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Ask Wirecutter: My Kid Was Recently Diagnosed With Food Allergies. What Do I Do Now? Basic precautions can help people with food allergies prevent a potentially life-threatening reaction.

Basic precautions can help people with food allergies prevent a potentially life-threatening reaction.

How to DIY Your Own Outdoor Movie Theater Skip the cinema this summer and enjoy a movie night in your backyard.

Skip the cinema this summer and enjoy a movie night in your backyard.

The Best Accessories for Your USB-C Laptop We've tested the best cables, hubs, and dongles to help you connect all your peripherals to your new laptop, even if it has only USB-C ports.

We've tested the best cables, hubs, and dongles to help you connect all your peripherals to your new laptop, even if it has only USB-C ports.

Behold the Satisfying Steel-Peeling Action of This Garden-Tool Sharpener With a few easy strokes, this sturdy tool can put the edge back on a set of pruners, a hoe, or even an axe.

With a few easy strokes, this sturdy tool can put the edge back on a set of pruners, a hoe, or even an axe.

The Best Things to Get for Your New Laptop From laptop bags to headphones to chargers to dongles galore, here are the essential accessories to help you use your new laptop.

From laptop bags to headphones to chargers to dongles galore, here are the essential accessories to help you use your new laptop.

Writer Dorie Chevlen hates sunscreen so much that she started wearing a UV hat and gloves instead. “My friends laugh at me or call me a ‘whack-ass beekeeper,’ ” she writes. But it’s worth it. Read all about Dorie’s beloved UPF getup: nyti.ms/44X0sH6

This Portable Travel Essential Could Save Your Life. And It Costs Less Than $35. There are shockingly few laws requiring carbon monoxide detectors in lodging. An inexpensive, portable detector could protect you for 10 years.

There are shockingly few laws requiring carbon monoxide detectors in lodging. An inexpensive, portable detector could protect you for 10 years.

How to Choose Backup Home Power Options for Any Outage How to get by until the lights come back on.

How to get by until the lights come back on.

How could one measly gift possibly sum up the importance of your best friend's milestone? Gifts expert Hannah Morrill has some recommendations: nyti.ms/4fhPTln

Our Favorite Bean Bag Chairs for Adults (That Kids Will Love Too) We researched 17 models and tested 10 to find the best bean bag chairs for adults (that would work for kids, too).

We researched 17 models and tested 10 to find the best bean bag chairs for adults (that would work for kids, too).

Become Better Prepared for Emergencies: 4 Tips for Cleaning Up After a Natural Disaster Getting the right supplies and having a game plan before disaster strikes can go a long way toward speeding recovery and making yourself more prepared.

Getting the right supplies and having a game plan before disaster strikes can go a long way toward speeding recovery and making yourself more prepared.

The Best Generators to Keep the Lights On, Phones Charged, and Fridge Humming These gas and propane generators will provide enough power to get you through some tough days.

These gas and propane generators will provide enough power to get you through some tough days.

You Don't Have to Wear Sunscreen...As Long As You Don't Mind Dressing Like Me I hate the way sunscreen feels on my skin, so I found an alternative in UPF clothing. It’s effective, but it’s also questionably fashionable.

I hate the way sunscreen feels on my skin, so I found an alternative in UPF clothing. It’s effective, but it’s also questionably fashionable.

Preparing for an emergency situation is never an exact science. We asked nine survivors of natural disasters — fires, hurricanes, and beyond — about the gear they relied on in a crisis. Here’s what we learned: https://nyti.ms/45qeL78

The Very Best Folding Tables We tested 14 utility tables from popular retailers to find the most stable and user-friendly models. Here are the three that rose to the top of our list.

We tested 14 utility tables from popular retailers to find the most stable and user-friendly models. Here are the three that rose to the top of our list.

6 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Appliances A few small, simple tweaks — like using a different setting on your washer or giving your vacuum cleaner some routine TLC — can make your machine work its best.

A few small, simple tweaks — like using a different setting on your washer or giving your vacuum cleaner some routine TLC — can make your machine work its best.

When we polled our colleagues about the unconventional ways they manage their productivity, the makeshift methods they recommended were almost all analog. It turns out the science behind this is clear. Learn more: https://nyti.ms/3GRQ4at

These Molds Turn Anything Into a Portable Ice Pop. And They Make Me a Hero to My Kid. Leftover yogurt and smoothies get a second life as frozen pops thanks to these inexpensive silicone doohickeys.

Leftover yogurt and smoothies get a second life as frozen pops thanks to these inexpensive silicone doohickeys.

Every Pan Has a Purpose. Here’s How to Know Which One You Need. Finding a cooking pan that meets your every need can be tricky. We’ve broken it down so you can easily find your perfect match in no time.

Finding a cooking pan that meets your every need can be tricky. We’ve broken it down so you can easily find your perfect match in no time.

The Best Vacuum Sealer We’ve been testing vacuum sealers since 2017. Our pick is the Anova Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro.

We’ve been testing vacuum sealers since 2017. Our pick is the Anova Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro.

We Need to Talk About the $75 Tank Air Tank Top The $75 Tank Air Studio Tank and Half Moon Halter wowed our testers with soft, thick, and body-hugging fabric. But the length wasn’t right for everyone.

The $75 Tank Air Studio Tank and Half Moon Halter wowed our testers with soft, thick, and body-hugging fabric. But the length wasn’t right for everyone.

Voltage Converters Don't Always Work. Here's How To Not Blow Up Your Electronics Abroad. Everything you wanted to know about traveling with electronics internationally but didn’t even know you should ask.

Everything you wanted to know about traveling with electronics internationally but didn’t even know you should ask.

This Visual Timer Helps Me Get Things Done, Even on the Days My Brain Wants Me to Bed Rot When I have a lot to do but can’t stop procrastinating, this visual timer keeps me on track.

When I have a lot to do but can’t stop procrastinating, this visual timer keeps me on track.

After undergoing brain surgery, writer Elissa Sanci needed a less physically straining alternative to her usual post-shower towel wrap. So she caved and bought a Turbie Twist. Read her full review here: nyti.ms/40GzBwq

We Washed Hundreds of Dishes to Find the Best Dish Soaps We squirted dozens of dish soaps on hundreds of dirty dishes and found that Palmolive Ultra Pure + Clear Dish Liquid is the first dish soap you should consider.

We squirted dozens of dish soaps on hundreds of dirty dishes and found that Palmolive Ultra Pure + Clear Dish Liquid is the first dish soap you should consider.

I Love These Compression Socks So Much I Bought a Dozen I spent most of 2023 testing compression socks for our guide. And when I discovered that these doubled as great gardening socks, I stocked up for myself.

I spent most of 2023 testing compression socks for our guide. And when I discovered that these doubled as great gardening socks, I stocked up for myself.

Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale Is Full of Wirecutter Picks. And these Prices Are Very Good. Nordstrom’s annual Anniversary Sale is here. Check out the beauty, clothing, and home deals that our experts say are worth shopping.

Nordstrom’s annual Anniversary Sale is here. Check out the beauty, clothing, and home deals that our experts say are worth shopping.

I Thought The Turbie Twist Towel Was a Waste of Money. Then I Had Brain Surgery. I never understood the need for the Turbie Twist, a towel specifically for your hair, until I had surgery and started using it exclusively.

I never understood the need for the Turbie Twist, a towel specifically for your hair, until I had surgery and started using it exclusively.

Everything You Need to Know About Price Protection and Price-Match Guarantees Don’t dread post-purchase price drops. Retailer price matches and price-protection policies can protect you from buyer’s remorse. Here’s what you need to know.

Don’t dread post-purchase price drops. Retailer price matches and price-protection policies can protect you from buyer’s remorse. Here’s what you need to know.

Before You Buy Another Productivity Tool, Consider Your Microwave You don’t need another techy thing to become a more productive, less stressed person. The most effective efficiency hacks are old-school and analog.

You don’t need another techy thing to become a more productive, less stressed person. The most effective efficiency hacks are old-school and analog.