Best Kitchen & Dining Room
Best High End Wine Bottle Opener
While you can open a bottle of wine with a two-dollar corkscrew, the easiest (and most impressive) way to do it is with the Le Creuset Elegance Chrome Lever Model Screwpull.... read more
Best Bargain Kitchen Knife
Looking for a kitchen knife that offers great bang for the buck? Here is the best bargain kitchen knife.... read more
Best Manual Knife Sharpener
Top-of-the-line electric sharpeners can put an incredibly fine edge on your knives, but can cost a bundle. The best bargain manual sharpener is the AccuSharp 001 Knife Sharpener.... read more
Best Y-Shaped Steel-Blade Vegetable Peeler
Some cooks like the knife-like grip of a straight vegetable peeler. Others prefer the flexibility and control of a Y-shaped handle. Oxo provides both styles, each with the company's industry-leading cushioned non-slip ha... read more
Best Ceramic Vegetable Peeler
Most vegetable peelers are fairly low-tech and simple. And they do an ordinary job. They're little more than a steel or ceramic blade and a rubber handle. The Kyocera Perfect Peeler is different. If you're looking for th... read more
Best Cookie Sheets
Some bakers like big cookie sheets without edges, but the problem with these is that sometimes cookies slide off the edge -- and you can't use them for a lot of other slippery foods. And for most recipes you need a pair... read more
Best Straight Steel-Blade Vegetable Peeler
While ceramic peelers are high-tech and the blades don't dull as fast as steel ones, they are relatively fragile. Yank it too hard over a tough surface or bang it down on a table and the blade can chip or break. Many coo... read more
Best Peppermill
Pepper is much better when freshly ground, and there are hundreds of grinders on the market. The best manual pepper grinder by far is the Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill.... read more
Best Wine Aerator
To be fully enjoyed, wine often needs to breathe, or come in contact with air. This enhances the aroma and flavor and "smoothes out the sharp edges." Traditionally aeration was done by pouring ahead of time an... read more
Best Pizza Stone
One reason it's hard to make pizza at home that's as good as the kind you get from your local pizza parlor is that they bake it on a stone or brick surface. While you probably don't want an expensive commercial Blodgett... read more