Tools and Gadgets

From digital scales (yes, you should own one) to thermometers and measuring cups, here are our favorite gadgets to fill up those kitchen drawers.
A sous vide machine on a blue surface
The Breville Joule Turbo Is the Most Powerful Sous Vide We’ve Ever Tried
A group of electric can openers on a kitchen countertop
We Opened 70 Cans to Find the Best Electric Can Openers
Several infrared thermometers on a grey countertop
We Took Hundreds of Readings to Find the Best Infrared Thermometers
One white, one red, and one pick thermometer on a blue surface
How to Calibrate an Instant-Read Thermometer
a variety of nut milk makers lined up on a wooden countertop
We Tested 7 Nut Milk Makers and Found Two for All of Your Non-Dairy Needs
Weighing water on a digital kitchen scale.
The OXO Scale Has Been Our Top Pick for More Than 5 Years (It's Truly the Best)
Three mini food processor on a marble kitchen countertop.
I Tested 11 Mini Food Processors to Find the Best Ones for Sauces and Other Small Tasks
A sheet of fresh pasta being rolled out.
The Best KitchenAid Attachments (for Burgers, Pasta, and Shaved Iced)
The Goldie Sourhouse on a wooden kitchen countertop
This Pretty Sourdough Starter “Sourhouse” Looks Like Decor, But Performs Admirably
several kitchen thermometers on a marble countertop
A Handy Guide to the Very Best Thermometers, Based On Our Tests
Our Favorite Cutting Boards Actually Get More Beautiful With Time—and You Can Snag Discounted Holiday Bundles Today
Our Favorite Cutting Boards Actually Get More Beautiful With Time—and You Can Snag Discounted Holiday Bundles Today
tortilla presses on a blue background
We Made Dozens of Fresh Tortillas to Find The Best Tortilla Presses
a stovetop grill grate on a gas burner with padron peppers on top
This Stovetop Grill Grate Lets You Grill Right on Your Gas Burner
oxo triple stove timer with three times displayed on a countertop next to the stovetop
You Will Use This $27 Kitchen Timer Way More Than You Think
a blue utensil crock full of wooden spoons and spatulas on a dark marble counter
Serious Eats Staff Spaces: A Tour of Our Utensil Crocks
Sauce spoons on a pale pink marble countertop
Baste, Serve, Spread, Sauce, Scoop—What Can’t A Sauce Spoon Do?
an array of grill presses on a marble surface
I Tested 11 Grill Presses and Found Five That Smashed the Competition
A person using a Thermapen ONE to take the temperature of ice water
These Are Our Favorite ThermoWorks Products from Years of Testing
three shaved ice makers on a marble suface
We Tested 8 Shaved Ice Machines and Two Delivered the Most Pillowy, Plush Results
the breville polyscience smoker being used
Our Favorite Smoking Gun from Breville Will Amp Up Your Cocktail Game—And Now It's 20% Off
ThermoWorks Smoke Remote BBQ Alarm Thermometer
This Wireless Thermometer Tells You When Your Barbecue Is Done—and It's 30% off in Time for Labor Day Weekend
A hand rolling gnocchi on a gnocchi paddle.
11 Pasta Tools That’ll Help You Go Beyond Homemade Fettucine or Lasagne
two thermometers on a grill table taking the temperature of a piece of meat cooking on the grill
We Put 19 Wireless Grill Thermometers to the Test—These Four Were the Best
A person using a thermometer to take the temperature of chicken thighs roasting in the oven
The Very Best Meat Thermometers, According to Our Tests
using the oxo bench scraper to cut up pizza dough
The Best OXO Kitchen Equipment, According to Our Exhaustive Testing
Side view of a molcajete
Masienda's Molcajete Is the Best We've Found
A person adjusting the grind setting of a breville coffee grinder
These Are Our Favorite Breville Products from Years and Years of Testing
a miniature whisks beats three eggs in a bowl
Our Favorite Space-Saving Kitchen Tools
various canning products on a kitchen countertop
Pressure Canning Gear 101: All of the Can-Do Gear You Need
ThermoWorks Mini Spat
Some of My Favorite Spatulas Come From A…Thermometer Brand
A person turning the control knob of a deep fryer
Our Favorite Deep Fryer from All-Clad Made the Crispiest Chicken Wings—And Now It’s 24% Off
thermopop with bowl of ice behind it
Here Are 17 of Our Favorite Kitchen Gear Upgrades (And They're All Under $40)
The Golde Superwhisk making whipped cream
Behold the $24 Whisk We Deemed “The Best-Designed Handheld Frother”
an array of handheld and countertop vacuum sealers on gray countertop
Handheld vs. Countertop Vacuum Sealers
Measuring salt on a digital kitchen scale.
How a Kitchen Scale Can Make You a Better Baker (and Cook)
A Sodastream on a counter next to some plants and glasses
Our Favorite Seltzer Maker Is Nearly 50% Off for October Prime Day—and It’s Actually Stylish Looking
The Best Portable Induction Burners
We Tested Portable Induction Cooktops to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Cooking
Overhead view of three cake testers
What’s the Point of a Cake Tester?
cooking scrambled eggs in a pan on an induction burner
How Do Induction Cooktops Work, Anyways?
Using the OXO bench scraper to scrape up gnocchi dough on a floured marble countertop
Bench vs. Bowl Scrapers: Why You Need Both
the aeropress on a black countertop with a coffee grinder and kettle in the background.
As a Coffee Professional, I Can't Recommend the AeroPress Enough
mini mortar and pestles
We Tested 10 Mini Mortar and Pestles—Three Crushed the Competition
Instant Pot sous vide on a colorful, white and blue speckled backdrop.
Our Favorite Budget-Friendly Sous Vide Machine from Instant Pot is 20% Off
a person using an instant-read thermometer to take the temperature of a chicken roasting in the oven
The Best Instant-Read Thermometer is Lightning Fast and 25% Off with Our Exclusive Code
A Thermapen one taking the temperature of a sous vide water bath set to 134 degrees
The Best Gear from Our Equipment Reviews, According to Serious Eats Staffers
a collection of tofu presses on a green background
We Tested 10 Tofu Presses—Three Squeezed By the Competition
using the acacia lunar to weigh a shot of espresso
I've Worked In the Coffee Industry for 16 Years—Here's Why You Need a Coffee Scale
the challenger fermentation mat
We Reviewed the Challenger Fermentation Mat and Recommend It for Sourdough Bakers
Ninja Creami Deluxe on countertop
We Reviewed the Ninja Creami to See if It Lived Up to the Hype
mandolines on a yellow backdrop
We Tested 8 Mandolines to Find Ones That Could Slice with Ease
five personal blenders on a countertop with white tile background
The Best Personal Blenders for Smoothies, According to Our Tests
Pastry cream being strained through a fine mesh strainer into a stainless steel bowl
Kitchen Gear and Tools We Think You Should Have Two (Or More) Of
Nesco vacuum sealer on a marble countertop
One of Our Favorite Vacuum Sealers Is Currently on Sale for 35% Off
Pasta made by the Imperia Pasta Maker Machine
I Tested 12 Pasta Makers to Find the Best Ones for Rolling and Cutting Dough
a group of electric citrus juicers on a marble surface
I Tested 11 Citrus Juicers to Find the Best Ones for Tackling Citrus Big and Small
A person using an offset spatula to frost a cake on a cake stand
Why an Offset Spatula Is the Tool I Can’t Bake Without
a top-down shot of apple slices in a dehydrator before being dried
How a Food Dehydrator Can Help You Reduce Food Waste
eight different miniature whisks on a marble background
We Tested 8 Mini Whisks and Came Away with Three Favorites