Refrigerators with built-in water dispensers first started trickling into Consumer Reports’ test labs in the 1980s. Our initial impressions were tepid at best. “The water is merely from-the-tap, which ...

Our refrigerators are magical portals to a dimension of deliciousness. With all of the food and fingers going in and out, they're bound to get dirty. Cleaning the fridge typically includes throwing ...

Dear Jim: We drink quite a bit of hot tea at our home year-round. I now keep a small electric pot of water hot all day. Would it be more energy efficient to install a sink-type hot water dispenser? -- ...