Should You Wash Produce With Baking Soda?

By Pang-Chieh Ho We posted a TikTok video that talked about the best way to wash produce. Our recommendation was to wash your fruits and vegetables under running water and never use soap and bleach.  A few viewers had questions for us: What about soaking produce in distilled white vinegar? Or does dousing it in…

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What You Should Know Before You Buy a Used Electric Vehicle

EVs have fewer moving parts to inspect than gas-powered vehicles, but you’ll want to check the tires. Because of their increased weight and instant torque, EVs tend to wear out tires more quickly than conventional vehicles. Bring a quarter to the dealership: If the top of George Washington’s head is just visible when placed head…

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Why You Still Need Sunscreen

In CR’s sunscreen tests, we use the Food and Drug Administration’s sunscreen testing protocol as a model. But as with all products, we do our own scientific, laboratory-based testing to identify differences in performance and give consumers a comparative evaluation. We buy sunscreens at retailers, the way consumers do, and test three samples of each…

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How to Shop for a Bike for Your Kid

All the experts we consulted cautioned against buying the cheapest bike you could find at a big-box store because many of the mass-market discount bikes are of dubious quality, and the parts aren’t always easily adjustable. That means after your child’s initial fitting, you won’t be able to alter the bike to fit them properly….

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The Best Instax Cameras and Printers We Tested (2024)

Instax Mini 90 Camera for $210: Once my favorite Instax, the Mini 90 seems to have been superseded by the Mini Evo. The price isn’t too different, yet the Mini Evo is more capable, especially since the Mini 90 is fully analog. That said, the Mini 90 delivers the highest-quality image of the Mini series…

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Boeing Starliner Returns Home to an Uncertain Future

Until now, NASA has paid Boeing roughly $2.7 billion of the $4.6 billion total potential value of its commercial crew contract, according to Finch. The Starliner contract NASA awarded Boeing in 2014 originally had a maximum value of $4.2 billion, but contract modifications since 2014 have added $400 million to the deal. Most of the…

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