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Aug 20, 2024 | 
americastestkitchen.com | Sawyer Phillips |Hannah Crowley |Valerie Li Stack
Our favorite small food processor is the Cuisinart Elite Collection 4-Cup Chopper/Grinder. It has a sharp blade and responsive controls and is adept at handling tasks such as making dips and mincing vegetables. The KitchenAid 3.5 Cup Food Chopper is our Best Buy. It’s durable and works quickly without overprocessing. 5 Ingenious Ways to Use a Food ProcessorWho knew your food processor was the key to great cocktails?
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
americastestkitchen.com | Sawyer Phillips
Equipment Does your tea kettle have cloudy white buildup? Here’s how to get it sparkling again. By Published Aug. 1, 2024. If you’ve ever taken a look at your electric kettle and noticed some unsightly white buildup, you are not alone. The other morning I was boiling some water for tea and realized the glass was cloudy and stained. Toaster ovens needing a good clean makes sense—you’re cooking food in them. But kettles? The only thing that ever goes in a kettle is water.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
americastestkitchen.com | Sawyer Phillips
Equipment Don’t make the mistake of taking prices at face value. When shopping for paper towels, your first impulse might be to buy the cheapest—which makes sense. Concern over the rising cost of groceries is warranted, and we’re always looking for ways to save money at the supermarket. But when you reach for the budget brand of paper towels, you may actually be spending more money in the long run.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
americastestkitchen.com | Sawyer Phillips
Cooking TipsMake outdoor eats a little less basic and a little more luxurious. Picnicking seems easy enough, right? Throw a few sandwiches and snacks into a tote or cooler, grab a blanket, and find a park or beach. While that’s all fine and good, the right recipes and gear can elevate the whole experience. Here’s how to take your picnics to the next level. Sign up for the Well-Equipped Cook newsletterShop smarter with our ATK Reviews team's expert guides and recommendations.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
medium.com | Sawyer Phillips
2009 was a strange year, even by my standards. I began it on the receiving end of a breakup, moved in with my parents during the middle portion, and by the end drove to Kansas City after first moving from Texas to California. How in the world did I pull all that off and still have time to read?
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Jun 2, 2024 | 
thesawyerphillips.medium.com | Sawyer Phillips
By Sawyer Phillips Photo by Marea Wellness on Unsplash I was eating dinner with some friends in Echo Park near my apartment when I received Mom's text. Ten words hanging together for my brothers and me. Boys, I want to let you know that Sue died. I finished my meal and declined a ride home. I walked back along Sunset Boulevard as the streetlights grew transparent in the approaching dusk.
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May 17, 2024 | 
americastestkitchen.com | Sawyer Phillips
Equipment Here’s all the must-have gear that actually works. There are countless products to choose from when curating your wedding registry. Although it might be fun to give in to the compulsion of adding the most expensive or trendiest kitchen items to your list, not all of them are worth the space they’ll take up on your registry (or your kitchen!). We’re here to help you cut through the clutter.
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May 16, 2024 | 
stephenphillips-94922.medium.com | Sawyer Phillips
By Sawyer Phillips Photo by Travis Yewell on Unsplash Last month, me and my brother David drove down to Venice Beach to hang out for a few hours before I dropped him at the airport for his red-eye flight to Texas. It was a Friday after working hours and people were out. I mean, out out. I describe it this way because we were shopping for sweatshirts and everyone else had on shorts and tank tops.
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May 13, 2024 | 
stephenphillips-94922.medium.com | Sawyer Phillips
By Sawyer Phillips Photo by Taras Chernus on Unsplash Last month, I was having coffee with a friend in downtown Los Angeles when the words came tumbling out. "I made it seven months last year," I told her. Her eyes widened as she set her cup down with a clatter. " Seven?" she repeated, leaning forward. "Seven," I said, crossing my arms against the spring chill. She was a close friend and someone who knew me well...
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May 12, 2024 | 
stephenphillips-94922.medium.com | Sawyer Phillips
By Sawyer Phillips Photo by Maciej Pienczewski on Unsplash It's December 2022 in Los Angeles and the day can't make up its mind. In the morning, soft, bright patches of sunlight that seem close enough to grasp. By midday, expanded clouds. As the afternoon moves on, an intertwining of light and dark, sun and cloud, but no rain. The people of downtown walk forward without looking up because it never rains here. That is the one constant among earthquakes, fires, and avalanches...
