After reading that the reason that you shouldn’t put knives in the dishwasher was that when they clinked with other utensils, it reduced their sharpness. There’s more to it than that. The photo shows one of my knives after months in the dishwasher. Washing it in the dishwasher loosened the... Read more →

With housing costs taking up as much as 50 percent of the median income in some states, it’s a difficult for many people to buy a home or even rent an apartment, and the challenges are especially great for young adults. “Homeowners and home buyers have faced whiplash over the... Read more →

I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years of consumer reporting. The corruption, retibution, ignorance, destruction of the work of federal agencies, and hate of the first 100 days of Trump’s second administration are shocking and astounding. Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization, agrees with me. Of the... Read more →

The Huffy Corp. is recalling about 24,700 ride-on toys that can overheat due to improper wiring, posing a fire risk. The firm has received 20 reports of incidents of the ride-on toys smoking or catching fire, resulting in five minor burns. The recall involves Huffy-branded Torex 24-volt ride-on toy utility... Read more →

Unfortunately, I was correct in my article that raised the question of whether the Trump administration would stand up to the food industry and actually carry through with banning artificial dyes in the American food supply. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and... Read more →