A meat tenderizer comes in handy for making veal scaloppini or schnitzel , and this one from OXO topped our tests as our Best Overall. It has a smooth surface on one side for flattening meat and a toothed surface on the other for tenderizing, with a slight angle to the head.

We were also able to turn graham crackers into crumbs in a matter of a few swings. The single-piece construction and flexibility of this OXO Good Grips steamer make it a versatile choice for steaming veggies, dumplings, and more. In our tests , it stood out as the most adaptable steamer basket for pots of all sizes, and its silicone material stayed cooler than its metal counterparts, making it easier to handle.

Due to the flexible nature of the silicone, however, food tended to slide around in the basket, which we found a bit annoying, though not a deal breaker. Without the overlapping flaps or hard-to-reach crevices of some steamer baskets, it was easy to clean by hand or by dishwasher.

A sturdy scoop is a must-have for households that love ice cream and sorbet, especially when warm weather hits and you dig into frozen desserts more often. We ranked this ice cream scoop above others for its durable stainless steel construction and a pointed tip that allows you to get every last bit out of the tub.

The only downside we found during our tests : super-cold ice cream tended to stick to the metal, which means you might have to nudge it off the scooper. If you regularly roast whole chickens or grill steaks, this rubber carving board is the ideal surface for carving and slicing thanks to a cluster of spikes in the center that hold meat in place.

Testing it alongside wooden and plastic carving boards, we loved how easily it let us steady a chicken while breaking it down, while the angled surface gently nudged any runaway juices into one end, ready to be poured off.

In our tests , it produced a thick foam with whole milk and a silky foam with oat milk. It also excelled at mixing matcha and hot chocolate. Cleaning it only requires a spin in soapy water, a quick rinse, and another spin to dry.

It comes with an additional whisk attachment for eggs and a stainless steel stand for storage. Bernadette Machard de Gramont is an LA-based freelance writer specializing in food, wine, and kitchen products.

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Nordic Ware Big Baking Sheet. Zyliss Comfort 2-Piece Paring Knife Set. Microplane Premium Zester. Zulay Kitchen 3-in-1 Manual Citrus Juicer.

Longzon 4-in-1 Knife Sharpener. KitchenAid Bamboo Handle Scraper Spatula. OXO Silicone Turner. Winco Fish Spatula. FAAY Cooking Spoon. Lodge OXO Good Grips Meat Tenderizer. OXO Good Grips Silicone Steamer.

Sumo Ice Cream Scoop. View On Amazon. ElitaPro Double Whisk Milk Frother. This scale measures just as accurately as our more expensive top-pick scale. Instead of buying a pricey and easy-to-lose set of measuring cups, go for a digital kitchen scale and score the added benefit of more accurate measurements and fewer dishes to clean.

The Ozeri Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale measures as accurately as the more expensive Escali Primo Digital Scale , the top pick in our guide to kitchen scales , and has just the minor downside of a shorter auto-off cycle.

If you want the most accurate possible measurement of small quantities, you may want to throw in a set of measuring spoons. This classic measuring cup is durable, legible, and easy to clean. A digital scale has you covered for measuring dry ingredients, but measuring liquids is often easier with a liquid measuring cup.

Such a tool also works well for slowly drizzling oil into a mixture, keeping water on hand to add gradually to a dough, or even watering plants. Made of durable tempered glass and labeled with clearly printed, legible measurement markings, this Pyrex measuring cup is another of our longtime favorite kitchen tools.

Its spout pours a smooth stream, and it stacks well with other Pyrex measuring cups. This durable can opener turns smoothly and cuts through cans with ease. The EZ-Duz-It grips cans securely and cuts through them smoothly, removing lids entirely rather than leaving you with a sharp disk clinging to the can.

You might want to hit the thrift store for plates, cups, bowls, and cutlery, as well as an oven mitt or a fun hobby appliance such as an ice cream maker or Instant Pot. Beyond that, here are a few more of our favorite inexpensive kitchen tools that can help you round out your newly equipped kitchen.

Scissors are indispensable if you want to fully debone or spatchcock a chicken, but you can also use them to cut kimchi into bite-size pieces, cut rings of green onion for a quick garnish, or just cut into a package. The OXO Good Grips Kitchen Scissors can handle all those tasks smoothly.

These scissors have sharp blades that come apart for easy cleaning, and one blade has a micro-serrated edge to keep slippery ingredients like raw poultry in place as you cut.

A silicone spatula is great for folding together cookie dough or scraping every drop of aioli out of your mixing bowl, and this one is the best. If you love to bake treats or make sauces, add a silicone spatula to your shopping list.

Perfect for scraping and folding, the GIR Ultimate Spatula adds a bit more precision and ease to tasks that you could otherwise do with a spoon. Like the Victorinox paring knife, the serrated Victorinox Swiss Classic Tomato and Table Knife is a reliable, inexpensive tool from a trusted brand known for great blades.

Add it to your kitchen if you love taking a baguette to the park or need your tomatoes sliced just so. A set of measuring spoons helps you get more precise measurements of small quantities of dry or wet ingredients. The Ozeri digital scale we recommend in this guide measures quantities down to 1 gram, but digital scales can get iffy with smaller and fractional measurements—1.

Trying to portion out small quantities while watching the scale can also be annoyingly slow and finicky compared with just dipping a spoon in a jar.

For the easiest, most accurate measurement of small quantities of ingredients, add a set of measuring spoons to your kitchen. The spoons in the Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons set are sturdy and accurate, and they fit into most spice jars.

These existing picks are the result of hundreds of hours of testing over the course of many years. Mace Dent Johnson is a staff writer on the kitchen team at Wirecutter. Their background is in creative writing and academic research, and they are always thinking about food.

After around 60 hours of research and testing since , we think the accurate and inexpensive Escali Primo Digital Kitchen Scale is the best for most people. After dozens of hours researching and testing organizing options, we recommend more than 20 items to make the most out of your tiny kitchen.

Microwaves basically all perform the same, but we like the Toshiba EMA5C for its looks and its useful extra features. We tested 50 dinnerware sets in a wide range of designs and prices. We found 11 favorites to suit any lifestyle and budget. Back to top Must-have essentials Optional extras Why you should trust us.

Must-have essentials. An everyday pan plus a spatula pick a set. Our pick. Lodge Pre-Seasoned Inch Cast Iron Skillet A deep, heavy, buy-it-for-life skillet. Winco FST-6 6. Tramontina Professional Nonstick Inch Restaurant Fry Pan One of our favorite nonstick pans. GIR Mini Flip Silicone Spatula An all-purpose, nonstick-friendly flipper.

A midsize pot and strainers. Cuisinart Mesh Strainers Three fine-mesh strainers. Good blades and a cutting board.

Victorinox Swiss Classic Paring Knife The best paring knife. OXO Good Grips Utility Cutting Board A smaller version of our favorite plastic cutting board. Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler The best Y-shaped peeler. Winco Inch Stainless Steel Piano Wire Whip An adept, all-metal whisk.

Thunder Group Standard Weight Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls A durable, lightweight bowl. Ozeri Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale Accurate and inexpensive. Pyrex Prepware 2-Cup Measuring Cup The best liquid measuring cup. EZ-Duz-It The best can opener.

Optional extras. GIR Ultimate Spatula For a clean scrape. Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons More accurate small-quantity measuring. Why you should trust us. This article was edited by Marguerite Preston and Marilyn Ong. Meet your guide. Mace Dent Johnson. After testing 16 cast-iron skillets, we recommend the Lodge Chef Collection 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet.

The Best Cast-Iron Skillet. The Best Spatulas.

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Beyond that, here are a few more of our favorite inexpensive kitchen tools that can help you round out your newly equipped kitchen. Scissors are indispensable if you want to fully debone or spatchcock a chicken, but you can also use them to cut kimchi into bite-size pieces, cut rings of green onion for a quick garnish, or just cut into a package.

The OXO Good Grips Kitchen Scissors can handle all those tasks smoothly. These scissors have sharp blades that come apart for easy cleaning, and one blade has a micro-serrated edge to keep slippery ingredients like raw poultry in place as you cut. A silicone spatula is great for folding together cookie dough or scraping every drop of aioli out of your mixing bowl, and this one is the best.

If you love to bake treats or make sauces, add a silicone spatula to your shopping list. Perfect for scraping and folding, the GIR Ultimate Spatula adds a bit more precision and ease to tasks that you could otherwise do with a spoon.

Like the Victorinox paring knife, the serrated Victorinox Swiss Classic Tomato and Table Knife is a reliable, inexpensive tool from a trusted brand known for great blades. Add it to your kitchen if you love taking a baguette to the park or need your tomatoes sliced just so.

A set of measuring spoons helps you get more precise measurements of small quantities of dry or wet ingredients. The Ozeri digital scale we recommend in this guide measures quantities down to 1 gram, but digital scales can get iffy with smaller and fractional measurements—1.

Trying to portion out small quantities while watching the scale can also be annoyingly slow and finicky compared with just dipping a spoon in a jar. For the easiest, most accurate measurement of small quantities of ingredients, add a set of measuring spoons to your kitchen.

The spoons in the Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons set are sturdy and accurate, and they fit into most spice jars. These existing picks are the result of hundreds of hours of testing over the course of many years. Mace Dent Johnson is a staff writer on the kitchen team at Wirecutter.

Their background is in creative writing and academic research, and they are always thinking about food. After around 60 hours of research and testing since , we think the accurate and inexpensive Escali Primo Digital Kitchen Scale is the best for most people.

After dozens of hours researching and testing organizing options, we recommend more than 20 items to make the most out of your tiny kitchen. Microwaves basically all perform the same, but we like the Toshiba EMA5C for its looks and its useful extra features.

We tested 50 dinnerware sets in a wide range of designs and prices. We found 11 favorites to suit any lifestyle and budget. Back to top Must-have essentials Optional extras Why you should trust us.

Must-have essentials. An everyday pan plus a spatula pick a set. Our pick. Lodge Pre-Seasoned Inch Cast Iron Skillet A deep, heavy, buy-it-for-life skillet. Winco FST-6 6. Tramontina Professional Nonstick Inch Restaurant Fry Pan One of our favorite nonstick pans.

GIR Mini Flip Silicone Spatula An all-purpose, nonstick-friendly flipper. A midsize pot and strainers. Cuisinart Mesh Strainers Three fine-mesh strainers.

Good blades and a cutting board. Victorinox Swiss Classic Paring Knife The best paring knife. OXO Good Grips Utility Cutting Board A smaller version of our favorite plastic cutting board.

Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler The best Y-shaped peeler. Winco Inch Stainless Steel Piano Wire Whip An adept, all-metal whisk. Thunder Group Standard Weight Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls A durable, lightweight bowl. Ozeri Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale Accurate and inexpensive.

Pyrex Prepware 2-Cup Measuring Cup The best liquid measuring cup. EZ-Duz-It The best can opener. Optional extras. GIR Ultimate Spatula For a clean scrape. Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons More accurate small-quantity measuring.

Why you should trust us. This article was edited by Marguerite Preston and Marilyn Ong. Meet your guide. Mace Dent Johnson. After testing 16 cast-iron skillets, we recommend the Lodge Chef Collection 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet. The Best Cast-Iron Skillet. The Best Spatulas. The Best Nonstick Pan. After researching over 80 cookware sets and rigorously testing 19, we recommend the Tramontina Gourmet Piece Tri-Ply Clad Cookware Set.

The Best Cookware Set. Read on to see which small saucepan stands out for its comfortable handle and even heating. The Best Small Saucepan. Cleaning produce should be part of your cooking routine. Vinegar and presoaking help, but the musts are simpler: Scrub thoroughly, rinse with cool water, and dry.

How to Clean Produce. Further reading. The Best Kitchen Scale by Tyler Wells Lynch, Michael Sullivan, and Christine Cyr Clisset After around 60 hours of research and testing since , we think the accurate and inexpensive Escali Primo Digital Kitchen Scale is the best for most people.

Small Kitchen Ideas: The Best Ways to Create More Space by Michael Sullivan After dozens of hours researching and testing organizing options, we recommend more than 20 items to make the most out of your tiny kitchen.

The Best Microwave by Liam McCabe and Michael Sullivan Microwaves basically all perform the same, but we like the Toshiba EMA5C for its looks and its useful extra features. Victoria Inch Cast-Iron Skillet. Fat Daddio's Round Cake Pan.

Nordic Ware Aluminum Half Sheet, Set of 2. Pyrex 9-inch Pie Dish, Pack of 2. Kuhn Rikon 4-Inch Colori Paring Knife. Checkered Chef Rocker Blade Pizza Cutter. Victorinox Fibrox Pro Santoku Knife.

Winco 4-Piece Measuring Spoon Set. Oxo Better Balloon Whisk. Oxo Good Grips Small Citrus Juicer with Built-In Measuring Cup and Strainer.

OXO Good Grips Can Opener. Adams French Tapered Rolling Pin, 1 ¾ inch. OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner. Appliances Presto Flipside Belgian Waffle Maker. The best slow cooker overall, the Crock Pot is straightforward, free of unnecessary bulk, and is lighter than its pricier competitors.

If you're short on space or money or just don't have that many mouths to feed, consider a mini food processor like this one, which can dice your onions and rice small amounts of cauliflower just as well as its larger counterparts.

This inexpensive air fryer was a top performer in our product test. Its small size makes it perfect for making a batch of fish fingers for one. This bargain-priced kitchen scale is a staple in our test kitchen. The small profile makes it easy to stash when not in use.

The Cuckoo produces rice that's close in quality to that of premium Zojirushi machines, and does it up to 15 minutes faster. Bella Professional Series 2-Slice Stainless Steel Wide Slot Toaster. Fat Daddio's pan releases cakes easily, turning out golden-brown, perfectly-even, and straight-sided cakes.

Plus, it is extremely easy to wash. Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Half Sheet, set of 2. Inexpensive but always effective, these kitchen shears from Oxo distinguished themselves with their simple dependability and user-friendly design. The generously proportioned handles were comfortable to hold, the shears were lightweight but balanced, and the materials felt high-quality.

Kuhn Rikon 4-Inch Nonstick Colori Paring Knife. This is our budget pick for the best santoku knife. It's easy to sharpen and doesn't require the delicate care of other knives. Go ahead, put it in the dishwasher!

This streamlined, easy-to-hold set was especially comfortable to use while all of the spoons were attached to the ring.

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