Kitchen Appliance Reviews

This juicer can even juice carrots. I make apple/carrot juice for my family.. and this juicer works great for that. i have heard that it doesn't work well for soft fruit and I did try to juice strawberries without much success. For hard fruit such as apples and carrots though, its great. One awesome benefit is that you dont have to peel the fuit before you juice the fruit. The only thing that I could say that is a bit negative is that the container that is supposed to separate the foam from the juice, does not work very well at all if it is filled all the way. I solved this problem by not filling...

This is by far the best blender I've ever used!!!  

   I've had it for a couple of years & I've used it nearly everyday...sometimes several times a day!!!!  It's great for smoothies, custom coffee blends, nut milks, nut butters, soups, fruit & vegetable juices, pancake batters, syrups....you get the point....it's great for everything!!!!!!!  I can't say enough about how wonderful this blender is!!!!!!!  The best part is; after all of those things you can make...it's super easy to clean!!!!!  :D

   The only small complaint I have is that while The Vita-Mix comes with a 7 year warranty,...

This product makes fabulous coffee.  It includes a charcoal filter to keep the water purified.  There are a variety of settings available including a preset that will automatically begin brewing at the time you want.  A series of three beeps notify you when the coffee is ready and then again just before the coffee maker turns itself off - approximately one hour later.  I am often forgetful about turning off my coffee maker, so this is a great safety feature.  I also hate making coffee in the morning, so preparing it at night and setting the start time for the next morning is perfect for me. ...

The Mr. Coffee 12 Cup Coffeemaker CG13 is about as basic as it gets. I admit, I am not much of a coffee drinker and when I do drink coffee I usually like the flavored ones, heavy on the cream and sugar (ok milk and sugar substitute now). Anyway, recently I needed the extra morning jolt of caffeine that coffee can bring and pulled out this coffee maker.  I only wanted to make about 5 cups or so, thinking that my husband would want to drink some too since I was actually making it. 

Using the Mr. Coffee 12 Cup Coffeemaker CG13 is easy and I do like that there is only one lid I need to flip to...

We have only had our brewer for three months, but have enjoyed using our Aunts brewer for the past two years when ever we were at her house for a visit.  Our whole family absolutely loves this coffee maker.  It does not get any easier to make a yummy hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa.  We have 3 cup sizes to choose from and each cup takes less than a minute to brew.  The K-Cups come in a wonderful variety of top quality coffe, tea or cocoa.  The brewer itself is very attractive and looks great in our kitchen.  Our friends and family members are always impressed when they use it for the first...

I love this toaster oven. Really, who would have thought to make a tiny oven that sits on your counter, or toasting more than two pieces of bread at the same time? Anyway, I cook very often, and it is extrordinarily convenient to pop some bread in there and make a grilled cheese sandwich in four minutes. This brand also has an oven feature that works well for a college student on the go. Okay, it makes cookies look really odd, but hey, they taste the same! I've also used it for casadillas, and random food items that I want to heat up. I hate using the microwave since my mom swears it'll give me...

When I first moved into my apartment I had some trouble with the refridgerator ~ i.e, it was at first just warm in there, so I adjusted the temperature and my lettuce froze. Finally I worked it out, and I haven't had to mess with it since then. Since I do live in a cheap college apartment, I'm thinking the refridgerator was probably rather inexpensive. It is the ideal refridgerator; it cools foods, it freezes foods, it makes ice cubes. No, it doens't do back flips and make mixed drinks, but if you need to cool and freeze food like a normal person, this is great. Now if you have splendid amounts...

I got the Hamilton Beach 10 Speed blender as a birthday present, oddly enough (don't worry ~ I requested it as a present). After I started using it, though, I was more than a bit disappointed. It's rather fussy, won't blend smoothly if the food isn't weighty enough, and often needs to be baby-sat. As examples, I tried to make 1 can of garbanzo beans worth of hummus, and it ended up being far too gritty. It worked better with two cans, but I only cook for myself, so it would go bad before I could use it all. In another case, I tried to make a slushie for myself, and I had to stand over the blender...

I bought the Nespresso Romeo directly from Nespresso as a refurbished model. You cant' tell the unit is refurbished and it came in very nice packaging with the guides, etc.

It was very simple to hook up. I love this machine because I can make espresso and cappacino both VERY easily. It also has a built-in frother/steamer so you don't need to have a separate piece of equipment on the counter. I like that it offers 2 coffee sizes, a single and double shot. The only place you can get the Nespresso capsules is from Nespresso online and a very few boutiques. At first this was a little annoying, but...

My father, before I moved out, had a small George Forman and he LOVED it.  Unfortunately you could only cook 1 piece of meat at a time.  I love grill food but can't afford an outdoor grill and, because I'm a single mom, couldn't fathom running outside to tend a grill while preparing other dishes inside.  I wanted a Forman but didn't want to waste money on one of the tiny machines to cook 1 piece of meat at a time.  When I saw that there were larger Formans I wanted one but they were out of my budget at the time.

I found this one in WalMart for like $70 but then found it online for half the...

I have had this crockpot for something like 8 to 10 years. It still works great and looks almost brand new after all this time.

When I first got it I was replacing one of the tall crockpots. This one was much more practical. I love the oval shape. Much better for cooking things that are oblong like a roast. 

For a long time I was a single mom. Trying to cook a good dinner for two kids after a long day at work can be quite a chore. With this crock pot I could cok almst any type if meat and vegetables and the kids had a really good meal instead of having to wait for the weekend. May times I got...

The Bunn NHBX-B coffee maker is a coffee maker that was well worth the price.  The coffee tastes terrific and this model definately lives up to the reliability of the Bunn legacy.  What I appreciate a lot about this model is that it has stainless steel features which allows it to blend in with the noveau rage in stainless steel kitchen appliances.  Another feature that I clearly like about this appliance is that it appears that my previous Bunn carafe will fit with this one too.  That is nice to know as sometimes they can become cracked with use.  The brew time is 3 minutes for professional...

This blender does it ALL. Seriously. It can make soup, dips, smoothies, juices... you name it, and it can do it! Vitamix is even used by professional commercial suppliers as well (which just goes to show how good of quality it REALLY is!). Vitamix also comes with a free recipe book filled with color-blasted high-quality pictures to tantalize your taste buds! :) I've owned mine for about 3 years now and NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM has EVER occurred with it. Vitamix is a little bit pricey though, but I know you can get it for a great price at Sam's Club when they have a travel agent go there and advertise...

I live in a small mobile home that was made before dishwashers and I just had to have a dishwasher.  Portable floor models was out of the question because I didn't want to push a dishwasher back and forth around my kitchen (and I had no room to store a portable floor model).

This Koldfront had the best reviews I could find for a portable counter top dishwasher.  And, I'm not disapointed.

This washer is NOISY when in operations.  And, it takes awhile for it to wash dishes.  I never turn it on when I'm going to be taking a shower shortly or washing clothes.  It has a delay option that allows...