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Your Coffee Is Only As Good as Your Grinder. Here Are the 6 Best
Compare Our Top 6 Grinders More Excellent Grinders Conical-burr all-rounders: Baratza Encore for $150: Baratza’s original Encore is the Honda of the conical burr grinder world: easy to maintain, runs great, easy to use, lasts forever, replacement parts are easy to find. It’s been on the market largely unchanged for more than a decade. For…
Night Sweats, Be Gone! Here Are the Best WIRED-Tested Cooling Mattresses
Other Cooling Options There are a ton of mattresses and related on the market that claim to have cooling benefits. Here are a few others we tested and liked, but not as much as the options above. BedJet 3 for $387: WIRED reviewer Christopher Null liked this climate-control device a lot because it allowed him…
Lord, I’ve Eaten So Many Meal Kits. These Are the Best Ones
More Meal Kits We Liked Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Sunbasket ($12-$14 per serving): Sunbasket is a plan that focuses heavily on fresh, organic ingredients, and offers a whole lot of variety and good cooking techniques, including deglazing and attentiveness to saucing. And like Hungryroot, it also offers breakfasts and snacks to supplement meal options with little…
The Best Fitness Trackers and Watches for Everyone
Other Fitness Trackers to Consider Photograph: Adrienne So Garmin Instinct 3 for $400: Garmin’s Instinct line doesn’t have as many high-end features as the Fenix 8, but it’s popular because it’s cheaper and it has a cool, chunky retro aesthetic that I love. This year’s updates include the built-in flashlight and a new reinforced bezel,…
Here’s the Best Amazon Echo for Your Home
Other Alexa (or Alexa Compatible) Speakers Amazon Echo Pop for $40: The Echo Pop is a perfectly fine little speaker, and the cutest one in Amazon’s lineup. Does it have great sound? No. It’s fine enough for background tunes or if you’re limited to a dorm room, but you’ll get much better sound for a…
We Made More than a Thousand Pizzas to Find the Best Pizza Ovens
Who We Are and How We Tested AccordionItemContainerButton WIRED reviewer Adrienne So has tested many pizza ovens and made more than a thousand pizzas over the past seven years. WIRED reviewer Matthew Korfhage is a longtime food writer who’s written about pizza on both coasts over 15 years, from sausage slices in Portland to the…
iPad Not for You? Try One of These Android Tablets for Size
Other Tablets to Consider Photograph: Nena Farrell Google Pixel Tablet for $399: Google has a spotty history with Android tablets, going from the highs of the Nexus 7 to the, well, distinct averageness of the Pixel Tablet (7/10, WIRED Recommends). The 10.2-inch LCD screen is one of the highlights; the size and 439-gram weight are…
I’ve Tested 45 Scooters on the Streets of New York—Here Are My 9 Favorites
Other Scooters to Consider I’ve tested many scooters. Not all deserve a spot above, but some are still worth considering. Niu KQi 100P Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Niu KQi 100P for $350: The KQi 100P is slightly lighter, cheaper, and faster than the Segway E2 Pro, my top budget recommendation, but I eked out slightly less…
After Two Summers of Testing Fans, These Are the 13 That Blew Me Away
Honorable Mentions Photograph: Kat Merck Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo for $120: I love the original Shark FlexBreeze (above), so I was very excited to see Shark had released a rechargeable portable fan in seven colors, including ones not normally seen in fans like Lilac and Honeydew. Shark says it can run 30 minutes with the mister…
I Tested Dozens of Heat Protectant Sprays to Find The Best
Other Heat Protectants We Tried Photograph: Kat Merck R+Co Bleu Hypersonic Heat Styling Mist for $36: This high-tech-looking aerosol in a recycled aluminum bottle was a favorite during the early weeks of testing—I liked its protection up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and its frizz-fighting properties. However, it does use a polymer and resin complex to…