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Yup, the belt is where I would start. My SQ top loader goes through a belt every four/five years.

I have been using Lands' End Oxford cloth sheets for years now and they are extremely durable, comfortable (for me, anyway) and launder beautifully. Because they are Oxford weave, they aren't smooth like sateen or percale, but I like the crisp finish. I also like their linen sheets - very...

John - you bring up a good point. How can we tell (or can we tell at all?) which models/brands are coming out of a US factory these days? I ask because I may be in the market to replace my refrigerator in the coming year and while I like the French Door style, I would never ever get another...

If I recall correctly, the initial enzyme offerings by the big three were Gain (P&G), Drive (Lever) and Punch (Colgate). All three of those were introduced around the same time. Then, very shortly after, P&G offered enzymes in Tide XK, Bold, Dash and Oxydol. Colgate followed the same timing...

Well, Surf was initially Lever US's answer to P&G's Tide (note the maritime theme), but while it was a solid performing product, Lever didn't have (or use) the same marketing saturation advertising as P&G did with Tide so Surf never really gained that much ground. It ended its first run in the...

I too was a latecomer to Aldi. Up until 18 months ago, the nearest one was about 20 away so hadn't bothered to make a special effort to go there. Also, the two that I did visit were generally cramped, not so clean and not well stocked. however, one opened in my town on the site of an old...

This came up in my YouTube feed also and I had the same reaction as John L. Way too many pronunciation errors, mistakes and it isn't possible that every brand was noted for reliability, etc... I actually posted those comments under the feed itself. I had the same reaction to a similar video...

Well, my hosts provide the turkeys (one fried and one roasted), mashed potatoes, turnips, peas (unfortunately canned), baked butternut squash and green bean casserole (actually made by one of the other guests and a very good completely homemade version). My assignments are hot sausage dip...

I just saw this at a local appliance store yesterday while shopping for a freezer. I must say that it is handsome - but that is in the showroom while it is new. It isn't a perfectly smooth finish, - it seems slightly textured so I don't know how it would perform in a busy kitchen and...

Consumer Reports (I know, many feel they have no credibility anymore), also cautions against using vinegar in a washing machine. I never bothered with it myself as I never felt it did anything productive, but that's just me.

Since I live alone, washing dishes by hand isn't a huge chore. I have found over the years that given the number of dishes I use in a day, I can get by with hand washing. If however, I am doing a lot of cooking or hosting a holiday, then it's dishwasher all the way. My only real pet peeve is...

If you want the classic agitator washer, without a lid lock, etc..., Speed Queen still makes the "classic wash" series top loaders (model numbers begin with TC (not to be confused with the TR series with the stationary agitator). That is the only brand that I know designed as a classic top...

A little late here, but some broccoli florets or spinach sautéed with a little fresh garlic and olive oil. Frozen broccoli or cut leaf spinach works very well - I often use those in place of fresh. Always good to keep a few bags in the freezer for when I am just not up to washing, chopping...

It was probably a nest of yellow jackets. That's their usual nesting place. Honeybees (even the killer variety) don't make nests in the ground, at least around here...

As we all know, wasps, hornets and yellow jackets are particularly aggressive and persistent. Around these parts, once we get to the middle of August, our beaches get inundated with yellow jackets. And it gets worse through September and the warmer days of October, you can't even bring a...

The guys writing the article are using that Patric Richardson as (a/k/a "The Laundry Evangelist" or something like that) their "expert". I believe his name has come up in another thread before and he was spouting the same nonsense. If I recall correctly, he was advocating using cold water...

Each of the big three detergent manufacturers of the time (P&G, Lever and Colgate Palmolive) introduced new enzyme detergent products to market around 1966 or so. Each was given an "action" name - Gain (P&G), Drive (Lever), Punch and Burst (CP). Purex, with a smaller market share also got into...

Another problem with any self cleaning lint filter was that if your washer drained into a sink instead of a standpipe and you weren't careful about always checking the drain or washed a particularly linty load, the lint would get caught on the crossbars of the drain and you would overflow the...

Mostly Tide with Bleach powder alternating with my remaining stash of Persil Power Pearls, but that supply is running out. I did try a box of the Tide Professional (just opened it and only did a few loads), but it is way too costly for daily use when compared with the Tide with Bleach.

KFC uses a pressure fryer - not sure if that is the same as a pressure cooker, since I don't own either. Perhaps a pressure fryer is more of a commercial piece of equipment...