Independent reviews
From everyday tech and home products to lifestyle and specialist gear, each review focuses on practical use, strengths, limitations, and who the product suits.
Japanese Knives
Three carbon steel bunka knives go head to head: the Hatsukokoro Kurouchi 180mm, Mutsumi Honora Bunka 165mm, and Motokuchi Bunka 180mm, tested across carrots, onions, scallions, and bell peppers.
Kitchen Knives
Three Japanese bunka knives go head to head in carrot, bell pepper, and onion tests to find the overall winner, the best value pick, and the chopper's delight.
Kitchen Knives
A hand-forged 250mm kiritsuke from Australian maker Bush Boy Knives, with a unique hollow-ground take on the single bevel design.
Cookbooks
We cooked two recipes from By Heart by Haley Catalano, including a tomato-based sandwich and chicken fat mashed potatoes, to see if the book's calm, detail-first approach holds up in a real kitchen.
Kitchen Knives & Accessories
A roundup of Canadian-made cutting boards, chef knives, knife magnets, and kitchen accessories, from thick side grain boards to handforged blades.
Kitchen Knives
A close look at Cangshan's four most popular knife series, covering design, steel types, real performance, and the downsides to weigh before buying.
Cameras
In-body stabilization, slow motion, Canon Log 3, and an in-camera color filter make the Canon EOS R50V an easy recommendation for solo content creators.
Car & Camping Accessories
Four car-themed food gadgets put through their paces: a steering wheel dining tray, a portable coffee maker, a tyre-mounted table, and a full modular camp kitchen.
Cookware
A long-term look at Caraway's ceramic non-stick cookware, covering design, cooking performance, durability, and whether the safety claims hold up.
Cookware
We cooked dozens of meals in bare and enameled cast iron to find out what actually matters. Here's how Caraway's new enameled cast iron line stacks up.
Kitchen
A hands-on look at the Caraway food storage set, covering its airtight ceramic-coated glass design, staining resistance, and the trade-offs to know before buying.
Cookware Reviews
Caraway's new fully clad stainless line looks great and has some genuinely nice lid design, but weak value, hot handles, and questionable marketing claims make it a tough recommendation.
Kitchen Cookware
A practical comparison of the Smithy cast iron pan and the Kiraamechi carbon steel pan, covering heat behavior, seasoning, cleaning, and which pan suits which jobs.
Cookware
Two durable, searing-friendly pans with very different personalities. Here is how the Calphalon cast iron skillet and the Made In carbon steel skillet compare on weight, heat, and handling.
Kitchen Gadgets
An electric meat slicer with adjustable thickness and a safety guard that delivers fresh, even slices without the bulk of a full deli machine.
Kitchen Knives
The CCK Vegetable Knife is a Chinese cleaver that handles precise slices and big vegetable jobs alike, and it may deserve a permanent spot on your cutting board.
Cookware
Three chef-backed cookware products put through real cooking: an enamel cast iron set, a Damascus chef knife, and premium stainless pans.
Cookbooks
We cooked 11 recipes from Charred over four days. Here is what works, what falls flat, and whether the book earns a spot on your shelf.
Ingredient Comparisons
Six everyday ingredients go head to head in simple recipes, from chocolate mousse to garlic noodles, to see when paying more genuinely pays off.
Kitchen & Food
A mushroom seasoning, a small beer, a playful London wine and a razor-sharp slicer, ranked by chefs who cook with them every day.
Kitchen Tools
Four stainless steel food presses with a one-piece handle design that stack neatly, weigh down food evenly, and keep things simple in a dishwasher-safe way.
Food & Drink
From mince pie tea to stollen bites and gin mince pies, we break down 14 festive supermarket products, what they taste like, and which ones earn their place in your trolley.
Kitchen Knives
Irish knivesmith Chris Meade sent over his first-ever honesuki, a 160mm 26C3 carbon steel blade. Three chickens later, here is how it held up.
Cookbooks
A week of cooking 18 recipes from Lara Lee's Coconut and Sambal: what worked, what needed translation, and whether this 2020 cookbook earns its place on your shelf.
Kitchen Knives
Eight knives from a working chef's toolkit: a poultry honesuki, a longer santoku, three cleavers, a razor-finished workhorse, an engraved everyday blade and a restored slicer.
Cookware
Five widely advertised cookware brands that fall short in hands-on testing, plus affordable alternatives that perform better.
Cookware
From nonstick longevity claims to 5-ply labels and all-in-one pans, we look at how cookware marketing stretches the truth across 11 popular brands.
Creator Gear
From a trusted DSLR to a new mirrorless upgrade, plus lighting and wireless audio, here are five tools that form a practical content creation kit.
Kitchen Gadgets
A cocktail smoker, an electric cheese grater and a compact personal dishwasher face practical scrutiny. Here is what each one actually does well and who should buy it.
Kitchen Gadgets
Reusable food bags, a stretchable container, an egg bath and a robotic drawing board face hands-on testing to see which are worth your money.