Erin Bashford

The Edifier LolliClip are a pair of semi-open-earbuds with ANC. They’re super comfortable. While the sound is good, it doesn’t impress across all genres.

The Engel Cooler is a fantastic cooler. I kept cans cold for over 24 hours and, despite the lack of wheels, could transport the cooler easily.

I’m making room in my hiking backpack for coffee gear now. The Yeti Rambler Pour-Over dripper was made for the great outdoors, and it performs like a V60.

I stan this coffee grinder. The 1ZPresso J-Ultra performs better than its $199 price tag and makes me doubt if any other grinders need to be so pricey.

While not as versatile as other Moccamasters, the Cup-One is so easy to use, I think I could brew delicious hot coffee in my sleep.

If you find yourself in hotels or at campsites more often than you’d like, there’s nothing better than the 1ZPresso K-Ultra for specialty coffee while traveling.

Plaud NotePin is pretty expensive when you take the subscription fee into account, but it’s darn good at what it does: transcribing classes, meetings, and ideas.

I threw everything at the Magimix Blender Power 4 and it turned it all into delicious smoothies and butters. I just wish the blades were easier to remove.

I can’t quite believe this blender is so cheap… I had to check the price multiple times. The Ninja Detect Power Pro with BlendSense performs like a $500+ model.

I’m not the biggest fan of admitting when I’m wrong, but I was so very mistaken about French press. The Espro P7 makes French press taste like heaven.

I can’t quite believe this mic is so cheap. The sound quality is comparable to a $200 option. There’s very little wrong with this mic, especially for so little money.

These earbuds are full of treble and mids. However, it’s a double-edged sword: bassheads will be majorly disappointed.

This is one of the best home espresso machines to replicate that true cafe taste. Three boilers and a mega-powerful steam wand combine to make perfect coffee.

The Laifen Wave toothbrush does its one job well (clean teeth), but its overly excited swinging head also hurt my gums during testing.

I don’t know how I lived without the Subminimal Nanofoamer Pro before today. The milk foamer makes velvety microfoam and even iced matcha lattes in minutes.

If my air fryer can’t multitask, I don’t want it. Cuisinart’s Air Fryer + Toaster Oven combo can do 7 things in 1, and it’s also a massive steal.

Sennheiser Profile Wireless is a 2-channel wireless mic with USB-C, lightning, and TRS connectivity. The sound quality is just fine, but it’s super versatile.

The Soundcore Boom 2 Plus speaker packs a bassy punch, and has custom EQ so you can ramp up the woofers even louder.

The EarFun Wave Life headphones are not good. During testing, I was longing for the sweet release of silence.