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Energy and water efficiency standards released today by the U.S. Department of Energy will deliver clothes washers that use as much as 35 percent less energy and water and dishwashers that use about 14 percent less energy and 23 percent…
Getting dinner on the table night after night can be one fine juggling act. Fortunately, many of the ranges on the market today have new features that trim cooking time and offer flexibility. If you haven’t replaced your range in…
A backyard barbecue skips the formalities and fills a patio with friends who answer the call of “come and get it” when steaks and corn on the cob are hot off the grill. This simple fare promises to taste…
With a long summer of mowing ahead, parents of teens and pre-teens may be wondering when it’s safe for a child to take over this chore. Children under 18 suffer 13 percent of the 68,000 mower injuries treated annually in…
Over 1.6 million folding step stools from Kennedy International Inc. of Dayton, N.J., are being recalled. The Kennedy stools can break or unexpectedly collapse during use warns, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and its Canadian counterpart, Health Canada. According…
Corded-electric string trimmers are definitely tempting if you have a small property without a lot of dense growth. They’re the least expensive and fairly lightweight. And because they start with the press of a button, you face none of the…
Memorial Day isn’t the only big event in the month of May. The National Association of the Remodeling Industry has dubbed May National Home Improvement Month, so before you kick back and relax, take advantage of the nice weather to…
A recall of Banzai inflatable pool slides previously sold at Walmart and Toys R Us outlets has been announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bottom of the plastic slides, designed for in-ground pools, can deflate during use and…
There’s been a lot of trash talk lately in the Consumer Reports labs, specifically trash bag talk. Our testers wanted to know which tall kitchen garbage bags, the top-selling type, can do the heavy lifting and which can’t. Two top…
Americans will spend about $18.6 billion this year on Mother’s Day gifts, according to the National Retail Federation. Do the math, and that works out to about $150 per mom. With that figure in mind, here are five ideas for…
At Consumer Reports we test lots of big things like cars, refrigerators and wide-screen TVs. But there’s a team whose job it is to find “small stuff” to test. So when we saw the commercial for Flex Seal in which…
A survey released this week by the National Association of Home Builders shows strong numbers for bathroom remodeling. In the first quarter of 2012, the bathroom was cited as one of the most common jobs completed in the last year…
On the list of life’s major concerns, the state of our homes’ indoor air quality doesn’t seem to rank highly … but perhaps it should. Apartment dwellers seem to care more about indoor air quality than owners of single-family homes—but…
Some folks want their gas grill to be as all-American as the food they cook on it. Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by Consumer Reports recently said they had tried to buy a U.S.-made product in the past year, and…
Walk into most kitchens and you’ll see a stainless-steel sink. No wonder. As Consumer Reports tests found, stainless steel is virtually indestructible. And you’ll see more bathrooms with stainless-steel sinks too. The look is modern yet practical and stainless steel…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking Americans to become a “weather-ready nation” one emergency kit at a time. This spring there’s already been a spate of severe weather and NOAA cautions that there’ll likely be more to come…
When it comes to making a large purchase like countertops—something that you’ll live with for years—there’s a fear of making the wrong choice. All the materials look great in the showroom but may not stand up to punishment in your…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released this week a list of 28 chemicals and two viruses that it will monitor from 2013 to 2015 as part of its drinking water contaminant monitoring program. The list Includes hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6,…
Choosing a replacement lightbulb got a little more complicated with the arrival of energy-saving bulbs. The Lighting Facts label on the back of most packages is meant to help you find the right bulb for the task, but to diffuse…
Starting in May, ads for French’s mustard will encourage you to not only slather the condiment on your food but to put it in your recipes as well. The series of print and television ads feature foods other than picnic…
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