Housewares Reviews
Lysol Disinfecting Wipes
I am not a clean freak, but I do like my countertops and surfaces to feel clean. I purchased a container of Lysol Disinfecting Wipes from my local grocery store for around $3-$4. I wanted to try the wipes because I like to be able to wipe down doorknobs …
Baker’s Edge Nonstick Edge Brownie Pan
Who would not love Brownies? Not only children but even adults are enjoying this chewy snack. In my home though, we do not buy brownies. Not because we do no like brownies. On the contrary, we are crazy about brownies. For this reason I’ve done all my best to …
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
This product is almost as good as it claims to be, but it does not last nearly as long as the company would have you believe. The idea, and the major pitch, is that you can wash and reuse this product several times even after cleaning your kitchen …
GE Dishwasher GSD500P-35AW
One of the appliances that I acquired when I purchased my home was a dishwasher. It was so nice to not have to worry about such things when moving house, and I was just happy I wouldn’t have to wash dished by hand. However, after using it for several …
Laminate N Create Design Studio
I thought it would be fun to create party favors for a family reunion I had coming up. Although I was sure I wanted to use old pictures, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with them. One day I was walking through a Joann’s store …
Supreme ‘dove’ plastic chairs
I needed chairs for the lobby of my house for visitors and I was in search of comfortable chairs when I came across these Supreme ‘dove’ plastic chairs. I was more attracted to this product as the vender told me that I would get a PVC center table free …
Sunbeam Electric Heating Blanket
My poor mother goes through heating pads like a porcupine would go through hotwater bottles. Not that she has any better luck with the hot water bottles either. She has a tendency to wake up some mornings and find herself in a puddle from a hot water bottle that …
Sanyo HPS-MC3 3-in-1 Nonstick Electric Multi-Cooker
I purchased this cooker over a year ago and it has certainly made my cooking a whole lot easier. I paid 80 dollars for this product and so far I certainly feel like I have been getting my moneys worth from it. This cooker is made out …
Handy Caddy
The Handy Caddy is basically a sliding holder for household items such as a coffee maker. It’s basically for those houses that have large kitchen cabinets on top of the cooking area and not a lot of space between the counter and the kitchen cabinets. I have a portion …
Spray ‘n Wash Max new and improved Stain Stick
I used to have the Spray ‘n Wash stain stick and it was this longer thinner round stick and the actually stain remover part would fall out of it, or it would turn to total mush when you’re rubbing it over a stain and you end up wasting a …
Cobra Metal Drain Clearing Drum Auger
I was having a lot of problems with my drainage in my house so I decided to give this a try. At the time when I used this I had tried several other products but I wasn’t receiving satisfactory results. I have been using this for about …
Tide Stain Removing Pen
When I first saw the commercial for the Tide stain removing pen, I had to go out and get it. I just wanted to see if it actually worked. I am one of those people that spill something everytime I eat.
So, the first little spill I had, I got …
Kitchen Aid All-purpose Shears
I really liked using my kitchen shears. They worked really well on just about anything that I needed to use them for. However, we ended up gluing the blades together with super glue. Go figure!? Anyway it was time for a new pair of kitchen …
OXO Poultry Shears From World Market
Finally, I have real poutlry shears. These are great. I make poultry a lot and I’ve recently been in the habit of buying whole birds or pieces on the bone and using recipes that call for them. It’s cheaper for me to buy poultry this way and I find …
FD-60 Snackmaster Express Food NESCO Dehydrator
I have been freezing fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry products but or quite some time now, I have been looking for other ways to store and save food. There are times when there is a huge clearance sale on groceries and it will save a lot of money …
Black and Decker Home 5-Cup Coffeemaker Model DCM600W
I bought this Black & Decker Home 5-Cup Coffeemaker Model DCM600W from the London Drugs chain store in the mall in a hurry one day. I was just going to buy my monthly bus pass until I saw this on the front counter across the check out counters, …
Downey Simple Pleasures Fabric Softener
I have seen this product in the grocery stores for a few months and although the bottle is very pretty and the packaging is very pleasing to the eye, it was considerably more expensive than other fabric softeners so I didn’t plan to buy it.
I believe it’s typically around …
Staub Mini Fondue Set
I enjoy preparing and eating fondue, but have never found a small fondue pot that has worked effectively. I favor the fondue pot that you use with a small candle rather than the bulkier electric type, but the current generation seem to be flimsy and incredibly unreliable as far …
Pine Glo Toilet Bowl Cleaner
I wish this Pine Glo Toilet Bowl Cleaner had a better scent. Because of the name, I bought it, thinking it would have some sort of Pinesol kind of scent to it, but it doesn’t smell like that at all. It just smells like a glass cleaner of some …
Endust Electronics Cleaner Wipes
I purchased these wipes for cleaning my electronics and they work very well even when cleaning appliances. I love using these things. I mainly use them for cleaning my computer, TV and CD player. I purchased them from Amazon.com and I paid 8 dollars for …
Avington File Cabinet
I purchased this item recently because I was looking for a small filing cabinet for our home office. I wanted something that looked decorative and more like a piece of furniture rather than an ugly metal filing cabinet. When I saw this one on display at Target, …
Dyson Air Multiplier fan
The Dyson Air Multiplier is a blade-less fan (on the exterior at least) that projects air using an airfoil shape on the ring. It shoots air in one direction and has a consistent stream. Also, because it lacks any blades, the stream of air is not a buffeting one (unlike …
Avon Naturals Apple & Honeysuckle Room and Linen Spray
I had forgot all about this scent as it hasn’t been in the main Avon books for a good while, but when I ordered from the last Avon book this was in the sale book. It’s strange how quickly you can forget about a scent and especially if it …
Genie Excelerator Garage Door Opener
Installed in 2006, this Genie garage door opener comes with registered name brand, Intellicode remote control and Series II Electronics. Other than the upside down foreign language manual, the instructions are dynamic, so they must already know that dummies like me will be reading it.
Immediate confidence is established when …
Clorox Disinfectant Spray
When the tin of my favourite disinfectant spray, the reliable Lysol, recently shrunk, I was disheartened. The price wasn’t going down so I didn’t understand why the volume was, although, with todays economy maybe it was only my wallet who wasn’t comprehending so well. While I was looking at …
Samsung SC5660 Vacuum Cleaner
Samsung Vacuum Cleaner SC5660 is light and easy to operate making it one of the better vacuum cleaners out there. The weight barely exceeds 4 kg, it’s easy to maneuver around the room, and most importantly in comparison to my previous vacuum cleaner, Samsung sc5660 is rather quiet. Additionally, …
Bissell Little Green Machine
My Little Green Machine isn’t shiny and new anymore, because it doesn’t just sit in the closet gathering dust. Had to be a woman who came up with this machine! It’s not for cleaning an entire room, unless you’re incredibly bored and want to crawl around all day. …
Scrub It Stainless Steel Wire Scours
I wanted to give my stove a good scrub down. There were certain areas that had dirt and grease stuck on it. I wanted my stove to shine and be clear of the grime. I knew I was going to need some real scrubbing power and searched for the …
Cleaning with Mr Clean
Mr. Clean.
Other hats off to Mr Clean! I love this product. I really don’t know how long this one has been on the market but I happen to stumble on it by accident, well not really I sent my grandson to the store to pick me up some cleaner. …
Bosch Silence Dishwasher
I did not have a lot of opinion when it came to choosing this dishwasher in my kitchen. When the kitchen was remodelled, fittings such as the fridge, oven and the dishwasher came with it. Anyway, the main reason why I remodelled the kitchen was also partially to …
Dawn Dish Detergent
I’ve tried my share of dish detergent brands. Only a few have been good enough to impress me. One dish soap that I really enjoy using is the original dawn dish detergent. I really noticed the power of dawn one day when my husband left a gross pan on …
Frigidaire 50-Pint Dehumidifier
I needed a dehumidifier for my basement because it is extremely damp down there. I need to keep the water out so that the musty smell doesn’t overtake the house. I found a good dehumidifier at Walmart for $175.71. It was a Frigidaire Dehumidifier so I was confident that …
La’s Totally Awesome Laundry Detergent
I have used both the red and the green bottles of La’s Totally Awesome Laundry Detergent. My experience with both has been horrible. First I will tell you about my experience with the red bottle and then I will tell you about the green bottle.
I first purchased a red …
Uniflame 36,000 BTU Gas Grill
The Uniflame Gas Grill can be found at Walmart.com or at any walmart store. This grill looks great, and it really is pretty big. It has three burners and you can have a great back yard party with this thing. I personally love the fact that …
Gardenia Plus Series Chef’s Classics Grill Pan
I was looking for another way of frying foods and grilling was the next best option for me to try so I bought, Gardenia Plus Series Chef’s Classics Grill Pan - 28 cm.
This stove top grill pan was what I was looking for because we prefer doing our cooking inside …
Morrisons Value Multi-Surface Polish
This multi-surface polish is a good example of an incredibly cheap, economy product that is basically as good as the more expensive brands. So, whether you are on a budget or not, I would totally recommend this multi-surface polish. As far as I am concerned, the only …
Walgreens Water Purifier Pitcher
Recently, my family became proud owners of Walgreen’s water purifier, and not only is this product easy to use but it is affordable and very convenient to have around the house.
This product, as I have mentioned before can be found at Walgreen drug stores for around ten dollars. …
Drano Liquid Regular Clog Remover
My shower drain gets clogged up on a pretty regular basis. Therefore I was in need of a product to keep it clog free. As my budget isn’t very big, I wanted something that was not to expensive. I have tried different things on and off. Recently I decided …
Mr. Muscle Mold and Mildew Killer
Every day of the week, I engage in cleaning whether it’s a simple de-cluttering or a tedious one. Cleaning seems to ruin neither my schedule nor my day, except if I work in vain. After all the effort and the mess wouldn’t give in, I am hoping that I …
Oxi Clean Max Force 4 in 1 Power Laundry Stain Remover
My family is a big fan of Oxi Clean products. I suppose a big part of that is because we don’t mind kneeling on the grass, digging in the dirt, or spilling sauce on a shirt. Frankly, we’re kind of messy people. So, when other stain removal treatments weren’t …
HoMedics SoundSpa Sound Machine
Even as a baby I liked white noise. It was an old trick my mom used to get me to go to sleep because I was pretty colicky as a baby and the first thing she’d do would be to run a fan in whatever room I was in, …
Oxo Good Grips POP Storage Containers
I used to have problems with my stocks particularly of sugar and flour and even my powdered milk. I often waste them because my stocks would be invaded by ants bugs or sometimes would turn very hard and with molds or mildew. But I’m glad I’ve found a good …
Kaviraj pressure cooker
Kaviraj is the new company, which produces many kind of cook wears. And now I ma going to talk about the kaviraj pressure cooker. I have used the kaviraj pressure cooker, which was a gift for us in our wedding ceremony. Actually I was new for …
Goo Gone
If you want to clean something fast, you have to get a bottle of Goo Gone. This product was recommended to me by a close friend when I had some stains on a carpet that I just could not get out. She said Goo Gone would work and I …
Cementuos Siding
A retirement that turned to a home building endeavor required a lot of research on various materials, which led to the decision to go with cementuous siding for the exterior. As a husband/wife building team, we were fortunate enough to have an open minded permit office. I’ll …
Zout stain removal
I recently discovered Zout stain remover made by the Dial company, a well know US based company that makes Dial bar soap. I am always looking for effective and affordable stain removal products, and this little blue bottle jumped out at me with its claims of “Satisfaction guaranteed, gets out …
Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Soy Candles in Lavender
I wanted I nice scented lavender candle so I got some of the Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Soy Candles in Lavender. I must say the scent of these soy candles smell exactly like lavender and really help create a relaxing atmosphere in my home which I so happy about. …
RSVP Long Handled Standard Coffee Scoop
I believe that this is one of the best coffee scoops that money can buy. I’ve go thrown a great deal of these things over the years and I believe that I may have found one that I can stick with. Unfortunately I find myself in a …
LemiShine
Hard water spots don’t stand a chance with a product called LemiShine. I was buying groceries today, and needed some dishwasher soap. I decided it might be a good idea to get some shine boosters too.
That’s when I saw this bottle of LemiShine sitting on …
Regency Spilmat Oven Liner
My oven has tended to accumulate a lot of burned build up so I was glad when I found this. I really love the concept of this thing because it’s purpose is to eliminate the need for having to clean the oven which I believe is wonderful. …
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