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91LG Dishwasher
Twenty years ago, I would have never considered buying a large appliance, such as a built-in dishwasher, from a relatively new manufacturer. What about the track record? What about repairs? What if the company...
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84The Best Sleeper Sofa
I have been looking at furniture stores for decades; I like furniture. And I have slept on a few pull out sofas. One memorable night at our friends Polly and Bruce's house in Lafayette, California, was...
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85Pressure Cooker Beef Stew Recipe
The pressure cooker has been around for decades, and recent innovations have made them simpler and safer than its ancestors. One of the best things that a pressure cooker can do is make stew. It generally cuts...
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86The KitchenAid Mixer
The basic design of the kitchenAid mixer has been around for decades. It does a great job of the mixing most families require of this appliance. Unlike the more popular, in the past, Sunbeam Mixmaster, the...
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85The KitchenAid and Fisher Paykel Two Drawer Dishwasher
Years ago when I first saw the Fisher Paykel DishDrawer, the two drawer dishwasher, I was interested. Was it an improvement? It certainly had a high end look: sleek, European styling with clean lines. It...
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83Ironrite Mangle Ironer
Until the last forty years or so, a particularly onerous household chore was ironing. First, irons were heated on stoves, then elctric irons (with no thermostats!) came along followed by the irons in the 1930s...
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83LG SteamWasher
I gleaned most of the following information from an appliance afficianado/salesman Chuck Diehl, and I am repeating it here with his permission. First of all, the LG Steam Washing Machines I and II, are...
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81Bottom Mount Freezers -- The Best Refrigerator Configuration
According to homeplans.com, the average refrigerator lasts 17 years, and although the average Californian moves more often than he needs to buy a new refrigerator, Mr. Consumer will probably be faced with this...
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80Pros and Cons of Top Mount Refrigerators
There must be a reason that the top mount freezer refrigerator is the most common configuration for this appliance. Also, the less expensive models have the across the top freezer. The early refrigerators...
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79Claudia Dignan's Best Lemon Bars
I've tried a number of lemon bar recipes including those from Ina Garten and Cook's Illustrated. I like these the best, and they are also the easiest to make. I am partial to Meyer Lemons, but, of course,...
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