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This pizza stone has given me the crispy, thin-crust pizza I had dreamed of making. Crank your oven up to a very high temperature (500 degrees) and it makes perfect pizza crust. It's like turning your conventional oven into a wood-fired oven.

It's easy to use and clean. The pizzas slide ...

I'm not sure how this V-Slicer is different from a mandoline. I use it in pretty much the same way.

I love this slicer. Don't be fooled by the plastic. Just because it's not stainless steel doesn't mean it's not well made. Quite the opposite, in fact. This is one of ...

This George Foreman Grill has all the features its fans loved in the traditional model. The grill design keeps your food away from the fat. It grills your food on both sides at the same time. The hinge is floating, meaning that it can open up really wide, so you could wedge ...

I've often fantasized about the gorgeous, intricately cut foods I would sculpt with a mandoline. Scalloped potatoes shaved papery thin. A mountain of shredded hash browns that would bring tears to a brunch lover's eye! Sure, I wouldn't use it every day. And maybe not even every week. But when I did ...

If you are a true waffle fan, stop waffling around: Get yourself a real waffle maker.

The UNO Belgian Waffler is the best waffle maker I've ever experienced. (I just love saying the word "waffler.") It makes huge waffles that are thick and crispy with deep, giant squares that hold all ...

I got this as a gift and I wasn't too enthusiastic. "Yay, a steamer, Gee, uh, thanks. I love, um, steamed things." My well-meaning friend knew I had resolved to eat healthier and steaming is definitely a very healthy way to prepare food.

This appliance could easily have become one of many ...

I'm an old-fashioned girl who likes to use tried-and-true old-fashioned methods. No need for fancy ingredient-specific cooking implements, thank you very much. Cooking rice? Give me a pot, water, and a generous shake of salt. That's all I need.

Then I bought this rice cooker. This appliance is one of the best ...

This is a great stockpot. I have several stockpots in my collection but I use this one more than any other. It does a good job distributing heat and it's pretty much indestructible.

This 12-quart size is a wonderful size for making soups and chili. You can get a good hot saute and ...

I'm ambivalent about the whole celebrity chef craze. While I love watching Mario and Giada and Bobby Flay, I must also admit that they appear to be more celebrities than cooks in my mind. The proliferation of celebrity-chef-endorsed cookware lines only furthers this belief.

And Rachael Ray is the most annoying one ...

I don't really get the cult following this product has. Maybe it's the non-stop television advertising that lulls the masses into buying millions of these appliances. But it can't be that simple. A lot of people really and truly adore them. (I swear I received like three of these from fanatical ...

I take my homemade pizza pretty seriously. The key is the crust. I like it thin and crisp, with just a hint of chewy goodness. And the key to getting crispy crust is blazing heat.

This contraption promises a pizzeria-style crust. Don't believe it. I guess it just makes good ...

Let's be honest: You need to eat an outrageously large amount of French fries to justify the purchase of a French Fry Cutter. I mean, that's all it does-- cut fries. So I just don't use it that often. Okay, I guess it also cuts apples, too. But my trusty (and ...

Let me count the ways I love my Lodge cast-iron skillet. Durability, quality, versatility. Yes. Yes. Yes. Olde-timey appeal? Got it in spades. It's the ultimate All-American cooking vessel. Every cook should have one or two of these. I really do use it for nearly everything. They hold heat evenly and ...

This is a good, solid cookware set has all the basics any cook needs. I use the 2-1/2-quart saucepan the most. And it's nice to have all three skillets at hand (8-, 10-, and 12-inch open sizes). Add the 3- and 7-quart casseroles and you're pretty much set for any cooking task. (The ...