Editorial Policy

Independence

Guides are written without input from manufacturers, sellers or Amazon. No one can pay for a place in a guide, for a higher position or for a change of wording. The site’s only income is the affiliate commission described in the Affiliate Disclosure, and that commission does not depend on which product in a guide you choose.

Sources

The source for every product claim is the manufacturer’s own listing. We do not cite laboratory tests we did not run, experts we did not consult or studies we have not read. Where a guide explains a general point (what a honing steel does, why blade length matters for bread), it stays with what is common knowledge in a working kitchen.

Automation

The guides are produced by an automated system built on a large language model. This is stated on every guide and on How We Research. The system is not allowed to claim testing, quote prices or reproduce customer reviews, and automated checks remove any number that does not match the listing before a guide is saved.

Bylines

Bylines name a section of the site (a “desk”), not a person. We do not invent authors, photographs, job titles or credentials.

Accuracy and corrections

If a guide is wrong, we want to know. Write to the address on the contact page with the guide and the detail. Factual errors are corrected in the guide, and the “updated” date changes when they are. A guide that cannot be made accurate is withdrawn.

What we stay away from

• Health, nutrition and food-safety advice beyond what a product listing states. For those, follow your local health department and the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Electrical, gas and ventilation installation. Commercial equipment must be installed to code by a qualified person.
• Superlatives the data cannot support. “Best” in a title means the best match for a stated use among the products compared, not the best product in existence.

The site’s history

This domain used to host the Restaurant Week Hawaii dining event. We say so plainly, on About and in the footer, and we do not present the present site as a continuation of the event.