Morgan Chen

Consumer Electronics Reviewer · BuyingBench

Morgan writes BuyingBench's buying guides from the perspective of the person who actually has to live with the product. Less interested in peak numbers, more interested in what the thing feels like on day thirty. Every buying guide on the site passes through Morgan's "would you recommend this to your sister" filter.

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Editorial disclosure: Morgan Chen is a BuyingBench editorial contributor. Every article published under this byline states the sources behind it and whether the product was purchased or physically tested. More about our process.

Tests by Morgan Chen

Person vacuuming a living room floor with a cordless stick vacuum
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Best Cordless Stick Vacuums for Apartments

Three cordless stick vacuums compared on runtime, weight, dust cup size, and filtration, using manufacturer specs and aggregated buyer feedback — not an in-house lab test.

BLACK+DECKER POWERSERIES+ 20V MAX (BHFEA520J)
Shark Pet Cordless Stick (IX141)
Shark Stratos Cordless (IZ862H)

8.3/10 top score

Electric lunch box with a meal inside on an office desk
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Best Electric Lunch Boxes for Office Meals

A stainless steel lunch crock, a 3-in-1 heating set, and a step-up stainless model compared on capacity, heating method, and power source, using manufacturer specifications and aggregated buyer feedback — not an in-house lab test.

Crock-Pot Lunch Crock Food Warmer (20 oz)
TRAVELISIMO 60W 3-in-1 Electric Lunch Box
TRAVELISIMO 80W Stainless Steel Electric Lunch Box

8.6/10 top score

How Morgan’s buying guides work

A product can look great out of the box and still be annoying to live with. Morgan’s buying guides prioritize the long tail: does the battery hold up after 200 cycles, does the app still work in a year, does the company still answer support emails, are replacement parts available.

What Morgan’s guides won’t include

  • A product with no real-world usage behind it
  • Specs-first picks that ignore day-to-day feel
  • “Budget” recommendations that fall apart in six months

The question Morgan asks before every recommendation: would you tell your sister to buy this?