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Top Picks in Kitchen Essentials for 2024
From Breville toasters to Vitamix blenders, these are the appliances and cooking gear that aced our tests—and wowed our experts—this year Some of our Kitchen Top Picks for 2024 (from left): Oxo salad spinner, Cuisinart drip coffee maker, Ninja blender, Breville toaster oven, and KitchenAid hand mixer. By Tanya A. Christian, Paul Hope, Deb Silber, Daniel Wroclawski Great kitchen gear won’t turn you into a Michelin-starred chef, but it will make for easier meal prep.
Top Picks in Laundry, Cleaning, and Home for 2024
The year's best vacuums, washing machines, bedding, and more, picked by CR's experts based on our extensive lab testing October 24, 2024 When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Among CR's Top Picks in Home (clockwise from top left): an LG front-load washer, a Samsung stick vacuum, sheets from Target, an Earthfoam mattress, and an innovative window air conditioner by Midea.
Top Picks in Kitchen Essentials for 2024
From Breville toasters to Vitamix blenders, these are the appliances and cooking gear that aced our tests—and wowed our experts—this year October 24, 2024 When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Some of our Kitchen Top Picks for 2024 (from left): Oxo salad spinner, Cuisinart drip coffee maker, Ninja blender, Breville toaster oven, and KitchenAid hand mixer.
6 Strategies to Keep Household Dust at Bay
Sealing off the points where dust enters your house and minimizing spaces where it settles can make cleanup much easier July 3, 2024 Illustration: Guilherme Henriqu No matter how often you sweep or swiff, there will be dust. It comes from the people, pets, and products in our homes, and from the outdoors, tracked in on our shoes or blown in through our windows. The problem with dust is not just its persistence—and unsightliness—but the danger it can pose to our health.
Crown Boiler Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risk - Consumer Reports
The venting system on these heating appliances can malfunction at certain altitudes March 21, 2024 Source: CSPC Crown Boiler Company has recalled 1,100 gas boilers, warning that a venting system malfunction in units installed above an altitude of 2,000 feet can result in a risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.
4.8 Million BlendJet 2 Personal Blenders Recalled
The maker of the BlendJet 2 has recalled 4.8 million of the popular portable blenders because of the devices reportedly overheating or catching fire, and the blender blades breaking off, posing a laceration hazard to consumers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC recommends that consumers immediately stop using the recalled blenders and contact BlendJet for a free replacement of the blender’s base unit.
Additional Consumer Incidents Increase Concerns About BlendJet 2 Portable Blender - Consumer Reports
By Keith Flamer, Deb Silber December 19, 2023 More consumer complaints have been reported about the popular BlendJet portable blender. Source: BlendJet Four months after advising consumers to exercise caution when using the popular BlendJet 2 portable blender, a spate of new complaints—with reports of three injuries—has led Consumer Reports to amplify its warning, alerting consumers to the potential for serious injury when using the product.
CPSC Warns Against Use of Two Carbon-Monoxide Detectors
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers not to buy or use two carbon monoxide detectors it says can fail to alert them to the presence of the potentially deadly gas. The models are the GLBSUNION and CUZMAK digital display carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, both of which are sold on Amazon, according to the CPSC warning. Accidental CO poisoning causes more than 200 deaths in the U.S. every year, the CPSC says.
How to Test Your Tap Water
It’s important to know your local results to decide whether you need to filter your water Updated April 10, 2024 GettyImages-484592144 How safe is your tap water? Finding out can take some time, effort, and money, but it’s worth doing. Most people on municipal water who pay their own bill should receive an annual water quality report called a CCR, or Consumer Confidence Report. If you don’t receive yours, call your local water supplier. And if you rent, contact your landlord.
Best and Worst Laundry Detergents of 2024 Original
Liquid, pods, or sheets? Our breakdown of top-performing laundry detergents reveals the winners—and losers—in each category. Updated September 17, 2024 When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Our tests show that the top liquids can make stains disappear, while other formulas barely clean at all.
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