Cooking for one doesn’t need less gear — it needs right-sized gear. My six-tool starter kit for one-person households: an 8-inch skillet, a 2-quart saucepan, a quarter sheet pan, and three more pieces that fit small spaces and small portions.
I boxed up my entire Portland kitchen for 30 days and only let myself keep what I actually used. Here are the 8 tools that survived, what I removed, and why.
I ran five budget meat thermometers through ice baths, boiling water, and a month of real cooking. These are the under-$30 picks I trust — and each one’s real flaw.
I taped over the logos and blind-tested five chef’s knives under $100 for a month in my Portland kitchen. Here are the ranked picks — and the surprising overall winner.
I tested five of the best BBQ tool sets through a full grilling season. Here are the tongs, spatulas, and kits actually worth buying for your backyard.
I tested five mandoline slicers for paper-thin precision and finger safety — from the OXO Chef’s 2.0 to a Japanese Benriner. Here are my picks and how to use them without losing a fingertip.
The best kitchen gadgets under $30 — 6 budget tools I’ve tested in my Portland kitchen, with an honest con for each and the cheap gadgets worth skipping.
I put six popular kitchen gadgets on a stopwatch — prep time and cleanup included — to find the ones that genuinely save time and the “time-savers” that don’t.
I tested the most popular “viral” kitchen gadgets on Amazon. Here’s my honest verdict on which ones to skip — and what actually works instead.
We tested 60+ kitchen gadgets so you don’t have to. Here are 25 tools that earn their drawer space — plus 5 bestsellers to skip.