Ryan Whitaker

I have spent the last three months testing eight different soup makers and heated blenders in my own kitchen, and I can tell you with certainty: not all of them produce a velvety bisque. Some left me with grainy bits of carrot, others scorched the bottom of the jug, and a few turned out smooth-as-silk … Read more

Living in a dorm room or rolling down the highway in an RV doesn’t mean eating cold ramen for four years. I tested 8 induction hot plates over six weeks, boiling water in my daughter’s dorm and simmering chili in my cousin’s Class C motorhome, and the right cooktop changes everything. The best induction hot … Read more

When my apartment kitchen had exactly 14 inches of counter space, I discovered something most guides miss: not all portable double burner hot plates are built for tiny kitchens. After testing 8 top models over 45 days, I found which ones deliver real cooking power without hogging your limited workspace. This guide covers the best … Read more

When you are hosting a dinner party or feeding a large family, a large electric wok changes the way you cook. Instead of juggling multiple pans on a crowded stovetop, you get one generously sized cooking surface that handles everything from stir-fry to deep frying to steaming. Our team spent weeks testing and researching the … Read more

Last Tuesday night I stood in my kitchen staring at a pile of vegetables, two hungry kids, and a stovetop wok that refused to get hot enough. That was the moment I started looking seriously at electric woks with nonstick coating for families. After 60 days of testing 8 models in my home, burning through … Read more

I’ve spent the last 60 days testing electric woks in my own kitchen, and I want to be honest with you: most of them don’t get hot enough for true wok hei. I burned through three batches of beef and broccoli, took temperature readings with an infrared thermometer, and stirred-fried for my family of four … Read more

Last Thanksgiving, I pulled a 22-pound turkey out of a flimsy foil pan and watched half the drippings slide into the oven floor. That disaster sent me on a two-month hunt for the best professional-grade roasting pans for entertaining, and I tested six contenders with everything from weeknight chickens to a full holiday prime rib. … Read more

When I pulled a hot seared chicken thigh from a 500°F oven last Sunday, I was holding nothing but the bare stainless handle of my saute pan and a kitchen towel. That moment is exactly why oven-safe saute pans exist. Our team spent 45 days testing 8 of the most popular oven-safe saute pans on … Read more

I’ve been baking bread at home for over a decade, and nothing transforms your workspace like the best large pastry boards for bread baking. After testing 12 boards across three months of sourdough, boule, and baguette sessions, our team found the surface you knead on matters far more than most bakers realize. The right wooden … Read more

Nothing frustrates me more than pulling a fruit pie from the oven only to find a soggy bottom crust or filling bubbling over the edge. After burning through three pies in one weekend during a baking mishap, I realized my regular pie plate was the problem. A shallow dish simply cannot hold the generous fruit … Read more