Nicole Papantoniou
Kitchen Appliances Lab Director
Nicole (she/her) is the senior director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen & Cooking Lab. She oversees all content and testing related to kitchen products, food, and recipes. She has worked at GH since 2019, and is a trained cook, published recipe developer, and seasoned product tester with nearly 15 years of experience. She has worked in test kitchens for national magazines and kitchen appliances brands, where she also helped develop products for the home cook. She earned a degree in journalism from SUNY New Paltz, graduated with a Grand Diplome in Classic Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute, and studied culinary nutrition at the Natural Gourmet Institute (both now part of the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.)
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Latest from Nicole Papantoniou
Inside Our Air Fryer Testing: How the GH Kitchen Lab Chooses the Best
Our top picks make excellent frozen fries, are user-friendly, and last for years.
7 Best Smart Refrigerators, Tested by Kitchen Appliance Experts
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5 Best Coolers Out of the 85+ We’ve Tested
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After Baking 30 Loaves of Bread, These Are the 4 Best Bread Makers
We baked four types of bread in each machine, including gluten-free bread!
The 6 Best Gas Ranges Right Now, According to a Trained Chef
From high-performance luxury ranges to affordable models that don’t sacrifice quality.
4 Best Nonstick Cookware Sets Out of the 100 We Tested
After testing over 200 sets, our top pick comes from Circulon.
11 Things to Clean Before Hosting a Backyard BBQ
Tackle these quick tasks before you fire up the grill.
6 Best Hand Mixers, According to Expert Testing
We mixed lots of dough and whipped up heavy cream and egg whites to find the top performers.
We Tested 200+ Cookware Sets—These 7 Are the Best of 2026
The right cookware is the key to making cooking less of a chore.
90+ Pies Later, We Found the Best Indoor Pizza Ovens
Transform your home kitchen into a pizzeria with one of these top-tested indoor countertop pizza ovens.