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94The 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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86Bottom 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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90LG 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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81Ironrite 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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71Tall Tub Dishwashers
Tall Tub Dishwashers Recently dishwasher manufacturers have increased the top to bottom measurement of the dishwasher interiors by changing the configuration of the mechanical system for pumping water...
1 comment75Great Cheap Pots and Pans
After years of a lot of cooking for a large family with the old fashioned Farberware pots and pans with the aluminum clad bottom (designed in the late 1940s), we finally bought a set of the Bialetti non stick...
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83Dacor Preference 46 Inch All Gas SGM 466 Cooktop
I am embarrassed that I hesitated buying this cooktop in the beginning because I did not like the way it looked. It was the grates that bothered me. That was pretty stupid of me because it meant that I lived...
0 comments74Pros 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...
2 comments70Dishwasher Rinse Aid Dispensers
The Dishwasher's Rinse Aid DispencerA RINSE AID DISPENSER IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE! It adds Jet Dry or a new product on the the West Coast, Cascade Crystal Clear, ( a wetting agent that sheets the water...
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84The iSi Cream Whipper
Cream whippers (usually not made in America) have been around for years. I remember seeing references to them, but always thinking they were too expensive, I didn't consider buying one. Besides, we didn't use...
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