Kitchen Basics

Take your cake on the road and a frosting-smeared trunk (or lap) is guaranteed. Safe, secure transport is what cake carriers are all about.

To find a pair that braved the elements, we had testers with a range of hand sizes don five pairs and put them through a series of extreme cleaning trials.

There’s nothing like relaxing while someone else works. And when the “someone else” is a robot, there’s not even any guilt attached.

A new wave of “produce keepers” is cramming supermarket shelves, promising to extend the life of fresh produce. But can any deliver on this promise?

Why is it so hard to find a container that’s leakproof, opens and closes easily, and goes from freezer to microwave to fridge to dishwasher without warping or wimping out?