Many old-school kitchen gadgets and tools have been replaced with electric tools, such as swapping a whisk for a hand mixer ...

This tool can be used to do a variety of things, from smashing avocados for guacamole to grinding spices to making pesto. Here, a chef on why you need one. Our editors independently select these ...

While there are plenty of tools that are vital to chef's in the kitchen, there's one staple item Andrew Zimmern recommends to ...

With mixers, blenders and food processors found in most kitchens, the primitive mortar and pestle may seem out of place. But the Stone Age tool can't be beat when it comes to creating tasty salsas, ...

For thousands of years, humans have used mortar to bind stones and bricks together to build durable, long-lasting structures.

Thump, thump, thump, thump. From Oaxacan kitchens to Bangkok food stalls, from villages in Africa, India and Greece, the steady beat of the mortar and pestle is the sound of dinner under way. Wood ...