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December 31, 2024

Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter, Noguchi, Day Rate Beauty

Hey, it’s your newsletter editors. Happy New Year’s Eve.

It’s been quite a busy year here at Wirecutter. Our experts tested tons of viral products, including trending water bottles, Rihanna’s nursing bra, and buzzy kitchen gadgets galore (some good, others … not so much).

They tasted a whole lot of butter, American cheese, and ketchup. They dove deep into microplastics and Ralph Nader’s pen problem.

And of course, they continued to test hundreds of new products against the hundreds of existing recommendations that they’ve made over the years.

As for us? We lived and breathed all of that coverage as we wrote nearly 500 newsletters—and launched a brand-new one—full of expert advice on what’s worth (and not worth!) your time, how to take care of the stuff you own, and some things that have simply delighted us along the way.

All of that to say: We have collectively thought, learned, and written about (and yes, purchased) a whole lot of Wirecutter products. Many of them have certainly made our lives a bit more comfortable, beautiful, safe, or clean.

But these? These are the Wirecutter picks that, if we really had to choose, made the single biggest impact in our lives this year:

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The most beloved travel essentials of 2024 Last year’s most popular products, including great luggage and pretty travel containers, could be just what you need for next year’s best adventures→

The kitchen gear you loved the most Our annual reader-favorite list includes a handsome pepper mill and an old-fashioned peanut butter stirrer→

Our most popular home decor and cleaning picks Including air purifiers, laundry essentials, ultra-soft bedding, and more→

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