The blender that has outperformed all other models since 2014
This high-performance machine is worth the investment if you regularly use a blender to make things like thick smoothies, pureed soups, or motor-taxing nut butters.
Trusted in professional kitchens and juice bars, this brawny machine delivers the best performance you can get in a home blender. It’s been a choice since 2014, and we still love its graceful, smooth blend, wide speed range, and long warranty.
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A personal blender with style and substance
This powerful blender easily handles all ingredients, creating the silkiest smoothies in the least amount of time.
The cute and bubbly exterior of this blender hides its strength. It came out on top in our latest round of testing, with its 1,200-watt motor and sharp blades easily pulverizing everything from ice and frozen fruit to leafy greens and seeds.
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Waffles that are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside
This easy-to-use flip waffle maker produces thick, evenly browned Belgian waffles, worthy of a hotel buffet.
Let’s be real: a flip waffle maker is fun to use. But the real appeal of this one is that it produces irresistible puffy, evenly browned waffles and is excellent value for money.
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Our Best Pick of Dutch Ovens
This inexpensive Dutch oven has passed all the tests and its design rivals that of more expensive models. It’s also a breeze to clean.
Our top pick for Dutch ovens is a great value. You can comfortably grip the handles even with gloves, the curved base prevents food from getting stuck and its design allows steam to escape easily, giving you a better grip on meat and helping to concentrate flavors.
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A slow cooker that doesn’t overheat
This slow cooker made the best roast in our tests and has a probe thermometer to cook meat to a set temperature.
Our favorite since 2013, the Set & Forget offers the best performance and features of any slow cooker available. It excels at cooking food at a slow, steady pace and can automatically switch to the keep warm setting once cooking is complete.
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An automatic espresso machine for beginner baristas
Sleek and powerful, with excellent programming and a solid built-in grinder, the Barista Touch allows beginners to brew a variety of cafe-quality espresso drinks at home with very little learning curve.
This espresso machine is ideal for beginners: it offers plenty of guidance via its touchscreen control center, with step-by-step tutorials and multiple programs. It also includes advanced controls and allows manual operation for experienced users and people who want to get creative.
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A simple single-serve coffee maker
This machine is space-saving, quick and easy to use, with a powerful brewing function that enhances the flavor of your coffee.
For smaller households and kitchens, this compact coffee maker takes up little counter space and is easier to use than other Keurig models we’ve tested. The removable water reservoir makes filling easy and brews 8, 10, or 12 ounces.
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The best pitcher-style milk frother
This little machine can heat and froth dairy and non-dairy milk. It produces dense foam, even with cold milk, and can also melt chocolate to make hot chocolate.
Make your mornings a little more refined with this frother that offers nine setting combinations of different temperature and foam levels, including cold foam for iced lattes. The stainless steel pitcher is also comfortable to hold, easy to pour, and best of all, it’s dishwasher safe.
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An economical kettle that boils quickly
In our testing, this no-frills kettle heated water just as quickly as our top pick. It gets the job done inexpensively.
We recommend this simple, inexpensive kettle to anyone who prefers not to break the bank but wants a decent kettle for boiling water. It has a simple on/off switch at the base of the handle and automatically turns off when the water reaches a strong boil.
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An easy-to-clean water filter pitcher
Brita’s iconic pitcher in many ways defines the filter pitcher category, and it’s easier to use and clean than many other Brita models.
This Brita 10-cup pitcher is ubiquitous, but it’s also our favorite of the brand’s many options, mainly because it’s the easiest to take apart for cleaning and has no nooks and crannies where gunk can accumulate.
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A truly stunning soda machine
This sleek and polished countertop soda machine exudes a retro soda shop atmosphere. It produces aggressive, vivid bubbles in water and other drinks, and it is sturdy, durable and easy to use.
If you want a soda maker that’s especially conversation-worthy on your kitchen counter, the Breville InFizz Fusion, available in a wide range of colors, is the right choice. It is durable, stable and produces clean, long-lasting bubbles.
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A blender that outperformed more expensive models
This hand blender excelled in our testing, thanks to its ability to create smooth purees, overall ease of use, competitive price, and well-designed extras.
This hand blender features a unique blade that moves up and down during rotation, creating more cutting surface area and circulating food faster and more efficiently. It also comes with a chopper, which works wonders for weekday meal prep.
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Mixing bowls that make prep easy (with matching lids!)
These deep metal bowls are ideal for containing unwanted drips from spinning beaters and everyday mixing jobs. Plus, they come with lids for storing leftovers.
These mixing bowls are durable, attractive, and a particularly good choice if you use a hand mixer. We like that they keep spills in the bowl, are grippy enough to handle with one hand, and come with convenient, snug-fitting lids. Their capacity is, however, a little small for large batches.
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The best wooden cutting board we tested under $70
This affordable wooden board is ideal for simple cutting tasks and/or tight spaces.
Check out the best wooden cutting board we’ve tested for under $70. This smaller 14 x 14 board doesn’t have the craftsmanship of our other picks, but it’s decent for the price, suitable for many cutting tasks, and a nice size for serving cheese or charcuterie.
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Bag clips that will keep chips crispy for weeks
These revolutionary reusable chip clips seal snack bags and keep them from going stale for days or even weeks.
Colorful, practical and easy to use, these reusable chip clips keep your snacks fresh for a long time. With a variety of sizes to choose from, it’s easy to find the perfect one to keep your food from going bad quickly.
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The Best Dry Food Storage Containers We Tested
These durable, well-sealed plastic containers fit easily into most cabinets. They come in many sizes, can stack securely, and are easy to scoop or pour.
This sturdy container set withstood multiple drop tests and was dishwasher safe during testing. Impressively, the lids are completely leak-proof, making this one of the most leak-proof containers we’ve ever tried.
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