watching as this substantially w...

Best Product: Single Egg Poacher

We're not big on useless kitchen gadgets; we prefer to do things ourselves, reminding ourselves that all kinds of culinary heights were reached in old-world kitchens before there was a corresponding g...

Best Products: A Few Ikea Finds

We just made a stop at Ikea and made it out without doing anything stupid. By now we know that there really are only a few things one should buy at Ikea - items that are useful, and that last. Wande...

Best Product: Brown Sugar Saver

Here's a gadget we love: the terra cotta Brown Sugar Saver. It actually softens brown sugar that has become rock-hard (don't you hate that?!) and keeps new brown sugar from heading in that direction....

Silicone Spatulas

In culinary school I discovered two secrets to success with omelets. The first, of course, is butter. The second secret to omelet perfection is a silicone spatula. If you haven't tried a silicon...

Best Products: Hess Pie Plates

Mmmmmm, Pie. We're a little obsessed with all things pie. And the mother in law happens to be a great pie baker. She uses a pie plate from Hess Pottery, a little company in Reeds Spring, Missouri,...

Best Product: OXO Nonskid Mixing Bowls

Sure, in culinary school they taught us to make a bandana-like ring out of a dish-towel as a base for mixing bowls to prevent them from hopping across the counter. Very French, but it's a pain. Here...

Best Products: Lee Valley Stainless-Steel Rasp and Zester Holder

When Jill came back from photographing Alex and John's home in Vermont, she came back with a big recommendation for Lee Valley's stainless steel rasp grater. This really was designed as a wood rasp b...

Best Products: Benriner Mandoline

You have no idea how much you will use a mandoline until you have one. Carrots are suddenly standing at attention in a perfect julienne, potatoes are sliced so thin you can make anything from home-fr...