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Less rigorous, more honest.

Short pieces from real homes: failure modes, product post-mortems, the cooking we did, the things we got wrong. Written by the two people doing the testing — when something is worth saying.

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5 from the archive

By reviewer

Both still publish, both still cook
MW

Mara Whitfield

Lead Reviewer · Portland, OR

3 journal entries published.

JV

Jonas Vela

Home Editor · Providence, RI

2 journal entries published.

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