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Good Food with Evan Kleiman: All About Convection Oven Cooking

When convection ovens were first introduced to the home market, they were heralded as the ultimate time saver: "Perfect roast chicken in a third of the time!" But Evan Kleiman's guest Russ Parsons cau...

Weekend Project: Get to Know Your Broiler!

Do you use your broiler? It wasn't until we started doing all these batches of roasted tomatoes and peppers that we realized how rarely we use ours. Now we're addicted!...

Look! Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Maker

During our tour of Valley View Farm's goats and creamery, we stumbled upon this gem tucked into one of the barns! It's an old-fashioned ice cream maker with some slightly more modern upgrades......

Look! DIY Outdoor Stove

This outdoor stove is known as a rocket stove as it uses twigs instead of logs for fuel. It's also extremely easy to build....

What Temperature Should You Set Your Refrigerator On?

As the days get warmer and we start running air conditioners and paying higher electric bills, it's good to remember ways to keep your kitchen energy efficient. Step one: Setting your refrigerator and...

New from Williams-Sonoma: Beehive Pizza Oven

We obviously have pizza on the brain, because it was just yesterday we posted Breakfast Pizza and now we're practically salivating over this very expensive beehive pizza oven from Williams-Sonoma. ...

ShopSmart Magazine: Good Tips on Kitchen Gadgets

Consumer Reports is a magazine we think highly of, but really only turn to when there's a major new electronic purchase to be made. It's useful when you need an unbiased opinion on the best DVD play...

Good Question: Help Me Feel Better About My Electric Stove

We bought a house with an electric glass stovetop. I am used to cooking on gas and have always turned my nose up at an electric stovetop thinking it far inferior to gas for serious cooking. We can't ...

Hot or Not: Floral Ranges by Rangemaster

So, you're longing for more sunshine and spring flowers. Spring is around the corner, and what better way to hasten it in than a new range from Rangemaster's Floral Collection? Or not - you tell us! T...

Like Magic: Siemens touchSlider Induction Cooktop

Induction cooking is a fascinating idea, and ever since we answered this reader question on What Is Induction Cooking? we've wanted to try out an induction cooktop. We just saw this new model, and i...

Gas vs. Electric Ovens

We have always used electric ovens, but recently we made pizza in a friend's gas oven and were puzzled when it wouldn't heat as hot as we wanted it to. Then we broiled a dish in another friend's gas...

Smeg Horizontal Dishwasher for Small Kitchens

How we wanted a dishwasher in our old and tiny galley kitchen; everyday cooking and washing up weren't bad, but when we had a dinner party dishes really stacked up on our limited counter space. This...

Good Question: What Is Induction Cooking?

Does anyone have experience with induction cooking? I'm remodeling a kitchen and we must have electric cooking (there's no gas in the building). I've lately read that induction is catching on. I won...

New: SideSwipe Spatula Mixer Blade

Wow. How bright is this? The SideSwipe Mixer Blade is a replacement blade for your KitchenAid stand mixer, fitted with silicone fins that scrape down the bowl as you mix. This could be a brilliant h...

Kitchen Keeping: Don't Use Too Much Dishwasher Soap

The Bosch repair guy scolded us for using way too much dishwasher detergent. We were dropping an Electrasol Tabs (Confession: Yeah, we were using Electrasol because their tins with The Jetsons on t...

Good Question: How Are Ikea Appliances?

Dear Kitchen, I noticed that Ikea now sells wall ovens and cooktops. Does anyone know anything about the quality of these appliances? I really don't demand that my oven be professional quality, an...

Good Question: What's the Best Electric Stove?

Dear Kitchen, Can anyone recommend a good electric stove? I have to buy a new one and wonder what to look for. Thanks, Molly A. (To All Good Questions) ...

Design Friday: Lift Oven

Our oven is about fifty years old and still works great, so we're looking at this Lift Oven from Gaggenau with purely speculative interest. The bottom drops out so you can place the food on it and r...

How To Freshen A Smelly Refrigerator

Fridge odors can be especially annoying and embarrassing in the summer. Who wants to serve ice or French Vanilla ice cream that carry the faint flavor of red onions thanks to that gazpacho you're coo...

Good Question: How Can I Grill Inside?

My husband really wants to get a stovetop grill (like the Jennair in the picture) so I'm trying to get info on it. I hear they're horrible to clean and someone told me they forbid anyone from using t...

Survey: Do You Have an In-Sink Garbage Disposal?

New York City has allowed in-sink garbage disposals since 1997, but far fewer households have added them than the city expected according to Sunday's New York Times. Some New Yorkers don't have garba...

Good Question: Opinions on Kenmore Pro Appliances?

Dear Kitchen, Does anyone have any comments about the Kenmore Pro before I commit to purchasing? Wondering which is better the Kenmore Pro or the GE Profile? - TL (To All Good Questions)...

Not Just for Magnets Anymore: Whirlpool's centralpark Refrigerator

The refrigerator as robot is a favorite topic of kitchen futurists. The fridge of the future, we are often told, will have a TV on its face. It will also know how to keep our lettuce crisp longer and ...

24" Gas Cook Tops Roundup

Thanks to klb 2000 who answered my question about 24" cook tops with extreme detail... "Miele has a nice looking 24" cook top, although it doesn't really look have a commercial look, and like most of...

The $85,000 Stove

You know you want it... The New York Times reported yesterday on an $85,000 stove installed in its profile of this year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House, a not-so-modest 1896 mansion at 4 East 75th Str...