Kitchen

An open dishwasher neatly loaded with plates, bowls and glasses

Kitchen

The Dishwasher Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes

Rinsing first, cramming it full, never touching the filter. Small habits explain most cloudy glasses and gritty plates, and fixing them costs nothing.

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A thin Japanese-style chef's knife and a heavier German-style chef's knife side by side on a wooden board

Kitchen

Why Japanese and German Knives Feel So Different

One feels like a scalpel, the other like a trusty tool you could drop on the floor. The difference comes down to steel, angles and how each tradition likes to cut.

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A chef's knife and chopped onion on a plastic cutting board, with a nonstick pan on the stove behind

Kitchen

A Kitchen That Lasts: How to Care for the Tools You Use Every Day

The tools you reach for every day don't usually fail from age. They fail from a few small habits. Change those and your knives stay sharp, your boards stay smooth, and your pans keep cooking the way they did on day one.

3 min read

Hands chopping an onion with a chef's knife, fingertips tucked in a claw grip

Kitchen

What Restaurant Cooks Know About Knives That We Don't

Professional cooks chop for hours a day without fuss. Most of their tricks have nothing to do with expensive knives and everything to do with habits.

3 min read

An open home refrigerator with leftovers, eggs, soup and a pie inside

KitchenQUIZ

How Long Does It Really Last? Guess the Kitchen Life of 12 Everyday Foods

Some things in your kitchen last far longer than you'd think. Others are gone in a day or two. Guess how long each one keeps, whether it's in the pantry or the fridge (set to 40°F or below).

12 questions