Our Top Picks After testing three kitchen exhaust fans over the past two months, I found clear winners for different needs. Best Overall: TUCO Portable Range Hood. Best Budget: HG Power 8 Inch Exhaust Fan. Best Compact: NIXOD Portable Range Hood. I tested each fan in my small apartment kitchen. I cooked with them daily. … Read more

I’ve been on a health kick for the past two years. Fresh juice became my morning ritual. But here’s the thing. Not all juicers are created equal. I tried centrifugal juicers first. They were loud. They heated up my juice. And they left so much pulp behind that I felt like I was wasting money … Read more

I drink three cups of coffee every day. That’s 90 cups per month. At $0.50 per K-cup, I was spending $45 monthly just on coffee pods. Then I switched to reusable K-cups. Now I spend about $12 per month on fresh ground coffee. That’s $33 in savings every single month. Over a year, that’s nearly … Read more

I love coffee. Not just drinking it, but making it perfect. For years, I bought pre-roasted beans. They were okay. But something was missing. The aroma wasn’t as strong. The flavor felt flat. Then I discovered home coffee roasting. Everything changed. The smell of freshly roasted beans filled my kitchen. The taste was incredible. Rich, … Read more

Why I Started Roasting Coffee at Home I love coffee. I drink it every day. But I got tired of paying high prices for fresh roasted beans. So I decided to try roasting coffee at home. It seemed scary at first. But it turned out to be easy and fun. I spent six months testing … Read more

I love snow cones. Last summer, I spent way too much money at our local shaved ice stand. My kids went there almost every day. I did the math. We spent over $400 in just two months. That’s when I decided to buy a shaved ice machine. But which one? I tested three popular models … Read more