Due to the risk of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus, many schools and businesses have shut down. Other companies have instructed their employees to work from home at an unprecedented rate.

Many of us are stuck at home lately due to some very unusual circumstances, and this has resulted in some rather interesting necessities coming to the forefront. One such example is loungewear, which has suddenly become an unexpected must-have item for our wardrobes. With so many of us working from home, we all need some comfortable clothes to spend large amounts of time wearing. Amazon, perhaps surprisingly (or not), is a great place to find affordable loungewear. We've chosen some of the most popular loungewear available for right around $30 or less.

Baking bread at home is an exciting and rewarding task, but it can also be quite time consuming, labor-intensive, and challenging. A quality bread machine helps to alleviate the effort that goes into the bread making process, allowing you to enjoy fresh homemade loaves at any time with minimal effort and frustration. We've narrowed down the best bread machines on the market, ranging from basic and budget-friendly up to feature-laden investments that you'll want to hang on to for a while.

Coffee has played a very important role in human societies for hundreds of years. The earliest known evidence of people drinking coffee dates to the mid-1400s in the shrines of Yemen. From that point, coffee drinking spread out to India, to Italy, and then into Europe and the Americas.These days, a coffeemaker is as important an appliance in many kitchens as a refrigerator or oven. However, there are thousands of them on the market, so it can be a challenge to determine which one you should buy.We narrowed down our picks after many hours of research and many cups of coffee. Each of these coffee makers represent high-quality devices that can be counted on to produce great coffee reliably.

Every year, countless people make fitness and health a primary New Year’s resolution. After a couple months, the number of people still working on their goals start to dwindle. Fortunately for you, this is YOUR year! Fitness and health can mean different things to different people; there are some mainstays such as building muscle mass, strengthening cardiovascular health, and other forms such as flexibility and movement. We have compiled some of the best fitness equipment on Amazon to help you reach your goals for 2020. Whether it is weight training, stability, yoga, or overall cardiovascular health, we have something for everyone on this list.

Hand sanitizers have grown to become an essential part of everyday living in the home, at school, in the workplace, and even when you’re taking care of shopping at the supermarket. Using these products can greatly reduce your odds of getting sick or spreading illness thanks to their ability to kill the germs and bacteria on hands at first contact. We’ve chosen the following best hand sanitizers because they quickly eliminate up to 99.9 percent of the germs and bacteria you come into contact with throughout the day. They’re all formulated with minimal to no alcohol content which prevent skin from over-drying and each one is gentle enough for use on even sensitive skin types.

Baking bread at home is an exciting and rewarding task, but it can also be quite time consuming, labor-intensive, and challenging. A quality bread machine helps to alleviate the effort that goes into the bread making process, allowing you to enjoy fresh homemade loaves at any time with minimal effort and frustration. We've narrowed down the best bread machines on the market, ranging from basic and budget-friendly up to feature-laden investments that you'll want to hang on to for a while.

Video conferencing is a popular way for business groups to stay connected, even when there are hundreds or thousands of miles separating team members. While the most basic setups utilize consumer-grade webcams to get the job done, the best solution for video conferencing is to invest in dedicated equipment designed to function in such an environment. Our top recommendations are based on ease of use and overall audio/video capabilities. Though they're not the most affordable options around, each one is designed to excel in the most common video conferencing scenarios with minimal attention or maintenance required for reliable performance.

The three main types of coffee grinders are blade, flat plate, and conical. Conical burr grinders are the original type of grinders and use burrs placed at a near vertical orientation which spin at a low speed so there’s no burn taste. These provide the most consistent coarse grounds used in French press or pour over coffee but will also make good medium to fine grinds as well.Next, you have blade grinders which use sharp cutting blades spinning at very high speeds to cut and chop coffee beans to grounds. The least expensive option, they work best for medium type grounds ideal for drip machines and percolators. Because of their operating speed, they can sometimes burn the beans and slightly alter the taste of your coffee. Unless you grind beans very infrequently, we recommend skipping this type of grinder altogether.Lastly, you have flat plate burr grinders which turn slower than blade grinders so there’s less of a chance the coffee will burn. They use horizontal burrs on a flat plate (hence the name) which do a credible grinding job for all coffee grinds, but they excel at finer grinds like espresso and Turkish blends.For the purpose of this list, we’re concentrating on electrically powered grinders because they grind larger quantities of beans faster and easier, especially when you’re making more than one cup of coffee. Every one of these grinders will be easy to take apart and clean which is helpful if a bean gets caught in the mechanism, the blades gum up from very oily or flavored beans, or if a foreign object accidentally gets into the grinder.

A relatively new grape varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon was first made in Bordeaux, France in the 1600s, after Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc cross pollinated to make this new type of grape. It quickly gained popularity and, since it's hardy and resistant to diseases, it's often one of the first types of grapes grown in new vineyards.Cabernet Sauvignon is grown all over the world and it's not hard to find excellent examples of this wine made in North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, as well as in France, Italy, and Spain. Since it's often used as a blending grape, however, some of these regions, notably France, don't often make wines primarily out of Cabernet Sauvignon. The 50/50 blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, or Syrah are very common.Structurally, Cabernet Sauvignon is well-known for its intense tannins. Cabernet can be cellared for many years, and there are quite a few excellent Cabernets that are over 100 years old, though they come with outrageously high price tags. Young Cabernets are often too tight to drink for at least a few years. If you're hoping to build a wine collection, however, focusing on recent vintages and then storing them on your own will save you a great deal of money.

Fathers are an important figure in our lives, and we have a special day in June set aside to show our admiration. We came up with a few gift ideas ranging from leisure activities to thoughtful gadgets to celebrate Dads across the country.

We can debate at length about the origins of Cinco de Mayo, but the fact that it's become an entrenched holiday in all of our calendars can't be argued with. Tequila and guacamole are on the menu; here are our recommendations for the former (with a bonus at the end)!