A Watched Pot Never Boils

With these electric kettles, boiling water has never been so easy, quick, or precise.

10 Deviled Egg Recipes

Fill up your picnic basket with creative variations.

You Can Get a Bad Meal in Rome

Here’s what we’re looking for: charm, authenticity, local ingredients, moderate prices. And while most Roman restaurants look perfect from the outside, watch out for these telltale signs.

Fake Accent

Some foods you think are “ethnic” actually aren’t.

What the Pros Use

Pro kitchen tools for the home chef, all under $10.

Summer 2009 Cookbook Gift Guide

Because cookbooks are easy to wrap and fun to give.

You Can't Afford This Coffee Maker

The high-tech Clover, and two affordable alternatives.

A-List Dropout

Henry Adaniya goes from haute fusion to haute hot dog.

Julia Says

Wise words from Julia Child, the great sage of American cooking.

Egg Magic

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

Playing with Fire

CHOW tests the best kitchen torches on crème brûlée and beyond.

Pack Your Knives and Go

Cooking vacations that steer clear of the tourist traps.

Cut It Out

Gadgets for perfect julienne and curls.

The Spice That Binds

A vanilla primer.

Stéphane Reynaud Says: Make a Terrine

He explains his love for the ultimate sharable meal.