Wilder Davies
Staff Writer, Commerce
Wilder has been testing and reviewing appliances for home kitchens since 2019. Beyond the world of kitchen equipment he writes about cookbooks, culinary history, gardening, and design. He has a soft spot for giant kitchen timers, tiny mandolines, and growing houseplants from his kitchen scraps. Before joining the team, he was the associate partnerships editor at TIME, and a fact checker for 5280 magazine in Denver.
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A Mildly Chaotic White Elephant Gift Guide for Folks Who Want Something Truly Unique
This is the lowest-stakes kind of gift exchange—which means it should be the most fun.
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A Totally Over-the-Top Luxury Kitchen Gift Guide
Truly high-end kitchen gear that’s still kind of practical.
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The Best Food Advent Calendars: Tested and Reviewed
We tried a bunch of popular advent calendars so you know which ones are worth buying.
Recipes & Menus
This Pistachio Tart Is a Nut Above Pecan Pie
This year, make the other pies on the dessert table green with envy.
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22 Best Early Black Friday Cookware Deals 2023 for Those Stovetop Essentials
It’s Dutch oven discount time.
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The Best Use for A Cooler on Thanksgiving Isn’t For Storing Drinks
It’s for keeping yourself organized.
Holidays Events
The 41 Best Gifts for Vegetarians
Cookbooks, condiments, and a secret weapon pair of scissors for your favorite meat-abstainers.
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22 Eco-Friendly Gifts for a More Sustainable Kitchen
Our favorite paper towel alternatives, plastic bag replacements, reusable totes, and more.
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37 Etsy Gifts We Love (Yes, There Are Mugs)
Speckly ceramics. Olive wood spoons. And table linens, because you can never have too many.
Expert Advice
The 44 Best Gifts for Tea Lovers
Stovetop or electric kettle fanatics, fans of high-caffeine matcha or low-key chamomile—don’t worry, we’ve got every type of tea lover covered.
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The Best Milk Frothers for Lattes, Cold Brew, and More
Bring the coffee shop experience to your morning coffee routine
Expert Advice
Does Wax Paper Have a Purpose—Or Is It Just Taking Up Space?
That reliable roll of wax paper is finding some tough competition among a new wave of reusable food-wrapping products.
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The Best Knife Sharpener for Retaining That Factory Edge—and Bringing Damaged Blades Back From the Dead
We tested top-rated electric and manual knife sharpeners, to see which gave us the cutting edge when tackling hard squash and squishy tomatoes.
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The Best Cutting Boards Whether You're Team Plastic, Team Wood, or Team Rubber
We took our knives to 19 models to find the very best.
Expert Advice
The Best Pizza Stone and Pizza Steel for Crispy, Blistered Crusts Like the Pros Make
This tool can take your home pizza game to the next level—we tried top-rated models to find the best in each category.
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If You Love Toast (and Kitchen Organization), You Need This
Or, how I learned to love and correctly use my vintage metal toast rack.
Expert Advice
The Boldest Kitchenware to Buy at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Beautiful serving trays, test-winning cookware, and fresh knife sets—all discounted.
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These Are the Best Juicers on Amazon, According to Reviewers. We Tested Them
Are these all, in fact, the same juicer?