Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

Mar 25, 2025 | seriouseats.com | Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Spatchcock isn’t just a fun Scrabble word: By removing the backbone and flattening a chicken, it’ll cook quicker and more evenly. But to spatchcock, you need the right tools—namely, a pair of poultry shears. Unlike kitchen shears, poultry shears have spring-loaded handles and thick blades that make snipping through skin and bone easier. And the best-of-the-best poultry shears?

Mar 25, 2025 | seriouseats.com | Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

Everyone who works at Serious Eats lives in the Northeast—and the consensus is that it’s been a long winter. We’re excited for the spring: warmer temperatures, de-cluttering, and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. We’ll take any excuse to shop for excellent deals on our favorite kitchen gear. Now through March 31, Amazon’s slashing prices on things like our top budget meat thermometer, the best air fryer, and an unbeatable gas grill.

Mar 24, 2025 | seriouseats.com | Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

As a self-appointed Coffee Person, I’ve tried many, many burr grinders over the years. All of them had issues: They weren’t consistent enough, they took too long to grind, they spit coffee flecks all over my counter. My perfect grinder was elusive. That was until I tried the Breville Smart Grinder Pro. The Breville grinder combines performance, usability, and aesthetics. I know the latter seems trivial, but if an appliance is going to be a permanent fixture on my countertop, I want it to look good.

Mar 18, 2025 | seriouseats.com | Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The best stainless steel trash can comes from simplehuman. It has excellent odor control, a pedal, and a lid that opens and closes smoothly. For a plastic trash can that’s half the price, we also recommend simplehuman’s 13-gallon version, which comes in a handful of colors. Ah, the trash can: a receptacle for refuse, a container for scraps of all sorts.

Mar 14, 2025 | seriouseats.com | Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

I wouldn’t say my life’s predictable, but my day always starts with a cup of coffee. About five years ago, I went through a spate of food allergy testing—and one of them required cutting out dairy. I started drinking my morning coffee black, which made me super picky about coffee quality and kicked off my journey through Bean Land. Now, I own too many brewers and can tell you that the Ratio Six makes the best drip coffee I’ve ever had. There are so many qualities that make the Ratio a standout.