To find out, our experts blind-tasted seven store-brand vanilla ice creams as well as two famous brand-name ones: Breyers and Häagen-Dazs. Some of the ice creams we tested are billed as “premium,” like the Häagen-Dazs, Aldi, and Trader Joe’s products shown below. This means they usually contain less air and have a richer, denser texture…
To make the cut to be considered among the best new cars for teens, vehicles must have: • A Consumer Reports recommendation, meaning that it meets our stringent standards for reliability, safety, and road-test performance. • Good ratings in IIHS crashworthiness tests: Driver- and passenger-side small overlap front tests, updated side test, and either a…
In this episode, the podcast panel gives its first impressions of the 2024 Honda Prologue EV. It’s the first fully electric vehicle in Honda’s modern, mainstream lineup. The automaker’s entry into the electric vehicle market was accelerated through a partnership with General Motors, which saw Honda sharing GM’s Ultium EV platform. Is the Prologue a Chevrolet…
Use a shop approved by AAA. Members of AAA can choose from a list of approved repair facilities, which are required to have certified technicians. Furthermore, AAA offers a 10 percent discount on labor (capped at $75 in some areas). Use CR’s Car Repair Assistant. Whether you’re getting your car repaired or just keeping up…
Dust is complex. It’s composed of dead skin cells, pollen, animal dander, dust mites, dust mite corpses, and dust mite droppings. These tiny creatures are arachnids that eat our dead skin after it falls off (thank you!) and also trigger allergies and asthma (no thank you!). Dust mites don’t sting, bite, or otherwise purposefully harm…
Most of the robotic mops we test traverse a room in a grid pattern, starting around the perimeter and then crisscrossing it from side to side, first in one direction, then in the other. A few follow a random pattern. To test navigation, we assess the mop’s ability to avoid obstacles, maneuver past carpet fringe…
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…
If your spare tire is on the exterior of the vehicle, such as underneath an SUV or pickup truck, you’ll want to be extra vigilant because the tire is exposed to the elements. Bolts exposed to the weather, and especially road salt, can corrode, making it difficult to lower the tire. It’s smart to remove…
The members of PleasrDAO are, well, pretty displeased with Martin Shkreli. The “digital autonomous organization” spent $4.75 million to buy the fabled Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, which had been produced as only a single copy. The album had once belonged to Shkreli, who purchased it directly from Wu-Tang Clan for…
Consumer Reports has thoroughly tested the models listed below to help you make an informed decision. We conduct road-test evaluations and gather data from our Annual Auto Surveys to provide insight into each model’s performance and reliability. Based on this data, we then rate and rank each vehicle, with the highest Overall Score going to…