Kitchen Gear
Cult Flave Honorable Mentions 2023: Our Favorite Kitchen Tools, Gadgets, and Ingredients
A curated roundup of the kitchen gear, gadgets, storage, and ingredients that earned a spot in our kitchens throughout 2023.
Independent reviews
Product Reviews and Buying Guides – 21 / 944
From everyday tech and home products to lifestyle and specialist gear, each review focuses on practical use, strengths, limitations, and who the product suits.
Kitchen Knives
Custom Knife Saya Review: A Handmade Sheath Made Without Ever Shipping the Knife
A custom saya built from traced measurements for the Chef's Edge 210mm gyuto, with Mexican bocote wood, cream buffalo horn, and honest notes on fit.
Cookware
Every de Buyer Cookware Collection Reviewed: What's Worth Buying and What to Skip
We tested all seven de Buyer collections, from entry-level carbon steel to premium copper, and found three standouts, three to avoid, and one deal-breaking design flaw.
Cookware
Demeyere Atlantis vs Industry: Which Premium Cookware Collection Is Right for You
A close comparison of Demeyere's two flagship stainless steel collections, covering construction, heat retention, handles, price, and who each collection suits best.
Cookware
Demeyere Cookware Review: Atlantis vs Industry
Demeyere stainless steel cookware retains heat better than almost anything else we've tested, but the thick 7-ply construction brings trade-offs worth knowing before you buy.
Cookbooks
Dinner by Meera Sodha: First Impressions After Cooking Two Recipes
We read Dinner cover to cover and cooked two dishes from it. Here is what the book gets right, where it frustrates, and who it might suit.
Kitchen Knives
Docsmith Knives 234mm K-Tip Gyuto Review: A Semi-Custom Knife That Ages Beautifully
A 234mm K-tip gyuto from Docsmith Knives in Croatia, built with in-house laminated Damascus, an Apex Ultra core, and an asymmetrical S grind.
Gourmet Food
Four Don Reinaldo Tinned Seafood Specialties Worth Discovering
From imitation baby eels in garlic sauce to premium sea urchin roe, four Spanish tins that show how surprising tinned seafood can be.
Kitchen Knives
Dream Kitchen Knife Kit: The Knives Chefs Would Actually Pack
A practical dream knife kit built by former line cooks and chefs: stainless workhorses, a serious sujihiki, and the small tools that keep service running.
Kitchen Appliances
Dreo Chef Maker Review: A Combi Cook Prototype That Promises Chef-Level Results
We spent weeks with the Dreo Chef Maker, a Kickstarter combi cooker that combines convection heat, a water tank, and a precision probe to automate tricky recipes.
Cookware
Essential Pots and Pans Every Kitchen Needs: A Practical Starter Guide
From stainless steel skillets to Dutch ovens, here are the cookware pieces that truly earn their spot in your kitchen, plus a few nice-to-have extras.
Knife Sharpening
Essential Sharpening Stones: A Grit-by-Grit Guide to Building Your Setup
From coarse repair stones to mirror-polishing superfines, a practical look at the whetstones worth owning and which grits every sharpener actually needs.
Kitchen Gadgets
Fast Food Kitchen Gadgets Put to the Test: Frork, Heated Delivery Bag and Kebab Slicer
Three quirky fast food gadgets tested in a real kitchen: a fry-based fork gimmick, a heated delivery bag, and an electric kebab slicer that genuinely impressed.
Food & Drink
Four Festive Ingredients Worth Gifting This Christmas: From Gingerbread Spread to a Giant Gingerbread House
A festive roundup of four holiday ingredients, judged on taste, price, and whether they live up to the premium packaging.
Kitchen
Field Company Number 10 Cast Iron Skillet Review: Lightweight Speed at a Premium Price
A thin, fast-heating cast iron skillet with a smooth polished surface and comfortable handle, but the trade-offs matter before you spend $215.
Cookware
Fissler vs All-Clad vs Demeyere: Which High-End Stainless Steel Cookware Actually Performs Best?
We compare Fissler Original-Profi, Fissler M5-Pro Ply, Demeyere Atlantis Proline, and three All-Clad collections on heating speed, evenness, heat retention, induction performance, and handle design.
Kitchen Knives
Fog Bladesmith Honesuki Review: A Hobbyist Swedish Take on the Japanese Boning Knife
A hand-forged honesuki from a Swedish hobbyist bladesmith, tested through two whole chickens. Strong geometry, resilient edge, and a few things a good sharpening would fix.
Gift Guides
Foodie Christmas Gift Ideas: Seven Gifts Worth Considering This Festive Season
From a £5 chilli jam to a £79 tabletop smoker, seven foodie gifts across a range of budgets, tested and assessed for who each one actually suits.
Food & Drink Gifts
Foodie Gift Guide: Fermented Hot Sauces, a Restaurant Cookbook, and a Serious Chef's Knife
Four food-lover gifts spanning stocking fillers to a knife with a 25-year warranty, with honest notes on who each one actually suits.
Kitchen Knives
Forester Knives Tall Bunka Review: A Rainbow Damascus Kitchen Knife That Cuts Like a Laser
A mystery-box tall bunka from Ukrainian-born maker Forester Knives, with a triple C grind, fossilized-wood sculpted handle, and some of the sharpest performance we have tested.
Food & Drink
Four Food and Drink Trends That Rethink Everyday Products
A shake-at-home canned cocktail, seaweed-packaged olive oil, a Korean hangover drink, and edible tableware: four clever ideas worth knowing about.
Food & Grocery
Fresh vs Frozen: Four Everyday Supermarket Staples Put to the Test
Rice, scallops, mushrooms and triple cooked chips go head to head to see whether frozen really deserves its second-class reputation.
Kitchen Knives
Fujimoto Hammer Tone Tsujihiki Review: A Purpose-Built Slicing Knife
A long, thin Japanese slicer put to work carving a whole duck, showing why a proper tsujihiki beats shortcuts when slicing roast meat.
Kitchen Knives
Fujimoto SLD 270 vs Masakage Koishi 270: Which Sujihiki Should You Buy?
A practical comparison of two 270mm sujihiki slicing knives, covering blade height, balance, and what each does best in the kitchen.
Kitchen Knives
Fujiwara Danka 300mm Gyuto Review: A Big Knife Built for Big Cuts
We put a 300mm Gyuto from the Fujiwara Danka series to work breaking down a full strip loin into steaks. Here is how it performed.
Kitchen Knives
Fujiwara Denka vs Masutani 165mm Nakiri: A Same-Style Head-to-Head
Two 165mm nakiri knives face off on tofu, cucumber, carrot, mango, and cherry tomato. One wins on performance, the other wins on value.
Kitchen Knives
Fujiwara x Sugi Cutlery 240mm Kyoto Shirogami 1 Review: A Rare Collaboration Knife
A limited-run Teruyasu Fujiwara and Sugi Cutlery collaboration gyuto with Shirogami 1 steel, kurouchi finish, and hand-finished bevels. Here is how it performs.
Cookware
Goldilocks Cookware 12-Inch Skillet Review: Premium Performance Without the Premium Price
A fully-clad stainless steel skillet that matches far more expensive brands in construction and heat retention, with a few trade-offs worth knowing about.
Cookbooks
Good Things vs Salt Fat Acid Heat: Which Samin Nosrat Cookbook Deserves Your Shelf Space?
We cooked three recipes from Good Things and compared it against the beloved Salt Fat Acid Heat to see where each book shines and where it falls short.
Food & Drink Gifts
Four Gourmet Foodie Gifts Worth Buying: Olive Oil, Hydroponic Herbs, Canned Cocktails and a Vinegar Maker
Four foodie gift ideas tested hands-on: an olive oil tasting set, a hydroponic herb kit, canned cocktails from a new Edinburgh brand, and a traditional vinegar crock.