Our Test Cooks Reveal Their Favorite Equipment for Cooking at Home

Our Test Cooks Reveal Their Favorite Equipment for Cooking at Home

Our Cook’s Illustrated test cooks take you into their kitchens to discuss their favorite pieces of kitchen equipment and what makes them special.

Buy our winning spider skimmer: https://amzn.to/3dqhAaz
Buy our winning quarter sheet pan: https://amzn.to/2YMiwSs
Buy our winning digital thermometer: https://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4?tw=ATK
Buy our winning chef’s knife: https://amzn.to/2zpZGWw
Buy Steve’s favorite liquid measuring cups: https://amzn.to/2LbD8vx
Buy our winning carbon steel skillet: https://amzn.to/35HbUq0
Buy our winning bench scraper: https://amzn.to/2xLdXwN
Buy our winning cast iron skillet: https://amzn.to/2T3o8nZ

ABOUT US: Located in Boston’s Seaport District in the historic Innovation and Design Building, America’s Test Kitchen features 15,000 square feet of kitchen space including multiple photography and video studios. It is the home of Cook’s Illustrated magazine and Cook’s Country magazine and is the workday destination for more than 60 test cooks, editors, and cookware specialists. Our mission is to test recipes over and over again until we understand how and why they work and until we arrive at the best version.

If you like us, follow us:
http://cooksillustrated.com
http://facebook.com/americastestkitchen

http://instagram.com/testkitchen
http://pinterest.com/testkitchen

50 Comments

  1. Eli Edgecomb on March 9, 2021 at 12:58 am

    We wanted to meet the cat.



  2. LESLIE on March 9, 2021 at 12:59 am

    Thank all! Great tips! Steve – I bought those measuring cups and have been trying to figure out the best way to use them .. obviously I haven’t given them a chance 😉



  3. D the B on March 9, 2021 at 1:00 am

    Doesn’t look like the Olvida Skillet is available anymore.



  4. Quinn Webb on March 9, 2021 at 1:01 am

    My favorite is a slow-cooker. Very versatile and underrated. Along with the traditional foods you can cook fish and even bake bread.



  5. Daryl Johnson on March 9, 2021 at 1:02 am

    Enjoyed the video! We have the spider, Thermapen, minipan and carbon steel skillet, which came with my husband 35 years ago, it is totally nonstick, and Dan, our resident black cat is named Raisin.



  6. c richardson on March 9, 2021 at 1:05 am

    They post vertical because Instagram posts are vertical.



  7. SuperPussyFinger on March 9, 2021 at 1:06 am

    Way to rock that portrait mode. You people think ahead.



  8. Pan Snwj on March 9, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Julia Child didn’t need any of that crap. She cooked and instructed and shared info as she cooked.



  9. Ann Hughes on March 9, 2021 at 1:09 am

    ATK is my favorite cooking show! Thanks for showing some of the staff at home sharing favorite equipment. Loved them all! Dan, what’s the cat’s name?



  10. Leconte Lee on March 9, 2021 at 1:11 am

    Pad See Ew pizza?! What??!



  11. Kevin Tipton on March 9, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Is there anyway you could provide the exact dimensions to the eighth size sheet pans Dan uses at home? I bought the one’s on the link (10×7) and they appear to be different. Dan’s appears to be longer and thinner, like 8×5.



  12. Dana Leigh on March 9, 2021 at 1:12 am

    We call it a spider, not a skimmer. And, yes it’s bamboo. If it’s a fave you’d know this.



  13. Terry Hendrix on March 9, 2021 at 1:17 am

    I love kitchen gadgets of every size and enjoyed seeing your favs! Thank you!



  14. Michael Grimes on March 9, 2021 at 1:18 am

    Becky is SO CUTE!!!!



  15. plflorence on March 9, 2021 at 1:20 am

    Wait what? Pad see ew pizza???? Was that from Thai food left overs? 🤣



  16. Vic on March 9, 2021 at 1:22 am

    Please include links to those exact products, or at least their names and models. Thank you.



  17. Walter McGurn on March 9, 2021 at 1:23 am

    Nice to see Them at Home.



  18. L L on March 9, 2021 at 1:24 am

    The cast iron skillet link takes to Lodge brand not the one mentioned in the video. Help!



  19. Avalon449 on March 9, 2021 at 1:24 am

    Wow! Becky, you look amazing!!!



  20. fida80 on March 9, 2021 at 1:25 am

    Showing rusted pan and saying rust free😂



  21. Bo Ayya on March 9, 2021 at 1:25 am

    Top on my list would be the pull food chopper.



  22. HappilyBlue on March 9, 2021 at 1:25 am

    Talking equipment without Lisa? Blaspheme!



  23. Eugene Sedita on March 9, 2021 at 1:26 am

    Dan, dimensions/ brand of your 1/8 sheet pans?



  24. Brian Tuma on March 9, 2021 at 1:28 am

    Awwwww Dan’s a cat dad!



  25. E Fudd on March 9, 2021 at 1:30 am

    Ok, so what are the whip cream whippers?



  26. Spiderbeavis on March 9, 2021 at 1:31 am

    Pro tip…turn your camera sideways before recording video. You’ll get (and provide) HD as a result, and will be able to fit more information in one frame…you know, just like they do at your job!



  27. Karen Hackney on March 9, 2021 at 1:32 am

    I’d have to say my digital scale is my most used item, but my good ol’ garlic press is my favorite item to use. 😁



  28. Uncle Rat on March 9, 2021 at 1:32 am

    There is a new rule in home videos; if you show a pet you have to give the pet’s name.



  29. Richard Dalin on March 9, 2021 at 1:33 am

    Love the Thermapen. I’ve used one for years.



  30. Shifra Baila on March 9, 2021 at 1:33 am

    I am really glad I viewed this. In fact, because of "Steve" recommendation, I purchased the silicone measuring cups. With regard to the cast iron skillet which was shown and noted as being coated with "nickel", is this safe? Doesn’t the nickel leak into the food. He showed baking a pizza but lined the skillet with parchment paper.



  31. Dave After Dark on March 9, 2021 at 1:34 am

    Love these videos. They really help get to know everyone at the test kitchen!



  32. MrTeko75 on March 9, 2021 at 1:34 am

    wow the pizza crust looked awesome. Is the Cook’s recipe?



  33. Petrus Paty on March 9, 2021 at 1:35 am

    Very helpful. Come on support each other. Trustful.



  34. Great Horned Owl on March 9, 2021 at 1:35 am

    Dan, love the wire skimmer. Didn’t know I needed one until I bought a wok, now I use it for everything: boiled eggs, french fries, digging for bay leaf in bolognese sauce. Will look into that pan for laying down spoons.



  35. wayne moran on March 9, 2021 at 1:37 am

    Without getting too creepy let me just say Becky has handled the quarantine better than any of us. Or at least me anyway. And I use my thermopen a lot not just for protein but oil temps too.



  36. Dale Stadler on March 9, 2021 at 1:40 am

    Click the arrow in the description box and you’ll find links to the products.



  37. CrusaderCat on March 9, 2021 at 1:40 am

    Kitty cat!



  38. lopu zhica on March 9, 2021 at 1:42 am

    Man, I’m buying this cast iron skillet… Pizza look aaaaaamazzzing. Thanks, dude.



  39. Holy_Mess on March 9, 2021 at 1:43 am

    Watching Becky’s thermometer fluctuate was fascinating for some reason lol. 74! 🏁 I love seeing her in videos. She makes me feel at home. 😊
    Lan makes me want to get a whetstone even more than I do on a normal day. Remember, it’s a cozy kitchen, not tiny. 😁
    Man, that pizza looked delicious. I’m not entirely sure what to imagine it tasting like, but I was fixated. 🙂
    Thank you, everyone!
    💜💚



  40. isaac on March 9, 2021 at 1:43 am

    Dan is even sexier at home 😂😍



  41. Gail Oakley on March 9, 2021 at 1:44 am

    The video is too small. Very hard to see.



  42. Cris C on March 9, 2021 at 1:45 am

    Where can I get those measuring cups? They look awesome!



  43. Anthony Leal on March 9, 2021 at 1:45 am

    Who’s Steve?



  44. Jeff, the God of Biscuits on March 9, 2021 at 1:46 am

    Pad see ew pizza is an abomination and I would eat every bit of it! ☺️



  45. Clifford Law on March 9, 2021 at 1:46 am

    Becky could explain how to wash dishes and I would still watch and listen to her.



  46. KM on March 9, 2021 at 1:48 am

    I completely agree with Becky! The insta-read thermometer is absolutely key. I use it on the grill, on the stove, in the oven. The single greatest investment I ever made.



  47. Mark Johnson on March 9, 2021 at 1:49 am

    Olvida Cookware has apparently gone out of business.



  48. catips on March 9, 2021 at 1:53 am

    Dan, I love your black cat— I got a glimpse of ❗️❗️❗️❗️😻😃



  49. HappilyBlue on March 9, 2021 at 1:53 am

    Hey if you’re gonna shoot a vertical video (which, you shouldn’t), at least upload it vertically.



  50. tha vvolf on March 9, 2021 at 1:55 am

    The isi measuring cup are heat resistent too, you can pour hot liquids in and still be able to handle with out pain