Stir It Up

CHOW tests mixing bowls that won’t slip, chip, or break.

Spicy Plum Chutney

Slather on a pork chop near you.

Fragrant Blueberry Jam

Packed with a punch berry, this jam is tasty enough to eat off the spoon.

Tomatoes Packed in Their Own Juices

Home-canned tomatoes with a hint of basil.

Cocktail Onions

The perfect accompaniment to your next Gibson martini.

Egg Magic

Tools for de-yolking, poaching, and beheading eggs.

Measuring Cups

When eyeballing ingredients just won’t do.

Make Your Own Preserves

How to hold on to summer’s best produce: canning.

I think that angel food cake may be a bad idea. I am not much of a baker, but I think that angel food needs a particular sort of surface so that it can creep up and cling. Those silicon molds probably aren’t good for creepy...

my analon one is black and grey so does solve the colour problem. It was quite pricey though and does have a metal handle (rubber grip). But it is the best thing since sliced bread! I can actually get all the mixture out of my...

What do you plan on baking? That would help us figure out what to recommend. Off the top of my head, stainless steel bowls should be okay to go in the oven for baking and you can find them in a large range of sizes. I’ve...

Me too! The heavier the better — like the classic Mason Cash bowls. Though I have to admit I’m a sucker for any attractive set of bowls. I also find one flexible silicone set I just got useful for being able to direct...

No more stopping and scraping.

an inch wider and two inches shorter. Large Silicone Flexible Turner http://www.oxo.com/OA_HTML/xxoxo_ibeCCtpOXOPrdDtl.jsp?section=10047&item=51792&minisite=10024&respid=53057 Silicone Flexible Pancake Turner http://www.oxo.com

You might want to try the new "flex" bakeware...made out of silicone plastic. I bought a large muffin pan a few weeks ago, and it is great. I think sur le table carries them, but you can order them online. Run "flex bakeware"...