Once seen mostly in restaurant kitchens and at hot dog stands, squeeze bottles have become increasingly common in home kitchens as well. They’re handy for storing and dispensing oil, vinegar, and other condiments and sauces. We like them in particular because they offer a precise, controlled pour. By squeezing the flexible plastic sides of the bottle, you can easily modulate the volume of food that comes out through the narrow spout—a welcome development for anyone who’s ever tried to measure an exact tablespoon of olive oil from the bottle and ended up with a whole counter doused in it. We wanted to know which squeeze bottle was best for home cooks, so we bought five widely available models priced from about $1.00 to about $6.00 per bottle. While these bottles come in many sizes, we decided to focus on bottles with a capacity of 16 ounces, the most common and practical size available, using each to store and pour different volumes of water, simple syrup, oil, and ketchup and to make, store, and pour Make-Ahead Sherry-Shallot Vinaigrette.
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