I am a strong believer in drinking a lot of water. Our bodies are eighty percent water and drinking plenty of water is highly recommended by health and fitness professionals alike. Drinking water helps keep our body hydrated, and even helps with weight control as well as many other …

Growing up in my mothers home, pine sol was a cleaner that was used quite often. I haven’t used it in quite a few years and wanted to try it out again. I couldn’t really remember its cleaning power, but I did remember the scent. I purchased a bottle …

It can be a really big hassle when it comes to ironing clothes to remove wrinkles. It takes so much time and I wanted a way to make it easier. I found this dryer ball on amazon.com and I decided to give it a try. It …

If you have a small kitchen then you understand how hard it can be to find the room that you need to stick your appliances where they need to go. This was the problem that we ended up having and we had to shop around for a kitchen cart …

I really like Mr. Clean products. The magic erasers are my favorite. I also like Mr. Clean wipes. The container is much easier to use than other brands. It has a large opening and the wipes are easier to get out. They don’t seem …

When we purchased our home in 2003, the appliances were included. This included a Kenmore Coldspot refrigerator (model #10659299994) that was sold by Sears and manufactured in 2001. After almost four years of using this refrigerator, I have some definite opinions on it.
First, I absolutely love the in-door water …

Bleach has always been a product that I have enjoyed using around the house. My husband loves the smell of it and I love that fact that it disinfects and that it has multiple uses. I, however, have been noticing that the bleach I have been using has been showing …

Cooking convenience and hating to clean up while cooking led me to become a regular customer of Handi-Foil Bake America Square Cake Pans. Called Ultimates on the package, this item is sold in packages of three square cake pans that are roughly eight inches by eight inches and …

The Vickerman Pre-Lit Canadian Pine Artificial Christmas Tree is a small Christmas tree that retails for fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents. The Christmas tree was one that I had intended to place on the kitchen table, but after seeing how it looked after I removed the Christmas tree from …

Dyna Glo is an excellent brand of kerosene heater for safety and reliability.
The Dyna Glo I have has a large 5 gallon fue tank, and it is very economical. On a full tank, it will burn for about 15 hours, which is more than enough time to get my …

Tide To Go stick is a fantastic helper. I’m not sure how I’d make it without Tide To Go. I’m one for making messes. Yet, with Tide To Go I can simply wipe it on my shirt. It really works. I like that …

I was in the mood to get rid of my college frappe maker so I went shopping with my wife to see what I could I waned something cheap and reasonable in price. I also wanted one that was going to make great frappes for me. I figured if I …

I can’t even remember how many times I’ve attempted to serve hot microwaveable dips and kept having to reheat them throughout the night because they cool down so fast. I’ve even tried to use my own double boiler type of method to see if they stay heated longer …

I don’t know if this company is making these any more, but the one in my parents’ house has been there well over twelve years and still works perfectly. My father was a gadget freak and when my mother began to lose her sight, he began looking for …

This product is one of my favorites and must-have in our kitchen. It’s perfect in handling hot objects especially when I am baking. I am right-handed while my husband is left-handed but this oven glove can be used for both left-handed and right-handed individuals which works perfect for us. …

Bajaj Majestic ICX 6 WOV Induction Cook Top is quite a good product. I am using it since five months without any overt or covert problems. The cook top is delivering what it had promised. Moreover, the cost is not much —“ just Rs. 3200 ($61 approx). I bought …

I’ve always had a fire extinguisher in my house no matter where I’ve lived. In apartments, they’ve usually come with one, but I have one of my own anyway just in case, and sometimes I definitely don’t mind having more than one in the house, near the back of …

When I first started baking professionally, meaning I started making cakes for my friends and their friends and everybody else, I realized I needed a bakers gear in order to face the challenge.
Wilton has offered it to me.
I started by acquiring a muffin tray and cake trays and after …

If you hate bugs like I do, you will LOVE this product! Raid Ant & Roach spray- unscented works wonders! I have used older versions of the spray which worked just as well but had a horrible odor that lingered for hours. This product, although it says unscented, …

When I first heard of Febreze, I wasn’t too impressed by the product. Of course the commercials were very clever and for the most part very cute, but after watching it play on the TV forever and an age, and also hearing all my friends yap about it, I was …

Pril is a utensil cleanser concentrate manufactured by Henkel India Ltd. In India dishes are done more often manually and very few people use dishwashers. I have used Pril liquid for doing dishes and found it so satisfactory that I have been loyal to it since a number of …

I wouldn’t say I’m a messy or sloppy person, or lazy, but I have to say that the thing I just try to avoid doing if at all possible is cleaning my toilet and bathtub, or the bathroom in general. There’s just something icky about it, and no amount …

I’m always suffering from a ridiculous amount of mosquito bites and, in extreme conditions, even ant bites and things of that nature, any time I head outside for more than twenty minutes at a time. And forget it if it’s a woodsy area, or an ill-kempt yard or a …

I purchased this mailbox over a year ago and I really love it. I purchased it from Lowe’s and I paid 80 dollars for it at the time. The price is very expensive compared to others but I’m glad I decided to buy it.
When I first received …

Dawn Dish Detergent is in my experience the best dish detergent on the market. I realize that the manufacturers of Dawn are continually improving on their product but I think the original Dawn is just fine with no need to improve it. I still hand-wash my dishes,pots …

There are many stores that I shop at when I visit the outlet mall in Tulalip, Washington. Most of them are clothing or shoes stores, but I also shop at probably the best kitchen store I have ever been to, called Calphalon Kitchen Outlet. When I first discovered this …

The SOG PowerLock claims to be one of the worlds leading multi-tools. I bought my PowerLock, which is a multi-tools squeezed into a package, which actually works like a swiss army knife, at a military store at a very affordable price.
When i opened up every tools in the PowerLock, …

I have been without a microwave for so long that I forget it is there. I am used to having to let frozen food thaw out in the fridge overnight. I got the Rival Microwave for Christmas and use it to heat up my coffee and make popcorn but …

A few months ago, I got vitrified tiles laid on my existing mosaic floor and think what. I was myself amazed by the neat and modern looks my room started giving.
It was really very easy for the mason to lay these pre-polished tiles. They were laid with a compound …

My hubby and I bought this vacuum cleaner in year 2007 while we are at New Zealand at that time. We bought it because it looks so cool and classy and I can use it even if I don’t have to plug the power cord but I …

While the Super Bowl may be over, the fun old fashioned Hot Dog Roller I bought from Nostalgia Electrics, isn’t going anywhere. For those of you not familiar with this machine, the Old Fashioned Hot Dog Roller is an appliance that cooks hot dogs in a rotating …

When it comes to cleaning my house there are few things that irritate me more than half cleaned windows. I love having lots of windows because it allows lots of sunshine into my home. However, cleaning them can be a huge hassle especially when the towels that I use …

My favorite floor product is Armstrong Concentrated Floor Cleaner for mopping the kitchen floor. The concentrate requires one-fourth a cup per gallon of water which makes the product last a long time and very economical. In comparison with other concentrated floor cleaners, Armstrong Concentrated Floor Cleaner is priced …

I have been using one leading brand of light bulb for the longest time. Just recently, I tried using other brand since it is much cheaper and can be purchased easily near my house. Three months ago, I bought Focus Hitech Energy Saver Light Bulb 15 W CFL-2U. I …

I usually make homemade pizza a lot and this thing really does come in handy. When it comes to making a good pizza it’s essential in my opinion to have a good roller. It works perfectly and it’s convenient and easy to use. I purchased it …

Being a mom, I firmly believe in buying the bargain brand whenever possible. This is especially true for paper towels because my kids seem to constantly be pulling at the paper towel roll and I go through at least one roll every couple of days. However, I was in …

Samsung’s new 3.8 cubic foot high efficiency washer is pretty cool. Its said to reduce about ninety two percent of your energy cost too which helps to ease the $1400 cost it typically goes for in local stores these days. You can even get it in those shiny …

I so love coffee and I drink around three to four cups in the office and some more cups when I get home. That’s why my fiance decided to give me this coffee maker - the Black and Decker DCM1400 - on my birhtday since he knows how much …

My mother has been sending me ads for those “free” Amish miracle heaters. She thinks that one or two of these would be the perfect answer to keeping my cold Vermont farmhouse toasty warm for pennies a day. The ads, which have appeared in USA Today and many …

I am a big fan of water bottles. Trying to reduce my carbon footprint, I am certainly trying to stay away from plastic water bottles that are expensive, unnecessary, and hazardous to the environment. As a bit of a perfectionist, I have searched far and wide for the perfect …

The Cuisinart Stainless Steel 4 Slice Toaster is effectively two 2 slice toasters in one appliance.
The toaster has a beautiful appearance. There are two sets of controls on the front for “each” toaster, and include buttons for defrosting, bagels, reheating and cancelling, as well as a dial to …

I hate scrubbing the toliet. It is not hard to do, it just grosses me out. So when I found Blue Drops Automatic Bowl Cleaner I thought I would give it a try.
The Blue Drops come in a twin pack and were only $1.00 at Family Foods. …

I am constantly looking for cleaners that will get my home to sparkle. My search never ends. A few weeks ago, I happended to find a cleaner that is cheap and cleans fairly well. It is PowerHouse All Purpose surface cleaner. It comes in pink …

I am now in love with my friend’s washer and dryer after spending some time at her house and having the pleasure (yes, pleasure) of doing laundry there. Although I do not need a new laundry set right now, I know which brand and model I am going to …

I’ve never really been a tea drinker and never actually owned a teakettle until about three years ago. Originally the teakettle was meant to be a gift. I had bought it as a wedding gift for my friend but never got around to mailing it out to her since …

I use different laundry detergents all the time, since I normally buy whatever is on sale at the time. I’ve noticed a big difference in how effectively they clean and deodorize, and it’s usually based upon the price of the product. Obviously the more expensive products seem to work …

Its been awhile since my family gather together to have an outdoor picnic and since they love grilled food like chicken, pork meat and grilled hamburger and with me being a vegetarian I always have a grilled tofu and grilled vegetables. Yes, grilled food are more healthy than fried …

The Whirlpool Dishwasher that was installed in my newly built house is quite technically advanced compared to the Kitchenaid I had used for years. The Whirlpool cleans alright, but I have a few persnickety complaints about it. The state-of-the-art electronic control panel makes a good impression, but I’m …

Today I would like to share my opinion on the George Foreman GR38SIL grill, we purchased this grill because the infomercial’s on television appealed to my wife and I. We liked the size about one foot wide, by one and a half feet in length, and also the steel …

I bought two of the most beautiful couches that I’ve ever owned last year and they have a leather base that goes all the way to the floor almost and then suede-like cushions and they are the best pieces of furniture I’ve ever owned. They cost me a pretty …