I shoot BB guns for backyard plinking and target practice, and the ammo matters more than most people think. Cheap BBs jam, rust, and fly wild, while good steel BBs feed smoothly and group tightly. I tested four steel BB…
My garage was a tangle of random bungee cords, and every camping trip started with a ten minute hunt for the right length. I tested five bungee cord assortment sets the way I actually use them: strapping down coolers, tarps,…
I decorate for every family birthday, and I have lost too many parties to balloons that popped, sagged, or faded before the cake came out. For this test I inflated five PartyWoo metallic balloon sets with helium and air, hung…
Getting my kid to actually wear a helmet used to be a daily negotiation, so I spent two weeks testing five kids bike helmets the way a parent really would: on bikes, scooters, and skateboards, in the driveway and at…
I cook for a busy household, and for two weeks I put the hamilton beach portable set forget programmable slow cooker through real weeknight dinners instead of my usual stovetop routine. I tested five cookers side by side, from the…
I kept hearing that Annie Jacobsen's book reads like a thriller even though it is nonfiction, so I decided to test nuclear war a scenario as a serious read rather than trusting the hype. I read the book in hardcover,…
My beads, earrings, and small craft supplies lived in a jumble of bags and jars, and finding one color meant tipping everything out, so I decided to test bead organizer storage grid jewelry tackle craft box options properly. I bought…
Paper towels kept sliding off my counter and the roll kept unravelling, so I decided to test theaoo under cabinet paper towel holder options properly before drilling holes in my cabinets. I bought the under cabinet models in three finishes,…
My physiotherapist suggested a small Pilates ball for core work and between knee exercises, so I decided to test probody pilates ball small options properly before buying the first one I saw. I bought five ProBody nine inch balls in…
I manage a small team, and I kept wondering why some groups pull together under pressure while others fall apart, so I decided to test leaders eat last why some teams pull as a reading project rather than just skimming…