Marguerite Preston
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The Best Electric Kettles
These days, an electric kettle can do so much more than boil water. Of course, you can still pay $20 or $30 and get a mediocre-to-decent basic version, but if you're going to invest the extra bucks in a variable-temperature machine, you want to know it's going to do what it says it will: heat water quickly and accurately, with minimal effort on your part. So, to find out which models do that… → Read More
The Best Salad Spinner
Nobody likes a poorly dressed salad, and avoiding that outcome starts with proper washing and drying of the greens. That's why a salad spinner is such an essential kitchen tool. Through the simple mechanism of centrifugal force, it can dry a big batch of greens in seconds, leading to satisfying, well-dressed salads every time. That, at least, is the salad spinner ideal. But a lot of things can… → Read More
Riding the Slow Boat to the Delaware River's Floating Hot Dog Stand
The Hot Dog Man's fame is mostly limited to a handful of towns around where the Delaware River divides New Jersey from Pennsylvania. But the homely little restaurant does have this going for it: It's the only floating hot dog stand on the Delaware, or, for that matter, just about anywhere. → Read More
The Best Kitchen Timers
The best kitchen timers should be portable, durable, versatile, easy to use, and should have a wide range of basic features (without becoming overly complicated). We put the top kitchen timers to the test to find our favorites. → Read More
The Best Spatulas (Turners) for Nonstick Pans
To keep your nonstick pan functioning, you need a nonstick spatula for flipping and turning. Here are our top picks for durable, easy-to-use silicone turners. → Read More
Our Favorite Vegetarian Cookbooks for Your Collection
Four of the best vegetarian cookbooks to add to your shelf → Read More
The Best Fish Spatulas (a.k.a. Slotted Offset Spatulas)
If you have to get just one spatula, the most versatile option is the one with the most specific name: the fish spatula, sometimes also called a slotted offset spatula. → Read More
The Best Manual Citrus Juicers and Reamers
A simple manual citrus juicer is the sort of unassuming kitchen tool that you'll find yourself reaching for again and again. But there are good manual juicers, and there are bad manual juicers. So I put a whole bunch of top-rated citrus juicers to the test. Many hours, several hundred fruits, several gallons of juice, and two tired wrists later, here's what I came up with. → Read More
Thermomix: What to Know Before You Buy
The multitasking Thermomix TM5 is well-designed, efficient, and hugely popular abroad, but most people shouldn’t spend $1,500 on it. → Read More
The Best Bread Machine
After over 30 hours of researching, testing, and baking 30 loaves of bread, we recommend the West Bend 41410 2.5-pound Hi-Rise Bread Maker. → Read More
turner
Features The Best Spatulas (Turners) for Nonstick Pans Marguerite Preston → Read More
silicone
Features The Best Spatulas (Turners) for Nonstick Pans Marguerite Preston → Read More
flipper
Features The Best Spatulas (Turners) for Nonstick Pans Marguerite Preston → Read More
The Best Spatulas (Turners) for Nonstick Pans
To keep your nonstick pan functioning, you need a nonstick spatula for flipping and turning. Here are our top picks for durable, easy-to-use silicone turners. → Read More
Our Favorite Vegetarian Cookbooks for Your Collection
Four of the best vegetarian cookbooks to add to your shelf → Read More
The Best Fish Spatulas (a.k.a. Slotted Offset Spatulas)
If you have to get just one spatula, the most versatile option is the one with the most specific name: the fish spatula, sometimes also called a slotted offset spatula. → Read More
The Best Kitchen Timers
The best kitchen timers should be portable, durable, versatile, easy to use, and should have a wide range of basic features (without becoming overly complicated). We put the top kitchen timers to the test to find our favorites. → Read More
The Best Electric Kettles
These days, an electric kettle can do so much more than boil water. Of course, you can still pay $20 or $30 and get a mediocre-to-decent basic version, but if you're going to invest the extra bucks in a variable-temperature machine, you want to know it's going to do what it says it will: heat water quickly and accurately, with minimal effort on your part. So, to find out which models do that… → Read More
The Best Salad Spinner
Nobody likes a poorly dressed salad, and avoiding that outcome starts with proper washing and drying of the greens. That's why a salad spinner is such an essential kitchen tool. Through the simple mechanism of centrifugal force, it can dry a big batch of greens in seconds, leading to satisfying, well-dressed salads every time. That, at least, is the salad spinner ideal. But a lot of things can… → Read More
Equipment: The Best Manual Citrus Juicers and Reamers
A simple manual citrus juicer is the sort of unassuming kitchen tool that you'll find yourself reaching for again and again. But there are good manual juicers, and there are bad manual juicers. So I put a whole bunch of top-rated citrus juicers to the test. Many hours, several hundred fruits, several gallons of juice, and two tired wrists later, here's what I came up with. → Read More