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An electric griddle filled with bacon cooking.
We Tested 13 Electric Griddles—5 Made Perfectly Cooked Pancakes and Crispy Bacon
a person lifting the all-clad skillet from an electric stovetop
I’ve Had This Durable All-Clad Stainless Steel Skillet for Years—It’s Still My Favorite
The GreenPan Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set on a white surface
To Find the Best Non-Toxic Cookware Sets, I Tested Them for a Month
A person searing pork in a cast iron skillet.
Carbon Steel vs. Cast Iron: Which One Should You Buy?
the all-clad D5 skillet with scrambled eggs inside it
These All-Clad Stainless Steel Pans Are So Lightweight, I Packed 2 in My Carry-On
the yeti cast iron skillet on a stovetop
Is Yeti's Cast Iron Skillet Just as Good as Its Coolers?
Ceramic skillets displayed next to each other
To Find the Best Ceramic Nonstick Skillets, I Scrambled and Fried 4 Dozen Eggs
A person cracks eggs into the OXO Obsidian Pre-Seasoned Carbon STeel Pan
The 5 Best Egg Pans I’ve Found as a Professional Kitchen Gear Tester
a hand pouring oil into a stainless steel skillet
The Best Affordable Pots and Pans, According to Our Very Best Tests
Quince Cookware
We Tried This Stainless Steel Cookware Set That’s Half the Price of All-Clad (and Were Pleasantly Surprised!)
A person using a spreader to spread crepe batter onto a crepe pan.
I Flipped 100 Crepes to Find the 4 Best Crepe Pans
five tamagoyaki pans on a gray surface
This Is the Best Tamagoyaki Pan You Can Buy
Four fondue posts on a light grey countertop.
I Tested Fondue Pots by Melting 10 Pounds of Cheese and Eight Pounds of Chocolate
Several pieces of copper cookware on a marble kitchen countertop.
I Tested 8 Copper Cookware Sets and Found 4 Worth Their Pretty Sheen
paella cooked in the machika paella pan
I Cooked Loads of Rice (and Talked to Experts) to Find the Best Paella Pans
A blue Staub Cast Iron Braiser on a marble surface.
Do You Need a Dutch Oven or a Braiser? We Asked Experts at Le Creuset and Staub
three hexclad skillets in different sizes with lids on a gray surface
HexClad Pans Are Everywhere—But Are They Worth the Steep Price Tag?
a carbon steel wok on a marble kitchen surface
Should You Get a Flat- or Round-Bottomed Wok?
overhead shot of four tagines on a tile surface
We Spent 12 Days Testing Six Tagines to Find the Best Ones
a butter warmer on a blue surface
You Don’t Need a Butter Warmer, but Then Again You Kind of Do?
a person pouring mushroom into a stainless steel skillet
The Best All-Clad Kitchen Gear, According to Our Exhaustive Testing
a small saucepan boiling water on a stovetop
The Best Made In Products, After Many Years of Testing
Making pastry cream in a saucier with a hand mid-whisk.
What’s the Difference Between Saucepans and Sauciers?
Staub Cast Iron 5.5-Quart Round Cocotte
Your Kitchen Needs a Dutch Oven—Here’s Why
Hazelnuts jump in a skillet as part of a tossing easiness test in our review.
These Are the Very Best Skillets for Sautéing, Searing, Simmering, and More
a variety of cookware on a stovetop
What Does Non-Toxic Cookware Even Mean?
Cookware on a glass stovetop, including a stainless steel skillet, nonstick skillet, saute pan, rondeau, and stockpot.
Cooking on a Glass Stovetop? We Rounded Up the Best Cookware for the Task
a number of small saucepans on a grey surface
I Tested 8 Small Saucepans and Found 4 Picks for Sauces, Browned Butter, and More
a rondeau on a stove with mushrooms and onions and a wooden spoon
​​Chefs Swear by Rondeaus—I Tested 9 of Them to Find 5 for Braising, Searing, and Stewing
Hazelnuts jump in a skillet as part of a tossing easiness test in our review.
What’s the Difference Between the All-Clad Cookware Lines?
three cast iron skillets on a kitchen countertop
Should You Buy a Cast Iron or an Enameled Cast Iron Skillet? Here’s a Comparison
a saute pan filled with tomato sauce and meatballs
To Find the 5 Best Sauté Pans, I Seared Dozens of Meatballs
A fried egg in the Yosukata wok.
The Best Wok Is $60 and Will Last Practically Forever
a person tossing mushrooms in a stainless steel skillet
The Best Stainless Steel Cookware, According to Our Tests
an illustration Le Creuset Dutch ovens of various colors
A Very Subjective Ranking of the Best Le Creuset Colors
All-Clad D3 3-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set 10 Piece on a white surface
I Tested Dozens of Stainless Steel Cookware Sets and Found 4 Worth the Investment
A stack of stainless steel pots and a frying pan resting on a countertop
I Tested 11 Saucepans to Find the Best Ones for Simmering, Boiling, and More
Le Creuset and Staub dutch ovens collaged against patterned yellow background
Le Creuset vs. Staub Ovens: The Battle of the Best
two stacks of various nonstick skillets against a white background
Ceramic vs. Nonstick Cookware: Is One Better Than the Other?
A person attaches a sous vide machine to a plastic Cambro container
The Best Sous Vide Containers (Some, You Might Already Have)
lineup of carbon steel skillets on a white surface
We Tested 15 Carbon Steel Pans to Find Ones That Could Sear as Well as Cast Iron
A person scrubs the interior of a dutch oven with dish soap, water, and a sponge.
How to Clean and Keep Your Dutch Oven Looking Like New, According to Experts at Le Creuset and Staub
a stack of enameled cast iron skillets in multiple colors
To Find the Best Enameled Cast Iron Skillets, We Fried Eggs, Seared Steak, and Baked Cornbread
a red Staub dutch oven on an oven's rack
Are Expensive Dutch Ovens Really Worth the Price?
An uncooked roast surrounded by potatoes and fennel and situated in a roasting pan
This Misen Roasting Pan Is Unconventional—But Truly Awesome
several braisers on a marble surface, with two stacked on top of the others
We Tested 8 Braisers—Here Are the Best Models for Braises, Shallow Frying, and More
three grill pans on a kitchen countertop
I Tested 10 Grill Pans—My 5 Favorites Got Top Marks
A bunch of pans stacked on a gas stove
We Spent Weeks Testing 14 Nonstick Skillets and Still Don’t Think You Should Spend a Ton on One
five sauciers stacked on top of one another
We Found the 5 Best Sauciers After Whisking, Simmering, and Sautéing
A ceramic pan filled with broccoli atop an induction burner.
The Best Cookware for Induction Cooktops, According to Our In-Depth Tests
Two Pressure Canners sitting on a counter
I Found the Best Pressure Canners for Home Canners of All Levels—And Conquered My Canning Fears
An overhead view of several cast iron skillets
To Find the Best Cast Iron Skillets, I Seared Steaks, Baked Cornbread, and Fried Eggs
A carbon steel wok on a stovetop
How to Buy, Season, and Care for a Wok
Three stainless steel skillets on a kitchen countertop. One has two cooked salmon fillets in it.
We Tested 27 Stainless Steel Skillets—4 Were Sear-iously Good
A split image of a skin-on chicken breast being panfried in a stainless steel and nonstick skillet, respectively.
Why You Shouldn't Use Nonstick Cookware (Most of the Time)
Three stainless steel stockpots on a blue surface
To Find the Best Stockpots, I Watched 8 Pots of Water Boil (Literally)
Copper pans hanging from hooks on white wall
The Pros and Cons of Copper Cookware
a variety of dutch ovens on a countertop and stove
We Tested 22 Dutch Ovens to Find the Best Ones for Stews, Braises, and Loads More