Philly Food Guide

Ten 36-inch range hoods spanning 230 to 1050 CFM. Airflow is quoted at maximum and noise at minimum, and seven of the ten publish no noise figure at all.

Ten razor knives judged on the handle. The blade is a throwaway, so what you are buying is the mechanism that decides where it is when you are not cutting.

Ten stovetop pressure cookers. Aluminium will not heat on an induction hob at all – and four of these are aluminium, none of which say so.

Ten food processors compared. A reversible disc gives you one slice thickness, not two – and eight of these ten never say so.

Ten flipper knives compared. Six name a bearing pivot, one names its detent – and it is the budget knife, not the dearest one from the same maker.

Ten combo machines compared. Some count interchangeable plate sets, others count hinge positions – and a 3-in-1 can give you more cooking surfaces than a 6-in-1.

Ten rescue tools compared. The material you cut is pressed against a person – which is why sheepsfoot blades exist, and why most rescue knives get it wrong.

Ten bubble waffle makers. Rotation fills the top of every sphere – yet two pricier machines make you flip them by hand.

Ten survival knives compared. Full tang decides whether a knife survives batoning – and the longest, most heavily bundled blades are the ones that never mention it.

Ten mini fridges compared. Half state an absolute temperature; half state degrees below your room – and in a 78F bedroom that is the difference between 40F and 46F.

Ten food processors compared. Every one says it kneads dough – exactly one says how much, and bowl capacity is not dough capacity.

Ten hunting knives compared. Every purpose-built blade here is under four inches – and the three highest-ranked results for the search are not hunting knives at all.

Ten mandoline slicers compared. Nine list a hand guard – the highest-ranked one on Amazon lists none at all, and the cheapest ships a full-cover holder.