About Us - Shouldit

Healthy Kitchen 101 (Shouldit) features unbiased, test-based reviews to help you choose the best kitchen appliances for your needs and budget.

Looking for comparative tests and reviews that show you how any kitchen product performs with genuine cooking tasks? That’s what we do at Shouldit.

On our website, you can find best-to-buy recommendations, specific recommendations, model comparisons, product guides, maintenance tips, repair advice, and more. Shouldit gives you all the information you need to equip your kitchen with the best appliances and tools for creating delicious home cooked meals.

We Are Kitchen Specialists

At Shouldit, our priority lies in kitchen-related equipment and appliances. This unwavering focus allows us to provide you with top-tier, trustworthy guides and reviews, with a dedication and expertise not found elsewhere.

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How We Choose Which Products to Review

We select appliances and kitchen equipment based on market research, unique product specifications, and consumer popularity. We look for products that are overall winners and ones that will add unique and specialized value to your kitchen.

How We Purchase Products to Test

We purchase all products at our own expense from Amazon and other online shopping platforms. We do not accept freebies and have no preferential relationship with any manufacturer or retailer.

Like any regular consumer, we sometimes have to deal with product malfunctions, replacements, and customer service lines which we also report on in our product reviews.

How We Standardize Our Testing

We don’t waste time on random tests to gain attention. Instead, we develop and apply standardized test methodologies for fair comparisons between products. Trial tests are carried out to confirm their feasibility and validity. Once these tests are finalized, all appliances or tools are put through identical testing procedures.

After testing, we continue to use selected products in our own kitchen. In this way we create a continuous feedback loop which helps us refine and improve our test methodologies.

How We Minimize Errors and Bias

Through the Review Process, our product reviewers work hand in hand with a team of media and technical specialists—known as an RTR Team or the ‘Research, Testing, and Review Team’. To eliminate personal bias and human error, all our tests and evaluations involve at least three team members.

In addition, all test results are accompanied by photographic and video evidence for validation. We also provide details of how we test and evaluate each product range.

Our test reports are presented in verifiable and easy to compare formats. Notwithstanding our editorial recommendations, you still get all the information you need to make an informed purchasing decision.

How We Make Money

We make money from affiliate links and their associated commissions, which support our testing work. This means when you make a purchase through our links, we may receive a commission with no affect to the original price or additional cost to you.

Shouldit is an ads-free website. You can enjoy our content without being bothered by pop-ups, banners, or similar advertisements.

Meet The Team

Luna Regina

Founder, Editor in Chief

Luna Regina is an accomplished writer and author who dedicates her career to empowering home cooks and making cooking effortless for everyone. She is the founder of Shouldit.com and HealthyRecipes101.com, where she works with her team to develop easy, nutritious recipes and help aspiring cooks choose the right kitchen appliances.

Anh Ngo

Senior Editorial Director

Anh Ngo is a writer with 9 years experience at different media outlets, covering from public news and events to product testing and analysis. At Shouldit, she works across different departments, communicating closely with its network of writers, editors, and health, tech, and search engine experts to provide a meaningful and pleasant reading experience for visitors.

Roger Shitaki

Reviewer

Roger Shitaki is a writer, author, and editor. His niches are household appliances, health & wellness, and travel. He’s a freelance contributor to a Tokyo lifestyle website and a leading ophthalmology magazine in Asia.

Tina Pham

Reviewer

Tina Pham is a staff writer and reviewer, with five years of experience in the industry. As a passionate amateur home cook, she loves to discover practical cooking solutions, and has made it her mission to bring her findings to every kitchen. Her ultimate goal is making cooking more of a pleasure for all.

Matthew Lee

Reviewer

Matthew Lee is a writer and editor for Shouldit. With over 8 years working for various outlets and agencies, specializing in tech review and other subjects of note, such as current affairs.

Alan Nguyen

Reviewer

Alan Nguyen is a writer and product reviewer at Shouldit. His major in English language teaching taught him to present concise information. In addition to his cooking hobby, he values the practical aspects of household appliances.

Be Nguyen

Reviewer

Be Nguyen is a writer and product reviewer. Being naturally curious about technology and its real-world applications, Be spent several years in university studying engineering before joining the team at Shouldit where he disassembles, tests, and rates household appliances.

Lap Vo

Test Lead

Lap is Head of the Research, Testing, and Review Team (RTR Team) at Shouldit.com, where he directs and supervises the testing of kitchen gadgets and appliances.

Nguyen Ntk

Visual Specialist

Nguyen Ntk is a graphic designer, photographer, and videographer whose philosophy centers around respecting and celebrating the beauty of reality. Through his lenses, Nguyen strives to capture the true essence of objects and events, showcasing and highlighting authentic features without distortion or exaggeration.

Tuyet Pham

Professional Chef, Culinary Consultant

Tuyet Pham is an award-winning Saigonese chef passionate about delicious and healthful foods. At Shouldit, she develops recipes and collaborates with our Research, Testing, and Review lab to evaluate the performance of cooking appliances. Her assessments add a strong authoritative voice to our product scoring process.

Our Fact-checkers

Our registered dietician nutritionists (RDN) review any diet/food/nutrition-related information we provide to make sure they’re accurate and up to date with the latest standards.

Natalie Butler RDN, LD

Nutrition Reviewer

Natalie is a registered dietitian nutritionist with a passion to help others live their best life through food, fitness, safer beauty and a healthy lifestyle. She has expertise with a variety of diets and diseases and believes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach for health. Natalie supports various organizations, like Apple, Inc., Healthline, Head Health, Inc., and others, and has advocated for personalized functional nutrition through her private practice Nutrition By Natalie since 2007.

Natalie loves spending time with her husband and children in the kitchen, garden and in nature. She is a foodie at heart and loves most cuisines, but especially spicy Indian and Thai.

Lizzie Streit, MS, RDN, LD

Nutrition Reviewer

Lizzie is a Minneapolis-based dietitian and founder of It’s a Veg World After All. She completed her MS in Human Nutrition from Drexel University, and is an expert in culinary nutrition, recipe development, and nutrition communications.

Lizzie’s philosophy is centered around making nutrition recommendations, and especially the advice to eat more vegetables, approachable and realistic.

She is excited to be working with the team at Healthy Kitchen 101 to ensure that their recipes are both nutritious and delicious.

Our Editors

Our editors fact-check and revise our content to make sure our buying guides and reviews are accurate, informative, and helpful for the home cooks in their search for the best kitchen utensils and appliances.

Kori Perten

Editor

Kori Perten is a Boston-based editor with a passion for cooking and a background in product reviews and consumer advocacy journalism. Her work has appeared in publications such as Wirecutter, USA Today, and Reviewed, among others.She was previously an editor at Reviewed, producing and managing content with a focus on kitchen tools and appliances.

She's excited to be working with the team at Healthy Kitchen 101 as a consulting editor to ensure product reviews are in tip-top shape.

Donna Currie

Editor

Donna Currie is the author of the cookbook Make Ahead Bread, and a kitchen gadget fanatic. From apple peelers to toasters to zesters, she loves seeing how they work, testing their functions, and keeping the best for her arsenal of handy kitchen tools. Her collection of cookbooks is quite impressive, ranging from quirky cookbooks from the 1800’s to cutting edge molecular gastronomy. Besides her own blogs, Cookistry, Cookistry’s Reviews, and Munching on Books, she writes for several online publications.

In her free time, you might find her sharing her home made baked goods with neighbors or puttering in the garden.

Tyler Lynch

Editor

Tyler Lynch is a writer and editor located in Maine. His work has appeared in USA Today, Motherboard, Wirecutter, Reviewed, and the Huffington Post, among others. He enjoys cooking and playing music and serves as a consulting editor for Healthy Kitchen 101.