stainless steel

  • How to Buy, Use, and Care for Stainless Steel Cookware

    How to Buy, Use, and Care for Stainless Steel Cookware

    Stainless steel cookware is the journeyman of the kitchen. It quietly and competently does its job, without the need for pampering (like cast iron) or any public drama (like Teflon-coated nonstick). If cast iron is a flashy Leo who lives for praise, stainless steel is an efficient, self-assured Capricorn. (I’m not sure what sign nonstick…


  • You Should Reconsider Stainless Steel Appliances (and What to Use Instead)

    You Should Reconsider Stainless Steel Appliances (and What to Use Instead)

    Ah, the kitchen — a room so vital to modern life it’s become a fraught battleground. Easily the most expensive renovation you’ll ever oversee, an average “midrange” kitchen remodel costs about $105,500, according to Remodeling Magazine. That cost and stress imbues every design decision with heavy emotion and dread, which is why trends and default…