April 23, 2012 Welcome to Learn to Cook Week! We’re dedicated to making everyone a better cook, especially in our newly launched America's Test Kitchen online Cooking Sch...
January 7, 2013 There’s nothing worse than treating yourself to an expensive piece of cheese, then having to toss it in the trash a couple days later because it’s harden...
October 1, 2012 Since soapy water can strip the seasoning off of cast-iron cookware, our standard cleaning method is to heat a little oil in the pan, add salt, and use this ...
September 9, 2012 Potato chips are a guilty pleasure, and deep-frying your own at home just adds an oily mess to the equation. So when we spotted a gadget that promised to tur...
February 15, 2013 In the latest issue of Cook's Illustrated, the Test Kitchen's equipment testing team put 8 popular automatic drip coffee makers through the ringer—and, aft...
December 3, 2012 A potato ricer can take a pot of inconsistently shaped spuds and turn them into smooth, fluffy mashed potatoes. Every ricer we’ve tried over the years has ...
October 31, 2011 This banana-protecting device can raise some eyebrows with its admittedly phallic, but rigorously ergonomic, design. It’s certainly a conversation-starter....
November 21, 2011 Too many people struggle with dull knives. Sharpen your knife, and it’s like a miracle—cooking just gets easier.
Gadget name: Chef’sChoice M130 Elec...
October 29, 2012 In the test kitchen, our preferred method of shredding hot meat has always been the two-fork technique. It works well enough—but because the tines are so c...
January 2, 2012 http://youtu.be/_SV7xoeOD4o
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