Our traditional winners trumped the future-forward designs. Favorite saucepan: amzn.to/SKZuXc Favorite nonstick skillet: amzn.to/1jirKXG Favorite cast-iron skillet: amzn.to/1mDtKLo Favorite Dutch oven: amzn.to/1mDuBf0 The one innovative Dutch oven we can recommend: amzn.to/1l4YkMt Can newfangled designs improve on—or even stand up to—the tried-and-true pots and pans we've used for years? We tested lightweight cast-iron skillets (we shallow-fried breaded chicken cutlets, seared steaks and made pan sauce with acidic tomatoes and capers to see if it would react with the iron surface, baked cornbread, cooked crêpes to check browning patterns, and scrambled batches of eggs), innovative nonstick skillets (we made a series of single fried eggs without fat, not stopping until an egg stuck, and then we made crêpes to test for even browning and then moved on to beef stir-fry; frittata; and, lastly, scrambled eggs, which we also made without fat), innovative saucepans (we made pastry cream, sautéed onions, and rice pilaf), and innovative Dutch ovens (we browned meat and made it into stew, deep-fried a pound of frozen French fries, steamed 4 cups of rice, and timed boiling water). Read our testing notes: Lightweight Cast-Iron Skillets bit.ly/1ikW183 Innovative Nonstick Skillets: bit.ly/1ikW5F3 Innovative Saucepans: bit.ly/1ikW83w Innovative Dutch Ovens: bit.ly/1ikWaIM America's Test Kitchen is a real 2,500 square foot test kitchen located just outside of Boston that is home to more than three dozen full-time cooks and product testers. Our mission is simple: to develop the absolute best recipes for all of your favorite foods. To do this, we test each recipe 30, 40, sometimes as many as 70 times, until we arrive at the combination of ingredients, technique, temperature, cooking time, and equipment that yields the best, most-foolproof recipe. Each week, the cast of America's Test Kitchen brings the recipes, testings, and tastings from Cook's Illustrated magazine to life on our public television series. With more than 2 million viewers per episode, we are the most-watched cooking show on public television. www.americastestkitchen.com More than 1.3 million home cooks rely on Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines to provide trusted recipes that work, honest ratings of equipment and supermarket ingredients, and kitchen tips. www.cooksillustrated.com www.cookscountry.com Follow us: Twitter: www.twitter.com/testkitchen Facebook: www.facebook.com/americastestkitchen

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