Marki Williams/NYT Wirecutter As receptacles for everything gross and grimy, your trash can and compost bin need regular cleaning. Over time, all those stray drips, stinky food wrappers, and forgotten leftovers will leave their mark. If your trash can or compost bin is due for a deep clean—and it probably is—and if you’ve got 10…
Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter Pen Top pick With its fast-drying ink, this is our go-to pen for everyday writing on any kind of paper. If you need a pen to take notes during a teleconference or to hastily scribble down an idea, the Uni-ball Jetstream RT is the one to grab. It’s widely available, and it…
First a trickle, then a flood: That pretty much describes the availability of ebikes in the US over the past two decades. Most of the earliest ebikes sold in the US were from European companies; now, nearly every major bike company in the US and abroad has introduced its own line of ebikes. Here’s how…
After starting her own course of treatment with aligner trays, Kennedy said that she is now more inclined to recommend ultrasonic cleaners. “I do try to find solutions and create systems that will work for each individual patient,” she explained, “but an ultrasonic device has been incredibly helpful for keeping my aligners really clean and…
Showers are damp, humid areas that don’t always have the chance to dry out completely between uses, so they’re especially prone to mold and mildew growth—not to mention a filmy, grungy layer of soap scum. The best way to tackle those pesky accumulations is to perform regular maintenance. And we hate to break it to…
Photo: Michael Hession Top pick This router created a speedy, responsive network throughout our test house. You have to spend a lot more on a router—or a mesh kit if you have a very large home—to get anything even a little better. It’s our latest Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) pick. The TP-Link Archer AX3000 Pro offers…
For routine car cleanups, our favorite is the Ryobi 18V One+ Performance Hand Vacuum Kit. If you need to clean up after pets, the Black+Decker 20V Max Dustbuster AdvancedClean+ Pet Hand Vacuum HHVK515JP07 handles fur better than any other handheld vacuum we’ve tested. And if you need something lighter-weight and more comfortable to handle, try…
Sarah Kobos/NYT Wirecutter Top pick This stable, easy-to-use, and versatile tripod has an angling center column. It gets taller and has more leg-angle positions than the other models we tested. The Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263AB100 offers the best combination of stability and height of the tripods we tested. It has the tallest maximum height…
UHS-II cards We were impressed with the fast 270 MB/s write speed and 308 MB/s read speed of Angelbird’s AV PRO SD V90 UHS-II (128 GB), but they’re probably more than the average person needs in an SD card. For its price, you may as well step up to a CFexpress card for even faster…
As a child on holiday in the Lake District, I remember learning to count to ten in the old Cumbrian dialect—the same rhythmic numbers that shepherds have used for generations to tally their flock. “Yan, tan, tethera” is “one, two, three” in the traditional sheep counting system, making “The Yan” a fitting name for a…