CHRISTINE: I’m Christine Cyr Clisset. CAIRA: I’m Caira Blackwell. ROSIE: I’m Rosie Guerin, and you’re listening to The Wirecutter Show. CHRISTINE: This episode of The Wirecutter Show is called “Care of Shopping Confused.” ROSIE: Hi, it’s Rosie, and today we’re…

Marki Williams/NYT Wirecutter Compared with a bait-casting or fly-fishing setup, a spinning setup is not only more forgiving but also more comfortable to use and usually easier to repair; it requires less finesse to cast, as well. If you’re a…

We compared Quince’s classic percale sheets with Brooklinen’s classic percale sheets. Marki Williams/NYT Wirecutter and Dana Davis/NYT Wirecutter Our take: Quince’s sheets are closer to Target-quality, and our Brooklinen pick is better. Most textiles arrive from the factory with chemical…

Photo: Michael Murtaugh Top pick After countless hours of pounding, pulling, and tapping nails, we’re confident that the Estwing E3-16C is the best hammer for around-the-house use. It’s about as perfect as a hammer gets, and it doesn’t try to…

No more greasy grates Michael Murtaugh/NYT Wirecutter This pad brush, made with the same fabric found in firefighters’ gear, can be plunged in water and wiped over a hot grill, creating steam as you clean. And the heads are replaceable.…

GoRuck Best for… This bag is simple, tough, and backed by a well-tested repair-or-replace program. Short of purposefully slicing into it, there’s little you can do to it that it can’t withstand. But it comes with militaristic undertones that aren’t…

Make sure that you have all the parts and that nothing is broken. Doug Mahoney/NYT Wirecutter Unpack the pieces and familiarize yourself with them. The first step is to unbox the bidet, unwrap everything, and look at the instructions. Confirm…

Doug Mahoney/NYT Wirecutter What you need: First, evaluate the hole. If it’s a minor dent or a pinhole, you can just get a little spackle and a putty knife and fill it in, no kit required. You may even address…

Telling stories by the campfire and luxuriating in the wonder of nature is all well and good, but it doesn’t really get your blood pumping. When you want to move, active games—cornhole being a particularly popular example—are perfect campsite activities.…

With the Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System, you can easily transform between a powerful, fast, hair dryer, and an ultra-versatile multi-styler with no-heat-damage. One twist is all it takes to flex from one to the other.…

Don’t expect prices to spike immediately. Many companies have been preparing for tariffs by steadily increasing prices over the past few months and have existing stock to sell through. But experts say that many companies will almost certainly have to…

DR. DHINGRA: One of my favorite guilty pleasures I go on the skincare subreddit- CHRISTINE: Oh, yeah. DR. DHINGRA: …just to see what people are talking about. And it’s funny because I’m actually nodding proudly at people when they use…

Description An Infant Car Seat to Give you Peace of Mind from Head to Toe The KeyFit® 35 ClearTex® Extended-Use Infant Car Seat offers more headrest height and legroom for extended rear-facing use. Top-rated, innovative safety features make the KeyFit® 35…

Projects that change the look and feel of a room usually take a lot of time and cost a lot of money. But a few years ago, I completely transformed my kitchen simply by changing the color of the grout…

Shopping for your first higher-end, dedicated turntable can be a confusing experience, especially if all your prior music-playing experience comes from an app. On more than one occasion, I’ve seen a friend spend good money on a brand-new turntable and…

A half wall of patterned peel-and-stick tiles in senior staff writer Elissa Sanci’s powder room. Elissa Sanci/NYT Wirecutter Measure your space and factor in extra materials Most retailers offer handy charts or calculators for determining how many tiles or packs…

This approach involves sealing the gaps around your window frame (or, more technically, the jamb and casing) with caulk, and then using weatherstripping to cover any gaps around the window itself (if you need to). “The typical window assembly in…

This is an ode to the toggle bolt, an elegant and inexpensive fix for wobbly towel bars, not-so-floating shelves, and any other fixture that needs to hold some weight on a hollow wall. For less than $1 per bolt, I’ve…

This is the ideal multipurpose tape to use for most moves. When possible—especially if you’re packing up several rooms’ worth of boxes—buy the best-quality tape you can: You’ll need approximately one roll of tape for every 15 to 20 boxes.…

I researched nearly a dozen options before I finally landed on the Hotor car trash can. Not only did it have thousands of positive reviews and a rubber lid to conceal the contained mess, but it was only about $10,…