Appliances can be deceptively low-maintenance. Take your refrigerator, for example. It's easy to assume it's quietly doing its job in the background, on autopilot. And, to be fair, it usually is. But ...

It seems like "the colder, the better" should be the name of the game with your freezer, to help keep your frozen meat and produce (and that all-important ice cream) well preserved. But you should ...

Refrigerators seem like such basic technology: Put cold food in, it stays cold. Put warm food in, it gets cold. Simple, right? They’re a bit trickier than that. Those drawers inside your refrigerator ...

I believe ruminating on worst-case scenarios is often unproductive, but I also was a Boy Scout and the motto “Be Prepared” is an indelible part of my psyche. One of the best ways to “be prepared” for ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The holidays are just around the corner, which means that you’ll be packing up leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, and roasted vegetables after the big feast has ended. Once you’ve divvied ...