In this section we talk about miscellaneous small kitchen tools. Some are lifesavers in the kitchen, others just captured our interest. It's also a bit of a catch-all for kitchen and cooking-related topics that aren't reviews and aren't how-tos.

Small Kitchen Tools


Baking can be tricky. When you’re solely reliant on visual cues, it’s easy to get it wrong, especially if you only bake occasionally (holiday cookies! birthday cake!). And with a low of 150F/66C (cheesecake) to a high of 210F/99C (some breads and cakes), the range of doneness may be bigger than you thought. You probably have

Temperatures of Baked Goods Infographic

A French press makes the best coffee in the world. With the right equipment, you can have coffee-house coffee at home! Here’s everything you need to make great pressed coffee…and a little about what you don’t need, too… Have you ever used a tool or appliance that was so terrible, you couldn’t even believe it was

My Favorite French Press…And One I Hated

Amazon Prime Day 2022 is July 12-13. You can find some great prices on 4K TVs and other electronics. We haven’t seen a lot of great kitchen deals yet, but we’re keeping our eyes peeled on Amazon and other sites, and we’ll add them as we find them.  Even though the Prime Day event is just 2 days, you

Amazon Prime Day 2022: The Best Deals on Kitchen Products

Kitchen items don’t always make the greatest gifts. They can be seen as too practical and unromantic to be gift material. So before you buy a loved one a kitchen-themed gift, make sure it will be appreciated.  Having said that, there are a ton of really wonderful kitchen items that can make fabulous gifts. If you’re going

The Rational Kitchen’s 2018 Ultimate Gift List for Cooks and Food Lovers

How many ounces in a liter? How many oz in a quart of water? How many ounces in a cup? How many grams in an ounce? And what’s the difference between an ounce and a fluid ounce, if any? We’ll look at these and other common kitchen conversions seen in Google searches. Kitchen measurement conversions can be

Ounces in a Liter: Easy Kitchen Conversions (With Printable Charts!)

In less than 5 years, sous vide cooking has moved from the food geekery fringes into the mainstream spotlight. Immersion circulators have become a popular gift item for cooks and food lovers. Food blogs–and not just “modernist” ones–have exploded with sous vide recipes and techniques. It’s a craze that’s taken the culinary world by storm.But

Sous Vide: Passing Fad or Here to Stay?