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Laundress left a glowing review of Persil PowerPerls on the Walmart website, using her customary screen name. As of last night, she was the first person to post a review about any of the Persil products offered by Walmart. I know Americans are not used to having to use different detergents for...

VW has rolled out an e-Golf that supposedly gets 75 miles per charge, with 120V, 240V, and 480V charging options. Here in CA, it would be cool to have solar panels on the roof to offset the energy costs of charging the car. I know people here with a Leaf who are able to charge their car and who...

I visited my parents this weekend and checked out their new TL WP. There were no braille dots (but then again, maybe they make stick-on dots as others have posted) and there is no beep each time a control knob is moved, to confirm advancement to the next setting. I bet if you call WP they can...

Let's start with your budget, that will help narrow the choices. I have an Electrolux series 60 set. The control dial is large, it pops out for cycle selection, and the first cycle displayed is the one to the far left. You advance through the cycle selection by rotating the dial clockwise, and...

A young, newly wed employee in our office, who currently is in an apartment but who has begun to shop for a condo with her new husband, asked the middle aged among us at work "what brand of appliances do you own, what should we be looking for". I explained I buy by feature and color, but don't...

Rechecked my usage, about 3100 KwHr per year Gas water heater, forced air furnace, range, dryer Electricity used to operate laundry, lights, countertop appliances (I use a Breville Smart Oven quite often because it's faster and more efficient for small jobs). 50" LED tv, rarely used. Energy...

about 3500 KWH a year

Yikes....I hope iron doesn't leach out of the steel basket. It may work with freshwater fish and frequent water changes. As a salt water aquarist, I'd never try this with salt water, stainless steel or not.

@brib68: When I replaced my gas range (builder special, supplied with the house when new) in 2001, I was not remodelling, as cabinets and counters were only 12 years old. Rather, I was upgrading appliances: over-range microwave, new gas range, new dishwasher. I had to work with a gas pipe and a...

The problem with uneven cookie baking would be far worse without convection. I used to have to use crust protectors on my pies, but with convection it's a thing of the past. Plus now I can bake four at once rather than one at a time as I did with the old, non-convection model. Several people...

at least the element still works.

@super 32: agree re: crispy reheating @appnut: I leave mine plugged in all the time. Is this against manual advise? On Amazon, there are a few negative reviews about ovens that broke down soon after purchase, but > 90% of reviews are five stars. This appliance is so useful that even if it...

@appnut No wonder the Breville Smart Oven is the #1 seller (though highest priced) among convection ovens at Amazon. I've had mine about 3-4 years now and, as you wrote, I use the big range oven once a month at most. My only concern is reliability, if the electronic controls ever go out, it...

@whirlcool Allan, I bake bread in both the range and the Breville using Pyrex bread loaf pans. I also make quick breads and pies using Pyrex. I have always had great results without a temp deduction. I do knock off 20-25F when convection is used.

Frigidaire gas convection range and Breville countertop oven FRIGIDAIRE GAS RANGE I have a 2001 Frigidaire gas range with "Speed Bake" convection. This was the less costly of Frigidaire's two convection options at the time, and has a fan without a heating element around the fan. The more...

Frigidaire's washer brochure used to depict various configurations (side by side, stacked, under counter, etc) for their washers. One option was two washers below, two dryers above. Obviously aimed at large families, but I think this kind of double configuration would be more useful than the LG...

@petek No TOU here. I used 285 KWHr in December and paid $48 US. We are charged on a tiered basis. My winter Tier I allowance is 325 KWHr, and since I used less, all of my KWHr are billed at the lowest rate.

the other energy hog in the house I have a 100 gallon saltwater aquarium which I keep heated to 75 F, which means the heater sometimes is overcoming a 15-20 F gradient vs house temperature. The heater is 150 W which is adequate. There are also three pumps in the tank: one circulates water, two...

We have smart meters here, but so far the local utility SDGE (San Diego Gas & Electric) has not yet instituted TOU. When I go online, I can see the amts of electricity used by day, but not (yet) by time of day. Heating: gas furnace w/electric can   Water Heater: gas   Dryer: gas  ...

known as "Electrolux Assistent" in Sweden The mother of a friend in Stockholm had a late 50s or early 60s model and it still runs, now in a daughter's kitchen. I think they beat KA hands down for kneading bread dough, and my friend's mom--with five kids--baked a lot of bread. For...