Kitchen utensils advice guides

Slice, peel, crush, grind and weigh your ingredients with the best kitchen utensils, tried and tested by Which? researchers.

10 articles

Best salt and pepper grinders

We tested salt and pepper mills from Le Creuset, Oxo, Peugeot and more. Discover which produces the best grind, quickly and easily

19 June 2026

Best kitchen scales

Mechanical and digital electronic kitchen scales from Argos, Salter and more, tested for accuracy and ease of use

13 July 2026

Best tin openers

We tested manual and electric tin openers from Joseph Joseph, Ikea, Argos and more, to find out which is the easiest to use

14 July 2026

Best corkscrews and electric wine bottle openers 2026

We’ve tested 10 corkscrews and electric bottle openers from brands including Alessi and Le Creuset to find the best at opening bottles of wine quickly and easily

10 September 2026

Best lemon squeezers

Lemon squeezers from Alessi, Ikea and Joseph Joseph tested for ease of use, messiness, and volume of juice they extract

10 September 2026

Best kitchen scissors 2026, tried and tested

We’ve tested kitchen scissors from brands including Fiskars and Oxo to find the best for comfort, ease of use and cutting performance

7 September 2026

Best garlic presses 2026: tried and tested

We've crushed hundreds of cloves with garlic presses from Oxo, Joseph Joseph, Lakeland, John Lewis and others to find the top performers

27 August 2026

Best mandoline slicers 2026

We sliced, julienned and grated piles of vegetables to find mandolines that are precise, safe and easy to use

26 August 2026

Best chopping boards, tried and tested

We test wooden, bamboo and plastic chopping boards from Joseph Joseph, Ikea and more to find which are worth a spot on your counter

5 August 2026

Best oven gloves 2026

Are silicone oven gloves better than cotton? To find out, we’ve tested oven mitts from Dunelm, John Lewis, Lakeland and Le Creuset

4 August 2026