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Diamond Painting Christmas Ornament Kits, Compared
An ornament on a tree is seen from both sides, and half of these kits sparkle on one. 6 kits compared on the thing that decides how they hang: double-sided drills, a printed back, or a bare one.
Our verdict
For tree ornaments, buy a double-sided set: Tondiamo's 20 balls, 4.6 across 849 ratings, or Yaomiao's 17 shapes, 4.6 across 636. The 2 highest-rated kits, WesGen and Eiflow, are single pieces drilled on 1 side and suit a window or wall better than a tree.
Arts & Crafts
3D Fabric Poke Art: What a Wreath Kit Asks of You
Top pickSkillmatics Poke-in Art Wood Craft Kit4.7 ★ · 4,376 ratings
The Christmas wreath kits filling Amazon's new releases have 3 to 23 ratings between them. Here is what the craft involves, and why no shortlist of them is possible yet.
VerdictPoke art is the rare craft with no needle, no glue and no skill floor: you push squares of fabric into a slotted foam form with a plastic tool until a shape fills in. It suits a long evening with a film on. The Christmas wreath kits are too new to rank, with 3 to 23 ratings each, so buy one as a gamble on the picture or wait for the records to build.
Lifestyle
Beverage Fridges: Which Mini Fridge Holds a Party
Top pickEUHOMY 130 Can Beverage Refrigerator, Glass Door4.4 ★ · 3,510 ratings
Five 126 to 130-can fridges between 4.3 and 4.4, and the same two complaints on every one: how cold it really gets, and how loud it is in a quiet room. Here is what the listings state and what owners report.
VerdictBuy the EUHOMY 130-can for the deepest owner record in the category, 4.4 across 3,510 ratings. Buy the Feelfunn 126-can if you want the temperature range printed on the listing, 34 to 64°F, because most sellers never state one. Every fridge here draws mixed reports on noise, so none belongs in a bedroom.
Lifestyle
The Chef Knife Shortlist
Top pickVictorinox Fibrox Pro 8 Inch Chef's Knife4.8 ★ · 14,926 ratings
Six knives, and the two at the top of the ratings sit at opposite ends of the price list and the same end of the hardness scale. The hardest steel here is the one owners report chipping.
VerdictBuy softer European steel for a kitchen several people use, and harder Japanese steel only if one person sharpens it and controls what it cuts on. Both knives at the top of this page are the forgiving kind, and that is not a coincidence.
Lifestyle
Countertop Ice Makers, Compared
Top pickFrigidaire 26 lb Portable Countertop Ice Maker4.3 ★ · 11,084 ratings
Nothing in this category rates above 4.3, and two of the biggest review counts are shared between a bullet machine and a nugget one. Five machines, ranked, with the ratings that can actually be attributed.
VerdictFor bullet ice, the Frigidaire 26 lb machine has the deepest record that belongs to it alone, 4.3 across 11,084 ratings. For nugget ice, the GE Profile Opal Mini is a true nugget machine on its own listing, though only 57 owners have rated it. Treat any 4.2 shared across a variation family as unattributable.
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