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The drip coffee is meh, granted. But more than perhaps any semiautomatic machine in its price range, the Ninja Cafe Luxe Premier is geared to absolute ease and versatility—with an intuitive digital user interface that helps you along. Depending on your chosen drink, the Ninja Luxe will recommend the appropriate …

Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Griddles are a hallmark of the American diner and short-order cooking, and also the heroes of all street tacos. And we tested each griddle’s ability to make the flat-top-grill’s most hallmark foods. On the seven griddles I tested for this guide, I made dozens of smashburgers, tacos, …

What Type of Air Fryer Should I Get? AccordionItemContainerButton Most people only have space for one extra oven that’s not their stove, so your choice is a function of what you value most—and the size of your kitchen counter. Basket air fryers such as our top pick can be a …

To quote the great painter Salvador Dalí: “The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: It is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.” I remember nothing about the sociopolitical climate of the summer of 1997, but I remember …

Look, I’m no fool. I live in America. I know it’s only a matter of time until literally every device gets either an air fryer or a pizza oven. The world now admits to air fryer toasters, air fryer ranges, air fryer combi ovens, and air fryer microwaves. In the …

Typhur lets you control this the way sophisticated toaster ovens like Breville’s do: through settings like “grill” or “broil” that modulate both fan speed and primary heat source. The grill setting combines the crispness of an air fryer with direct heat from the bottom of the basket—meaning I can brown …

The world has been addicted to caffeine for centuries, and in the year 2025 the scientific argument over whether coffee is good or bad for you remains unsettled. One might believe the lack of consensus is a Mainstream Media™ psyop to keep people scrambling for marketable solutions to a problem …

How We Tested Espresso Machines AccordionItemContainerButton Over the past decade, WIRED has tested dozens of espresso makers to find our favorites. The process, in part, is simple. We brew a whole lot of coffee. I’ve written about coffee for more than a decade on both the East and West Coasts, …

Out of all caffeinated rituals, Turkish coffee takes the (coffee) cake. That’s because, according to some experts, Turkish coffee isn’t a type of coffee—it’s a cooking method. Commonly seen across Middle Eastern cultures, the beverage looks and acts similar to espresso, served in a small cup and tasting very rich …

WIRED TIRED Short prep times. Meals that appeal to most people. Grocery options. Mostly paper, without tons of plastic packaging. Limited options for vegans weekly. Produce arrived on the decline and was not always organic. Besides Purple Carrot, Sunbasket was my favorite of the vegan meal kits I tested. Sunbasket …