Back-to-School Season Essentials

Pressed for Panini’s [America’s Test Kitchen]( [The Well-Equipped Cook. A weekly newsletter from your favorite unbiased tasters and testers.]( [The Well-Equipped Cook. A weekly newsletter from your favorite unbiased tasters and testers.]( [recipes]( [product reviews]( [Equipment guides]( [gear heads]( This Week’s Equipment Guide Get Ready for Back-to-School Season with These Tools [Hannah Crowley's Headshot]( [Hannah Crowley]( Executive Editor, ATK Reviews Having kids back in school is fantastic. Having to pack lunch every day is not. A few key tools makes the process a whole lot easier. Instead of complicated water bottles or those prone to mold, we favor bottles [that are easy to drink from and wash](. For younger kids, bottles they can open themselves are key, as [we found in testing](. Packaged snacks that hit the very high bar of being both approved by adults and loved by children are purchased by the caseful from Costco and employed for nourishment, delight, and bribery (not necessarily in that order). We have a two packaged-snack a day rule in our house, but negotiations are ongoing. [A fun lunch box]( also helps. If I have time, I use [cookie cutters]( to punch out cute shapes from all different foods, like cucumbers or quesadillas. Because I can’t tolerate waste, me and the baby eat the scraps, though it will probably just be me soon. It’s so easy to make magic for kids, and that’s what I love about them. Also, [sprinkles](. A teaspoon employed here and there can do wonders for appeal. [Panini presses]( Must-Have of the week A Panini Press What’s not to love about a panini? It’s a perfect little package of toasty bread and melty cheese, so naturally I want a panini press after reading Lisa’s new review. The Breville is deliciously luxe. It has excellent browning; steady temperatures; simple, intuitive controls; and sturdy construction. The inexpensive little Dash is just plain fun. It’s light, compact, easy to use, and it kept pace with pricier models in every test, producing “golden, crispy, melty” panini. [Read more →]( [Breville Sear & Press Grill]( Our Winner Breville Sear & Press Grill Performance: ★★★   Ease Of Use: ★★★   Cleanup/Durability: ★★★   [BUY NOW]( Related Recipes [Caprese Panini]( Caprese Panini [Get the recipe →]( [Cheese Quesadillas]( Cheese Quesadillas [Get the recipe →]( [Try Digital All Access. 14,000+ Reliable Recipes, Tips and Tricks, Mobile App, 8,000+ Product Reviews, Cookbook Collection. Taste the Test Kitchen difference in everything you make. Get 14 Days Free. Salmon Piccata.]( Explore More Featured Products [Tomato Corers]( Norpro Tomato Core It If you can or preserve tomatoes in the high season, this little serrated scooper speeds up the coring process mightily. 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