10 Beyond-Basic Kitchen Upgrades For the Serious Home Cook

If you want to cook like a professional, you're going to need a food processor. It chops, slices, purées, and mixes — and at some point, every serious home cook relies on one. Cuisinart is the brand that introduced food processors in the US, and it remains among the most popular. This Cuisinart Elemental Food Processor ($150) is a mighty machine that comes with two nesting work bowls, so you can whip up projects large or small.