In an interesting twist (literally) on the old non-stick cookware we now have silicone bakeware. They are a unique blend of what looks and feels like plastic made to be put into the oven. However, cooking temps are limited – most limit the upper range at 428 deg F. which would be a [...]

I saw an ad for a product called a Microfridge. Saying that it was a 3 in 1 appliance (fridge, freezer and microwave), I thought that I would be looking at something like the old Woods Compactkitchen. But when I went to the Microfridge website that is not what I found. [...]

This is one that sales people often don’t get right. The fan part of an Over The Range Microwave (OTR) is never going to work as well as even a cheap hood fan. There are two things on OTR’s that spoil their air draw. One is that the CFM rating of the [...]

Last week, in the post Appliance Prices are going Up, we speculated that the rise of appliance prices was in part due to the rising oil prices. This article confirms those suspisions.
“Even with the U.S. housing market cooling, Whirlpool executives recently announced price increases in North America of 6 percent to 12 percent to [...]

Fisher & Paykel have launched their new Active Smart ice and water dispensing refrigerators in New Zealand. They are available in both Iridium or brushed EZKleen stainless steel – two models in Designer Series flat fronted doors and two in traditional curved Icon Series door panels. Nice looking fridge – not sure if [...]

Got a big kitchen you want to fill? Try on the new GE 72″ refrigerator for size. You thought a 48″ Sub Zero was big? This is just ridiculously huge! Featuring two fridge doors and two freezer drawers down below, this 41 cubic foot behemoth will retail for approximately $14,000.00 US. [...]

Whirlpool Corp. has announced that they plan to spend up to 11 million dollars to expand their Amana refrigeration plant. The plant produces the very popular bottom freezer units. The expenditure should create up to 400 new jobs in the Amana, Iowa area.

We all know cars get hot when sitting in the full sun – but did you know you could bake cookies on your dashboard? Sandi Fontaine seen here cooks her cookies in her Toyota Rav4. I guess this would be a perfect solution to cooking indoors on those hot summer days – fresh [...]

According to information posted at the American Academy of Family Physicians web site, 19,109 washing machine injuries were reported between 1993 and 2000 in children under age 15. That’s a lot of injuries! I would suspect that many are related to falling injuries – where children are placed on a washer while a [...]

I know this is not exactly about appliances but here is a neat idea for cooking once a month and freezing everything. Cook food for a month, package it up in individual meal packs, then freeze it all. Come home from work, pull your meal out of the freezer – nuke it, or [...]