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Wilder Davies

Staff Writer, Commerce

Wilder has been testing and reviewing appliances for home kitchens since 2019. Beyond the world of kitchen equipment he writes about cookbooks, culinary history, gardening, and design. He has a soft spot for giant kitchen timers, tiny mandolines, and growing houseplants from his kitchen scraps. Before joining the team, he was the associate partnerships editor at TIME, and a fact checker for 5280 magazine in Denver.

Best Nut Milk Makers, Tested and Reviewed

Make nut milk, and save a little money too.

A Mildly Chaotic White Elephant Gift Guide for Folks Who Want Something Truly Unique

This is the lowest-stakes kind of gift exchange—which means it should be the most fun. 

A Totally Over-the-Top Luxury Kitchen Gift Guide

Truly high-end kitchen gear that’s still kind of practical.

The Best Food Advent Calendars: Tested and Reviewed

We tried a bunch of popular advent calendars so you know which ones are worth buying.

This Pistachio Tart Is a Nut Above Pecan Pie

This year, make the other pies on the dessert table green with envy.

The Best Use for A Cooler on Thanksgiving Isn’t For Storing Drinks

It’s for keeping yourself organized.

The 41 Best Gifts for Vegetarians

Cookbooks, condiments, and a secret weapon pair of scissors for your favorite meat-abstainers.

22 Eco-Friendly Gifts for a More Sustainable Kitchen

Our favorite paper towel alternatives, plastic bag replacements, reusable totes, and more.

47 Gifts for Gardeners That Are Actually Good

Put down that planter. You can do better. 

37 Etsy Gifts We Love (Yes, There Are Mugs)

Speckly ceramics. Olive wood spoons. And table linens, because you can never have too many. 

The 44 Best Gifts for Tea Lovers

Stovetop or electric kettle fanatics, fans of high-caffeine matcha or low-key chamomile—don’t worry, we’ve got every type of tea lover covered.

The Best Milk Frothers for Lattes, Cold Brew, and More

Bring the coffee shop experience to your morning coffee routine

Does Wax Paper Have a Purpose—Or Is It Just Taking Up Space?

That reliable roll of wax paper is finding some tough competition among a new wave of reusable food-wrapping products.

The Best Knife Sharpener for Retaining That Factory Edge—and Bringing Damaged Blades Back From the Dead

We tested top-rated electric and manual knife sharpeners, to see which gave us the cutting edge when tackling hard squash and squishy tomatoes.

The Best Cutting Boards Whether You're Team Plastic, Team Wood, or Team Rubber

We took our knives to 19 models to find the very best.

The Best Pizza Stone and Pizza Steel for Crispy, Blistered Crusts Like the Pros Make  

This tool can take your home pizza game to the next level—we tried top-rated models to find the best in each category. 

If You Love Toast (and Kitchen Organization), You Need This

Or, how I learned to love and correctly use my vintage metal toast rack. 

The Boldest Kitchenware to Buy at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

Beautiful serving trays, test-winning cookware, and fresh knife sets—all discounted.