Carote

Amazon

Covered Ceramic 12" Fry Pan

Ceramic Fry Pan (Set of 2)

Fry Pan (10.5")

Nonstick Frying Pan (10")

Large Fry

Reserve 12" Frying Skillet

Always Pan

Always Pan 2.0

We love this lil cutie from Carote... It's slippery, cheap, comfy in the hand, and pretty in a "scandi" kinda way.

Ross 

Our Place

3qt Saute Pan

Always Pan Pro

The main feature of this pan is its titanium oxide coating — which does in fact make it pretty nonstick, but it's applied so poorly that I can't recommend it.

Definitely interesting materials science, but genuinely one of the lowest-production quality pans I've ever tested.

Chrome

Global

Meiji 10" Chef's Knife

Classic 210mm Chef's Knife

Spartan Ghost Chef's Knife 8"

8" Chef's Knife

The 8" Knife

Professional Series 8" Chef's Knife (MTH-80)

Premier Chef's 8"

Everyday Chef's Knife

Classic Ikon 8" Chef's Knife

Förslag 3-pc Knife Set

Rosewood 8" Chef's Knife

French Chef's Knife

Classic Chef's 8"

Vardagen Chef's Knife 8"

Briljera Chef's Knife 8"

Vörda Chef's Knife 8"

365+ Chef's Knife 8"

Pro Le Blanc 8" Chef's Knife

365+ 6" Utility Knife

Birchwood SG2 8" Chef's Knife

Black 5000MCD67 8" Gyuto

G-56 7" Santoku

G-2 8" Chef's Knife

GU-02 8" Asian Chef's Knife

210mm Ginsan Gyuto

Chef's Knife

Graphite 8" Chef's Knife (+ 13-pc set)

8” Brad Leone Signature Series Chinese Santoku Cleaver

7.25" Chef Series

8" Chef Knife

Koh 8" Gyuto

Kanso 8" Chef's Knife

Fibrox 8" Chef's Knife

Classic 6" Chef's Knife

This knife has been with me through it all — from restaurant jobs to 15 or so years of home cooking. 

If it were a dog, it'd be a golden retriever. It's a solid, reliable friend that countless readers of the late Anthony Bourdain's seminal book "Kitchen Confidential" were inspired to buy — myself among them.

Sure, it's not gonna break any world records, but I have not one bad thing to say about this knife.

Rui Tao

Hado

This knife, y'all. It's absolutely wild. From stem to stern, it feels and looks amazing. It holds an edge super well and I could swear it takes negative effort to slice through damn near anything.

It's biggest weakness is its biggest strength: its concave bevel. It feels sharper than anything, but it chips easily because it's so thin at the edge. So that means anything tough is really out of the question. You need a dedicated backup if you're ever going to be cutting partially frozen meat or — god forbid — a kabocha squash.

It's the motorcycle of knives: not the most practical, but it feels unlike anything else.

It's light-weight and has excellent geometry. 

It's a little longer than I typically prefer in a chef's knife, but it's so easy to use and light that I hardly notice.

Smoke & Mirrors (Memphis-ish Spicy BBQ)

Teakhaus

Cookin' Cut Synthetic Rubber Cutting board 

Hinoki Cutting Board

R01 Maple Edge Grain Cutting Board

Cutting Board

Chopping Block

FRK20 Soft Cutting Board

Aptitlig

Finfordela Flexible Chopping Board

Proppmatt Beechwood Cutting Board

Skogsta Acacia Cutting Board

reBoard Recycled Plastic Cutting Board

Edge Grain Cutting Board

Hi-Soft Cutting Board

A low-cost, nice hardwood cutting board. It's made of a fairly soft teak, so it's relatively gentle on knives (but also gets beat up pretty easily). 

We found that it has a slight odor that can be difficult for those with sensitivity to smells...

I'd love for it to be a little thicker, but I suspect it's thinness is why it's so cheap.

Yoshihiro

This cutting board has ruined other cutting boards for me. It's super gentle on knives, it doesn't slip around on your counter, it's relatively light, and it's easy to resurface with a little sandpaper if it gets too marked up or stained.

The only gripes I have are that it's an ugly color that stains easily and that handle cutout is pretty useless.

It's worth noting that there are a couple other LDPE (note: Yoshihiro claims it's made of "Soft PVA", but their manufacturer states that it's actually LDPE) models on the market, but as of writing they're significantly more expensive.

Though on the expensive end of cutting boards, I absolutely love this thing. It is a super nice texture that doesn't slide around. It does stain and the handle is way to small for my hands, but I use this everyday and don't like using any other cutting board now.

Truly a joy to use. It's not cheap but so much better than any and all synthetic cutting boards I've ever used.

A side note for those living outside the US where this might be hard to source, these boards seem to be sourced from Japan and they might be easier to order from there through the usual online retailers ("high soft" is the term that worked for me).

Great Jones

3.5qt Signature Round Dutch Oven

4qt Cocotte with Glass Lid

The Dutchess

Listen. I *so* badly want this to be my everyday pot. It's just not there yet and it comes down to quality control on the internal finish. It comes from the factory with tons of dimpling and pooling and it's just set up for failure. It cracked from top to bottom in just 2 days. The thing is, we know this detail can be fixed and there's a TON of promise here. The idea is fantastic, it's just the execution that needs tuned up.

For now, it's a hard pass. But I have faith that one day, if Great Jones prioritizes it, it can be a resounding smash.

Cookiemas 2022

KitchenAid

LB-3000

Nutro

Primo

Stela

KQ909

KQ908

KD-8000

11lb Scale

5lb Scale

Pronto

3817

1250

Enfinigy

Honestly, I'm enamored with the two-platform design. It's great for working at micro and macro scales within a given recipe.

The main platform "bouncing" between 0g and 1g ultimately irritated me enough that I couldn't make this my daily driver.

Vitamix

Williams-Sonoma

Cordless Hand Blender

MultiQuick 5 Vario Hand Blender

Control Grip Immersion Blender

Variable Speed Corded Hand Blender

Ultra-Stick

ProMix Hand Blender

Immersion Blender

Commercial Quik Stik

Far and away the nicest tool in its class, but still over-engineered. Details like the digital speed control (which automatically resets to the lowest speed every time it's plugged in) and the four-bladed bit (which makes the dome super hard to clean by hand) just don't need to be that way.

On the other hand, the fit and finish are phenomenal and it has arguably the best dome design out of all of them. Combine that with the most power in the category and you get an exceptional piece of kit.

Noah Johnson

Breville

There aren't many things I'd buy from Breville, but I think this unit is pretty thoughtful. I love the low, elongated dome design. The connection between the wand and the motor feels substantial (even if the diaphragms over the latches feel gross) and the handle is super comfy.

Not a ton of power, but enough to get the job done.

Akira Tareyama

I've now had 3 different versions of this scale over the last 15 years or so — usually received as gifts. As with each previous version, this latest iteration is still over-priced for what it offers to cooks.

It's simple and I don't like to argue with simple, but for that price I need a little higher fidelity. The MyWeigh KD-8000 does everything it does and more for less money (at the cost of being large and ugly).

Zwilling

Zwilling's not my favorite for a number of reasons, but this Enfinigy (ugh) line is at least interesting in principle, if not practice.

First off, I love that this scale is USB rechargeable. That kind of leap ahead of its competitors feels extremely out-of-character for Zwilling which had me excited.

In use, there are bits of fit and finish that feel pretty nice. I love the aesthetic of the seamless scale and display (although it can be hard to read the display when it's inside the platform).

I haven't torn it apart yet, but it also feels like Zwilling cheaped out on the internals (the stress gauges have a weird "bounce" to them).

This is super close to being best in class, but there are a few issues to work out. Maybe they can firmware update over that USB too?

I adore this scale and it all comes down to the knob. I spend a lot of time switching modes on scales and accidentally passing the one I want, but it's literally impossible to miss on this scale. Not to mention, the tare being just a press on the knob is super clever.

It's unique as a modern design, convenient, easy to use, and has all the major details I need. The only additional feature I'd love would be 10ths or 100ths of a gram. Really a great scale — especially for the price.

Cora 

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