The Best Portable Hammock

We spent 35 hours testing 10 packable camping hammocks on hikes and in the park, and found that ENO’s SingleNest Hammock is the best choice for most people. | Continue reading


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The Best Bathroom Scales

After hundreds of weigh-ins, we’ve found what we think is the best inexpensive digital scale. | Continue reading


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The 10 Tools You Need for Basic Home Repair

Our favorite things for building your own toolkit for minor home repairs. | Continue reading


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How Our Readers Made Wirecutter Better in April 2020

We’re featuring a few of the most useful, interesting, and thought-provoking messages we got from our readers last month. | Continue reading


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How Automatic Room Correction Can Help (and Hurt) Your Sound System

AV receivers’ built-in room-correction systems automatically adjust audio to suit your room, but the results aren’t always pleasing. | Continue reading


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The Best Sleeping Pads for Backpacking and Car Camping

We slept on 15 sleeping pads on five camping trips. The Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite is best for backpackers, the Therm-a-Rest LuxuryMap for car campers. | Continue reading


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The Best Hiking Socks

We hiked 160 miles in 18 pairs of socks to find the best hiking socks for most people. Here’s what we recommend. | Continue reading


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Birding from Your Window Is a Joy. It’s Easy to Get Started

Being on the inside looking out is definitely and happily for the birds. | Continue reading


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You Don’t Need a Brass or Copper Touch Tool

Brass and copper keychain touch tools have started popping up all over Instagram, claiming to kill viruses. | Continue reading


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Birding From Your Window Is a Joy. It’s Easy to Get Started.

Being on the inside looking out is definitely and happily for the birds. | Continue reading


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Tools and Tips for Freezing Food So Nothing Goes to Waste

Whether you’re freezing bananas, milk, meat, or soup, here are the best freezer bags and gear to make the most of your frozen food. | Continue reading


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The Best Game Consoles

Even with new consoles coming this fall, there are still good options for gamers looking for something to play now. | Continue reading


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Deals on Stand Mixers and other Household Essentials

Chores will never be fun, but, with these deals, they can at least become easier. | Continue reading


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The Best Cheap Mini Fridge

We spend hours researching and testing mini fridges. Most of them work just fine—but we’d say the Midea WHS-65L is the best for most people. | Continue reading


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How We Find and Vet Our Expert Sources

At Wirecutter, we take sourcing seriously. Here’s how we find the experts we talk to and the organizations we cite. | Continue reading


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10 DIY Mother’s Day Gift Ideas You Can Make and Do in Quarantine

You don’t need to spend money to make a big gesture. Here are the best DIY and homemade Mother’s Day gift ideas. | Continue reading


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Wirecutter’s 5 Most Popular Picks in April 2020

These five helpful picks were the most-purchased Wirecutter recommendations in April. | Continue reading


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I Tried a $600 Sleep Robot. It Was Fine.

The Somnox sleep robot is a soft, “breathing” lima bean that you hug to fall asleep. | Continue reading


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You Don’t Need That Brass Touch Tool You Saw on Instagram

Brass and copper keychain touch tools have started popping up all over Instagram, claiming to kill viruses. | Continue reading


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We’ve rounded up all of our recent coronavirus coverage. We’ll update this post as we publish more advice. | Continue reading


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How to Set Up a Tablet for Kids

If quarantine has hastened your handing a smartphone or tablet to your child for the first time, here are a few tools that can help the transition go smoothly. | Continue reading


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18 Unique Mother’s Day Gifts From Small Businesses We Love

From delicate artful rings to unique, citrus-inspired flower pots, here are great gifts for moms from our favorite small businesses. | Continue reading


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The Best Baby Swings

We spent 10 hours testing five baby swings and found that the space-efficient, relatively inexpensive Graco Glider LX Gliding Swing is the best one. | Continue reading


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A Running List of Free and Discounted Services for Frontline Workers

To show their thanks and support, these companies are offering free and discounted services for essential workers. | Continue reading


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How to Navigate Your First Recession

While it’s not easy to survive a recession, you can emerge on the other side with more skills, flexibility, and adaptability. | Continue reading


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How the 1918 Flu Epidemic Created One of Today’s Biggest Fitness Crazes

As disease ravaged the world nearly 100 years ago, the inventor of Pilates claimed his exercise method saved people from the 1918 flu. | Continue reading


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The Best Pull-Up Bars

We spent 26 hours researching, assembling, and testing pull-up bars to find the best for most people. Hereʼs what we recommend. | Continue reading


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Take a Quarantine Staycation

With a well-thought out staycation, you can experience the benefits of a vacation with less stress and expense. | Continue reading


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What a Research-Obsessed Wirecutter Editor Uses to Bake Bread

The kneading tool, hair caps, lava rocks, and other things our resident sourdough expert uses to bake better loaves. | Continue reading


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12 Practical Privacy Tips for Your iPhone

With a few easy changes to the privacy and security settings, you can control how much information your iPhone—and your apps—collects and uses. | Continue reading


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The Best Bird Feeders

After 20 hours of research, we think the Droll Yankees 18-Inch Onyx Mixed Seed Tube Bird Feeder with Removable Base is the best for most people. | Continue reading


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The Best Camping Chairs

We took 16 fold-up chairs on three weekend camping trips and used them in the backyard for six months to find some standout ways to sit down in the outdoors. | Continue reading


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8 Practical Privacy Tips for Your Android Phone

With a few easy changes to the privacy and security settings, you can control how much information Android and Google—and the apps you use—collect about you. | Continue reading


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7 Deals on Great Mother’s Day Gifts

The Wirecutter Deals team has been on the hunt for Mother’s Day gifts. Here are some of the best deals we found that your mom is guaranteed to love. | Continue reading


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Our Favorite Messenger Bags

We’ve found eight messenger bags to suit everyone from the hard-core cyclist to someone who needs a chic day-to-night accessory. | Continue reading


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Can HEPA Air Purifiers Capture the Coronavirus?

HEPA purifiers will capture the coronavirus if it is airborne, and some research now suggests it is. | Continue reading


@thewirecutter.com | 4 years ago

Instant Pot Duo Crisp Review: It Works, but It’s Not Worth It

If making one-pot meals is your priority, you may like the Instant Pot Duo Crisp, but we think other appliances will serve most people better. | Continue reading


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What’s the Point of a Double-Oven Range?

A double-oven range isn’t as spacious or versatile as a double wall oven—but it can still be a good way to add extra cooking convenience. | Continue reading


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The Best Gear to Outfit a Vacation Rental or Airbnb

We interviewed four Airbnb “superhosts,” and more than a dozen frequent rental guests, to determine the top items to invest in for an overnight rental. | Continue reading


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What You Should Do With Your Expensive Travel Credit Card Now

Since the coronavirus pandemic halted travel, your travel credit card isn’t all that helpful. Here’s what to do with your card now. | Continue reading


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The Best Ice Cream Maker

After 95 hours of research, and tests of 16 models, we found the best ice cream maker for most homes. Read on for our picks. | Continue reading


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How Do Credit Cards Work?

Most Americans have a credit card, but that doesn’t mean everyone knows how they work—or what a credit card actually is. | Continue reading


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Your Next Fabric-Covered Gadget Will Feel Great. Treat It Gently.

A fabric-coated gadget will slide into the background of your life more easily—but that’s not always a good thing. | Continue reading


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Amazon’s Echo Show Makes It Easy to Keep Family Together While Social Distancing

Smart displays like the Echo Show can be great for helping separated and distant family members feel close. | Continue reading


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A Running Guide to Store Policies That Have Changed in Response to Coronavrius

Stores’ COVID-19 policies are changing constantly. To help you find what you need, we’ve put together a guide that breaks down all the updates you need to know. | Continue reading


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Learning Toys and STEM Toys We Love

We spent more than 30 hours trying 35 recommendations from experts, educators, and parents to pick the best learning and STEM toys. Here’s what we found. | Continue reading


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The Best Stationery Deals for People Who Still Love Pen and Paper

Stationery lovers, rejoice: Amazon’s office-supply sale includes some of Wirecutter’s favorite pens, highlighters, and markers. | Continue reading


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We Don’t Trust Manufacturers’ Product Specs. You Shouldn’t Either.

Wirecutter writers strive to ensure we share only verifiably accurate product information with our readers. Here’s how we do it. | Continue reading


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