Bistro Bounty

Restaurant-grade cooking, at home

In-depth guides to the gear serious home cooks use to eat like they're at their favorite bistro: espresso, pizza, knives, cookware, baking and wine.

Pizza Ovens & Tools Baking Wine & Home Bar

Man pouring red wine into a glass, the serving moment a wine cooler protects

Featured guide

Best Thermoelectric Wine Cooler: Quiet Picks Compared

The Koolatron 20-bottle is the best thermoelectric wine cooler for quiet storage; the BLACK+DECKER suits a small counter. Compressor options for warm rooms.

Read the guide

Browse by topic

Pizza Ovens & ToolsIndoor and outdoor pizza ovens, steels, peels and dough gear for pizzeria-level pies.7 guides →

BakingStand mixers, bread gear and pastry tools for bakery-quality results.7 guides →

Wine & Home BarWine fridges, preservation systems, decanters and home bar equipment.15 guides →

Latest guides

A cook cutting a round pizza with a rotary cutter on a marble counter

Pizza Ovens & Tools

How to Reheat Pizza in an Oven: Best Way to Stay Crisp

How to reheat pizza in an oven so the crust stays crisp: 375-425°F on a preheated sheet pan, 8-10 minutes, plus stone, foil and whole-pie tips.

A topped pizza on a metal peel being slid onto the dark stone floor of a gas-fired pizza oven

Pizza Ovens & Tools

How to Clean a Pizza Stone Without Ruining It

How to clean a pizza stone without soap: let it cool, scrape, brush, and let heat burn off the rest. Works for home ovens and outdoor pizza ovens.

Couple rolling pizza dough and arranging fresh ingredients on wooden table, creating a homemade meal

Pizza Ovens & Tools

What Should I Put My Outdoor Pizza Oven On? Stand Ideas

What should I put my outdoor pizza oven on? A steel stand, stone counter or the maker's cart. Skip wood and plastic. Heights, weight, gaps and rain cover.

Close-up of a pepperoni pizza baking in a very hot oven

Pizza Ovens & Tools

How Long to Preheat a Pizza Oven: Heat-Up Times by Fuel

How long to preheat a pizza oven: 15-20 minutes on gas, 15-25 on pellet, 20-30 on wood, and 45-60 for a home oven stone. Plus how to check the stone.

Close-up of a pizza being baked in a traditional wood-fired oven, showcasing culinary authenticity

Pizza Ovens & Tools

How to Use an Outdoor Pizza Oven: First-Fire Steps

How to use an outdoor pizza oven: set it level, preheat the stone to 800-900°F, launch with a floured peel and turn the pie. Steps for wood, pellet, gas.

A baked pepperoni and sausage pizza with a browned, blistered crust on a tray at the exit of a commercial conveyor oven.

Pizza Ovens & Tools

Oven Temperature to Cook Pizza: Homemade Bake Times

Oven temperature to cook pizza: 500-550°F for a home oven with a preheated stone, 800-900°F for Neapolitan. Bake times by style, frozen pizza and outdoor ovens.

Pizza baking on the stone of a gas pizza oven with a rolling flame at the back

Pizza Ovens & Tools

Best Outdoor Pizza Oven: 3 Backyard Picks Compared

The HALO Versa 16 is the best outdoor pizza oven for most backyards; the Ooni Karu 2 is the wood-fired pick and the BIG HORN 12 is the budget pick.

Two glasses of red wine on a wooden bench against a sunlit wall

Wine & Home Bar

Wine Fridge Dimensions: Standard Sizes and How to Choose

Wine fridge dimensions explained: standard widths of 15, 18 and 24 inches, typical heights and depths, bottle capacity by size and how to measure your space.

Glass filled with ice cubes ready to be crushed into nugget ice at home

Wine & Home Bar

How to Make Nugget Ice at Home, With or Without a Machine

How to make nugget ice at home: crush cubes in a blender or Lewis bag, refreeze for a soft chew, or press flake ice in a machine. Methods compared.