By
Sal Vaglica,
a journalist covering tools, cooking equipment, and home improvement.
He has held staff editor roles at Fatherly, Men’s Journal, Serious Eats, and This Old House. His byline has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Men’s Health, Food & Wine, USA Today, and Entrepreneur.
If you want a well-maintained lawn, a string trimmer is essential for cleaning up edges and cutting grass along fences and in tight spots where a mower can’t reach. Modern cordless trimmers are far quieter than gas-powered models (which both you and your neighbors will appreciate) so we’ve looked only at battery-powered models — which are powerful enough that you don’t need to consider gas.
