Kristie Pryor

I still remember the first time I cooked breakfast on a grill griddle insert. It was a random Saturday morning, and I was tired of dragging out the electric griddle just to make pancakes for my kids. Within ten minutes of placing a flat-top griddle insert over my gas burners, I had crispy bacon, golden … Read more

If you’ve ever pulled a soggy, pale pizza off your grill grate and wondered where you went wrong, the answer almost always comes down to one tool: the stone underneath it. After a summer of testing pizzas on our backyard gas grill, our charcoal kettle, and a Big Green Egg kamado, I can tell you … Read more

I used to dread grilling vegetables. Small zucchini rounds would fall through my grates. Asparagus spears burned on one side while staying raw on the other. Bell peppers turned soggy instead of charred. Then I started using a quality vegetable grill basket, and everything changed. The best vegetable grilling baskets keep small pieces from falling … Read more

There’s nothing worse than watching a beautiful fillet of salmon slip through the grates and disappear into the coals. I learned that lesson the hard way at my first summer cookout, and it sent me on a hunt for the best fish grilling baskets to save my dinner. After testing dozens of options over three … Read more

I lost about a third of my cherry tomatoes through the grill grates last summer. After fishing them out of the firebox twice in one cookout, I bought my first grill basket and have not grilled vegetables the old way since. If you have ever watched asparagus spears disappear between the grates or fought to … Read more

I still remember the first time I pulled a golden, crackling chicken off a backyard rotisserie and watched my neighbor’s jaw drop. That single moment sold me on the magic of rotisserie cooking, and I have been testing grill attachments ever since. Rotisserie kits transform an ordinary grill into a slow-roasting powerhouse. The motor turns … Read more

If you have ever dreamed of stepping off your patio and clipping fresh basil for dinner, a vertical garden planter is the closest thing to a magic trick for small-space living. Our team has spent the last three months testing ten of the best vertical garden planters on real balconies, in cramped backyards, and along … Read more

I’ve been testing walk in greenhouses for years, and the difference between a thriving year-round garden and one that dies at the first frost usually comes down to the structure you put around it. After watching dozens of portable greenhouses fail in spring storms and a handful survive brutal winters, I can tell you which … Read more

I’ve spent the last three months building, filling, and growing in eight different raised garden beds in my backyard, and what I found changed how I think about every kit on the market. The best raised garden beds aren’t just containers for soil; they shape how often you water, how much you bend, and whether … Read more

Three years ago I built a beautiful cedar raised bed, only to watch it rot from the inside out within two growing seasons. That frustration sent me down a months-long research rabbit hole, testing and reviewing eight different metal raised garden beds to find what truly lasts. After putting them through real-world vegetable gardens, heat … Read more