Category: Cooking with Kids

Best Grinder

What’s the best grinder for spices and herbs? We tried out several top brands of manual grinders in our test kitchen to find the best bets. Which worked well for dried chiles? What about more coarse spices like peppercorns? What if you have arthritis? Here are the winners.

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Best Black Garlic Powder & Cloves

What is the best black garlic? To find out, we tried 11 brands of black garlic and made a variety of dishes—whole cloves on pizza slices, powdered black garlic powder sprinkled on popcorn. We then asked the garlic enthusiasts to judge the best bets. Here are the winners.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Moka Pot

What’s the best moka pot? To find out, we purchased several top brands and then started brewing coffee. Which made the best coffee? Was easiest to clean? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Ghee

What’s the best ghee? And what is ghee anyway? Popular in Indian cooking, it is clarified butter that is often used as a cooking oil thanks to its high smoke point. Even though it is made from cow’s milk, ghee is often labeled as lactose-free, since most of the milk solids are removed in processing. After trying out 7 brands of ghee and doing blind taste tests, here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Knife Sharpener

What’s the best knife sharpener? We surveyed our parent readers who are cooks to get their favorites. Then we interviewed the owner of a small knife sharpening business for their insights. With these suggestions, we did another 8 hours of research to compare options—looking for ease of use and effectiveness. Here are the knife sharpeners we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Dehydrated Refried Beans

What are the best dehydrated refried beans? Great for travel, camping and emergency food supplies, dehydrated refried beans are a great way to get fiber without taking up as much space/weight as the canned variety. We tried out 9 brands to find the best bets. Which had the best taste? Best bang for the buck? Here are the ones think are best.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Peppercorns

What are the best peppercorns? We asked our parent readers for their favorites—then we took 8 brands and did blind taste tests. Which had the best overall flavor profile? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Spicy Ramen

What’s the best spicy ramen? To find out, we took 8 brands of spicy ramen and did a blind taste test. Which had the most heat? The best noodles? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Bomba Rice

What’s the best bomba rice? To find out, we did a blind taste test with batches of arroza con pollo made with 5 different bomba rice brands. Which was best? Here are the ones we’d recommend! FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Apple Syrup

What is the best apple syrup? To find out, we mixed apple syrup from 9 brands into tea and coffee to find the best bets. Which had the best apple flavor? For folks looking for a sugar-free option? Here are the apple syrups that came out on top.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Black Rice

What’s the best black rice? To find out, we tried out 8 different brands of black rice, from sticky rice used in Thai-inspired desserts to so-called forbidden rice grown in China. Here are the the ones we liked the best.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Outdoor Deep Fryer

What is the best outdoor deep fryer for fried chicken or fish? Turkeys? Funnel cakes? We spent 9 hours researching the best bets, including surveyed our vast parent readership for their favorites. What worked best in the real world? Easiest to use?

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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