A Criticism of Cooks Illustrated Equipment Reviews

Adam on Men In Aprons makes a comment about Cook's Illustrated panning his favorite set of chef's knives in one of their reviews. I've learned to take the reviews in Cook's Illustrated with a grain of salt.

For example, when I purchased my hand blender the other day, my choice (Cuisenart Quick Prep) was not reviewed but they did review two other Cuisenart models and the reviewer was not very complimentary.

I have learned that the best advice comes from Heather, the proprieter of my favorite kitchen store.