Must-Have Gear for the Perfect Capsule Bar | Gear Heads

Looking to build a functional home bar? Lisa McManus and Hannah Crowley share the five pieces of must-have gear to creating the perfect capsule bar. Learn which jigger, juicer, shaker, strainer, and bar spoons offer the best performance and durability for your home bar. Lisa and Hannah make a basil daiquiri, which summons Joe Gitter, author of Cocktails Illustrated and host of The Cocktail Lab. With Joe's guidance, they talk all about mixology, the science of cocktails, and the importance of ice. If you've got your capsule bar in place but want to step it up a notch, consider a portable smoke infuser and watch how you can use it to make a smoked New York sour. Basil Daiquiri Recipe: https://cooks.io/48VNeME Smoked New York Sour Recipe: https://cooks.io/4rE3CZp Get Cocktails Illustrated: https://cooks.io/4oyD49v Read more about our recommendations: The Best Jiggers: https://cooks.io/44TniyK The Best Manual Citrus Juicers: https://cooks.io/446w0JS The Best Cocktail Shakers: https://cooks.io/3KFDdd4 The Best Hawthorne Strainers: https://cooks.io/3XXjjO5 The Best Barspoons: https://cooks.io/3Kzzs9d The Best Portable Smoke Infusers: https://cooks.io/48oYlgU Our Picks: Best Jigger: https://cooks.io/3XDTl1J Best Citrus Juicer: https://cooks.io/4oHjQhY Best Cocktail Shaker: https://cooks.io/44TnSwq Best Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker: https://cooks.io/4aumiVu Best Strainer: https://cooks.io/4oGNP9R Best Barspoon: https://cooks.io/4ppqIlg Best Frother: https://cooks.io/4rBmvfP 00:00 Intro 00:32 Jiggers 2:10 Juicers 2:59 Cocktail Shakers 5:02 Hawthorne Strainers 7:05 Bar Spoons 8:20 Basil Daiquiri 10:04 Cocktails Illustrated with Joe Gitter 12:12 The Best Ice For Your Cocktail 15:09 Smoked New York Sour Get exclusive access to every recipe, review, and more via our homepage: https://cooks.io/3MhdZm1 Subscribe to America's Test Kitchen: https://youtube.com/@AmericasTestKitchen?sub_confirmation=1 Find more rigorous reviews of equipment and recipes on the America’s Test Kitchen App:https://cooks.io/41TVKru Learn how to shop, save, and cook with insider intel from our newsletter Well-Equipped Cook: https://cooks.io/4iCOJCE Watch full episodes of America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country for free on our new YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ATKFullEpisodes Buy our cookbook Kitchen Gear: https://cooks.io/49VKG24 Discover the latest recipes, tips, and tricks from Cook’s Illustrated: https://cooks.io/49Z3xJJ Watch More! In The Test Kitchen: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eLxup9tEP0M&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZsva37L040wy1u2RTOhqiF&pp=0gcJCWMEOCosWNin The Taste Test: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SkqhwZqnA8s&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZ3usQguuxS2qWxlwj-9aN8 Techniquely With Lan Lam: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnbzopdwFrnYyvwrqTB_5AhufdOMisGnF Most Popular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guC4Badq2s&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZcFFuiSDnaymlMCb9ANwC5 Follow America's Test Kitchen: Instagram: http://instagram.com/testkitchen Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/testkitchen TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@testkitchen?lang=en Facebook: http://facebook.com/americastestkitchen Twitter: http://twitter.com/testkitchen At America’s Test Kitchen, we investigate every aspect of cooking—recipes, equipment, ingredients, and techniques—with a goal to empower and inspire home cooks. Since 1992, our team of 50+ cooks, editors, and culinary creatives ask a lot of questions—and do a lot of testing—so that you get dependable, delicious recipes, comprehensive guidance, and thorough and unbiased equipment and ingredient reviews. You can find us in the pages of Cook's Illustrated magazine, on our television shows America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country, in dozens of best-selling cookbooks, and via the 14,000+ recipes, reviews, and classes available on our website and app. Whether you’re in search of a great weeknight meal or an impressive dinner-party dish, we’ve done the testing to deliver reliable recipes and comprehensive cooking info to your home kitchen. Bring your curiosity, and we’ll make you a better cook. #AmericasTestKitchen #CookingTutorial #FoodScience When you choose to purchase our editorial recommendations from the links we provide, we may earn an affiliate commission.