Housewares Reviews
Salton Rice Cooker Model RC-150
This rice cooker, like many others, is very easy to use. All you have to do is wash the rice, pour it into the cooker, add the right amount of water, and put the lid on the rice cooker. Then, you plug in the cooker and push down the …
American Home Microwave
I’m severely unhappy with this microwave. You’d think that a brand name —˜American Home’ ensured quality but trust me though this appliance is a disgrace! My dad bought it last year to try new cooking. It looks quite nice actually, white and very modern in design. It’s also quite …
Zum Clean Aromatherapy Laundry Soap Liquid Lavender Scented
I hate my washing machine. It came with our house when I moved in, and it has been the bane of my existence ever since. I don’t even like doing laundry on any level to begin with and couple that with the fact that my washing machine is ancient …
Prestege non stick cookwear
Prestige is a very famous and very well known company in India. The Prestige company mainly produces many kinds of cook wear either it is ordinary cook wear or the non-stick cook wear. But all these cook wears from the company prestige are very good in quality …
Large Upside Down Tomato Planter - Garden Supply Company
I should begin by acknowledging that I am a pretty attentive gardener. I check on all of my crops daily, research any anomalies and talk to my crops. In addition, I am an organic grower so I do not use any pesticides or commercial fertilizers. In …
Tesco’s washing up liquid
Of all the washing up liquids I have tried, this one by Tesco has to be low on my list of favourites.
We buy the apple blossom fragrance, which is a very dark green colour, and it is so strong that even when your washing up is dry, you can …
Pledge Furniture Polish
Maintaining a dust-free furniture is not easy. In fact as a housewife, I believe that there is no such thing as dust-free furniture. You can minimize the dust, but you can not eliminate them totally, since our surroundings are full of dust and particles that settle on our furniture. …
Gardena Hose Reel and Stand (Gardena System)
In Botswana, the house plots are really huge. I think this country has 3x more land than people in it. Everyone has a decent garden. My house is no exception. The yard is way bigger than the living space I have in the house. Water is however a …
Top Innovations SF-275 Steam Cleaner
We got this steam cleaner/vacuum with the hope that it would clean our tile bathrooms and kitchen floor. To say we have been disappointed would be a understatement. The cleaning surface of the mop head is too small. So small in fact that you have to wear yourself out …
Air Scense Natural Air Refresher Orange
If there’s one thing I have a lot of in my house, it’s definitely got to be air fresheners. I’m spraying them constantly. Either that or using scented candles. I just like having a nice smelling house, and I like air fresheners that not only hide odors but truly …
Seventh Generation Detergent
I was really looking for a ‘green’ detergent that would work on our dirty clothes. I also wanted a detergent that will work well in cold water (with the cost of oil going up, I need to save where I can). I have a preschooler who …
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
You probably have seen all of those Mr. Clean Magic Eraser commercials where there is this big spot, that looks impossible to get out, is magically wiped away. So, does it really do that? Well, the commercial hooked me and I did buy some just to find …
Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels
I really like the Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels! I like that you can select a size and not waste it. I felt like when I bought regular paper towels, that I was wasting them. I’d have this big sheet for a little mess and it was …
Breville EW30XL Electric Gourmet Wok
My family and I love to cook food especially stemmed rice. The best thing to use is the Wok but finding the right one is a big deal. It took me a while to find something that would give me the taste and results I was looking for. The …
Vibrants 16 Oz. Plastic Cups - Holiday
Since I don’t have a dishwasher and have difficulty doing dishes the old fashioned manual way, I’m a big user of plastic cups. One of my favorites is Vibrants 16 Oz. Plastic Cups - Holiday which helps to brighten up the holiday season.
I tend to buy this product …
Clean-Rite Microfiber Cleaning Towels
A friend of mine gave me Clean-Rite Microfiber Cleaning Towels last holidays as a gift. I thought they were not different from ordinary kitchen rags which I was used to using because they don’t look different to me.
Clean-Rite Microfiber Cleaning Towels was made by CleanRite, and for a …
Reynolds Oven Bags
The first year that I cooked a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner by myself we had went to a friend�s house. Originally I was going to help Paul�s mom cook but when she called and said she was too sick to make it that meant I had to do …
Husky Utility Knife Carabineer
Two things I always try to keep on me are my keys and a box cutter/utility knfe. We’re always receiving new shipments in at work or cutting wire ties, and I find myself looking for a utility knife often throughout the day. And since I work between …
Febreze Air Effects Air Freshener
If you like the smell of fresh laundry right out of the dryer, then you will like this stuff. Someone left a can of this stuff in my car one day and I tried it out on my car’s interior. It definitely has a vanilla scent but it is extremely …
Febreeze Air Effects Spring and Renewal
The Febreeze Air Effects in Spring and Renewal is great! It makes the rooms smell amazing! I have two dogs, and they bring in lots of yucky smells from the outside, especially when they are sweaty. All I do is bring out the Febreeze, squirt a couple of sprays …
Wings Detergent Powder
I’m glad I’ve found this new Wings Active White Detergent Powder. I discovered this thru the television commercial and have seen some mothers buying this in a grocery store. I used to buy branded detergent powder because I believe that the more expensive it is, the more effective it …
Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue
Bathroom tissue would hardly seem to be a likely subject for a review. On the other hand, everyone uses it, and we should not neglect this subject, just because it is not a typical topic of conversation. Cottonell Bathroom Tissue is my favorite brand of bathroom tissue. …
Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender
I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and I love to cook. I’ve slowly been building a repertoire of gadgets and cooking equipment that I can be proud of and rely on to do most any job that comes up in my cooking adventures.
I’ve had three …
Bar Stools
Bar stools are best used in the kitchen if you decide to put the in your home. In my kitchen I have two bar stools…just to use as a rest spot while cooking or just waiting on something from the microwave. At my Aunt’s home, she has all of …
Crabtree and Evelyn Isla Glen Reed Diffuser
This is an must-have in the house! Supposed to capture the essence of the Scottish Highlands, the scented bottle comes in a pretty box with flowers commonly found in the Highlands as the decoration motif. I was apprehensive about the smell as the market these days has too many …
Avon Senses Reflection Liquid Soap
I always have some Liquid Soap in my house. I can’t say that I have found a scent that I totally love, so I tend to just buy different scents and keep trying other ones. I suppose anything that is on offer then I don’t mind to use. We …
Rubbermaid Antimicrobial Dish Drainer
I was looking for something to place my dishes in instead of having to dry them so I decided to purchase this drainer. This thing is amazing. One of the main reasons why I decided to purchase it is because it’s so large. I …
Lysol All Purpose Cleaner
I bought a bottle of Lysol All Purpose Cleaner for $10 online, weighing 32 oz. Here is my review.
Lysol All Purpose Cleaner is an all-purpose cleaner which claims to erase a wide list of mess dirt and stains commonly found at home. Just like other cleaners, it was …
PoolMaid Automatic Pool Cleaner
I was actually excited in the beginning when I knew that the house we would be living in has a swimming pool. I thought that it would be nice to have one at home and I imagined myself lazing by the pool side a lot of times. I also …
Electrolux EW30DS65GS oven and stove top range
I want to be the one to say that when it comes to this purchase my wife suckered me into this whole buy. I’m not sure what I was thinking but I knew that this stove was not conventional at all. Not something that I would have bought …
WarmWave Oscilating Heater
I live in the Southern part of the United States where the weather tends to become very chilly during the winter weather season. Even though I was looking to purchase a new space heater, I did not want to spend a lot of money on purchasing a unit …
Vicks Vapor Stream Humidifier
With everyone in the household, even the cat, fighting off a cold this season, I knew it was time to invest in something to help alleviate some of our symptoms. The usual tea and chicken soup remedies did not seem too effective, so I turned to the faithful …
Sunbeam Automatic Electric Blanket
I’m in North Carolina where the weather is pretty mild during the day but where there are extreme jumps in the temperature during the day. During the winter the nights are 25 degrees Celsius but the days will average between 45 and 50 degrees Celsius. Heating costs …
Glade MicroSpray Lily of the Valley
The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about Glade Micro Spray is that commercial with a kid who is sitting on the toilet calling his mother saying that it is gone. Eventually we find out that MicroSpray is gone. The commercial was really cute and …
Spyderco 240MF Tri-Angle Sharpmaker
When I first bought the Spiderco204 MF Tri-Angle Sharpmaker System for my husband, I was confused. I did not understand why it would cost fifty dollars for one simple knife sharpener. Of course, I have seen the prices. Some of these products run up to over one hundred dollars. …
Solvol Soap
My husband Greg is a farmer and he often comes in after a long days work with black hands. Solvol describes their soap as “The soap for hard working hands.” I bought Solvo from my local supermarket. You get 2 bars of soap for $2.99 AUS.
Solvol has been around …
American Sport Bed in a Bag - Twin Bed Set
I bought this set after seeing it online. My son was about 4 at the time, and he wanted a sports themed room. This set seemed like it would match with my son’s other decor, and he had a twin bed at the time, so I figured …
CLR Calcium, Lime and Rust Remover
I have well water and we tend to get a lot of lime in the water. This in turn creates a build up and it sometimes rusts the faucets. We even sometimes see a calcium build up. We have tried different things to get rid of the problem, but …
Caso VC200 Vacuum Food Sealer
Now, a $250 food sealer is NOT something I’d spend my own money on, but my brother is a chef and runs his own catering business, so when he upgraded a bunch of his equipment and supplies, I tended to get the hand-me-downs, and I’m not complaining one little …
Yosemite Home Decor Chrome Finish Bathroom Vanity Fixture
I was looking to add a new light fixture to my bathroom that was a little more attractive than the one that I already had so I decided to purchase this one. It has a really nice attractive look and it works very well so I have enjoyed …
600-Thread-Count Solid Sateen Pillowcase Pair
This is an Elite Home product that I purchased from Super Target and returned to Super Target. I returned the pillowcases because I wasn’t satisfied with them. If I’m going to pay fifteen dollars for two pillowcases, they better be heavenly comfortable, and heavenly comfortable is not how I …
Dollar Tree Plastic Tumbler Cups
I noticed that we were somehow running out of drinking cups. I don’t too much worry about cups, and prefer bottled water, but my kids and husband like to drink out of cups all the time Since all of my had somehow disappeared I decided to go out and …
Conair 3/4″ Ceramic Straightener, Model CS4JCS
I use a hair straightener almost every day. My natural hair texture is curly and course, so I need something that has a lot of heat to actually get my hair straight, and keep it straight. I have used various hair straighteners with mixed results. My …
All Natural Organic Cotton Count Sheet Set
On a trip to town the other day I popped in to Harris Scarfe to check out their Manchester Sale. It was at the Manchester sale that I saw the All Natural Organic Cotton 250 Thread Count Sheet Set. The Single Bed sheets were on special for $49.95 AUS. …
Cerama Bryte stainless steel brightner
This is a stainless steel brightner. I received a sample of it that was a 2oz. bottle.
I used this for the first time to clean off the heat discoloration on my gas cook top. It worked really really well. I just had to use a little bit to …
FOLEY Drip Coffee Pot
Know first, that I am a coffee freak as is my wife & teenage son. At present, the household’s main brew station used is a reliable Mr. Coffee. Besides the Mr. C, we have had Black & Decker, Krups, Cuisinart, Farberware & various others that have done the job, …
Honeywell Tower Air Purifier
I received this oscillating ifD Tower Air Purifier by Honeywell as a gift about 10 months ago. I use it in my small office where I get a lot of dust daily, probably from a nearby freeway.
There is a 3-stage filtration system with a washable pre-filter, 2 washable …
John Springs water dispenser
I’ve had my John Springs water dispenser for a number of years now(4 to be exact) and this longevity in itself should be a testament to its high quality. I mainly use the hot faucet during breakfast and after dinnertime to save on electricity bills since using the heater …
GE Washer and dryer
Years ago my mom’s ex bought this washer and dryer for her. We had a small washer and dryer and they weren’t very good. This washer and dryer are really good. I would definately recommend them to anyone. We have had them for years and years now. We have …
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