After a 46-Mile Hike, Everything Hurt. Except My Feet in These Boots.

by Jason Chen

After I hiked 46 miles of canyons, riverbeds, valleys, and hills in the Salomon Quest 4 Gore-Tex Hiking Boots, everything hurt. Except my feet.

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Home

A person sitting in a living room, behind a projector with a bowl of popcorn.

The Best Gear for a Home Theater System

by Grant Clauser and Kathryn Rath

We researched and tested to find the best-looking and best-sounding home theater equipment that will take your personal setup from functional to fantastic.

  • The Best Painter’s Multitool

    by Doug Mahoney

    After testing four Painter’s multitools, we believe that the Hyde 17-in-1, the most versatile, is the best for most people.

  • Several smart speakers gathered together.

    The Best Smart Speakers for Your Home

    by Rachel Cericola

    Voice-controlled smart speakers make it easy to summon music news, trivia, timers, and more, and to control smart devices, too.

  • Our two picks for best Carpet Cleaners, displayed side by side on a carpet, each one next to a bottle of their included cleaning formula.

    The Best Carpet Cleaners

    by Sabine Heinlein

    Has your carpet seen better days? We tested six carpet cleaners to find those with the best combination of stain-busting power and convenience.

Electronics

Sleep

Three bassinets; the Chicco LullaGo Anywhere LE, the Arm’s Reach Clear-Vue, and the Snoo Smart Sleeper; lined up next to each other.

The Best Bassinets and Bedside Sleepers

by Caitlin Giddings

Want a bassinet with storage? A co-sleeper with a drop-down side? Automated rocking? Whatever your needs, here are six models worthy of being baby’s first bed.

  • A person sleeping on their side while resting on one of our picks for the best mattresses for side sleepers.

    The Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers

    by Caira Blackwell and Joanne Chen

    If you regularly sleep on your side, you’ll likely want a cushy mattress that aligns your spine and offers good support. These are our favorites.

  • A person wearing black boots, shirt, and leggings sits at the edge of the WinkBed innerspring mattress. A light wood nightstand and bookshelf are visible at the edges of the image.

    The Best Mattresses for 2024

    by Joanne Chen and Caira Blackwell

    The perfect mattress is highly individual. We’ve researched and tested dozens of mattresses, in a range of prices, to help you find your best night’s sleep.

  • A person sleeping on their side while using two white pillows and a comforter.

    The Best Mattresses for Back Pain

    by Joanne Chen

    There is no actual “best” mattress for back-pain sufferers, though one that feels medium-firm to you is likely to be the best choice. We have six to recommend.

Kitchen

  • The Best Personal Blender

    The Best Personal Blender

    by Anna Perling and Lesley Stockton

    We’ve spent years making smoothies, pesto, and date shakes to find the best personal blender, the NutriBullet Pro 900.

  • Our Favorite Kitchen Aprons

    Our Favorite Kitchen Aprons

    by Lesley Stockton

    After trying out 24 aprons with the help of friends and colleagues, we found nine we love for a wide range of body types.

  • How to Clean Produce

    How to Clean Produce

    by Mace Dent Johnson

    Cleaning produce should be part of your cooking routine. Vinegar and presoaking help, but the musts are simpler: Scrub thoroughly, rinse with cool water, and dry.

Appliances

Our pick for best slide-in electric range overall, the GE JS760, shown in black, installed in a kitchen.

The Best Slide-In Electric Ranges

by Tyler Wells Lynch

After sorting through nearly 60 electric slide-in ranges, we recommend the GE JS760 as a reasonably priced, reliable stove that’ll look good in most kitchens.

Gifts

  • Board Games We Love for Kids and Families

    Board Games We Love for Kids and Families

    by Courtney Schley and James Austin

    These games can introduce kids to new genres, help them build skills, and offer provocative and age-appropriate challenges, engaging themes, and distinctive designs.

  • The Best Kids Scooters

    The Best Kids Scooters

    by Katharine Gammon

    We’ve compared 19 kids scooters over the past six years, and we’re confident that the popular Micro Maxi is a worthwhile investment in longtime fun.

  • The 11 Best Engagement Gifts

    The 11 Best Engagement Gifts

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Commemorate the sparkle of your favorite newly engaged couple with just the right finds.

Outdoors

Close view of the fins, mask, and snorkel of our top pick set.

The Best Basic Snorkel Set

by Paulette Perhach

After testing eight snorkel sets in Central Florida and Key West, we think the Cressi Palau LAF Set is the best snorkel set for most people.

Style

  • The Best Lip Balms

    The Best Lip Balms

    by Samantha Schoech

    Our newly selected six favorite lip balms offer immediate softness, long-lasting hydration, and excellent value. (Your lips will say thanks.)

  • The Best Tote Bags

    The Best Tote Bags

    by Zoe Vanderweide

    Wherever you may be headed, we’ve found five great totes to take along on your schlep.

  • How to Fold a Suit, According to King Charles’s Former Suit Maker

    How to Fold a Suit, According to King Charles’s Former Suit Maker

    by Alexander Aciman

    A Savile Row tailor shares the best way to pack a suit into your carry-on bag.

Travel

One of the packing cube sets that we tested to find the best, filled with clothes and shown with a passport and sunglasses.

The Best Packing Cubes

by Kit Dillon

After researching and traveling with packing cubes for more than six years, the Eagle Creek Pack-It Reveal Cube Set is what we keep in our luggage.

  • The two travel strollers we recommend, the Uppababy Minu V2 and the Baby Jogger City Tour 2 Stroller, standing next to each other.

    The Best Travel Strollers

    by Elise Czajkowski

    After testing seven travel strollers on various trips and excursions, we’re confident that the Uppababy Minu V2 is the one to get.

  • A person reading a road atlas while sitting on the hood of their car, parked on the side of a road in the desert.

    The Best Gear for Your Road Trips

    by Kit Dillon and Wirecutter Staff

    After hundreds of hours of research and 1,500 miles behind the wheel, we’ve singled out the gear that’s absolutely essential for your next journey on the open road.

  • The Gadgets We Bring on Every Trip

    by Ivy Liscomb

    You don't have to be a digital nomad to travel like one. Here are a few gadgets and accessories to make travel as painless as possible.

Health and fitness

  • The Best GPS Running Watches

    The Best GPS Running Watches

    by Seth Berkman and Ingrid Skjong

    After logging more than 600 miles, we’ve concluded that the dependable Coros Pace 3 is the running watch to train and race with.

  • The Best Personal Lubricants

    The Best Personal Lubricants

    by Bianca Alba

    There are far better lubes than those you most often see in stores. We’ve found the best water-based and other personal lubricants for vaginal and anal use.

  • Ask Wirecutter: I’m So Bad At Drinking Enough Water. Help!

    Ask Wirecutter: I’m So Bad At Drinking Enough Water. Help!

    by Annemarie Conte

    Make drinking water fun! Or at least less of a drag.

Baby and kid

The Snoo Smart Sleeper (white mesh body, dark wood base, and four metal clothespin legs) standing alone and plugged in.

Is the $1,700 Snoo Smart Sleeper Bassinet Worth It? What to Know Before You Buy.

by Caitlin Giddings

After recruiting eight new parents to put their infants to sleep in this robotic cradle, we’ve concluded you cannot predict what will make any given baby happy.

  • The Guardian Ethos 16 Inch Bike, our top pick first pedal bike, shown leaning on its kickstand with a water bottle and bucket of chalk next to it.

    The Best First Pedal Bike

    by Laura Motley

    Learning to ride a bike is a rite of passage. Depending on the bike, the process can be either unnecessarily frustrating or, well, like a ride in the park.

  • An umbrella stroller with a book and snacks in the seat.

    The Best Umbrella Stroller

    by Elise Czajkowski

    An umbrella stroller should be hassle-free and inexpensive enough to buy as a spare to store at Grandma’s house.

  • Our three picks for best baby swings, including our overall pick, the Graco Glider LX Gliding Swing.

    The Best Baby Swings

    by Dori Zinn and Jessica Bernhard

    A swing can help soothe and entertain a fussy baby. After testing 10 swings, we think the Graco Glider LX Gliding Swing is the best one.

Pets

Games and hobbies

A person playing Sagrada, a board game we recommend, showing the game set up for play on a table.

The Best Board Games

by Wirecutter Staff

Thousands of board games are released each year. We share some staff favorites that require more strategy, have deeper narratives, or are particularly beautiful.

  • A tower of boxes for card games with several cards from each games scattered about.

    The Best Card Games

    by James Austin

    Card games may be the simplest kind of game, but that doesn’t mean they’re lacking fun or innovation. We’ve tested 28 card games to find the best of the best.

  • A pile of sample pieces of wallpaper, in different patterns and brands, that we tested to find the best removable wallpaper.

    The Best Removable Wallpapers

    by Katie Okamoto

    After months of researching and testing removable wallpapers, we found the three best peel-and-stick papers with endless patterns to choose from.

  • Three multi-colored speed cubes along with several accessories scattered about.

    The 3 Best Speed Cubes (And Why the Rubik’s Cube Isn’t One)

    by James Austin

    Speed cubing turns the iconic fidget toy into a competitive challenge. We tested 14 cutting-edge cubes to find the best options for all skill levels.

Software and apps

  • The Best Dictation Software

    The Best Dictation Software

    by Kaitlyn Wells

    Apple Voice Control and Nuance Dragon Home 15 are the best dictation tools we’ve tested, though both struggle with some accents and speech impediments.

  • Back Up and Secure Your Digital Life

    Back Up and Secure Your Digital Life

    by Ivy Liscomb

    From password managers to backup software, here are the apps and services everyone needs to protect themselves from security breaches and data loss.

  • The Best Two-Factor Authentication App

    The Best Two-Factor Authentication App

    by Max Eddy and Thorin Klosowski

    Two-factor authentication is critical to securing your online accounts, and Duo Mobile offers the best combination of security, accessibility, and ease of use.

Office

Four chairs we recomend, clustered close together on a green rug.

The Best Office Chairs

by Melanie Pinola and Kaitlyn Wells

The impressively supportive, adjustable, and durable Steelcase Gesture is still our pick for the best office chair for most people, as it has been since 2015.

  • A laser printer pictured with office supplies.

    The Best Laser Printer

    by Ben Keough and Kaitlyn Wells

    The fast, reliable, and easy-to-use HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283fdw is the laser printer we recommend for most home offices.

  • Our top pick for best all-in-one printer, the HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e.

    The Best All-in-One Printers

    by Ben Keough and Kaitlyn Wells

    The HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e is our favorite all-in-one thanks to its ease of use, great print quality, and low cost of operation.

  • An iPad in a Logitech Slim Folio case sitting next to a stack of books and a smartphone.

    Getting Work Done on an iPad

    by Ivy Liscomb

    You can do a surprising amount of work on an iPad with the right gear. These are the best accessories for turning your iPad into a mobile work space.

Cars

  • Cheap(ish) Things to Cool Down Your Hot, Stuffy Car

    Cheap(ish) Things to Cool Down Your Hot, Stuffy Car

    by Elissa Sanci

    These affordable items can help you survive a hot car summer.

  • The Best Gear for a Roadside Emergency

    The Best Gear for a Roadside Emergency

    by Wirecutter Staff

    After over 60 hours of research and talking with safety experts and mechanics, here are the items we recommend you keep in your car for a roadside emergency.

  • The Best Infant Car Seats

    The Best Infant Car Seats

    by Christina Szalinski

    After extensive research and field testing, we found that the Graco SnugRide SnugFit 35 DLX is the best infant car seat for most families.

Money

Clockwise from left: A dishwasher in a kitchen, a yellow sleeping bag, and a blue Yeti cooler.

4th of July Sales Have Arrived. Only Some of Them Are Worth It.

by Dan Kim

Not every Fourth of July sale is worth it. We’ve rounded up the best sales on expert-recommended products.