Essential cooking tools under $10

Affordable, functional, gift-able. No images? Click here   Essential Kitchen Tools for $10 or Less There are plenty of reasons to love expensive cooking gear—a shiny new high-end blender, stand mixer, or Dutch oven promises a world of fun new kitchen projects and tasty meals—but good cooking certainly doesn't require pricey tools. In fact, some of our most used, versatile, and treasured items cost about as much as a couple of fancy-ish cups of coffee. Read on for our favorite pieces of equipment priced at $10 or less, all of which will make cooking at home a little simpler, more streamlined, and more delicious. Get the whole story –>   A Bench Scraper Use this one to portion your pasta dough, transfer chopped vegetables into a big pot, or give your cutting board a quick clean after you’ve peeled garlic and shallots.   A Vegetable Peeler Y-peelers are the best type of peeler for your kitchen. Their carbon steel blades are super sharp, and they work well for lefties and righties. A Utility Knife Use yours to cut open bags of rice, slice perfectly uniform labels, free cucumbers from their shrink-wrap, and even trim pie dough.   Bar Keepers Friend This affordable cleaning solution is the key to ridding your pans (and your stovetop, and just about any kitchen surface you can imagine) of grime and dark spots left by polymerized oil. A Silicone Turner There are many different kinds of spatulas out there, but if you own and use a nonstick pan, you'll extend its lifespan with a silicone spatula. It won't scrape away the Teflon like its metal counterpart.    A Glass Pie Plate We’ve known for a while that cheaper is better when it comes to pie plates. We recommend sticking with simple tempered glass, which heats more quickly than stone. This helps butter melt faster, for a flaky, golden crust instead of a sad, soggy bottom.  Don't miss our latest buying guides! Wood or Plastic Cutting Boards? That Is the Question​ The Best Pro Cooking Tools for Your Home Kitchen​   The Best Knives to Have in Your Kitchen The Best Cooking Tools for Kids of All Ages​   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

7 rules for a better rice bowl

What's new on Serious Eats No images? Click here FEATURES 7 Rules for a Better Rice Bowl​ Delicious rice bowls are all about flavor and texture. Here's how to maximize them both.  Read Now TECHNIQUES Beyond Málà: Fuchsia Dunlop on Sichuan's Fish-Fragrant Flavor​ Learn More RECIPES Sheet-Pan Salmon With Tomato-Eggplant Compote​ Learn More TECHNIQUES Break Out Your Nonstick Skillet for the Best Crispy Duck Leg Confit Learn More FEATURES Everything You Need to Know About Oat Milk​ Learn More FEATURES Icing on the Cake: A Guide to Basic Frosting Types​ Learn More RECIPES Korean Anchovy Knife-Cut Noodle Soup (Myeolchi Kal Guksu)​ Learn More RECIPES Rich Red Wine Duck Jus Learn More Email Continues After Ad Below PODCAST Maangchi on Being the Korean Julia Child​ Learn More TASTE TESTS The Best Supermarket Queso Dips​ Learn More Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

The most popular kitchen tools in January

The best of the best No images? Click here   The Most Popular Tools and Equipment in January January was full of fresh starts, especially in the kitchen. Many of you treated yourself to a new piece of cookware or finally used those holiday gift cards to outfit your pantry; some of you probably returned some gifts and bought something we recommend instead. (We can't blame you there!) Here are the most popular tools you bought this month. We hope you put them to good use!    Extra-Deep Cake Pans Stella relies heavily on these super-deep cake pans by Fat Daddio's. Pick one up for towering cakes that are as impressive as they are delicious.   Tojiro Bread Knifes You can't beat this affordable (and very sharp) bread knife, which will easily slice through everything from ripe tomatoes to crusty sourdough.  The Food of Sichuan Many of you have been shopping for Fuchsia Dunlop's newly released (and revamped) book—and making her classic Sichuan dishes right along with us.   Honing Steels A new year calls for taking better care of your knives, starting with a honing steel to keep those edges sharp.  Cast Iron Pans There's nothing more versatile than a cast iron pan, whether you're searing a big steak or even baking a cake.    Spice Grinders For fresher, more vibrant spices, you've learned that having a spice grinder at home is the way to go. (Way to go!)  Don't miss our latest equipment reviews! The Best Universal Wine Glasses The Best Steak Knives   The Best Wooden Cutting Boards The Best Plastic Cutting Boards   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe