How to keep your kitchen cool

Nothing saps a home of precious AC like a roaring oven. Beat the heat by leaning on smaller appliances—like an Instant Pot or rice cooker—to keep your kitchen cool.

A one-handed writer’s search for the right keyboard

Compact mechanical keyboards share common features, but even the best ones don’t always work well for a writer using a one-handed Dvorak layout.

How to do your laundry better

Wirecutter's bedding reporter once ran her dryer for more than 200 hours just to test blankets. She has seven tips to improve your laundry life.

The best 4K monitors

A 4K monitor is worth the investment if you’re doing professional video or photo editing. After extensive testing, our new top pick is the Dell P2721Q.

Aukey Minima 20W PD Charger (PA-Y20S)

Deal price: $9 | Street price: $12
Use code MINIMA4U

If you’ve ever scrambled out the door with your phone’s battery in the red, you know that power is precious, and the faster you can get it, the better. Aukey’s new 20-watt Minima can charge most phones from empty to around 50% in half an hour. During our tests the iPhone 12 reached about 55% charge in that time and 85% in an hour.

ThermoWorks Wand No Touch Forehead Thermometer

Deal price: $34 | Street price: $74

The best thermometers are fast and easy to read—so you can quickly figure out what to do if you or a member of your household may be sick. The ThermoWorks Wand features a big, easy-to-read display and can double as a surface or object thermometer. In our testing, it produced consistently reliable readings, either matching temps from other thermometers or coming within two-tenths of a degree.

Thermacell MR450 Armored Portable Mosquito Repeller

Deal price: $24 | Street price: $32
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Thermacell devices effectively repel mosquitos without making a sticky, smelly mess. The MR450 has a slender, rugged design and starts up with a few clicks of a button. While it’s in use, a little light turns on when the area is sufficiently saturated with repellent. It’s built like an oversize remote control, and during testing we appreciated its easy portability and durability.