Appliances
CategoryThe Best Instant Pot: Fagor Lux Multi-Cooker
Turns out the best Instant Pot isn’t made by Instant Pot — it’s the Fagor Lux Multi-Cooker. The Instant Pot is basically an electric pres..
The Best Blender: Nutri Ninja Auto IQ
If you’ve got $500 to spend on a blender, by all means get a Vitamix. They’re sturdy, powerful, quiet, and made in the USA. I lost mine in..
The First Solar Powered Clothes Dryer
Washing machines have become much more energy efficient in the last 10 years, but dryer technology has barely evolved. In fact,..
The Best Food Processor: Cuisinart Elite
The first food processors in the US were marketed under the Cuisinart name in 1973, and to this day, the name Cusinart is synonymous with..
The Dyson Air Multiplier Fan
Although the Dyson vacuums don't rate very well in Consumer Reports testing, the air moving technology created by Dyson has resulted in ..
The Best Hand Mixers: KitchenAid
I've had stand and hand mixers for years, sometimes one, sometimes both. It's time for me to replace my current stand mixer, a disconti..
Air-o-Swiss Travel Humidifier
It's that time of year when the "which humidifier should I buy" requests start coming in. I wrote about the Honeywell HWM-500 last year..
The Best Coffee Makers
Two years ago, I wrote about the Krups Moka Brew, arguably the best home coffee maker. My most serious coffee junkie friends love it, ..
The Best Humidifier
My friend Clint asked me to recommend a humidifier for his apartment. As winter approaches, many of us in less-humid environments look ..
The Best Vacuum Cleaners
As penance for my long posting absence, I’m tackling a really tough subject. Vacuum cleaners. I’ve had almost as many requests to write..