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If you have a passion for cooking, you’re likely willing to shell out a little more for kitchen tools. Once you’ve gotten a taste of high-quality equipment that performs well, it’s hard to go back to just any old chef’s knife, cookware set, or appliance brand. We’ve compiled a collection of items to help you chop, mix, blend, bake, grind, simmer, and smoke your way through your favorite recipes. Our editors have thoroughly vetted these picks. From the world’s best Dutch ovens to a top-of-the-line toaster oven, here are 15 ideas for your next culinary splurge..Le Creuset’s enameled Dutch ovens are made in France and are renowned for their heirloom quality and exceptional heat retention. An ideal vessel for baking bread, simmering stews, and even deep frying, this editor favorite has proven itself time and again as one of the most versatile pieces of cookware to own. The light-colored interior enamel makes it easy to see what’s cooking, and the heavy lid keeps moisture from escaping to prevent slow-cooking braises from drying out. The brand’s signature ovens come in a multitude of sizes and a veritable rainbow of colors, with limited-edition hues released every so often.
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- While Le Creuset is practically a household name in the U.S., restaurants across France more often rely on the quality and durability of Staub’s Dutch ovens or cocottes. The thick walls and heavy lid maintain heat well, making them fantastic for slow cooking on the stove or in the oven. These vessels have a sleek, contemporary feel with straighter lines and deeply saturated colors. The dark interiors of the Staub ovens make it harder to monitor browning — but also mask stains. While Staub and Le Creuset have passed our rigorous Dutch oven tests neck and neck, we named the Staub cocottes the Best Overall. Staub costs a bit less on average than Le Creuset, but it will easily withstand a lifetime of use.
- While Le Creuset is practically a household name in the U.S., restaurants across France more often rely on the quality and durability of Staub’s Dutch ovens or cocottes. The thick walls and heavy lid maintain heat well, making them fantastic for slow cooking on the stove or in the oven. These vessels have a sleek, contemporary feel with straighter lines and deeply saturated colors. The dark interiors of the Staub ovens make it harder to monitor browning — but also mask stains. While Staub and Le Creuset have passed our rigorous Dutch oven tests neck and neck, we named the Staub cocottes the Best Overall. Staub costs a bit less on average than Le Creuset, but it will easily withstand a lifetime of use.
- While Le Creuset is practically a household name in the U.S., restaurants across France more often rely on the quality and durability of Staub’s Dutch ovens or cocottes. The thick walls and heavy lid maintain heat well, making them fantastic for slow cooking on the stove or in the oven. These vessels have a sleek, contemporary feel with straighter lines and deeply saturated colors. The dark interiors of the Staub ovens make it harder to monitor browning — but also mask stains. While Staub and Le Creuset have passed our rigorous Dutch oven tests neck and neck, we named the Staub cocottes the Best Overall. Staub costs a bit less on average than Le Creuset, but it will easily withstand a lifetime of use.
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The Breville Barista Express is one of the best options for at-home espresso next to installing a giant, Italian-made machine that connects directly to your water line. It’s got both automatic and manual operation, allowing home baristas of all levels to make lattes and macchiatos with ease. An integrated conical burr grinder, tamper, and frother give you the full experience of making espresso drinks from start to finish; an included stainless steel milk frothing jug lets you heat and steam any variety of milk to the perfect temperature. We were very impressed with its user-friendly setup and top-tier performance during our tests, and find that it pays for itself if you’re using it often enough, saving you the $5 to $7 per drink that you’d pay if you went to a coffee shop instead.
Vitamix is perhaps the gold standard when it comes to home blenders, with professional-level results that can’t less powerful models just can’t duplicate. Testing several Vitamix models, however, we have found them generally difficult to store. Enter the Explorian, a compact model with a 48-ounce pitcher and a low profile that fits in the countertop space under standard kitchen cabinets, which we really love. It’s equipped with 10 speed options and a pulse setting: all you need to achieve silky smooth results when it comes to blending soups, baby food, smoothies, and more. You can even make frozen margaritas or daquiris in seconds. It comes with a tamper to help press frozen or thicker mixes towards the blade for processing so you don’t have to scrape down the sides. If you’re short on space, this is the perfect Vitamix model to have all of the power with none of the bulk.
If you’re a pizza-loving household, you may have realized that your electric range or gas range simply can’t get hot enough to achieve a proper Neapolitan pie. The Ooni Volt 12 electric-powered indoor pizza oven sits right on your countertop to provide the blistering heat of a restaurant oven in a matter of minutes. During our tests, this oven reached 850°F ambient temperature in about 20 minutes, with the deck reaching 827°F. We cooked one pizza in about two minutes, which is particularly fantastic when you’re churning out personal-sized pies for a hungry crowd. Well-built with excellent temperature control, this oven is our favorite for at-home pizza night, provided you have enough space for it.
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