I spent all of 2025 testing cookware and kitchen tools — here are the gadgets I still use today

Including blenders, tea towels, rice cookers, and silicone utensils.
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Home cook considers major kitchen upgrade after spotting super-high-tech kitchen appliance in Ikea catalog: 'Anyone have … experience with these?'

A homeowner turned to Reddit for advice on induction stoves after spotting two models at Ikea that they were considering for a kitchen upgrade. They asked for help on the r/InductionCooking subreddit, ...

City Ventures Announces Official Grand Opening of Parkside at Cherry Blossom Row in Richmond--the Bay Area's Best-Kept Secret

The Grand Opening of Parkside at Cherry Blossom Row, an all-electric, solar-powered townhome community built by City Ventures and located within the East Bay in the Richmond Annex, is being held this ...