This is where America's Test Kitchen is great.

by Bryan (IrishCavan), Howth Castle and Environs, Thursday, July 23, 2026, 12:48 (5 days ago) @ Jay

I don't buy anything in the kitchen w/o consulting their recommendations. I bought a Bona Vita coffee maker years ago and it has been great. But it sounds like they sold out and the new ones are shit. They consistently recommend OXO's stuff, which we always buy.

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OT: Cookware getting worse, on purpose - Jay, 2026-07-23, 10:25
- All Clad Stainless - Albie, 2026-07-27, 08:46
- Hestan - don't know that it is household. - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:28
- This is where America's Test Kitchen is great. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-23, 12:48
  - aka Cook's Country on TV - Jack, 2026-07-24, 12:03
  - I love this site: - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:36
  - True, but caution is advised. ATK is now owned by PE. - San Pedro, 2026-07-23, 12:53
    - Is that why Kimball left? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-23, 12:56
      - No, Kimball left well before the takeover. - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 06:00
        
        Over ten years ago, in fact - Jack, 2026-07-24, 12:01
        
        I knew about Milk St. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-24, 06:18
        
        Gotcha - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 06:40
- Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. - oviedoirish, 2026-07-23, 12:47
- German and Japanese kitchen cutlery - Jack, 2026-07-23, 12:08
  - What's crazy about Wusthof and Zwilling - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-23, 16:48
    - Similar to Wilkinson Sword in England - Jack, 2026-07-24, 11:55
- OXO utensils and tools seem high quality to me - Jay, 2026-07-23, 11:24
- Ugh. Yard Sales? - bobbywal, 2026-07-23, 11:06
  - Dollar Tree FTW - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-23, 16:51
- Made In Cookware - Jason93, 2026-07-23, 10:53
- So true. As with so much else, items are built disposable. - Joe I, 2026-07-23, 10:47
  - I have a standard Lodge and Victoria. They seem very - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:28
- Staub is excellent - beattherush, 2026-07-23, 10:42
- Le Creuset - San Pedro, 2026-07-23, 10:35
  - yep - Jay, 2026-07-23, 10:38

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This is where America's Test Kitchen is great.