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Kitchen Gadgets & Appliances
Hamilton Beach Gourmet Sandwich Press Produces Tasty Paninis
July 30th, 2018
The panini sandwich seems to be the in thing right now. Versatile and trendy, these hot, pressed sandwiches can be found at just about any restaurant or sandwich shop. Now, with the Hamilton Beach 25450 Gourmet Panini Press, you can create panini’s right in your own kitchen. This sandwich press is designed to accommodate sandwiches of all sizes and thicknesses from one slice of ham and cheese to a great pile of roast beef. The floating lid, which also locks for cleaning or to make open-grill snacks, is sure to give you the right fit and locks in place with the turn of a side dial. The nonstick, ribbed cooking surface is roomy at twelve by eight inches.
The press preheats, with a light to indicate this, and rises to a hot temperature to ensure a crispy outside and melted inside. For storage, the unit locks which enables you to store it either vertically or horizontally. Overall, customer reviews on Amazon were positive. Some noted the panini press was just that – a press for sandwiches with little versatility. Others found it a challenge to melt the insides of a sandwich without burning the crust.
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Kitchen Gadgets & Appliances
The Breville Die Cast Smart Toaster Is An Intelligent 900 Watt Toaster
July 29th, 2018
Ever get frustrated trying to make a simple piece of toast? Maybe the bread comes out too dark. Or maybe the bagel just doesn’t fit. With the Breville Die-Cast Smart Toaster, uneven, unsatisfactory toasting is a thing of the past. Two outstanding features are at the heart of this Breville Toaster. First is the auto lift and look feature. Much like it sounds, this lets you get a look at the progress of your bread or bagel without interrupting the toasting cycle which means no need to cancel or reset the cycle. The next nifty feature is the “a bit more” setting. If your toast needs, well, a bit more time in the slots, then this feature is for you.
With two slots for toasting, this 900 watt unit also features a one-touch, auto lowering function and push button control settings for the above two functions as well as for bagels, defrosting, reheating and toast. A LED panel is also featured, as is the end-of-cycle beep. The positive reviews outweighed the negative reviews on Amazon. Those negative reviews did have one common theme: that the toaster did not brown on both sides. Positive reviews stated exactly the opposite.
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Gardening & Lawn Care
Black And Decker Grass Hog Electric String Trimmer and Edger
July 17th, 2018
Every homeowner with a lawn needs a reliable and light-weight trimmer/edger to maintain those finishing touches that complete a yard. The Black & Decker Grass Hog Electric String Trimmer and Edger provides it by releasing a product that requires no extension cords to handle or a gas engine to maintain. This make the yard trimmer a feather light weight of just under 7 pounds! The 18 volt batteries delivers the most power and cutting performance of any cordless trimmer in its voltage class. For edging the tools offers deep, defined borders and trimming is simple with a 12-inch cutting path that covers a lot of ground with a single pass.
The shaft length is adjustable and the cutting head does flip over for vertical edging. It comes with two compact batteries, you will need both for a longer yard job. The rechargeable battery power will greatly reduce noise and emissions associated with a gas trimmer. Going with the Black & Decker’s 18-volt cordless string trimmer does simplify yard work and save time. From most the of the reports this will cover most of your lawn and garden jobs. If you have a bigger yard – addition batteries can be purchased.
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Indoor Toys
Schylling Princess Tent is A Well Designed Princess Play Tent
July 6th, 2018
Have a little princess who needs a castle? The Schylling Princess Pop Up Castle is a princess play tent that is perfect for any little prince or princess who needs a home for their imaginative play. Constructed from water resistant polyester, this play tent is intended for indoor or outdoor use. Users agree that the easy to use pop-up and pop-down construction make this Schylling Princess Pop Up Castle a breeze to set up and put away. The princess play tent can be used indoors or outside the home. However, one drawback that a handful of users have pointed out is that though the lightweight polyester construction makes set up and breakdown easy.
This can result in a somewhat flimsy and unsteady tent that can easily be tipped over during regular play or blown over when using outside. The tent does, however come with two tent stakes, allowing users to anchor it to the ground for outdoor use. This Princess Pop Up Castle Tent is princess ready in pretty pastel pink and purple. With plastic tubing that easily slides together to form a frame, users report that it couldn’t be simpler to set up. The play tent is packaged with a handy carrying bag. Overall, owners give this play princess play tent two thumbs up for ease of use, adorable design and overall fun.
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Kitchen Gadgets & Appliances
Presto Pizzazz Pizza Oven Is A Compact Electric Pizza Oven
July 6th, 2018
Who does not like the smell of a pizza cooking or the taste of gooey melted cheese? If you are looking for a way to fix pizza, but want to avoid turning on your oven then one choice is a home pizza oven. Featuring both top and bottom heating elements, the Presto 3430 Pizzazz Pizza Oven will turn your pizza on a pan between two independently controlled heating elements. This feature allows you to be in control of how brown the top gets and how crisp the crust turns out. It also features a timer and has an automatic shut-off feature that also shuts the unit off if it overheats. The countertop pizza oven can do more than cook 12 inch pizzas.
It can reheat pizza as well as other foods. If your oven is already in use, use this one to prepare appetizers such as cheese sticks, stuffed peppers or garlic bread. This home pizza oven can also prepare a variety of toasted sandwiches. The Presto pizza oven is a unique way of cooking pizza without heating up your oven or home. So if you are looking for an easy to clean and use appliance that will fix pizza, check this one out.
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Kitchen Gadgets & Appliances
Panasonic Black Microwave Oven Features 1250 Watts of Power
June 29th, 2018
These days, a good microwave is a must in the kitchen. A microwave that is easy to use with many functions can go beyond the traditional reheating food or making popcorn and become another cooking option altogether. The Panasonic Full-Size 1.6-Cubic-Feet 1250-Watt Microwave Oven is a good microwave to consider if you’re looking to add this essential to your kitchen arsenal. Besides being a full-sized microwave, this unit has some pretty neat features beyond the standard microwave options such as a fifteen inch turntable, push button control panel and ten cooking levels to help get the right results.
A handy Turbo Defrost feature is offered as well as a keep warm function specific to five different types of food including gravy and desserts. Popcorn settings for three bag sizes, a Quick Minute key, delay start, and five multi-stage cooking options are also featured. The display panel, which is billed as an “menu action screen”, guides you through use of the microwave and its functions as it scrolls step by step instructions with a push of the Function key. Most customer reviews were positive on Amazon. Some reviewers did find the black microwave oven interior not as “full-sized” as they would’ve liked.
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Grills & Outdoor Cooking
This Bayou Classic Outdoor Gas Cooker Is Incredibly Reliable
June 27th, 2018
Millions of Americans love to cook outdoors during the summer months while RVing, camping, or tailgating; but few enjoy the mess and stress that come with getting a wood fire going. There is no need to struggle with starting and maintaining a wood powered fire though when you can have the Bayou Classic Outdoor Gas Cooker. The Outdoor Gas Cooker is the perfect answer for camping, RVing, and tailgating. The one-piece steel frame is welded together for strength and durability and will likely be the last outdoor gas cooker you buy in the foreseeable future. The compact and light design allows for easy transportation of the gas cooker.
This allows it to be brought along anywhere you need it to go. The Bayou Classic Outdoor Gas Cooker comes with a windshield included to help protect against the breeze and provide even cooking. Some users found the temperature and gas flow controls difficult to get used to, but even users with some negative comments to make about the cooker found it to be the most efficient and powerful outdoor gas cooker available on the market. Strength and durability make the Bayou Classic Outdoor Gas Cooker the best deal on the market for a reliable cooker.
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Bikes & Accessories
CamelBak BPA Free Better Bottle With Bite Valve Is Now Chemical Free
June 17th, 2018
The CamelBak Better Bottle has created a lot of positive buzz and some adamant fans due to the proven design that contains no moving parts so one can just bite and sip for simple and seamless hydration. Another big plus of this innovative bottle is the complete lack of BPA’s and it’s also Phthalate free. This is accomplished by a new copolyester polymer called Tritan which is made by Eastman. The important fact is that it offers the same great qualities that you’d expect from your average polycarbonate bottles and is 100 percent BPA free. Lastly the Big Bit valve is composed of medical grade silicon which provides taste free performance.
You won’t have trouble finding your favorite color as they seem to be in available in every color of the rainbow except ‘midnight black.’ Don’t worry though, I’m sure it’s forthcoming! You can also pick up one of these BPA free water bottles in three different sizes – 1 liter, 0.75 liter, and 0.5 liter. It’s truly spill proof, so even when you’re driving, hiking, biking or working out, you can easily re hydrate your body and you won’t be spilling liquids all over your chin!
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