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cookware and utensils The 5 Very Best Carbon-Steel Pans It’s time to replace your nonstick skillet with one you won’t have to eventually throw out. By Michael Zhao
food and drinks Turns Out You Actually Want Some Plastic in Your Water-Filter Pitcher Plastic gets a bad rap but is actually the best material for filtering out contaminants from drinking water. By Michael Zhao
small appliances The Ninja Crispi Is a Plastic-Free Super-Cooker It’s the only glass air fryer I’ve found. By Arielle Avila
gaming The 8 Very Best Handheld Game Consoles For gaming anywhere. By Jordan McMahon
cookware and utensils After Months of Testing, I Found the 4 Best Ceramic Nonstick Skillets PTFE-free and still totally reliable. By Emma Wartzman
health I’ve Tried Dozens of Electrolyte Powders — and This One Is the Best “It’s my midday distraction from the humdrum of water, a necessary addition to any hydration overachiever’s daily regimen.” By Katie Stone
don’t dillydally New Stuff Alert: Laufey Jewelry and a Veja Collab Plus, Native’s newest gourmand scents and Oishii’s strawberry-flavored toothpaste. By Arielle Avila
luggage The 9 Best Soft-Sided Suitcases Including some surprisingly stylish options. By Katherine Gillespie
sales 22 Best Back-to-School Deals on Uniforms, Backpacks, Pens, and More For students of all ages, from preschoolers to college kids. By Sam Daly
beauty The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Beauty Deals Are Extra Good This Year Including $69 Le Labo and our favorite blow-dryer brush for $100. By Alexandra Polk
organization ‘Ask the Strategist’: How Do I Build a Plastic-Free Pantry? We found options that are glass and metal, rectangular and cylindrical, and stackable and lid-swappable. By Emma Wartzman
lip balms and treatments The 13 Very Best Lip Balms From Aquaphor to Burt’s Bees to Carmex. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
home Trash Bags, Toothbrushes, and More Boring Things on Sale Now Restock while you can get a deal. By Alexandra Polk
sales These Are the 39 Best Deals in Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale Frye boots, UGGs, Beís luggage, and Le Creuset are all reduced in the annual sale. By Rachael Griffiths
this thing’s incredible The Clay Multicooker That Replaced My Zojirushi No more nonstick coating to worry about. By Liza Corsillo

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