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 ...

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).

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 ...