Kitchen Gadgets
TempPro TempSwift Review: 6 Months of Weeknight Dinners
A practical, no nonsense review of the TempPro TempSwift after six months of daily use in a home kitchen with limited counter space.
A fast, accurate instant-read thermometer ended my streak of dry weeknight chicken. Notes from a former line cook with limited counter space.
A practical, no nonsense review of the TempPro TempSwift after six months of daily use in a home kitchen with limited counter space.
Two popular instant-read thermometers, three weeks of weeknight dinners, and one clear answer for the way I cook.
Why a home cook who spent years trusting his hands finally stopped guessing, with ten practical reasons from the weeknight kitchen.
A fast, accurate instant-read thermometer ended my streak of dry weeknight chicken. Notes from a former line cook with limited counter space.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space on using an instant-read thermometer to get moist chicken every time.
A home cook with limited counter space puts the TempPro TempSwift through six months of weeknight dinners and Sunday roasts. The honest version, including the parts the product page leaves out.
I've used the OXO Good Grips salad spinner every night for six months. Here's what actually happens when a home cook with limited counter space puts it to work.
A side-by-side test from a home cook with limited counter space. The OXO wins on capacity and control, but the pump spinner has its place.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space.
I nearly sent the OXO Good Grips salad spinner back to the store. Then one Thursday changed my mind, and now I use it every single week. Plain notes from a home cook with three feet of counter space.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space on washing, drying, and storing lettuce so it stays crisp for a week.
Six months of real weeknight and Sunday cooking with the OXO Good Grips salad spinner. What works, what does not, and whether it earns the cabinet space.
A former line cook puts the Zulay Kitchen metal garlic press through months of real weeknight dinners and Sunday crowd cooking in a small kitchen.
Two solid garlic presses, one clear winner for a home cook with no spare drawer space. Six weeks of weeknight dinners taught me which one I reach for.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space who finally stopped buying the jar.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space who finally stopped smelling like garlic at bedtime.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space.
I used the Zulay Kitchen garlic press for four months on weeknight dinners. Here's what nobody tells you about cleaning, peeling, and whether it's worth the drawer space.
Six months of near-daily use in a small kitchen: where the Fullstar chopper earns its drawer space, where it falls short, and who should buy one.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space on which tool earns the drawer.
Ten practical reasons a vegetable chopper earns counter space on busy weeknights, from a former line cook who cooks for three most nights.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space.
A plain-spoken look at the Fullstar vegetable chopper after months of weeknight use, including the parts the ads leave out.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space after two years of daily use.
Which blender earns its place in a small kitchen? Two months of weeknight testing says the hand blender, for most cooks.
A hand blender blends soup in the pot, cleans in seconds, and stores in a drawer. Marcus Bell explains why that fits a small kitchen better than a countertop blender.
Marcus Bell spent years hauling a big countertop blender out of the pantry. A KitchenAid hand blender changed his weeknight routine.
A practical walk through from a home cook with no counter space to spare: blend hot soup right in the pot, no pouring, no splashing, and cleanup in about ten seconds.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space.
A practical, no nonsense review of the TempPro TempSwift after six months of daily use in a home kitchen with limited counter space.
A home cook with limited counter space puts the TempPro TempSwift through six months of weeknight dinners and Sunday roasts. The honest version, including the parts the product page leaves out.
I've used the OXO Good Grips salad spinner every night for six months. Here's what actually happens when a home cook with limited counter space puts it to work.
Six months of real weeknight and Sunday cooking with the OXO Good Grips salad spinner. What works, what does not, and whether it earns the cabinet space.
A former line cook puts the Zulay Kitchen metal garlic press through months of real weeknight dinners and Sunday crowd cooking in a small kitchen.
I used the Zulay Kitchen garlic press for four months on weeknight dinners. Here's what nobody tells you about cleaning, peeling, and whether it's worth the drawer space.
Six months of near-daily use in a small kitchen: where the Fullstar chopper earns its drawer space, where it falls short, and who should buy one.
A plain-spoken look at the Fullstar vegetable chopper after months of weeknight use, including the parts the ads leave out.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space after two years of daily use.
Practical notes from a home cook with limited counter space.