As Food & Wine's Testing Editor, Jennifer's work focuses on finding the best tools for all sorts of cooks. She's vetted hundreds of products, from can openers to salad spinners and tortilla presses, ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Alexa, set a [thing] ...

It's about time. Amazon Echo has just added an update that cooks have been longing for. But it will benefit anyone who has to juggle multiple tasks. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist ...

This article originally appeared on GearBrain. The Amazon Echo smart speaker and its Alexa assistant can be useful in most rooms of the home, playing music, reading the news, acting as a morning alarm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Brian and Nicki Rohloff With my handy dandy phone and beloved Alexa, I never thought I’d need a kitchen timer for anything ...

Amazon is intent on getting Alexa into just about every object in your home. While the voice assistant started embedded in smart speakers, it has since expanded into devices that are suited to the ...

Using the Alexa Timer is so easy, it’s the first skill many Echo smart speaker owners try out. Just say, “Alexa, set a timer for 12 minutes,” to start a countdown. When we bought our first Echo Dot ...

Celebrated chefs often compare running a kitchen to running an army, and precise timing is key to their success. But being able to keep track of everything on the stovetop and in the oven can be ...