Cook's Illustrated

March/April 2013

Beets with Ginger and Cashews

Our simple method saves time, intensifies flavor, and even yields a beet-enriched sauce.

Butter Keepers

Butter keepers promise to keep sticks fresh-tasting, so we stored unwrapped butter in seven keepers ($5 to $35) for several weeks and tasted them daily.

Coffee Temperature Regulator

These stainless-steel capsules regulate the temperature of hot beverages, provided that you use them in a travel mug.

Artichoke and Bacon Filling

This artichoke and bacon filling is the perfect complement to our Fluffy Omelets.

Pour-Over Coffee Brewer

Coffee enthusiasts love manual pour-over brewing devices because they let you control water temperature and steeping time—both key to a good cup.

Large-Capacity Food Scale

Do you need a kitchen scale that can weigh ingredients up to 22 pounds?

No-Knead Brioche a Tete

We’d make this rich, incredibly tender bread a lot more often if we didn’t ?have to spend 20 minutes kneading in perfectly room-temperature butter.

Mushroom Growing Kit

Gardeners might enjoy this mushroom growing kit, but it didn’t quite deliver on its promises.

Tortilla Presses

Homemade tortillas are a cinch when you've got a tortilla press up your sleeve.

Brioche Pans

We tested four large brioche pans, 8 to 8½ inches in diameter, rating them on handling and release, browning, crumb structure, and the shape of the finished loaves.

No-Knead Brioche Buns

We’d make this rich, incredibly tender bread a lot more often if we didn’t ?have to spend 20 minutes kneading in perfectly room-temperature butter.

Roast Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Coriander, Fennel, and Black Pepper

Roast leg of lamb can be difficult—it cooks unevenly and is hard to both flavor and carve. We take another approach: Leave out the bone and bring on the bloom (of spices, that is).

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