The best memory foam mattress of 2021 – CNET [CNET]

Memory foam is one of the most widely known mattress materials. It was partly made famous by that ’90s commercial where a woman jumped on a traditional memory foam mattress while a glass of wine sat on top of it.

In my experience as a mattress tester, I’ve found that not all memory foam beds are alike these days. Some foams are light and plush, while others feel heavy and firm. I’d compare it to freezer-stored Cool Whip versus the light whipped cream that dispenses from a can; both are tasty, one is just a little more airy than the other. 

Because there are so many memory foam mattress and mattress brand options on the market, it can be tricky to pinpoint the best memory foam mattress out there. So I took one for the team and slept on a significant number of memory foam beds to find the best of the best. (It turned out to be a pretty nice gig.) The memory foam beds listed below stood out to me as the most comfortable, most accommodating or the most affordable. Here is my list of the best memory foam beds that the internet has to offer.

Note that prices below are MSRPs for the queen size models, and are subject to change with (frequent) sales and discounts.

Read more: The best mattresses to buy in 2021

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