The warm seat is a delight.

If you’ve ever traveled internationally, you’ve probably encountered a bidet — the bathroom fixture that’s standard in most of the world, but that we have, for some reason, mostly ignored in the U.S.

I’m no stranger to bidets. Over the past three years, I’ve been in charge of CNN Underscored’s best bidets guide, for which I’ve tested over 20 of them. From simple attachments to luxurious seats ...

A smart bidet sits in a bathroom at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home on the University Illinois campus in Champaign, Ill. (Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette) NEW YORK — Once considered an oddity in American ...