Published February 28, 2013 12:00AM

(Photo: Courtesy of Kaufmann Mercantile)
Every winter our car experts get asked to recommend an ice scraper. And every winter they give the same advice: forget ice scrapers. Instead of chipping away at your windshield, crank up the defroster and, once the ice gets melty, sweep it away with a soft-bristle broom like this one.