Honeywell’s Cool Mist Humidifier was your runner-up for best in the category, and a ridiculously simple and notably good-looking way to keep your humidity levels in the healthy range.

Most humidifiers are too small, loud, ugly, expensive, ineffective, or likely a combination thereof. The Honeywell on the other hand checks the majority of the important boxes in the category:

• Easy to fill, easy to carry, dishwasher safe tank.
  
• 3 speed settings, runs up to 24 hours between fillings.
• Effective filters that are inexpensive to replace and available through Amazon Subscribe and Save.
• Quiet.
• Looks good, available in black.
• Three year warranty.

We wouldn’t complain about smartphone controls or built-in air quality, humidity, and filter degradation sensors being added to the Honeywell, but those additions would certainly push its price beyond a modest $65.