The cookhook keeps a towel handy out by the grill, in the kitchen or anywhere you go. Just clip your favorite towel or cloth between the magnets and hook it just about anywhere.

Why should poached eggs only be relegated to Sunday brunch? Despite what your favorite brunch spot might make you think, you can easily make poached eggs every day with these silicone Poach Pods. Just float them in a covered pot of boiling water, and in 5 minutes you have perfectly poached eggs (just be sure to spread a little butter in their first). They may actually be the least messy way to prepare eggs generally. And given that they can also be used for chocolate and flan, the possibilities are endless. If only the same company could make Hollandaise Sauce Pods.

Winner of Cook's Illustrated cast iron skillet product review.

Testers' Comments:

"Classic shape provided "plenty of room" in steak and chicken tests. Corn bread was crusty, with perfect release."


For more than 100 years Lodge has been perfecting the process of making cast iron cookware. By formulating the right metal chemistry, and creating the exact mold tolerances, they offer the finest line of cast iron cookware available.

Lodge Logic is their revolutionary new line of seasoned, ready to use cast iron cookware.

This mid-size 10-1/4-inch skillet is excellent for making frying eggs, cooking pancakes and a host of other tasks.

You only need one knife to make a sandwich, this knife. You could conceivably have this knife be the only knife in your kitchen. I've seen it!

The blade is scalloped to make fast work of slicing breads and juicy fruits like tomatoes, but don't let that fool you. The Pure Komachi Sandwich Knife's edge isn't your basic dull but serrated so it still cuts bread knife. You can slice onions (slice, not saw!), cheese, avocado, cucumber, etc. And the blade is wide and long to easily spread condiments. It is really an all-purpose knife.

The flourinated resin coating on this stainless steel knife resists bacteria and is non-stick for easy release of sliced foods.

Length: 8-in.

Sturdy cast aluminum bakeware with a nonstick interior. And it's shaped like an octopus, so you know you want one.

The Chambord 8-Cup French Press from Bodum features a classic design, one unchanged from that of Normandy artisans who created it.

Capacity: 1 L/34 oz.

Combining stunning elegance of form with the best materials for perfect function, the sturdy, double-walled polished chrome Columbia thermo press keeps your coffee or tea hot longer than with a glass press.

Capacity: 1 L/34 oz.

7-In. All purpose western style knife. Carbon blade will hold an edge for a very long time.

Messermeister knives are some of the finest ever produced in Solingen, Germany. The original hot drop forged high carbon stainless steel knife, these hand-crafted blades are still an industry standard.

The most versatile knife in the kitchen, each part of the chef's knife is designed to perform a different task. The tip is used for fine work such as paring, coring, trimming and peeling. The middle cutting edge is used for slicing, dicing, chopping and other precision cuts. The heel area is needed when a task requires force and the wedge shape to split dense material. The spine can be used to crack shells and the flat side of the blade can crush garlic.

This knife has a 8 blade with a full tang triple rivet polyoxymethylene (POM) handle that will last a lifetime.