Consumer Reports – December 2018

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DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS

10 What We’re
Testing in Our Labs ...

Wall ovens, desktop computers,
quiet vacuums, and more.
RATINGS

12 Ask Our Experts

How to add a remote car starter,

when to toss holiday string

lights, and what to know about

e-gift cards.

13 CR Insights

The best food processors for your

money, how di erent types of

smoke detectors work, and which

cooking oils are healthiest.

RATINGS

PRODUCT UPDATE

20 The Once and Future

Microwave

This modest appliance has more

power—and a few new tricks.

RATINGS

LAPTOPS

P. 47

MICROWAVES

P. 2 4

LUGGAGE

P. 35

AUTOS

P. 61

IN EVERY ISSUE

6 From the President:

Which Deals Are Real?

Shoppers deserve to know

what’s a genuine deal and what’s

a sneaky come-on.

7 Building a

Better World, Together

Making baby food safer, pushing

for more recall awareness,

and making air travel more

family-friendly.

8 Your Feedback

Readers’ comments about

our recent content.

19 Recalls

62 Index

63 Selling It

Goofs and ga es.

ROAD REPORT

49 Ahead of the Curve

Auto ratings, news, and advice.

50 Cars You Can Count On

We crunched reliability data

for hundreds of thousands of

vehicles to show the brands

and models you can depend on—

and the ones you can’t.

RATINGS

59 Road Test

We rate the Subaru Ascent,

Volkswagen Jetta, Honda Insight,

and Toyota Corolla Hatchback.

RATINGS

PRODUCTS RATED IN THIS ISSUE

FOOD PROCESSORS

P. 1 3

SMARTPHONES

P. 1 8

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RATINGS Overall Scores are based on

a scale of 0 to 100. We rate products

using these symbols:

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4 VERY GOOD^5 EXCELLENT

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