Mark Chen

Mark has been cooking at home for over 15 years and holds a culinary arts degree. Before joining HomeKitchen Picks, he worked as a line cook in a NYC restaurant for 3 years and later spent 5 years as a product tester for a kitchenware distributor, where he evaluated over 200 cookware products across performance, durability, and value.

He believes the best kitchen tools are the ones that make good cooking easy — and that most people don’t need professional-grade gear to make great food at home.

Testing stats (2026): 25+ products tested, 8 side-by-face comparison rounds, 3,000+ hours of hands-on testing across air fryers, pressure cookers, knives, and cookware. Every product tested for a minimum of 30 days in a real home kitchen.

Mark’s reviews focus on:

• Cookware: Stainless steel, cast iron, nonstick — how they perform, how they hold up
• Knives: Edge retention, ergonomics, value at every price point
• Cooking appliances: Air fryers, toaster ovens, pressure cookers, slow cookers — tested side-by-side
• Baking: Pans, scales, mixers — precision matters here

Testing philosophy: “I buy everything myself, test it in my own kitchen for at least 30 days, and compare it against the best alternatives. If a product isn’t worth your money, I’ll say so.”

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