Our Story
The Kitchn is the secret ingredient for home cooks. Our team of expert recipe developers, testers, and editors care deeply about bringing you smart ideas that elevate your cooking experience for reliably delicious food you’ll make again and again.
Founded in 2006, The Kitchn is the top independently owned food site in the U.S. (a rare thing these days!), helping a global monthly audience of 29M — including 4.5M members — feel at home in their kitchens every day. Visiting The Kitchn is kinda like hanging out with your friend who spends their days thinking about food (we’ve all got one).
What We’re All About
We love figuring out what to cook for dinner tonight, discovering how to level up chocolate chip cookies, and tasting the newest snacks worth buying. We’re all about cooking, but we’re also realists: We want weeknight recipes that take 20 minutes. We shop at the same supermarkets you do. We’re always looking for a shortcut.
And you don’t have to be someone who cooks multiple times a week to feel like The Kitchn is the place for you. We cover all types of essential content that will improve your day to day: ranking the best canned chili, reporting on cabinet trends that are in (and out), testing the cleaning method that’s all over TikTok.
Where’s the “e”?
We leave the “e” in kitchen at the door. Ego, exasperation, exhaustion — they’re not welcome here. The Kitchn is built for real life. Our recipes are approachable, clever, and always unforgettable.
Meet the Team
The Kitchn is powered by a dedicated staff that lives across the country. We obsess over all aspects of life in the kitchen: cooking, snacking, grocery shopping, cleaning and organizing (even renovating). Our headquarters are in New York City, where we photograph our recipes and conduct very important taste tests, from boxed brownies to coffee creamer.
Get to know us
What Makes a Kitchn Recipe So Special?
We know that every day you can choose from millions of recipes on the internet, so when you cook from The Kitchn we want to make sure it’s memorable — and that you get a taste of what our food is all about.
We call for ingredients in the familiar way you find them in the grocery store and try to use up the whole package to minimize food waste.
Our signature experience, Cook Mode+, makes it easier than ever to follow a recipe on any device. Toggle it on for less screen drama (no pop-ups or going dark), an ingredients checklist, and collapsible steps. (Access it with your free membership!)
Every recipe gets tested with The Kitchn Check to ensure it’s accurate and friendly to cook. (We even cook through our recipes with two types of salt to ensure the most spot-on amount.)
Our DEI Commitment
At The Kitchn, we believe the heart of a community lies in the heart of the home. We also know that no two homes or kitchens look the same and we celebrate those differences. We want to tell the story of every dish we publish by understanding, respecting, and embracing its origins, ingredients, and culinary traditions.
Our recipes are developed, tested, and written by experienced cooks and cuisine experts, whom we personally seek out, identify, and connect with. As editors, we ensure all of our recipes are well-informed, thoroughly tested, and undeniably delicious.
Read more about our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at AT Media.
Why You Should Trust Our Product Recommendations
We take product recommendations seriously — especially when they’re ones we use in the kitchen. Everything we recommend, whether it’s chef’s knives under $200 or the pan all over your Instagram feed that’s actually worth the hype, has been independently selected by our editors, based on thorough testing (sometimes for months!), tasting, or research to help you find only the best. We like to sweat the details, examining why one beloved skillet is superior to another or if a viral space-saving gadget is actually worth the hype.
We may earn a commission through affiliate partnerships with select retailers when you click a link on our site that takes you to shop. These commissions do not influence our content. Guided by our editorial standards, The Kitchn readers always come first. Read more about How We Shop For You.
The AT Media Family
Visit our corporate site to learn more about AT Media and meet our Leadership Team. We are a member of the AT Media family of sites, along with Apartment Therapy, Cubby, and Dorm Therapy. AT Media helps people make their homes happy, healthy, and uniquely their own, by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas, and community. Visit our corporate site to learn more about AT Media and meet our Leadership Team.
Get In Touch
You can find our current job listings on our Careers page and we always welcome pitches and introductions at editorial@thekitchn.com .
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