I canned tomatoes, jam, and pickles for years with a mixed shelf of old jars, so I spent a full canning season testing ball regular mouth pint jars side by side with four other pint jar sets in my own…
I play Genshin Impact and Call of Duty Mobile on my phone every evening, and touch controls were costing me matches. I spent two weeks testing five mobile game controllers, playing the same games on each one and watching for…
I love sparkling wine, but I hate watching an open bottle go flat overnight. I spent two weeks testing five champagne stoppers, opening bottles, sealing them, and tasting the fizz the next day and the day after. Some stoppers kept…
With a newborn at home, I was tired of hunting for diapers, wipes, and cream in three different rooms at 2 a.m. I spent two weeks testing five PeraBella diaper caddy organizers, loading each one with our daily supplies and…
Backing up my truck with a trailer used to mean a spotter, a prayer, and a lot of creeping in reverse. I spent three weeks testing five wireless backup camera systems, hitching trailers, parking in tight spots, and driving at…
Our baby outgrew the bassinet, and I needed a playard that works at home, at grandma's, and on trips without a twenty minute setup fight. I spent three weeks testing five Graco Pack n Play playards, setting each one up,…
I have loved Great Lakes history since I first heard Gordon Lightfoot sing about the Edmund Fitzgerald, and the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking pulled me back to the story. I spent three weeks reading five books about the Fitzgerald…
My house still runs on micro USB for controllers, older tablets, and a stack of gadgets, and my old cables were fraying at both ends. I spent two weeks testing five micro USB charger cables, charging controllers, tablets, and phones…
I iron shirts for work every week, and my old board cover was thin, scorched, and sliding around with every pass. I spent two weeks testing five ironing board covers and pads, pressing the same mix of cotton shirts, linen,…
I season food at the table every single day, and my old manual mills were slow, messy, and hard on my wrists. I spent three weeks testing five electric salt and pepper grinders, cooking the same meals with each set…