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The Edit — Kitchen
Single-Serve Coffee Makers Compared: Keurig to Ninja
4 single-serve coffee makers ranked by owner rating: Keurig's K-Elite and K-Express, a Hamilton Beach that also brews a pot, and a Ninja that takes grounds. Durability is the complaint that recurs.
Our verdict
Buy the Keurig K-Elite if you want the best-rated pod brewer: 4.6 across 73,284 ratings, a big reservoir and a hot-water button.
Lifestyle
Do Ant Bait Stations Work? Why Slow Is the Point
Top pickTERRO Liquid Ant Killer Bait Stations, 12-Pack, T300B4.6 ★ · 164,290 ratings
Ant baits work by being slow: workers carry the poison home and feed it to the queen. What UC entomologists advise on placing them, why a spray undoes them, and the 5 baits owners rate.
VerdictYes, if you let them work slowly.
Lifestyle
How to Descale a Keurig, and Why Coffee Turns Slow
Top pickKeurig Descaling Solution Brewer Cleaner, 28 oz kit4.6 ★ · 3,692 ratings
A slow, short or lukewarm cup from a pod brewer is usually limescale, the same calcium carbonate that furs a kettle. Why it forms, why vinegar is the cheap fix owners complain about, and 4 descalers owners rate.
VerdictDescale when brewing slows, cups come out short, or the descale light comes on, and follow your brewer's manual for the cycle.
Living
Mattress Protectors Compared: SafeRest to AllerEase
Top pickSafeRest Waterproof Queen Size Mattress Protector4.6 ★ · 280,571 ratings
5 waterproof mattress protectors ranked by owner rating, all at 4.5 or above. Whether each is truly waterproof is the split that recurs, and only a zippered encasement does what allergists ask of a cover.
VerdictFor spills and sweat, buy the SafeRest: 4.6 across 280,571 ratings, and owners say it is quiet and soft.
Technology
Cordless Stick Vacuums Compared: Shark, Dyson, Levoit
Top pickTikom V500 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, 40000Pa/450W4.4 ★ · 5,265 ratings
5 cordless stick vacuums ranked by owner rating, from a budget Tikom to a Dyson V10. Battery life is the complaint that recurs on every one of them, so it decides the buy more than suction does.
VerdictFor most homes, the Shark Cordless Pet: 4.2 across 18,539 ratings and the bin owners find easiest to empty.
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