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Why you don’t need to ditch your gas stove (yet)

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ThermoWorks Wand Blue No Touch Bluetooth Forehead Thermometer

Deal price: $44 | Street price: $124

As with a spare tire or a flashlight, sometimes you don’t realize how badly you need a reliable thermometer until it’s too late. In our testing, the ThermoWorks Wand produced consistently reliable readings, either matching our other picks’ results or coming within two-tenths of a degree. It has an easy-to-read display and can double as a surface or object thermometer.

Allswell Luxe Hybrid Mattress (Queen)

Deal price: $506 | Street price: $675
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Typically, a hybrid mattress provides a feel somewhere between that of an all-foam mattress and a traditional innerspring. Even though there are only 682 coils in a queen-size Allswell—in contrast to the 1,000 or more in our other picks—they nevertheless bolster the mattress with a supportive feel. We think this mattress makes for a pleasing guest-room-bed option.

ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4 Meat Thermometer

Deal price: $74 | Street price: $104

If you ever fret at the thought of serving undercooked meat, a great digital meat thermometer can eliminate your worries. The Thermapen was the fastest and most accurate instant-read thermometer we tested. It also offers a rotating screen with a bright backlight, a huge temperature range—-from 58 °F to 572 °F—and waterproofing.