Sarah Wharton

A cast iron skillet is a solid investment for any kitchen. This versatile piece of cookware can be used to cook a perfectly seared steak, to shallow fry the best-ever fried chicken or to bake cornbread or cake (or split the difference with this delicious fig cornmeal cake!). Cast iron is a valued workhorse among cooks because it heats and cooks evenly, can reach high temperatures and retains heat well.The pros in the Good Housekeeping Institute have been testing cookware for decades, including s…

If you’ve heard of HexClad cookware, it may be because Gordon Ramsay called them “the Rolls-Royce of pans.” The brand claims they have the searing power of stainless steel and the egg-friendly ease of nonstick. The experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab wanted to know if these pots and pans live up to the hype. We conducted our standard cookware tests on each piece: searing steak and cooking fried eggs and scrambled eggs in the skillets, boiling water an…

If you’ve heard of HexClad cookware, it may be because Gordon Ramsay called them “the Rolls-Royce of pans.” The brand claims they have the searing power of stainless steel and the egg-friendly ease of nonstick. The experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab wanted to know if these pots and pans live up to the hype. We conducted our standard cookware tests on each piece: searing steak and cooking fried eggs and scrambled eggs in the skillets, boiling water an…

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Heart-shaped waffles are my love language. ❤️