Head to head
The choices people actually agonise over
Each page takes the two products that genuinely compete — a nonstick pan against a stainless one, a whetstone against a guided sharpener, a casserole against a pressure cooker — compares them line by line, and ends with two verdicts rather than one, because these pairs usually answer different questions.
- Coated or uncoated
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STONELINE 28 cm (11 in) stone-particle coating vs SILBERTHAL 28 cm (11 in) three-layer base Should my main frying pan be coated or uncoated? 10 lines compared - Iron or steel
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KRUSTENZAUBER 24 cm (9.4 in) ground cast iron vs DE BUYER MINERAL B 24 cm (9.4 in) carbon steel Cast iron or carbon steel for a seasoned pan? 10 lines compared - Hard or tough
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WÜSTHOF Classic 20 cm (7.9 in) vs Atumuryou 20 cm (7.9 in) VG-10 core Should a 20 cm (7.9 in) chef’s knife be German or Japanese? 9 lines compared - Sharpening
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SHARPAL Diamond 325/1200 with storage base vs SHARPAL Angle-adjustable system, 10°–35° Freehand stone or a guided sharpening system? 9 lines compared - Boards
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Waldland 40 × 30 × 3 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 1.2 in) end grain acacia vs Moritz & Moritz 3 × 32 × 22 × 0.7 cm (12.6 × 8.7 × 0.3 in) with stand One good wooden board, or a set of plastic ones? 10 lines compared - Slow or fast
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Topbooc 26 cm (10.2 in), 5 L enamelled vs Tefal Secure 5 Neo 6 L Should I braise slowly in iron, or quickly under pressure? 11 lines compared - Small pans
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WMF Diadem Plus 16 cm (6.3 in) vs Tefal Duetto 16 cm (6.3 in) with lid Which 16 cm (6.3 in) saucepan, uncoated and lidless or lidded with a strainer? 11 lines compared - Knife shape
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Victorinox Swiss Classic 17 cm (6.7 in) santoku vs ZWILLING Vier Sterne 20 cm (7.9 in) Santoku or chef’s knife as the main kitchen blade? 9 lines compared - Woks
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WMF Durado 28 cm (11 in) wok vs Tefal Easy Cook & Clean 28 cm (11 in) wok Which 28 cm (11 in) wok, and will it work on my hob? 10 lines compared - Bread knives
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SYOKAMI 26.9 cm (10.6 in) offset vs Moritz & Moritz 20 cm (7.9 in) German steel Does a bread knife need an offset handle? 8 lines compared