The easiest way to make a meal for the whole family? Use a slow cooker (naturally). It may take a few hours or the whole night, but the set-it-and-forget-it appliance always gets the job done. That ...

As a professional cook, most of the restaurant kitchens I’ve worked in have been somewhat puritanical about gadgets. Our talent is on display, not the machines we work with, so we keep our tools basic ...