Kitchen & Dining

We tested countertop ovens for even baking, honest temperatures and real counter fit. Breville’s Smart Oven Pro wins; Ninja and Nuwave earn their spots.

We tested compact toaster ovens for tight counters, weighing footprint, door clearance, toast quality, and cleanup.

We tested countertop ovens for even heat, pan fit, and reliable baking. Here are the best for cookies, cakes, pizza, and weeknight batches.

Which countertop ovens deliver real cooking performance over app gimmicks? Find the right fit for your kitchen and cooking style.

We tested countertop rotisserie ovens for real bird capacity, control and cleanup. Here is the one to buy, the budget pick, and two hybrids.

We tested compact countertop microwaves for tight kitchens, comparing footprint, plate fit, power, and door design to find the best picks.

We tested compact countertop microwaves for dorm rooms: which ones fit a dinner plate and a mini fridge top, stay quiet, and survive move-in.

We tested microwave cookware for pasta, rice, vegetables, bacon and potatoes — these are the pieces worth the cabinet space.

We tested seven portable induction burners for coil coverage, low-heat control, noise, and portability, and picked the ones worth a place on the counter.

Seven countertop vacuum sealers for meat, chosen for double seals, honest suction and wet-food control — with a value pick and a machine built for bulk batches.

We sealed wet, marinated bags with six countertop machines to find which hold vacuum through a long sous vide bath, and which are worth the counter space.

We tested countertop ice makers for home bars and picked clear-cube, nugget, and compact models by output, footprint, noise, and upkeep.