Lightweight easy-to-handle cookware for seniors: Which Fits
Buy the pan that is easy to lift with dinner in it, not the one that only looks slim on a spec sheet, and let the pot’s lid do the draining. That…
Lightweight easy-to-handle cookware for seniors: Which Fits
Buy the pan that is easy to lift with dinner in it, not the one that only looks slim on a spec sheet, and let the pot’s lid do the draining. That…
Large 20-piece cookware sets: Miscounts, Fixes, and Picks
A wrong pick among large 20-piece cookware sets can cost $130 to $200 and still leave you with five pots and pans, as the stainless T-fal Cook & Strain 20-Piece Stainless Steel…
Large 15-piece cookware sets — Matched to Your Cooktop
Two boxes can both say “15-piece” and hold almost nothing in common: the Cuisinart MultiClad Pro MCP-15N is nine pots, pans and inserts plus six lids, while the Farberware Cookstart DiamondMax 15-Piece…
Carbon steel woks made simple: pick, season, cook
America’s Test Kitchen’s wok lineup ran from a carbon steel winner at 3 pounds 4.6 ounces to a cast iron wok at 11 pounds 9.6 ounces, a gap of more than eight…
Pre-seasoned cast iron skillets: Fit Your Budget and Burner
A pre-seasoned label does not mean a pan is broken in. Pre-seasoned cast iron skillets leave the factory with a thin, baked-on layer of oil, and in published tests that layer ranged…
Enameled cast iron cookware: What Sets 6 Models Apart
A cook who braises short ribs on Sundays, bakes no-knead bread and wants one pot that goes from range to table is shopping for enameled cast iron cookware with a different set…
Cast iron cookware sets: What to Buy, How to Use (2027)
For most kitchens, the best cast iron cookware sets in 2027 are seasoned Lodge bundles built around a 10- or 12-inch skillet, with a Dutch oven added only if you braise or…
Roasting pans with racks — A Pick for Every Roast
Choose a fully clad stainless pan with a rack that fits snugly, and you sidestep the two failures that sank several of the roasting pans with racks in America’s Test Kitchen’s ten-pan…
Copper saucepans: 6 Pans That Earn Their Price
A copper saucepan bought for the wrong cooktop is an expensive mistake, because classic copper is not magnetic and an induction burner simply ignores it. Price compounds the risk: America’s Test Kitchen…
Under cabinet range hoods: Sizing Method, Then the Picks
The Hauslane Chef Series PS18 is advertised at 860 CFM, yet the spec sheet for the same hood lists 500 CFM of laboratory airflow. The Broan Glacier GLA2303SS claims 350 CFM at…