Which utensils are good enough to feel like an extension of your hand?

Plus, how to get rid of the sticky, grimy film on your squeeze bottle [America's Test Kitchen]( [The Well-Equipped Cook. A weekly newsletter from your favorite unbiased tasters and testers.]( [The Well-Equipped Cook. A weekly newsletter from your favorite unbiased tasters and testers.]( [recipes]( [product reviews]( [Equipment guides]( [gear heads]( The Latest from the ATK Reviews Team [Oil being added to skillet]( How to Clean Your Squeeze Bottles Squeeze bottles and glass bottles used to hold oil can get build up a sticky layer on the outside. [Here's how you can clean your squeeze bottles. →]( [Wiping a wooden cutting board]( How to Care For Your Wood or Bamboo Cutting Board Want your board to last a lifetime? Minimize moisture. [Check out our guide to caring for your wood or bamboo cutting board. →]( This Week’s Equipment Guide [What’s in Your Utensil Crock?]( What’s in Your Utensil Crock? [SEE EQUIPMENT GUIDE]( [Lisa McManus, Executive Editor, ATK Reviews] Good cooking utensils are so important. They must feel like you have the control and leverage you’d have if they were an extension of your hands. If I could reach into hot pans with my bare hands when I’m cooking, I would! I dislike utensils that make me feel as if I’m trying to cook from across the room or ones that are so clunky that I risk breaking up food when I want to handle it with precision. So when we test kitchen utensils like a [ladle]( or [whisk]( we choose a lineup of every type of design and material and use them in a variety of tasks so that we can choose the best, most comfortable, precise, easy to clean, and durable tools for your home kitchen. Our test cooks also use them in the test kitchen so we’ll know they hold up to rigorous daily use. We hope this group of useful tools comes in handy in your utensil crock at home. [Kitchen Tongs]( Must-Have of the week Kitchen Tongs The kitchen utensil I reach for most often is probably a pair of tongs. And not just any tongs. I really love the agile, precise pincers and easy-locking design of our ATK Recommended OXO tongs and have them in three sizes: [9 inches]( [12 inches]( and [16 inches]( (the best length for grilling and for reaching things on high shelves if you’re short like me). Confession: I have multiple pairs because I use them so often that I was constantly pulling them back out of the dishwasher and washing them by hand. [Read more →]( [OXO Good Grips 12-Inch Tongs]( Our Winner OXO Good Grips 12-Inch Tongs Comfort: ★★★   Precision: ★★★   Pincer Design: ★★★   [BUY NOW]( Related Recipes [Pan-Seared Thick-Cut, Bone-In Pork Chops]( Pan-Seared Thick-Cut, Bone-In Pork Chops [Get the recipe →]( [One-Batch Fried Chicken]( One-Batch Fried Chicken [Get the recipe →]( [Food Gifts. Featured Recipe: I Brought Brunch Basket.]( Food Gifts Your guide to cooking, baking, assembling, and crafting homemade food gifts that look as fabulous as they taste. [Order Now →]( Explore More Featured Products [Wooden Spoons]( Faay Teak Wooden Spoon This wooden spoon is our tested favorite: sturdy and comfortable, with a thin edge for scraping and a gently cupped bowl for scooping. [Buy It Now →]( [Kitchen Ruler]( Empire 18-inch Stainless Steel Ruler We use a ruler to check that we’ve rolled [pie crust]( to 12 inches or cut [Glazed Lemon Cookie]( dough into uniform ¼-inch disks. [Buy It Now →]( [Silicone Spatulas]( [Compact Spatulas]( [Spider Skimmers]( [Rasp-Style Graters]( [SEE ALL THE EQUIPMENT]( [Kitchen Gear: The Ultimate Owner's Manual]( Kitchen Gear: The Ultimate Owner’s Manual Lisa McManus and Hannah Crowley–equipment nerds extraordinaire and executive editors of ATK Reviews–share everything they’ve learned during their decades of hands-on equipment testing. [Get more out of your kitchen tools →]( More Equipment Guides [The Best Tools for Homemade Pizza]( [The Best Tools for Homemade Pizza]( [Essentials for a Night In]( [Essentials for a Night In]( [Recommended Badge] Reviews you can trust The mission of [America’s Test Kitchen Reviews]( is to find the best equipment and ingredients for the home cook through rigorous, hands-on testing. We stand behind our winners so much that we even put our seal of approval on them. [View the web version]( of this email. This offer expires April 5, 2024. All prior sales excluded. No substitutions. [Forward this email]( to a friend. [Unsubscribe]( or manage your [email preferences.]( We sent you this email because our records indicate that you requested to receive email from America's Test Kitchen. Our family of brands [America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated, Cook's Country, and Cooking School]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [TikTok]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [View our privacy policy.]( DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Unfortunately, replies to this email will not be answered. If you have questions, please [visit our Customer Service page.]( America's Test Kitchen, 21 Drydock Avenue, Suite 210E, Boston, MA 02210