Energy efficient appliances are advertised everywhere you go now. How do you decide which is the best for you? The grandaddy of all appliance raters is the United States Protection Agency's Energy Star rating. In order  more...

There is a little known hazard when heating water in a microwave that involves filtered water and very clean containers.  One should never heat water for more than 3 minutes on high in a microwave oven.  The time  more...

We just purchased the Hamilton Beach Stay or Go coffee maker about a month ago and we LOVE it.  My husband and I are coffee drinkers and with two young kids, we are always making coffee.  This does 3 different brew  more...

I received this in an email from a friend. I don't know but it sounds plausable. The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something  more...

Now that the kids are requiring healthy lunch choices at school - no cafeteria at our school, I purchased the amazing T-Fal Steamer.  This amazing steamer is perfect for our busy lives...and the veggies come out perfect!  more...

I just got my Westinghouse Sweepeze, and I love it!! It's a smallish (between a toaster-oven size and a breadmaker size) electric appliance that you plug in and leave plugged in, in your kitchen or other room without  more...

So we just broke in our new grill and found ourselves without a wire brush to clean it. My mom told me this great tip - scrub the grill with a wad of used aluminum foil. It worked like a charm.  Not a bad idea if  more...