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The sizing questions that come up most in Cookware, with a free calculator behind each one.
- How Many Pans Do You Actually Need?A 15-piece set is usually four useful pans and eleven pieces of packaging. Here is what to buy instead.Read guide
- Which Cutting Board Material Is Actually Best?The most sanitary board is not the one you would guess, and the reason is more interesting than the answer.Read guide
- How to Choose a Knife Set (and What to Ignore)Almost every knife set is sold on the number printed on the box. It is the least useful number on it.Read guide
- Which Kitchen Utensils Do You Actually Need?Most utensil sets are sized to look generous on a shelf, not to match what anyone cooks.Read guide
From the journal
Care, comparisons and the questions worth settling before you spend anything on cookware.
Are Silicone Utensils Safe? What the Evidence Actually SaysStable, inert and genuinely fine — with three caveats that are worth knowing before you buy a cheap set.Read
Chef's Knife vs Santoku: Which One Should You Reach For?They look similar in a block and behave completely differently on a board.Read
How to Clean a Cast Iron Skillet (Soap Is Fine)The routine takes two minutes. The rust rescue takes an afternoon, and it always works.Read
How to Clean a Wood Cutting Board (Without Ruining It)Three habits keep a board flat and food-safe for a decade. Two more will warp it inside a month.Read
How to Oil a Cutting Board (and Which Oil to Use)One bottle, four dollars, ten minutes a month. It is the difference between a board that lasts a year and one that lasts a decade.Read
How to Season a Cast Iron SkilletSeasoning is polymerised oil, not a coating you buy. Which means every mistake is reversible.Read