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tools & gadgets

Get an assist from the right piece of equipment. You don’t need all of these to be a master chef, but they can make cooking faster, easier, tidier, or just better all around. And who wouldn’t want that?

CHAPTER 1 . EGGS Rubber spatula / For scraping the bottom of a nonstick

skillet for omelets and scrambled eggs without ruining

your pan. Slotted spoon / For fishing poached eggs out

of water and easily separating yolks from whites.

CHAPTER 2 . VEGGIES Salad spinner / For drying your washed salad greens

so dressing clings to them and doesn’t get watered

down. Air fryer / For turning (almost) any veggie into a

fry in less time and with less hassle than an oven.

CHAPTER 3 . POULTRY Wire rack / For getting the hot air to circulate around food for oven frying for the crispiest results. Meat thermometer/ For checking that your chicken is totally

cooked through.

CHAPTER 4 . BEEF & PORK Slow cooker / For hands-off cooking to take larger cuts from tough to tender. Kitchen twine or butchers’ twine / For tying up roasts and tenderloins

for even cooking.