We researched whether pitcher filters are effective during an emergency boil water notice—they are not, usually—and we’ve added advice on the types of water quality solutions that may work ...

A measure of how effectively the filter removed flavor taints, along with the resulting odor taints, that CR added to plain water with minimal intrinsic flavor and odor (the "control" water).

LARQ became a household name with its self-cleaning water bottle, and last year the brand released a pitcher that uses the same UV technology. The double filtering system (more on that below ...

And compared with buying bottled water, using a water filter pitcher is substantially more affordable (we did the math). The activated carbon filters used in most pitchers do a great job of ...