Pop-up beach tents are designed for those who lack the time, patience, or confidence to build one. Companies market them as easy to assemble and disassemble in mere seconds. Spoiler alert: They’re all lying. To help you choose the best beach canopy for your needs, we evaluated four best-selling beach tents so that you don’t…
The chef’s knife is better, which admittedly is not saying much. It’s very rocky and lightweight. I prefer a heavier knife, especially considering how slippery the handle feels. But I was able to slice through my pile of chives, plus garlic and onions. That’s the best assessment I can give: I was able to use…
Hams have been a holiday meal centerpiece for generations, whether for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or another special occasion. For many families, a spiral-sliced ham became the only choice after Harry Hoenselaar, the founder of HoneyBaked Ham, invented the slicing technique in 1930s Detroit. Lovers of sweet, salty, sliced pork have been indulging ever since. But…
The caveat is that you cannot see your workout information on the watch if you have this passive method turned on. You can start the workout manually, but if you forget, the watch will not ping you 10 minutes into your workout to ask if you want to start tracking. Some folks may find that…
That’s why it’s important to approach each new-car shopping experience with an open mind and use CR’s ratings to find the best-performing vehicles in the class and price range you’re considering. Our testing shows that some new cars outperform others you see on the road everywhere you go. “Don’t just follow the crowd when buying…
Crude powertrain: The Wagoneer S’s 500 hp is of little use if it can’t be efficiently (or even adequately) employed to move the SUV down the road—and that’s a problem for this SUV. As one tester put it, “Unfortunately, the electric powertrain is one of its worst qualities. It is unrefined in a number of…
Other Portable Chargers We Tested Photograph: Simon Hill There are so many portable chargers out there. Here are a few more we like that just missed out on a place above for one reason or another. OnePlus Slim Magnetic Power Bank for $70: Sleek in silver grey aluminum with a chamfered edge, this power bank…
Up through 2010, you could use your FSA money to purchase medications over-the-counter (OTC). The Affordable Care Act changed that rule, so that starting in 2011, you needed a doctor’s prescription in order to use your FSA for OTC drugs. Thanks to the CARES Act, that’s no longer the case. So you can now use…
Most breastfed newborns will eat every 2 to 4 hours, on average, and some will want to nurse as often as every 1 to 3 hours in those first few days. That doesn’t mean that more is always better when it comes to pumping. Maya Bunik, American Academy of Pediatrics breastfeeding section chair and professor…
Below you’ll find our list of the 10 most popular used cars, SUVs, and trucks on CR.org, based on shoppers researching used vehicles. While our used-car data covers vehicles up to 20 years old, we’ve focused our write-ups on 3-year-old models. Three-year-old models are attractive because most leases end after three years. That means many of…