Bureaucracy Works In Your Favor

Hey–government bureaucrats and Congress are easy whipping boys (and girls), but sometimes it works in your favor. In the midst of the recession Congress rushed to fix a problem (that they caused, but hey, this isn’t a political website :…

Santa’s Being Practical This Year

As the economy shows signs of improving it’s still a ways from playing “Happy Days Are Here Again” If you are the numbers type, the Conference-Board says consumer confidence is down, the RBC Cash Index says consumer confidence is…

America Can’t Get Enough of Clunkers

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The Industrial Look is in, in Your Kitchen

A recent trend in kitchens is to install professional or professional-like appliances that give you the confidence to cook like an Iron Chef. Ok, it will help if you have some skills to go with these solid ranges, ovens, and…

Cook like a Pro by Using What the Pros Use

Ever find a recipe online, follow it to a ‘T’, slave away for hours, and wind up with something that looks like your grandma’s casserole? What gives? Well, once you’ve ruled out user-error, you might take a look at your…

The Real Scoop on Ice Machines

Buying a refrigerator is a bit like buying an automobile. We all know what to expect from an excellent refrigerator. Quality design, energy efficiency, temperature and humidity controls, shelf space. The best refrigerators have these qualities, and the worst ones…

Can’t Win a Contest? Improve on your Own.

People take their kitchens personally. A search for ugliest kitchen on YouTube yields hundreds of results, many of which are entries for this or that “ugliest kitchens” contest.

You know the kind. Some poor lady makes self-deprecating comments about…

Stimulate Your Home With Energy Efficient Appliances

Congress giveth and Congress can taketh away. So you better taketh while Congress is givingeth. The new economic stimulus package includes a provision to increase the tax credit on the purchase of an energy efficient appliance from 10% of…

Sexy Appliances

Now before you go thinking this blog post is rated R, let’s set the record straight. Most people will think the headline is an oxymoron, that sexy and appliances don’t go together, but here are a couple of images that…