The Best Toaster Ovens 2021 Has to Offer
By Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping Institute of Good Housekeeping |
Toaster ovens are one kitchen appliance you don’t know how much you need until you end up using it every day. They take up minimal space, replace several kitchen appliances (like your toaster and air fryer), and shorten cooking times, especially when you use the convection setting. Sure, they can toast bread and bagels, but they can also cook whole chickens and roast vegetables. Since most toaster ovens don’t require preheating, they’re great for the summer months when you don’t want to heat up your entire kitchen with your conventional full size oven. According to Energy Star, they re also energy efficient and use as little as half the energy of a conventional oven.
Sneak More Fruits and Veggies Into Your Diet With a Top-Rated Cold Press Juicer
By Brigitt Earley of Good Housekeeping |
Shopping for a new juicer is no easy task, which is why in the Good Housekeeping Kitchen Appliances Lab, we test juicers to find the best ones that are actually worth your money. We do so by juicing just about everything pulpy apples that have a large diameter and oxidize quickly, floppy kale which can often jam machines, and hard, fibrous carrots. We then measure multiple data points around key features to find the top juicers, including:
✔️ Output: How much juice does the machine create? How much pulp does it yield, and how dry is the pulp? (Hint: It should be dry, as this indicates more juice has been squeezed out.)
What type of juicer is best?
If you ve been hearing a lot of buzz about cold press juicers lately, you may be wondering what exactly they are and how they differ from all the other types of juicers on the market. The key distinction is in how they work:
Cold press juicers, also known as slow juicers or masticating juicers, typically have a narrow vertical chute that feeds healthy fruits and veggies into a chamber where they are pressed by a rotating auger. The juice is then squeezed out through a strainer and into a pitcher, while the pulp is dispensed from another spout.