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Cooking Tools and Utensils

Cooking without the right tools is like chopping onions with a butter knife: frustrating. To get dinner on the table quickly and easily, you need a good, sharp chef's knife, a solid cutting board, and a versatile fish spatula—and that's just the beginning. Here are all the tools you need to slice, peel, simmer, saute, and more, vetted and tested by our kitchen experts.

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After many years of researching can openers, and opening 121 cans with 23 can openers, we think the EZ-Duz-It is the best can opener for most people.

The Best Can Opener

We tested more than 40 pairs of chopsticks in a variety of materials, shapes, and lengths to determine the best pairs to buy for your home.

The Best Chopsticks

After researching and using dozens of cookbook stands to prop up cookbooks, e-readers, tablets, and smartphones, we’ve found the best stands for most kitchens.

The Best Cookbook Stands

After researching over 80 cookware sets and rigorously testing 19, we recommend the Tramontina Gourmet 12-Piece Tri-Ply Clad Cookware Set.

The Best Cookware Set

We spent more than 120 hours on research, and used and abused nearly 30 cutting boards. Read to see what we recommend.

The Best Cutting Boards

After more than 65 hours of research and testing 28 detergents, we found Seventh Generation Dish Liquid to be the best for most people.

The Best Dish Soap

After testing 34 graters over three years, we're sticking with our top pick. Read on to find out why.

The Best Grater

In our quest for the best immersion blender, we've considered 63 models, interviewed pros, and pureed gallons of soup, smoothies, and sauces. Here's what we found.

The Best Immersion Blender

After around 60 hours of research and testing since 2013, we think we've found the best kitchen scale for most people. Here's what we recommend. 

The Best Kitchen Scale

We rolled fresh pasta, ground our own burger meat, and shredded cheeses galore to find KitchenAid stand mixer attachments that will truly enhance your cooking.

The Best KitchenAid Attachments

Easy to use, reliable, and able to put a razor edge on almost any type of knife, the Chef’sChoice Trizor XV is the best knife sharpener for home cooks.

The Best Knife Sharpener

We spent more than 45 hours researching and testing paring knives to find the best choice for most people. Read on to see what we recommend.

The Best Paring Knife

We’ve tested 19 pepper mills since 2014, and we still think the Peugeot Paris u’Select Pepper Mill is the best.

The Best Pepper Mill

We’ve made and consumed over 200 popsicles since 2013, and we think the Tovolo Classic Pop Molds are your best bet for frustration-free frozen treats.

The Best Popsicle Molds

After putting in 30 hours of research and crushing 75 pounds of food, we've picked the best handheld potato masher and ricer. Learn what's right for you here.

The Best Potato Masher and Ricer

After testing 14 different reusable straws, we’ve found a pick that is comfortable, easy-to-clean, and extendable.

The Best Reusable Straws

We spent 20 hours researching and testing 12 rolling pins on three types of dough in search of the best pick for most people. Read on for which made the cut.

The Best Rolling Pin

We spent 25 hours researching and testing salad spinners, including interviewing authors of salad-centered cookbooks. Read on to see what we recommend.

The Best Salad Spinner

To find the best spatula for every scenario, we’ve tested spatulas of all types––from all-purpose fish spatulas to silicone scrapers.

The Best Spatulas

After 30 hours of researching and spiralizing many pounds of vegetables, we think the OXO Good Grips Spiralizer is the best choice for most people.

The Best Spiralizer

After more than 30 hours researching dozens of tea steepers, we’ve found these to be the best ones for most people.

The Best Tea Steeper

We spent 20 hours researching and testing to find the best Y-shaped and straight swivel vegetable peelers. Here's what we recommend.

The Best Vegetable Peeler

Certified to remove contaminants, these water filters, pitchers, and dispensers can improve home drinking water.

The Best Water Filter Pitcher and Dispenser

We’ve tested 23 chef’s knives, chopping over 70 pounds of produce since 2013, and found the best chef's knives that are comfortable to use, reliable, and sharp.

The Best Chef’s Knife

Although you can spend plenty of money on a gadgety wine opener, every wine expert we spoke to prefers a simple corkscrew. We like True Fabrications’ Truetap.

The Best Corkscrew for Opening Wine

For perfectly round scoops with minimal hassle, you can’t beat the classic Zeroll scoop. It produces gorgeous scoops out of even the densest of desserts.

The Best Ice Cream Scoop

After seven hours of research and testing, plus over a year of long-term testing, we found the best ice cube trays for most people. Read on for our picks.

The Best Ice Cube Tray

We tested more than 36 instant-read meat thermometers and probe thermometers for speed, accuracy, and price. Here are our top picks. 

The Best Meat Thermometers

After more than 60 hours of research and testing, we think the Wüsthof Classic Ikon 7-Piece Walnut Block Knife Set is the best for most people.

The Best Knife Set

We’ve tested dozens of measuring cups since 2013 and recommend the Pyrex measuring cup for liquids and the Simply Gourmet Measuring Cups for dry ingredients.

The Best Measuring Cups

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