Reviews by rdginto

rdginto says "Awesome product for those who love to garden!" about Aero Garden

rdginto — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:20:42 GMT

I received an AeroGarden as a Christmas present .. put in the pods on Xmas day and my herb garden is already sprouting !! I can't wait until we have fresh herbs. The only thing I wish I would have done was perhaps added in a pod or two of a veggie. I didn't realize at the time I could have done that...after reading several different websites with reviews I'll try it the next set of pods. Ask me in a few weeks how I still like the AeroGarden!...

rdginto says "Bowflex Treadclimber took some time to get used to!" about Bowflex Treadclimber Treadmill

rdginto — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:24:39 GMT

Ok, so my body doesn't look like the woman who is on the Treadclimber infomercials. I haven't gotten those "six pack" abs or developed those amazing legs. When we first bought this I was definitely excited but soon learned I had to actually change the way I walked ... otherwise by butt was going to be flung backwards and I'd be face first smacking my head on the bottom end of the machine!!! There are separate treddles ... one for each foot. Your feet must be pointed in front (you can't duck walk this) otherwise this machine is not the one for you. It took me several weeks to be able to walk just on the treadmill portion of this without stumbling and holding onto the handles. After finally getting used to the change I made it to the treddles moved up and down in the stepping fashion. Now I had to learn not to step so hard otherwise I was making the treddle pound hard against the bottom.

I've had my machine now about three years. I would suggest everyone who purchases...

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rdginto says "Everyone needs a FoodSaver" about Foodsaver

rdginto — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:12:42 GMT

Like the Vitamix, my Aunt gave me my FoodSaver and this is one of two appliances we keep on our kitchen counter and use every day. We love fresh fruit but seasonal fruits can be very expensive if not in season. For instance we love blueberries so at the peak of blueberry season this year we picked 18 pounds of blueberries. Now mind you we gave some away to our elderly neighbors but for the other 16 pounds we kept I laid them out on a cookie sheet and froze them, then sucked them down using my FoodSaver. We now will have blueberries throughout until next season. I do this for peaches and pears, mangos and papaya and then for Xmas I make bread using different fruits in it to give as gifts. By using "fruit fresh" on the fruit before I freeze it, the fruit does not discolor so it looks just as fresh when I'm thawing it .. if I would want it for dessert instead. We purchase our meats in bulk and separate them to individual portions and freeze them (marking what it is and the...

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rdginto says "The Vitamix is amazing!!" about Vita-Mix 5000 Variable Speed Blender

rdginto — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:01:44 GMT

My Aunt gave me her old Vitamix many years ago. This was when they were made very heavy and the blender jar was stainless. Back then that machine was amazing. What was wierd though is I never knew I owned a Vitamix. I would go to home shows and in Costco and see the demonstrations and thought "wow, what a great machine". Mine had different buttons on it, actually I believe it was a turn knob with an on/off switch. I dug mine from the back of the counter and looked at it and discovered I actually owned one of those amazing machines I kept seeing. The next home show I went to I again watched them make smoothies and soup and I asked about a trade in on my old unit and was surprised that they actually did that. I bought the new unit and In about a week's time received in the mail the paperwork to fill out to send back my old unit. I can't remember what I paid for shipping but it really wasn't too much but for buying it at the home show I got a huge discount, they threw...

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