Home Buying Guides
Our experts recommendations on the best desks, couches, kitchen knives, grills, coffee machines, air purifiers, cookware, gardening tools and more, all in one place.
Coffee
Drip & Espresso Machines
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The best coffee maker is the one that fits your kitchen, budget and style, but never compromises on excellent coffee.
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In this case, you can judge a book by its cover.
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Skip a trip to the café with one of these at-home shot-pullers.
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Pour-Over
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We pored over the best pour-over gear.
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Do you really love coffee if you don't have a gooseneck kettle?
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Wondering why your pour-over coffee is bitter or watered-down? Wonder no more.
Coffee Accessories
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If you want to make good coffee at home, you need a coffee grinder. These are the only ten you need to consider.
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No right-minded barista on earth would brew coffee without a scale to measure both beans and water.
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The best coffee mugs you can buy are largely dependent on taste and utility.
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Investment in homemade espresso doesn’t stop at the machine.
Coffee Beans
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Because fresh coffee shouldn’t be a guessing game, these services have made its effective delivery a science.
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Buying coffee beans from any one of these roasters will be an instant improvement to your morning cup of coffee.
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Bags of coffee are more than just pretty packaging.
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Cold Brew & Canned Coffee
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Stop the French presses.
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What tastes good hot isn't necessarily what tastes good cold. More at 11.
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Canned coffee has come a long way from the sickly sweet and milk-powdered coffees of the 20th century.
Bedding & Sleep Essentials
Sheets & Pillow Cases
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We tested 35 different bed sheet sets to find the best bedding for every type of sleeper, at every budget.
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Holy sheet, Amazon has some pretty good bedding.
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Flannel isn't just for shirts and grunge rockers.
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Listen up, bedheads: you deserve a better pillowcase to sleep on. Buy one of these.
Blankets & Comforters
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Moisture-resistant, warm, odor-resistant and more, wool is the best choice for a warm winter blanket.
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If you’re having trouble sleeping, a weighted blanket could help. Here’s what you need to know before buying, and the best ones to get.
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Made using sleeping bag materials, these products are perfect for casual camping and fit right in around the house too.
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For those who need to be under the covers, even when it's hot as hell.
Beds, Mattresses & Pillows
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Looking for a mattress online but feel like you’re drowning in options?
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You'll never go to bed angry knowing you're sleeping on one of the best bed frames on the market.
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You snooze, you win.
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Don’t blow up over unexpected houseguests.
Home Office & Productivity
Desks
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Each has been selected for its design, ergonomics and ability to toggle between sitting and standing positions.
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Just give in and buy one of these cheap desks.
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Create a workspace you'll actually want to work in.
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You can make space for any of these desks.
Office Chairs & Seating
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Everything you need to know to find an office chair best suited to your needs, including ergonomics, price, aesthetics and features.
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Starting at $75, here are six chairs that will keep your back in check over the next few months.
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You can't just upgrade your desk and call it a day.
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The origins of the racer-style gaming chair, and why you should probably not buy one.
Desk Tech
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Contrary to what many think, mechanical keyboards don’t have to be loud and flashy.
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You're still taking a lot of video calls and your computer's built-in camera stinks. It's time to buy an external webcam.
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A better wireless mouse can help you be more productive. Get one that works for you.
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Pens & Pencils
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There’s an endless selection of pens available, ranging in price from a few cents to over $1,000.
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A good pen should write well, and its ink should last for a long time. So why do people love $50 pens when $1 ones do the same thing?
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Take it from people working in one of the few industries people still regularly use and abuse writing tools.
Desk Accessories & Notepads
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Desk pads are the humblest of workspace accessories, but they can significantly improve your desktop cleanliness and organization.
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Distance yourself from your phone's Notes app and get back to physical notebooks.
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The best desk lamps at every style and price point.
Furnishings
Chairs
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A collection of the best reading and lounge chairs you can find on the internet, at every price point and in every style.
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Sometimes all you need is a standout chair to spruce up a room.
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Lean into a nap.
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Always wanted the Herman Miller classic but couldn't justify the price? These chairs are for you.
Couches
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A guide to the most important piece of furniture that's not your bed.
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From Ikea to an Eames icon, these are the best leather sofas and couches you can buy right now.
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Being forced to sleep on the sofa used to be a punishment.
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Shaving your sofa is a thing, I swear.
Other Furniture
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You'll never go to bed angry knowing you're sleeping on one of the best bed frames on the market.
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A media console should show off your system so that it looks good, it might even inspire a few family listening sessions.
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Getting to know our staff a little better through the books they keep on their coffee table — or elsewhere.
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Coffee tables are an important part of any living room.
Furniture Shopping Advice
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Add to cart: toothpaste, snacks and ... a sofa?
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Vintage furniture shopping goes digital.
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Buy furniture without ever leaving your sofa.
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Where you shop once you are officially post-Ikea.
Furniture Shopping Advice
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Cut a rug on a really nice rug.
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From Ikea to Herman Miller, this is your survey of the best outdoor and patio furniture at every price point.
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They don’t have to be shady.
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Ray and Charles Eames. Wegner. Noguchi. Nelson. These are the mid-century modern icons everyone should know.
Fans, Heaters & Purifiers
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Bringing the heat in more than one way.
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The "out of stock" signs are telling — everyone's looking for an air purifier. These are the models to buy for every situation.
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Easy, breezy tower fans that save on space (and energy) while still keeping you cool.
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The best humidifiers you can buy turn desert-like rooms (no, really) into easy-breathing spaces. Here's what to consider.
Knives & Kitchen Tools
Chef & Kitchen Knives
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After years of testing, these are the kitchen knives worth spending your money on.
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You don't need to spend a fortune to get a great kitchen knife.
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All-purpose chef’s knives, single-focus slicing tools and everything in between.
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Japanese Knives
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Japanese chef’s knives are coveted by chefs the world over. But where do they buy them?
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The mythic and weirdly specific world of Japanese kitchen knives, explained.
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Steel hardness impacts how well a blade can hold an edge.
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Don’t buy a Japanese-style chef’s knife made by a European manufacturer.
Other Kitchen Tools
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There are no gear testers more rigorous than the commercial chef.
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The rubber cutting board has the upper-hand on the wood and plastic board in almost every way.
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Absolutely everything you need to get cooking, at every price point.
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These handy accessories are hardwearing, essential and altogether overlooked.
Cookware & Grilling
Cast-Iron Skillets
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If you’re scratching your head over which skillet size is right for you, fret not.
Others Pans & Cookware
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In cookware, one size does not fit all.
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Cheaper cookware for chefs on a budget.
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Used by chefs and clever home cooks for years, carbon steel cookware has earned a spot in your kitchen cabinet.
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Spoiler: your trusty non-stick couldn’t sear properly if its life depended on it.
Grills
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From Weber to Napoleon, we've tested gas grills that cost less than $100 up to grills that cost more than a used car.
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The absolute best pellet smokers, whether you’re on a budget, tailgating or setting up your backyard dream kitchen.
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A small space shouldn’t limit your capacity to grill.
Plants, Gardening & Tools
Indoor Plants
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New roommates for even the most neglecting people.
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Your home will turn into a jungle in no time.
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If you can't make it to your local nursery, there are some great websites that sell and ship plants directly to your door.
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It takes more than a green thumb to keep your indoor plants alive and thriving.
Gardening
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Make your garden the envy of the neighborhood with these essential gardening tools.
These are the essentials for beginning your foray into horticulture.
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Just say no to weeds!
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Plant your seeds today for a greener tomorrow.
Tools & Lawn Care
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The grass is greener when you have a self-propelled lawn mower.
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Stop tip-toeing when a stepladder can take you higher.
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Leave the rake inside and blow away the pine needles, leaves and sawdust.
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Nine better ways to get the job done.
Pantry Essentials, Meal Kits & Food Storage
Condiments & Snacks
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Your favorite hot sauce cannot hold up to any one of these chili crisps.
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If you think hot sauce begins and ends with Sriracha and Tabasco sauce, you don’t know the true meaning of spicy.
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Snacks count as gear, right?
Food & Drink Subscription Kits
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"Wow, fruit," said no one ever.
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Even the world’s best home cooks need to call in the cavalry sometimes.
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From all of us without a wealth of liquor stores, beer bars and wine shops near us, thank you.
Food & Drink Storage
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You don’t need to know the 25 best vessels to store leftovers and carry food to and from home.
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Meal prepping has grown from a frugal-minded niche chore to a weirdly encouraging corner of social media culture.
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Looking to hide some sandwiches and 85 cans of beer from a bear?
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A home pantry can easily become disorganized.
Bathroom, Home Fragrance & Cleaning
Bathroom Upgrades
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The two biggest brands in electric toothbrushes go head to head, er, tooth to tooth.
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Your bath mat is covered in bacteria.
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Don't let mask wearing be an excuse to forgo proper oral hygiene.
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These aren't your regular plush bath towels, but that's why they're so great.
Home Fragrance
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They’re not all the same.
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Once you realize the humble oil diffuser is basically a safer, reloadable candle, you understand its charm.
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Cooped-up adventurers, take note: being inside can be an experience that transports you.
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Not your average aerosol.
Vacuum Cleaning
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These vacuum cleaners suck, but in the best way possible.
The boring old basics in one tidy, necessary list.
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