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  • Electrolux Ultra Power

    I am defiantly one of these mothers who gets excited when a new appliance makes its début in my house.  And this was exactly how I felt when the Electrolux Ultra Power came a knocking. I carefully unwrapped my new baby (apparently OUR new baby according to my husband), and placed all the parts (all 7 of them – don’t quote me, I was very excited), on my dining table.  Now, I am generally a stickler for the instructions, my husband is...

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  • Sunbeam SecretChef Sear and Slow cooke...

    Sunbeam SecretChef Sear and Slow Cooker Product Review on Sunbeam SecretChef Electronic Sear and Slow Cooker HP8555 I'll admit that until I was sent one of these babies, I'd never even heard of such a thing.  But essentially what it is is a cross between a frypan and a slowcooker. Why do you ask would you want something like that?  Well the theory from Sunbeam is that you can use one pan to brown your meat, slow cook, then serve....

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  • Ode to the Rice Cooker

    Ode to the Rice Cooker Ah, the rice cooker! I first came across this remarkable device when I moved to Japan. My apartment was furnished and it came with this crock-pot looking device sitting on a kitchen counter. I had a friend show me how to use it and that was it. My rice cooker was never barren again! Like most Japanese I kept rice warm in the cooker so I could always dip in and get me some. A...

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