Housewares Reviews
Black & Decker SmartBrew Coffeemaker
Since I have more than an hour commute to work and must wake up at 4:00 AM, a fresh, hot cup of coffee is essential. When my old cofee maker died, I decided to do a bit of research to get the best bang for my buck.
I finally …
Sunpentown Mini Dehumidifier SD-350
I purchased this mini dehumidifier for moisture control in a bedroom where carpet mildew had been a problem. The Sunpentown Mini Dehumidifier worked very well for the first couple months. I only had to dump water out of the water compartment one to two times weekly. It did a …
Gryphon Bathroom Wipes
I enjoy keeping my hope clean and germ free. What I don’t enjoy is having to find enough cloths to put household cleaner on, to clean with. I find having to wash and re-use cleaning cloths annoying, so I founder a quicker alternative. Gryphon Bathroom Wipes by the makers …
Fit & Fresh Vortex Hydrator
I liked the idea behind this water bottle and protein shake mixer, but unfortunately the design is too flimsy for me and the bottle can be frustrating to use. For one thing, it leaks where the lid and the bottle meet. If I tighten it super-hard, it won’t leak, …
W5 Window and Glass Cleaner
I cannot remember where I found this product but I believe that it was at Dollar General and I am pretty sure that I only paid about two dollars for the product. It is like a lot like Windex Original in look but it does not work as good …
IKEA Bath towels
I got a set of IKEA Bath towels as a gift .They were 3 in number.Two in strange colours.One small towel was good.2 big red towels were really bad.Threads as fur are comming out so badly.So the whole bathroom gets filled with fur threads of towel.But …
Sunlight Dish Detergent
A friend of mine brought me Sunlight Dish Detergent as well as a few other odds and ends from Canada. She is one of those people who likes to bring various household needs as a gift for letting her stay with us when she visits the US. I always …
Eurow Microfiber Cleaning Cloths 12″ X 16″
I bought Eurow Microfiber Cleaning Cloths 12″ X 16″ for $24.95 online. Here is my review.
The kitchen towels measured 12″ X 16″ they don’t look too special or any different from the other kitchen rags I used before. Besides, they were made of cotton hence, they can be …
New Colin Glass And Household Cleaner
As a home maker, I do have to balance my time to work and at the same time take care of our house. I really needed a good cleaner which is why I bought New Colin Glass and Household Cleaner.
New Colin is really a good glass and household cleaner …
Polder Two-Tier Free Standing Clothes Dryer with Mesh garment Dryer
I purchased ‘Polder Two-Tier Free Standing Clothes Dryer with Mesh garment Dryer’ a few months ago and I’m really happy with it. The Polder clothes dryer has 23 steel rods and helps me dry clothes of all sizes and fits all the clothes of my family members daily. The …
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 …
Micro-Fiber Dusting Mitt
The Micro-Fiber Dusting Mitt is something that I really thought was going to be a waste of time and money. I didn’t think that anything that resembled a glove would be able to get the dust around my home cleaned and not simply wiped off the surfaces and linger …
The Body Shop Cranberry Reed Diffuser
I bought my mum this for her Christmas and I liked it so much that I got myself one as well. The good thing is I got mine in the sale so I didn’t have to pay all that much for it.
I’ve had 1 of these from the Yankee …
Dawn Hand Renewal with OLAY beauty dish washing liquid
Dawn has released a new dish washing liquid that contains hand renewal with OLAY beauty. I clean several loads of dishes each day and was looking for one that would not dry my hands out as badly. So far, I am very pleased with this dish washing …
NordicWare Meatball Griller
We love meatballs in our family but I have never mastered the knack of cooking them without a sauce, until I came across this excellent Meatball Griller from NordicWare, my absolute favourite cookware brand.
It is a metal pan which has been shaped to hold twelve good sized meatballs, …
Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System
I have always hated my food processor all because it was small and it didn’t allow me much room get anything done. I was up late night one night and seen an informerical for the Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System. At first it looked cheesy but after …
Lysol Disinfecting Wipes
I like using wipes to do quick clean ups with but usually use a different brand than Lysol. I decided to use the Lysol just because they were on sale and I figured that would be the best time to see if I liked them any better than my …
Robin Dazzling After Wash Liquid
I have been washing clothes twice a week and I wanted the white colored clothes to be soaked more because I wanted them to be whiter. As much as possible I really don’t like to use powerful bleach because it really does make the textile weak and brittle. So …
Weber 6401 Barbecue Mitt
I purchased this mitt over a year ago and it has held up great. It’s wonderful and I am so glad I decided to purchase it. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 7 dollars for it. Compared to other similar products I believe the …
Electric Thermo Flask PTF-48TA
Well, since my present thermo flask had gone out of service, it was time for me to look for a new one. So I drove my way to Tesco; the nearest local hypermarket that is located within 2 km from my home. I saw so many thermo flasks there …
KitchenAid Slow Cooker
After my experience with the faulty KitchenAid toaster oven, I was reluctant to try anything else from the brand; however, I used to have a KitchenAid mixer that I just loved, so I gave them one more chance to redeem themselves. I picked the wrong product!
The KitchenAid Slow Cooker …
Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels
I’m a big fan of buying bargain brands and truly believe that with many products, store brought are just as good at a greatly reduced price. However in the case of paper towels I will always spend the extra money for Bounty because they are far superior to …
Sharp 800-Watt Cubic-Foot Compact Microwave R-230KK
I bought this microwave as a replacement for my mom’s old Panasonic which finally bit the dust after nearly twenty years. For a small compact model, it has decent space inside. The controls are basic, and easy to use, but not so easy to see. I had to place little …
Food Club Tall Kitchen Garbage Bags
I was at the store last night and I realized I needed to pick up some trash bags. Since I was at a grocery store rather than Walmart, garbage bags were more expensive than I normally like to pay so I ended up deciding on the Food Club brand …
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
For the longest time, I felt I had absolutely no need for a Mr. Clean magic eraser. I’d never really used them for household cleaning and was pretty happy with the same cleaners I’ve been using for years. The first time I decided to use the magic eraser was …
Palmolive Pure & Clear Dishwashing Liquid
I have an allergy to dishwashing liquid, seriously. Dish washing liquid usually makes my hands red, itchy and just painful no matter how little time I spend with my hands in the water. I’ve tried everything, foaming dish liquid so my hands weren’t ever in the soapy water, and …
Renwick Fall Candle Maple Pecan
The Maple Pecan Renwick Fall Candle is a scented candle that gives off a pleasant aroma for up to thirty hours total. The candle runs for just under five dollars and comes in an attractive, crystal-clear jar that sports a brown autumn leaf near the top of the candle …
Hamilton Beach Smart Toast Longslot Toaster
I have a habit of talking crap about items that I have bought in the past. I think every product has the right to get a fair shake on it’s productivity and it’s functionality. So before I actually came out and started talking about the Hamilton Beach Smart Toast …
Broil King Signet 70 Barbecue
As someone that does not really barbecue much, I have a tough time describing how wonderful the new barbecue that I bought my husband for his birthday is, but he appears to be in a state of ecstasy when he uses it. I purchased the Broil King Signet 70 …
Halloween Spirits Disposable Plates And Napkins Value Pack
Halloween Spirits Disposable Plates And Napkins Value Pack is a Windy City Novelties product that sells for almost nine dollars. For nine dollars, thirty paper plates and thirty napkins come in a package. What I like about these paper plates and napkins is how attractively designed they are. Both …
18-Pc. Silicone Heart Muffin Cups
I love to bake and many times it is for family and friends so when I saw these I just could not resist. They are eighteen Silicone Heart Muffin Cups. The set includes 3 each in blue, yellow, pink, red, purple and green. The cups measure 2-3/4″ x 2-1/2″ …
The Biggest Loser Food Steamer and Rice Cooker
If you are like me, you don’t want to miss a single second of NBC’s smash hit The Biggest Loser. Whether I need motivation, inspiration, or just want to watch astounding physical transformations, I can always count on the Biggest Loser to bring me the latest in …
Heritage Solar Cover for 18′ Round Pools
When we first purchased our pool, we didn’t think we needed a solar cover for it. The pool we have is one that we put up each summer and then take down when summer is over. Putting it up at the beginning of each summer takes only …
Walgreens Drain Opener
I like to save money. I don’t have a lot of it at times and I pride myself in stretching the cash I have for as long as I possibly can.
This is why I buy store brands more often than well-known brands. I usually can save up to a …
Kalorik 2 Slice Toaster
I took a chance ordering this Kalorik toaster online from Target. I’m not at all familiar with the brand, and it’s not available in the store to so I was a little apprehensive about ordering it online and dealing with the possibility of it not working out. All I …
Bramton Stain and Odor Remover
If you have animals in the house this is a good product to have around. Our dogs occasionally have accidents (urine and throwup) in the house. During the summer the smell is really bad due to the weather being humid. That odor just hangs there and …
Message Toaster
The message toaster is the perfect gift for a newlywed couple or for those of you who like to do cute things for your husband/wife for breakfast. what this ‘toaster’ does is something quite different from your conventional toasters. Sure it does toast pieces of bread but with a …
Bosch Exxcel Dishwasher (SMS63E02GB)
I found it questionable that my parents were planning to install a dishwashing appliance in the kitchen, when few occupants in the house don’t really produce a truckload of dishes per day. For a menial chore like dishwashing, I thought it was a sheer waste of money to …
Tipso Herbal hand dishwashing liquid
In my house you will find my dish washing liquids. First of all because I always buy them when they are on discounts and I always buy a lot of them and secondly because we have an apartment that we rent during the summer and usually the guests leave …
Presto Pizzazz Revolving Pizza Oven
I am the proud owner of a Presto Pizzazz Revolving Pizza Oven and I love it! I use my pizza oven quite often. It makes delicious pizza every time.
Right from the beginning I realized that my Presto Pizzazz Pizza oven is very simple to use, and I love simple …
Boulder Football Themed 9″ Square Paper Plates (Eight Pack)
The Boulder Football Themed 9″ Square Paper Plates came eight to a pack for ninety-nine cents. I don’t quite understand the reasoning behind making these paper plates square, but they are. These paper plates, along with the Boulder Football Themed Paper Napkins, caught my eye when I was out …
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 …
Non-Stick Tortilla Shell Makers
My children all adore tortillas but I was becoming a little bored of using them only to create wraps and homemade tortilla chips. I’d bought ready made tortilla shells in the past but found transporting and storing them was difficult as they’re so delicate. Â It took quite a lot …
Magic eraser
I received a small magic eraser in the mail as a sample not to long ago. I also got some dishwasher tabs with it. The magic eraser is good to clean certain things with. For instance I cleaned the kitchen sinks with it and it cleaned it really well, …
QuikRete Concrete Mix
I purchased this to repair a part of my driveway and I have to say that it worked very well. It is sold at most hardware stores but I purchased it from Lowe’s for a price of 10. It comes in a 5 pound bag so you …
Oust Candle
Once in awhile I find myself buying really dud products and this Oust Candle is no exception. I have always been a huge fan of Oust products, and have repeatedly bought their odor fighting sprays for my furniture and rugs as I have a dog and several cats. When …
Tesco Lomond Cutlery Set
My cutlery draw had been looking a little bare, with only a few knives and forks and a couple of modest spoons. I decided to get my self a cutlery set so that I didn’t have to wash up three times a day. I went to Tesco to see …
Sunbeam 5891 Bread Machine
I love the taste of fresh baked bread, especially when it is still warm. I also like trying different kinds or flavors of bread from time to time. For this reason, I decided to purchase a bread maker. After going to the store and comparing prices and features of …
SGS45C02GB Bosch Dishwasher
This Bosch Dishwasher is the first dishwasher that I ever have (use). I never have dishwasher before but when we moved back to Europe again, we thought that we should get one dishwasher to make the housework easier for me. Especially we have small children. It will save …
LG Stainless Steel Electric Stove
My mother bought me this stove for Christmas. I was just getting into my home and I couldn’t afford a stove right away. So for a house arming gift she decided to buy me this excellent stove that I have truly falling in love with. It fits with my …
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