Epicurious Gear, Tool, and Ingredient Recommendations
Our editors are constantly scouring the internet and testing to find the best versions of the kitchen tools you need: knives, coffee gear, pots and pans, and beyond. Find all of our gear and ingredient recommendations here.
Instant Potatoes Make Really Great Gnocchi (And Other Truths)
Potato flakes get a bad rap, but once you take them beyond the usual mash, you may find that you want to secure a little dedicated pantry space for them.
Anyday Cookware Review: Can You Really Cook All Your Meals in the Microwave?
We put the microwave cookware product line to the test.
How Much Should You Spend on Stainless-Steel Flatware?
What you need to know when shopping for silverware.
This Japanese Can Opener Is My Favorite Cutting Edge Kitchen Tool
Dump your clamp-and-crank can opener for this versatile, streamlined slicer.
The Best Reusable Beeswax Wrap
We tested six brands of the Earth-friendly alternative to plastic wrap. And guess what? Our half-eaten apples turned out just fine.
The 25 Best Memorial Day Kitchen Sales
Deals on appliances, grilling accessories, and more.
All the Back-to-Camp Lunch Supplies You Need
If your kids are going to day camp this summer, it's time to prepare for the lunch-supply crunch.
12 Cooking Tools, Snacks, and More the Epi Team Bought This Month
We're getting ready for outdoor dinner parties.
The Best Cleaning Products for Kitchen Tools That Want a Little Extra Attention
The sprays, sponges, goops, and powders the Epi team uses to keep our tools in tip-top shape.
We Found a Dupe for Our Favorite TikTok-Famous Cleaning Paste
British cleaning product The Pink Stuff frequently sells out online. Luckily, A-Ben-A-Qui cleaning paste is more widely available—and works just as well.
The Best Gifts for Couples Who Love to Camp and Cook
Two experts weigh in on the cooking gear that will enhance all your fire-cooked dinners outside and in the wilderness.
The Best Picnic Blankets for Leisurely Summer Lunches Outside
We tested picnic blankets made of linen, wool, cotton, and waterproof polyester blends to find the best blanket for every picnic goer.
Our Favorite Nonstick Pan (and More) on Sale at Target This Weekend
GreenPan, kettles, toasters, and classic dishware.
Turtle Chips Are for Texture Maximalists
Our VP of Video just can’t stop eating these extra-crispy snacks.
Why You Need Dried Mint In Your Kitchen
It adds a depth and earthiness to meats, cheeses, sauces, and soups that you simply don’t get with fresh mint.
Our 8 Favorite Fancy Mustards
As delicious as supermarket mustards can be, you’re missing out if you don’t explore the wide world of artisanal varieties.
The Wine Glasses I Wish I’d Registered For
Glasvin’s handblown glassware is luxurious, delicate, and somehow still sturdy.
The Best Wedding Gifts for Beginner Cooks
Maybe they just started cooking during the pandemic. Maybe they’re working on their omelet skills. Maybe their knives need an upgrade. These are the best wedding gifts for couples who are just learning to cook—or honing their basic skills.
The 24 Best Edible Gifts to Send Newly Married Couples
A jar of fancy nut butter, a bottle of peppery olive oil—these are the gifts to send to couples who love to cook, even if they don’t want a traditional registry.
8 Food Experts Pick the Best Gifts for Your Wedding Registry
Married chefs, food writers, cookbook authors, and more dish on the best things they added to their registries—and what they’d ask for if they could do it all again.
Yes, You Can Register for Alcohol
These are the bottles worth putting on your wedding registry—whether you’re learning the cocktail basics, really getting into classic cocktails, or devoted to bitter drinks.
The 18 Best Cookbooks for Newlyweds
Give the gift of a stellar cookbook collection: A mix of books that cover cooking fundamentals, weeknight meals, dinner party mainstays, and…dessert, of course.
The Best Subscription Boxes for Couples Who Love to Cook
Give the gift of food, month after month.
The New Guide to Wedding Gifts
2021 is a year of weddings like no other before it. So how do you buy wedding gifts?
The Best Expensive Gifts to Buy as a Group
If your budget only allows you to buy the most boring gift on the wedding registry, why not get a group of friends together and go in on something more impactful?
The Best Kitchen Wedding Gifts for Serious Home Cooks
Prepare for a glowing thank-you card.
14 Pandemic Wedding Gifts for All Your Newly (or Soon-to-Be) Married Friends
What to get the people in your life whose big weddings got canceled or postponed.
The Best Gifts Under $50 to Add to Your Wedding Registry
You've got the appliances and spendy cookware covered. Fill out your list with these lower price-point but just as vital kitchen tools and accessories.
The Best Food Charities to Add to Your Wedding Registry
How to harness the giving power of your guest list to do a little good.
How to Use Tamarind Paste, Pulp, Purée and More
The best tamarind varieties to buy, the best recipes to use them in, and more questions you have about this delicious sweet-sour fruit—answered.