America's Test Kitchen

All of our recipes have been thoroughly researched and rigorously tested (up to 100 times!) by our dedicated team of test cooks and food scientists. We examine and tweak every variable—from ingredients, prep techniques, and equipment to the cooking method, time, and temperature—until we find the best tasting, most reliable version. Then we send recipes to over 70,000 volunteer recipe testers who offer feedback on instructions and results. We make final tweaks based on their feedback before the recipe debuts on our sites, in our magazines or cookbooks, and on our TV shows.

We empower home cooks with objective, honest, and reliable information so they can shop smart and cook with confidence. We accept no advertising and pay for every product we test. Our equipment reviews are based on our evaluation of product performance, design, and reliability. Our ingredient reviews are based on the results of blind taste tests of randomized samples. Tasters evaluate the flavor and texture of an ingredient plain and baked or cooked into our recipes. All results are shared with home cooks, and Best Buy options are noted when lower priced products rank highly in our tests.

We work for home cooks. Period. Every recipe, episode, article, video, and review we publish is created with you in mind to give you the tools you need to become a better cook. No hidden agenda. We don’t accept advertising, so you’ll never have to worry about distracting offers from other companies while you’re browsing our sites.

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