Wirecutter - Your favorite picks from December

If previous AirPods were a good match for you, you’ll like the newest model, too. But, we think there are other Apple-friendly buds that are superior in fit, sound, and overall experience.

Sadly, the time has come: You need to take down your tree and lights. Here are some best practices to make your life easier come next decorating season.

Deal price: $40 | Street price: $70

Hone your digital doodling skills with our top drawing tablet for beginners. The Wacom has nearly everything you need to get started, including a lightweight and comfortable pen, a 6-by-3.7-inch drawing space, and programs like Corel Painter Essentials 6 and Corel AfterShot Pro 3.

Deal price: $200 | Street price: $250

Need some help drifting off to dreamland? Allow us to introduce you to your best buds, the Sleepbuds II. Our testers found they were the best at effectively reducing noise and further masking it with white noise or other sounds. Just note they don’t offer full noise cancelation or wireless streaming capabilities, so you're limited to preloading music and sounds from the Bose Sleep app.

Deal price: $50 | Street price: $70

We’ve long trusted Lodge dutch ovens as great multipurpose pots that you can use for all kinds of recipes. A slightly larger version of our top dutch oven pick, the 6.5-quart Lodge is deeper with more angular corners, which may make it more difficult for steam to escape or to scrape up the bits.