At Digital Trends, we frequently test pressure cookers like the Instant Pot. We cook meats, side dishes, and desserts, and taste test these foods against those cooked using other methods. For this Turkey Day, we gathered some of our favorite Instant Pot and pressure cooker recipes.

GLAS is the prettiest smart thermostat we’ve reviewed in some time, but a high price and flawed Cortana implementation means that it’s well short of the best. Read more about it in our full review.

Slime is a fun do-it-yourself craft for kids and adults. With so many different ways to make slime and so many different types of homemade slime, it's hard to know which recipes are safe and effective. Which slime recipes should you and your kids use, and which should you stay away from? Here we break down all you need to know about making your own slime.

Moving is never a pleasant task, but it becomes a lot easier if your home is on wheels. Michael Fuehrer of Nowhere Navigation decided to gut an old yellow school bus and turned it into a tiny home on wheels, complete with a full kitchen and shower inside and a solar panel on top.

Are you one of those people who miss the good old days of flipping through photo albums to see each and every favorite photo? If so, you might love the Aura digital photo frame, a smart device that allows you to display thousands of pics on a single frame. We tested the device and came away impressed.

Our Amazon Echo review reveals a shorter, cuter, speaker with several different color and fabric choices, and a firmware upgrade means improved sound. We took the device for another spin in November 2018 to see whether the speaker still measures up to the competition.

Does the idea of cooking a Thanksgiving meal seem daunting? The best Thanksgiving meal kits help you prepare a Thanksgiving feast in your home, taking the guesswork out of what to prepare and how to do it. Kits range in variety from multiple course to simple affairs. Check out our favorites and what they offer.

With the holiday season approaching, you may be starting to make plans for Thanksgiving. Did you know you can cook an entire Thanksgiving dinner in an Instant Pot? This means you can forget the oven. Just sit back, relax, and spend time with your loved ones while the Instant Pot does most of the work for you.

In the past, sous vide cooking was primarily reserved for fine dining restaurants and commercial food businesses. Over the last few years, home sous vide cooking has become more popular, as precision cooking devices like immersion circulators have become more affordable and accessible to consumers. Anova recently came out with the Nano, a home sous vide machine that costs $99. Here's what happened when we took it for a spin.

Just in time for Thanksgiving Day meal planning, you can say "Alexa, ask Butterball" for access to Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line. Alexa will connect you to Butterball experts who answer cooking questions. Echo Show, Echo Spot, and Amazon Fire TV devices can also play Thanksgiving cooking how-to videos.

If you're looking to add some smart home devices to your house or apartment, keep an eye on Lowe's this Black Friday. The home improvement store is offering a whole bunch of price cuts on some popular internet-connected devices that can help you automate and connect your home.

Of course it lived at the United Nations for a while — this fascinating, totally off-grid tiny home is a collaboration between Yale University and Gray Organschi Architecture. The project was an attempt to produce a fully functional and sustainable tiny home at a cost of less than $50,000.

The first fruit of Yale’s acquisition of August, this enhanced Assure Lock SL is a definite upgrade on last year’s model, adding style and smart versatility to home security. But we think the partnership needs more time to develop a smart lock that truly delivers the best of both brands. Read our full review to learn more.

Having trouble deciding between smart displays? We're taking a close look at two excellent models, the Amazon Echo Show vs. Lenovo Smart Display. We'll look at size, capabilities, audio, voice assistants, and everything else you need to know to pick the right one.

Cable and broadband internet provider Comcast is looking to take on Google and Amazon as the new central hub of your smart home. The company is reportedly testing a program that would allow broadband-only customers to turn their TVs into smart home hubs, allowing them to control everything from bulbs to cameras.

Want the connected experience of a Peloton but dislike biking? You can now feel the burn of a cardio-busting rowing session from the comfort of your living room with the new CityRow Go connected home rowing machine. It's like working out with friends without all the hassles of a gym.

Amazon's Alexa voice assistant and Echo devices are now available for customers in Mexico. Alexa has been customized for the Mexican market with local knowledge, a new voice, and support for the Mexican version of Spanish. Third-party developers also launched devices with Alexa built in for Mexican customers.

Google Home and Sephora have partnered to bring the makeup giant's 2,500-plus library of makeup and beauty video tutorials to the Google Home Hub. Users can say the Google Home wake-words, "Hey Google," and ask for video help with hair, makeup, skin care, fragrances, and more.

It's been nearly half a year since Arlo left the Netgear nest and officially became its own company, and now the smart home device maker is showing what it can do as a solo act. The California-based company has debuted the Arlo Audio Doorbell and Chime, which promise simple, DIY setup.

Schlage is doubling down on its growing partnership with Amazon by enabling compatibility with the Amazon Key app via the Zigbee smart home protocol in the latest iteration of its popular locks for the smart home.

Amazon confirmed it is shipping a printed holiday toy catalog, "A Holiday of Play," to millions of customers starting in November. The 68-page catalog has QR codes for many toys and an immediately available online download version links to each product on Amazon.com. Amazon is stepping into the void left by Toys R Us.

If you've always wanted to watch your food cook inside a microwave oven, your ship just came in. The U.S. Patent Office granted a patent for a microwave oven with a camera to BSH Appliances. BSH, a joint venture by Bosch and Siemens and Europe's largest appliance maker, may use the camera for A.I.-enabled cooking.

A woman was reportedly harassed and stalked by an abusive ex-partner using smart home technology. He was able to monitor her activity using surveillance cameras, turn the lights off and on, and blare music throughout the house to disrupt her—all while he was outside of the home.

Likely facing challenges from retail rivals like Target, and BestBuy, on Monday, November 5, Amazon announced changes to its shipping policies. From now and onward for a "limited time," all items will ship for free on Amazon, for everyone, with no minimum purchase required. 

Midterms are coming, and Alexa is ready. She can tell you where to vote, who's running, and -- on election night -- who's winning. She can even help explain ballot measures, provide post-election analysis, and -- on Echo Show -- visual aids. But don't worry, she won't try to tell you how to vote.

Don't worry, Amazon Day isn't yet another online shopping holiday aimed at wrecking your monthly budget. Instead, it's a feature being tested for Prime Members that lets you select a single delivery day for multiple orders — ideal for those wary of porch pirates or who simply want to be kinder to the environment.

Porch pirates will think twice they see Ring’s Video Doorbell Pro on your house. Packing top-tier features into a slim design, the Doorbell Pro is at home beside any front door. Featuring an easy to use app with cloud storage, this doorbell will up your home security game.

For those of us who really want to get off the grid yet still have a sustainable place to live, Modern Dwellings is offering this 160-square-foot tiny home, dubbed the True Studio, that features smart home controls, heated floors, and an incinerating toilet.

The calendar just turned over to November, but it's already time to start thinking about Black Friday. It's just a few weeks away, and the deals are starting to leak out. Kohl's has a number of smart home sales, including a doorbuster deal that offers up an Amazon Echo Dot for just $24.

Following the opening of its first "4-star" in New York in September, Amazon has just opened a second location in Denver, Colorado. Amazon 4-star sells items that have been rated highly by customers who use its online store. Top sellers, as well as new and trending items, also feature.

In the market for a pressure cooker? TaoTronics’ multi-functional 10-in-1 pressure cooker comes in 6-quart and 8-quart sizes. We tested out the TaoTronics 6-quart pressure cooker to find out how it compares to other models, including the Instant Pot, on the market.

The Amazon Echo Dot is the perfect solution for anyone who wants a voice assistant in their house to help out with some tasks but don't want to pay out for the full-blown Echo speaker. You can get the second generation of the Dot on sale today for just $30 but you'll have to act fast to get it.

The splash-proof Aqua Dew smart shower speaker works with Alexa so you don't have to sing alone. The wake-word activated Aqua Dew can read the news, manage your smart home, call or message people, and make announcements in other rooms. The battery-operated wireless smart speaker runs for up to eight hours per charge.