Equipment

Our favorite kitchen equipment and how best to use it all, based on exhaustive reviews and years upon years of professional cooking experience. We do the work so you don't have to.
a piece of gingerbread cake cut with a fork.
The Ultimate Pan for Perfectly Baked Sheet Cakes and Brownies Every Time
A person about to place a portafilter with espresso grounds in it into the Breville Puck Sucker.
Breville Sells a Knock Box That's Like a Vacuum for Espresso Pucks, but Does It Work?
The Instant Pot air fryer on a kitchen countertop.
I’ve Used This Instant Pot Air Fryer for Years and It Rarely Leaves My Kitchen Countertop
A person using an Anova vacuum sealer
We’ve Tested Loads of Vacuum Sealers—The Anova Pro Is the Best
Barbecue Products on a pale yellow background
27 Grilling Gifts that Bring the Heat
The Fellow Tally Pro scale with coffee beans on it.
This Fellow Coffee Scale Is Worth Its Weight in Gold (or Beans)
A selection of Keurig coffee machines that we tested.
Keurig Coffee Makers Aren't for Everyone, But These 2 Won Our Tests
A hand holding an espresso pod in front of the Nespresso Vertuo Coffee and Espresso Machine by Breville
To Find the Best Nespresso Pods, I Drank 14 Coffees (I’m Fine, I Swear)
someone removing a pizza from the ooni koda 2 max
Ooni’s New Pizza Oven Is Absolutely Massive—and It Makes Incredible Pizza
a person using a butane torch to light wood chips in a wooden drink topper
Smoked Cocktails! Wok Hei! Crème Brûlée! Why I Love My Butane Torch
a person holding the lavatools javelin thermometer to measure the temperature of hot water in a tea kettle
I Love This Digital Thermometer So Much That I Travel With It
Various cookie presses arranged on a tray
I Tested 7 Cookie Presses and Found 3 Worthy of Your Grandma’s Recipes
the thermoworks square dot on a wooden cutting board next to a dutch oven
This Tiny Thermometer Can Track Two Temperatures at Once, Making It Great for Multitaskers
A glass bowl with flour on it set on a kitchen scale that has a pull-out screen.
Make Show-Stopping Cookies This Holiday Season With These 13 Baking Tools
Close up of the Breville Barista Express Impress brewing an espresso into a glass cup
Amazon's Fall Sale Has Discounts on Our Favorite Gear From Breville, Vitamix, and Le Creuset
Fellow Atmos Electric Indicator Light
The Only Coffee Canister We've Ever Recommended Got an Electric Upgrade
A person using a clip-on strainer to water from pasta noodles into a sink.
This Pasta Strainer Attaches to a Pot and Has Basically Replaced My Colander
Three espresso tampers on a marble kitchen countertop.
I Tested 10 Espresso Tampers to See Which Ones Made It Easy to Make Level, Perfectly Compacted Pucks
Water being poured into a pour-over coffee device.
The Origami Dripper Is by Far the Prettiest Pour-Over I Own—and It Makes Great Coffee
A glass food storage container on a marble surface
Get It Together: The 14 Best Meal Prep Tools for More Organized Weeks
the yeti cast iron skillet on a stovetop
Is Yeti's Cast Iron Skillet Just as Good as Its Coolers?
One-Off Thermapen tried-and-true angle tout
The Lightning-Fast Thermapen One Is the Only Instant-Read Thermometer You Need, and It’s 30% Off
One-Off Dethroned product Wine opener tout
We Love This Wine Opener So Much That It Dethroned Our Previous Favorite
Roundup Amazon kitchen outlet deals
Vitamix, Staub, and More Brands We’ve Recommended for Years Are on Sale at Amazon’s Secret Outlet
A to-go drink cup with a silicone reusable straw in it
To Find the 5 Best Reusable Straws, I Drank Gallons of Water, Iced Tea, and Smoothies
Coffee being poured from the Yeti french press into a mug.
Is the Yeti French Press Worth the Buzz? I Brewed a Lot of Coffee in It to Find Out
Ceramic skillets displayed next to each other
To Find the Best Ceramic Nonstick Skillets, I Scrambled and Fried 44 Eggs
A collection of maple syrup bottles on a crate
What's the Best Maple Syrup? We Tested a Bunch—and Asked a Vermont Sugarmaker for Help
A hand opening the door to chicken cooking in the Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer
Serious Eats Staffers Test Kitchen Gear All Year—Here Are the October Prime Day Deals They Think Are Worth Grabbing
A pink Yeti insulated tumbler with straw
Yeti Tumblers, Stackable Mugs, and More Are on Rare Sale Up to 30% Off for Amazon's October Prime Day
The Vitamix 5200 blending a smoothie.
We’ve Recommended This Vitamix Blender for a Decade—and You Can Grab It for $250 Off for Prime Big Deal Days
two hands with oven mitts on removing a Dutch oven from an oven
Le Creuset Is Seriously Discounted for October Prime Day, Including Our Favorite Dutch Oven and Braiser for Up to 31% Off
Four cloth napkins on dining plates
I Tested 11 Cloth Napkins to Find Ones That Are Fancy, Functional, and Dinner Party-Worthy
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The Best Halloween Candy You Can Buy Online, According to Serious Eats Staffers
Roundup SE-approved tools on GBBO
The Great British Baking Show Is Back, and We Spotted Some of Our Favorite Kitchen Gear in the Tent
The Breville Barista Express Impress on a kitchen countertop.
Breville Toaster Ovens, Espresso Machines, and More Are Up to $300 Off for Prime Big Deal Days
a variety of electric knives on a melamine countertop with ham and a piece of bread
To Find the Best Electric Knives for Carving Turkey and Other Roasts, I (Very Carefully) Tested 8 of Them
A hand pouring coffee grounds into a sifter. A coffee grinder is beside the sifter.
I’ve Used This Baratza Coffee Grinder Nearly Every Day for 3 Years—Here’s Why It’s the Best
A metal jar opener on a wooden table
Even the Stickiest Lids Are No Match for This Jar Opener
A person using a food processor to make mirepoix.
We've Highly Recommended This Cuisinart Food Processor for 7 Years—Here's Why
A metal tart pan on a wooden cutting board with pie dough and a rolling pin next to it
A Tart Pan With a Removable Bottom Is My Secret to Picture-Perfect Desserts
Roundup editor-loved fall picks Tout with pumpkins
Serious Eats Staffers Go All-Out for Fall With Brain Jelly Molds, Pumpkin Dutch Ovens, and More
a water dispenser next to a few bottles of wine in the fridge
Fridge Organization Tips, According to Serious Eats Staffers (Who Cook for a Living)
Deep dish pizza being served out of a deep dish pizza pan
The Best Deep Dish Pizza Pans, According to My Very Cheesy, Seriously Saucy Testing
kitchen appliance on sale
October Prime Day Is Nearly Here, but These Deals From Le Creuset, All-Clad, and Breville Are Worth Grabbing Now
Instant Pot on a countertop
Why I Still Really, Truly Love My Instant Pot
Collage of Yeti products we recommend on a white patterned background
A Very Subjective Roundup of Our Favorite Yeti Colors
the zojirushi bread maker with someone putting water into the bread pan
This Zojirushi Bread Machine Makes Perfect Loaves With the Push of a Button
A number of Nespresso machines on a marble countertop.
The 2 Best Nespresso Machines for (Nearly) Instant Coffees, Espressos, Lattes, and More
Best Labor Day Weekend Kitchen Deals
These Are The 21 Labor Day Deals Worth Grabbing From Vitamix, ThermoWorks, Le Creuset, and More
Two stacked mixing bowls on a countertop
I Love This Mixing Bowl So Much, I Use It as a Serving Bowl, Too
kitchen appliances including a kettle, kitchen knives, and mini waffle makers
Serious Eats Staffers Are Eyeing These 10 Labor Day Deals, From Pasta Bowls to Hydro Flasks
six picnic blankets folded up on grass
To Find the Best Picnic Blankets, I Used Them in the Park and at the Beach (and Fended Off a Few Seagulls)
Numerous marshmallow roasting sticks side-by-side.
Roasty and Toasty: I Tested 9 Marshmallow Roasting Sticks to Find Ones for Stress-Free S’mores and Hot Dogs
Labor Day Weekend Sales
Le Creuset and Staub Are on Sale for Labor Day at Williams Sonoma, and Deals Start at $22
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What Serious Eats Staffers Loved This Month, Including Orange Olive Oil and Corn Peelers
Roundup: Early Amazon LDW sale
The Best Kitchen Deals You Can Grab Before Labor Day Weekend, Including Discounts on Le Creuset, Breville, and Vitamix
group shot of outdoor dinnerware collections
Our Favorite Outdoor Dinnerware Sets Are So Nice, You’ll Want to Use Them Inside, Too