You Asked, We Tested: Here Are Our 5 Favorite Grill Tool Sets

This article is part of a product-testing series called Food52 Approved, a column where we thoroughly try, test, and review the kitchen and home products you’ve always wondered about. Food52 earns an affiliate commission on qualifying purchases of the …

This article is part of a product-testing series called Food52 Approved, a column where we thoroughly try, test, and review the kitchen and home products you've always wondered about. Food52 earns an affiliate commission on qualifying purchases of the products we link to.


You won’t find a lot of reviews for grill tool sets out there. In fact, Wirecutter deliberately sidesteps them, noting they’re “usually of substandard quality and poorly designed.” (Usually.) J. Kenji López-Alt even once wrote at Serious Eats, “And please, don't even think about buying those ‘grill kits.’ Not even as a gift.”

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You Asked, We Tested: Here Are Our 5 Favorite Spatulas

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This article is part of a product-testing series called Food52 Approved, a column where we thoroughly try, test, and review the kitchen and home products you've always wondered about. Food52 earns an affiliate commission on qualifying purchases of the products we link to.


Chefs and diehard home cooks love to love fish spatulas. (Don't believe us? Behold exhibit A, B, C, D, and E.) They talk about how nimbly they move in a pan, how strong they are for their very light weight, and that they can be used not just for their namesake fish but anything you’d want to flip or toss. They even double as a slotted spoon or strainer.

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You Asked, We Tested: Here Are Our 5 Favorite Garlic Presses

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This article is part of a product-testing series called Food52 Approved, a column where we thoroughly try, test, and review the kitchen and home products you've always wondered about. Food52 earns an affiliate commission on qualifying purchases of the products we link to.


Have you ever been cooking with a loved one, reached for your garlic press, and noticed them subtly roll their eyes? Or seen the snark-filled comment section of a cooking video—branding presses as unitaskers, wasters of drawer space, ruiners of garlic?

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