The rice cooker that changed minds

This rice cooker made a Minute Rice lifer switch sides

Our tester was 27 and had never touched a rice cooker in her life. This one’s not perfect (thin lid, short cord), but it's the rare gadget that earns its counter space.

Upgrade your grains

Turns out The Home Depot is more than a hardware store

We've all made a Home Depot run for paint, a light bulb, or a new appliance. Turns out that same site has a whole world of furniture and home decor most people never scroll far enough to see. 30% off furniture, rugs, and kitchenware right now—here are our favorites.

See what we found

Summer's on its way out, but we’ve still got a few good weekends left before the leaves turn. And the start of tailgate season is basically summer's encore, anyway.

So we went down a rabbit hole of cornhole sets (there are more options than you’d imagine) to figure out what's actually worth dragging to the last few beach days or the home team parking lot this fall.

Top picks for play

Smart lighting without the smart home tax

No app, no hub, no Wi-Fi handshake required—just a $24 switch that schedules your lights like it's 2005, but in a good way. We installed it ourselves in under 10 minutes, no neutral wire needed.

Old school, new trick

HelloFresh's new menu comes with 10 free meals to try it

HelloFresh just refreshed its menu with a Quick & Easy option, Low-Lift Dinners, a new Family Menu, and the return of Takeout Favorites. Good timing too, since new subscribers can get 10 free meals plus a free Caraway Mini Fry Pan after their third box. Basically, trying it out barely costs more than groceries already do.

Claim your freebies

Your leftovers deserve a second act

Dehydrating isn't just a survivalist relic; it's how you turn sad, wilting produce into jerky, apple chips, and yogurt roll-ups. We tested the process ourselves to break down exactly how it works.

Dry spell, solved