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Appliances in this category rarely fail because a component was badly made. They fail because a heating element spent three years wrapped in a growing…

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The appliance fits on the counter. That is not the same as fitting in the kitchen. Most returns in this category come down to a…

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A countertop dishwasher solves a specific problem: you rent, you cannot plumb anything, and washing by hand every night has stopped being acceptable. It solves…

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Inverter and sensor cooking are the two features microwave marketing leans on hardest, and both describe real engineering. They also get credited with things they…

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Every frozen dinner box gives a heating time, and none of them heats correctly in every oven. The reason is that the instruction was written…

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Three specifications decide whether a bread machine suits your household, and none of them is the program count printed on the box. Loaf size determines…

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Countertop ice makers are sold on two numbers: how many minutes until the first batch, and how many pounds per day. Both numbers are real…

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Every large appliance carries at least two energy claims: a yellow EnergyGuide label with a yearly kilowatt hour figure, and possibly an Energy Star mark.…

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The jar is the part of a blender you interact with every single time, and it is the part most likely to decide whether the…

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A countertop microwave heats food. An over the range microwave heats food and doubles as your range hood, which means it has to move air,…

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These three machines get shopped as if they were competitors. They are not. A high performance blender, a personal blender and a food processor solve…

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Wattage is the first number most blender listings shout, and it is the number that tells you the least about how a blender handles a…

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