A kitchen exhaust fan (also called a range hood or vent hood) is the appliance mounted above your cooktop that pulls smoke, steam, grease, and combustion gases out of the air, then either vents them outside (ducted) or filters and recirculates the air back into the kitchen (ductless). After spending six weeks installing and living … Read more
I have been testing iPad keyboard cases for over three years, swapping them between an iPad 10th-generation, the newer iPad A16 (11th-gen), and an iPad Air M2. After eight weeks of side-by-side typing, lap-usability trials, drop tests, and commuter bag stints, I can tell you which of the best keyboard cases actually deliver a true … Read more
I built my first keezer in a 7 cubic foot chest freezer six years ago, and after pouring thousands of pints from corny kegs in three different home setups since then, I can tell you the conversion kit is the part that decides whether the project feels easy or miserable. After comparing eight of the … Read more
After hosting karaoke nights for friends, family birthdays, and one very enthusiastic holiday party, I can tell you this: the best karaoke machines for home parties turn an ordinary living room into the kind of place where everyone ends up singing. Our team spent eight weeks running ten popular all-in-one systems through backyard BBQs, kids’ … Read more
After spending 30 days pouring through 10 of the best jockey boxes on the market, I can tell you the right one will change the way you tailgate, cater, or homebrew. A jockey box is a portable, ice-cooled draft beer system built into an insulated cooler. Beer travels from your keg through stainless steel coils … Read more
A job site table saw is a portable 10-inch (or compact 8-1/4 inch) circular saw mounted on a folding table with a rip fence, miter gauge, and an integrated stand or leg kit, designed to be carried to and set up at construction sites. After 90 days of ripping 2x lumber, breaking down plywood, and … Read more
I’ve owned a Jazzmaster in rotation for the better part of 20 years, and I still get a small thrill every time I plug one in. The offset body, the warm wide single-coils, and that weird warble from the floating tremolo create a sound nothing else quite matches. Over the past 90 days, our team … Read more
I tested the most popular jar vacuum sealers head-to-head over six weeks, sealing everything from freshly roasted coffee to bulk rice and dried chilies. The FoodSaver Plastic Jar Sealer came out on top as the best jar vacuum sealer for most home kitchens, with the widest compatibility, a near-perfect 4.5-star rating across 24,294 reviews, and … Read more
I have spent the last two months grating my way through two kilos of ginger, four daikon radishes, and one stubborn wasabi rhizome to find the best Japanese oroshigane graters you can buy in . If you have ever pressed a knob of ginger against a Microplane and ended up with a mushy paste instead … Read more
I spent six months testing isomalt molds in my home kitchen, working through more than 40 batches of poured sugar at 330°F, and I want to save you the wasted isomalt, the cloudiness, and the broken gems. If you’ve ever poured molten sugar into a candy mold and watched it stick, crack, or turn into … Read more
