Claire Morgan

After our team tested 8 electric wine openers across 3 months, the Oster Cordless Electric Wine Bottle Opener stands out as the best electric wine opener for most people. It opened 30 bottles on a single charge, removed corks in under 7 seconds, and felt solid in hand during a dinner party of 12 guests. … Read more

I learned the hard way how much damage a single cold glass can do. After watching a white ring permanently etch into my grandmother’s walnut side table, I went down a serious rabbit hole testing drink coasters. Over the past three months, our team has stacked, dropped, splashed, and wiped more than 40 sets across … Read more

I have been testing drink coasters for over three months now, and leather coasters keep coming out on top. They protect furniture from water rings, look elegant on any coffee table or home bar, and actually age beautifully instead of wearing out. Finding the best leather coasters in is harder than it sounds. The market … Read more

If you’ve ever sipped an expensive bourbon that tasted watered down halfway through the glass, you already understand why the best ice ball molds have become a quiet obsession in home bars everywhere. After spending three months freezing, popping, and sipping my way through eight different ice ball molds in my own kitchen, I found … Read more

Last summer, I hosted a backyard birthday party for my sister and watched four different guests knock over our flimsy plastic pitcher within an hour. That’s the day I started looking for the best glass drink dispensers, and I haven’t looked back since. Glass drink dispensers solve a problem most hosts don’t realize they have … Read more

I have thrown more backyard parties than I can count, and I learned the hard way that a flimsy drink dispenser ruins a good gathering faster than bad music. After watching a $15 plastic pitcher crack on my patio table mid-birthday, I started hunting for proper beverage dispensers with stands, the kind that elevate the … Read more

I’ve spent the last three months shaking, stirring, and stress-testing cocktail shakers at home, in test kitchens, and behind the bar with two working bartenders. We poured, strained, and shook through more than 300 drinks. After all that, the difference between a good shaker and a great one comes down to one thing: how well … Read more

After spending three months testing 15 different bar tool sets in my home bar and interviewing two professional bartenders about their go-to gear, I can tell you one thing: not all bar tool sets are built the same. The best bar tool sets combine solid stainless steel, well-balanced shakers, and tools that actually fit the … Read more

Walking out of a taproom with a freshly filled 64oz growler is one of the great pleasures of being a craft beer drinker. I have been testing and using growlers for years, from cheap glass jugs that leak in the back seat to vacuum-insulated stainless steel tanks that keep IPA cold for an entire weekend. … Read more

If you’ve ever poured a beautifully aged Bordeaux only to find it slightly warmer than you’d like, you already understand why the best wine chillers earn their place on the table. A good wine chiller keeps bottles at proper serving temperature without diluting the wine with melted ice, and it adds a touch of ceremony … Read more