A spatula should feel like an extension of your arm, nimbly stirring, scraping, and folding any food you put in its path. Why is a good one so hard to find?

No one wants to scrape their knuckles when they go to grab a knife.

What separates a great pasta machine from one that’s just good?

These handy tools are useless unless they live up to their names.

For making crisp-looking tarts, pans with a sharper, fluted design have the edge.

These dual-use tools are supposed to make pretty garnishes from citrus peels. But were any ready for prime time?

Our testing proved that all Bundt pans are not created equal.

This restaurant-kitchen tool can make you a faster, more efficient home cook.

Could we find a thermal carafe that excelled with both hot and cold liquids?

Can machines designed for the same simple purpose—cooking food slowly enough that you can walk away—be all that different? You’d be surprised.

We tested six 4-cup fat separators made of glass or plastic, ranging in price from $11.99 to $33.95.

We tested three wire cooling racks priced from $7.99 to $12.95, focusing on models that fit inside standard-size rimmed baking sheets.

We tested three Boston shakers and eight cobbler shakers with capacities ranging from 16 to 28 ounces and priced from $8.99 to $41.95, using them to make stirre…

We tested 10 universal knife blocks priced from $24.99 to $248.64, using them to hold our winning and Best Buy à la carte knife sets, each featuring a chef’s kn…

We tested five 3-quart glass baking dishes priced from $7.29 to $18.77, using them to make sheet cake and lasagna.

A rimmed baking sheet is essential for sheet cakes and handy for cookies. But if yours is flimsy or you use it only for baking, you’re not getting your money’s…

We tested five models of baking stones (also called pizza stones) and baking steels, preparing pizza, bread, and roast turkey and evaluating their performance a…

To find the best dehydrator, we purchased five models and set them to work creating some of our favorite dried snacks (apple chips, kale chips, beef jerky, and …

Electric kettles are handy for making tea or coffee and for any cooking task that requires a few cups of boiling water. We tested 10 models and rated them on th…

We rounded up eight dishwasher-safe nylon, silicone, and stainless-steel spoons, and used them to fish out green peas, poached eggs, meatballs, and jumbo shrimp…

We tested three tools, rating them on their ability to scoop, de-string, and cut (where applicable) honeydew melons, butternut squash, and pumpkins.

We wanted to know which food mill was the most stable, efficient, and easy to use.

Home ice cream makers are well worth the money and counter space—if you buy a good one.

How do high-tech "smart" scales stack up against our favorite digital scale?

No matter what you’re cooking or baking, weighing the ingredients helps guarantee perfect results. But only if your scale is accurate and easy to use.

Are all paella pans created equally?

A bad skimmer can turn even the most patient cook into a basket case.

Charcoal fire starters promise to light charcoal—even when wet. Do they work?

Can these little gadgets clean cast iron better than oil and salt?

Canning jar lifters are essential for home canning. To find the very best one, we tested four nationally available models, priced from about $6 to about $11, li…

Dry storage containers are designed to ensure that staples like flour and sugar stay fresh, dry, and safe from bugs or dust.

It doesn’t matter how powerful a grill is. If it can’t distribute and hold the heat where you want it, your food will suffer.

As avocados have become more common in American kitchens, so, too, have specialized gadgets that promise to make it easier, neater, and safer than using a knif…

We tested our old favorite barbecue basting brush against five new silicone brushes priced between $8.49 and $14.95.

We tested six flat whisks, using them to make a béchamel sauce and a pan sauce for skillet-roasted chicken breast alongside the tools we’d ordinarily use for th…

Spiral vegetable cutters, or spiralizers, cut fruits and vegetables into long noodles and ribbons for “pastas,” salads, and side dishes.