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I have a newish Panasonic microwave inverter oven. My niece sent me a gift of a Pampered Chef microwave popper. The problem was that the instructions advise to not use it in an inverter-type microwave oven. So, it just sits on the shelf above the oven, waiting to be used a Christmas party...

As a person with OCD and Asperger's, I couldn't resist bypassing the lid switch on my DE806 washer. It was supposed to hold an 18 pound load, but when I did that, it would barely roll over once or twice. A load of sheets would hardly roll over at all, as sections of them would stay above the...

I was able to get those three tones recorded onto my answering device. My message follows in ascending loudness, and in my sister's voice: "The number you have dialed, is not a working number; The number you have dialed, is not a working number, The number you have dialed is not a working...

I grew up in the 50's. I remember well the loud, banging solenoids of machines back then. It was almost as if Speed Queen and Maytag AMP had a contest to see whose washer could scare a family pet out of the room. Oh, and let us not forget the Norges for their equally loud parking brake solenoid...

In my home town of Pocatello Idaho, a Norge laundry and dry cleaning center opened up in the fall of 1961. Our Maytag AMP had just bit the dust as it was never reliable or trouble-free, even when it was new. As a family, we would haul our laundry and dry cleaning down the the Norge Village once...

Thanks for everyone's input and comments.

Here's another ad showing a Hobart-made dishwasher for home use. It is interesting that it has a reverse-rack configuration.

Does anyone know if Electrolux dryers still make that whistling sound? Years ago we had an Electrolux set and our dryer could be heard along our block. My brother had a Frigidaire set and his dryer also whistled noticeably.

When I swap my incandescent light bulbs for LED ones that indicate they are dimmable, I find that they either don't dim very much, or that they flicker. I have even changed the dimmer light switch to ones that also indicate they are compatible with LED bulbs. Is my experience common, or could I...

My first laundry duo was a 1969 Maytag 806 washer and matching gas dryer. The pilot access door also exposed the main burner. I often wondered about roasting weaners on it while the dryer was running.

My dad owned an Italian restaurant. It had one of those huge Hobart commercial dishwashers where one slides the rack inside after rinsing the dishes. It had an aggressive wash cycle and an sanitizing rinse cycle. IIRC, the rinse water was hot enough to evaporate when the dishes were slid out the...

Well, the ad I saw said "for the home." So I thought Hobarts were again being made for residential use. I may have misunderstood what they meant.

Hobart is again making dishwashers for household use. Hobarts LXN undercounter series look like they have a tweak on reverse rack technology, but it's hard to tell from the photos. This is so good to hear after Whirlpool bought the KitchenAid division of Hobart, and turned their dishwashers into...

I always wondered why more manufacturers didn't use a fluid drive, AKA as a viscous drive, instead of a dry clutch. To me, it seemed like a perfect way to allow needed slippage in the first part of the spin cycle.

DADoES, My favorite dryer of all time was my top-load F&P dryer. Even thought it was quite complex and fussy from an electronic & mechanical standpoint, I made a mistake by not including it along with the old Maytag HOH dryness sensor accuracy.

We had a 1979 WW front loader. Pros were it's frugal (but not stingy) use of water, great lint and sand removal, washed very well, quiet operation, and I think its "Potato Pulley" helped with the tangling problem, and in seven years of use, no repairs. Cons were it's anemic spin speed (like WP...

That old bat! How dare she shrink the size of her mediocre cake mixes yet again! For some reason, her rumored decades-long affair with Marie Callender has made her bitter and less generous. Of course the two of them are both total lushes.

Regardless of what old CU says, I have found my thermostatic auto dry dryers did a good job of attaining the right dryness. With the exception of my Maytag HOH dryer, I have found that current moisture sensing machines don't do well with small loads or loads that have been spun very well, but...

I use Maude's Dark & Handsome K-cups and I find the taste of the coffee to be acceptable. However, my 2014 KitchenAid vacuum coffeemaker makes coffee that is among the best-tasting I've ever experienced.

Bought a new 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix. It had the most comfortable seats of any car I've ever known and was fun to drive and great looking as well. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a to be a total lemon, as is said. The ignition switch would often lock up solidly, necessitating a tow to the...