// The Good Cooking Guides
Cooking guides & advice
In-depth articles, written and updated by our team, to help you choose your kitchen equipment and improve. No marketing jargon: concrete criteria, cross-checked against several reliable sources and explained simply.
Cookware
Stainless steel, nonstick or cast iron: how to choose your frying pan
Stainless steel, nonstick or cast iron: the strengths, limits and real-world uses of each pan so you can pick the right one for what you cook.
Read the guideUpdated 19/06/2026KnivesChef's knife: steel, hardness, size and handling
Steel, HRC hardness, blade length, full tang, balance: the criteria that really matter when choosing a chef's knife that lasts.
Read the guideUpdated 19/06/2026AppliancesStand mixer: power, capacity and the criteria that count
Bowl capacity, motor power, transmission type, speeds, attachments: how to choose a stand mixer suited to your recipes.
Read the guideUpdated 19/06/2026