Small home appliances

Here’s our take on the performance of evaporative chillers versus typical air conditioning.

The Midea WHS-65L mini fridge has the best shelves and storage layout of any model at its price.

If you’re looking for a used air purifier to deal with an air-quality emergency, to save money, or to shop more sustainably, here’s how to find a good one.

We’ve cooked stacks and stacks of waffles since 2014 to find the best waffle makers.

This mobile fan will keep you cool around your house and in your yard all day long.

We tested 10 mopping robots and found that the small, simple, smart-enough iRobot Braava 240 can be a great way to keep kitchen and bathroom floors clean.

A little regular maintenance should keep your vacuum in good working order for a long time.

Additional research revealed an error in our prior reporting.

If you peer into the slots of your toaster and see enough crumbs to bread a chicken cutlet, it’s long overdue for a cleaning. We can walk you through it.

There are lots of great fans to look up to. One particular Westinghouse stands out.

Here’s how to clean your coffee grinder so it gives you good-tasting, consistently ground coffee for decades.

We've now tested five NutriBullet models, and the results are in: The NutriBullet Pro 900 delivers the best performance for the price.

The tasks on your spring cleaning list can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. We’re here to help.

Cleaning a dehumidifier takes just a few minutes per month and can prolong the life of the machine.

IKEA’s new air purifier does what it claims, but it underperformed in our side-by-side tests against other models we recommend.

Here are experts’ strategies for staying cool and healthy this summer.

Molekule’s appeal of a 2019 ad-industry judgment has largely failed. It can no longer claim that its product is “an air purifier that actually works.”

We occasionally hear from readers about sparking in their microwaves, or even microwave fires, and we decided to get to the bottom of it.

After baking close to 40 loaves of bread in eight machines, we think the Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus is the most reliable bread machine you can buy.

Writer and novelist Roxane Gay hasn’t mastered baking yet, but her KitchenAid is helping her get there.

Independent analysis by the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division rejected over two dozen of Molekule’s advertising claims.

The answer depends on what you cook and when you want it ready. We’ve tested dozens over the past few years. Here’s how to choose the right one(s) for you.

After cooking many pounds of brisket, rice, and beans in six pressure cookers, we think the Fissler Vitaquick 8.5-Quart Pressure Cooker is the best you can get.