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In my opinion, a place that toploaders are frequently lacking is the dispensers and cycles: I find it *much* more useful to have a dispenser for an automatic pre-wash than anything soak-related. I think it should pre-wash for a few minutes (6-10), drain, spin/spin-rinse/spin, then start washing...

Sean: People talk in a way that hides how simplified they made matters sound. The truth has always been that detergents that were actually high-sudsing have always caused trouble with automatic washers -- they worked relatively well in "conventional" washers (wringer washers or sometimes...

Apparently, the same resistance that Pat in UK found from users happened here in US too. I'm told that initially, All was sold in small boxes to emphasize that it was concentrated and that the housewife did not need as much as the other brands. Supposedly, the makers thought, that advertising...

Let's go by stages. First off, I remember when I was living in South America, the *only* suds-controlled detergent was Skip (Unilever). That went away in 1990, I think, so there was basically *nothing* I could use in a washer and get clean clothes. It was either too little detergent and soiled...

Even though home automatic front-loading washers back then used much more water, they still used less detergent (just about half) of the top-loading washers ("conventional" or automatic) and detergent manufacturers took notice immediately -- propaganda started immediately about all the evils of...

In the early 90's I used to have a TOL GE FilterFlo with SpotScrub cycle or whatever the cutesy name used to be. It used the mini-basket with very concentrated solution and it worked really well. The fun thing about that machine is that if you had more than a handful of garments to run thru...

Here are a few key phrases for y'all to think about -- they are slightly different because they convey slightly different things. There are more in the article the link takes you to. But the thing they all have in common, in my opinion, its that what #45 (and a lot of his friends) really want...

Rug Doctor has a foam/suds suppressant liquid to be used with their machines, they sell it at supermarkets. In your case it might require way more than they recommend used in a shopvac. Maybe calling a carpet cleaning company? Good luck!

Age has less to do with glass failure than usage, that is, if one has left a pyrex measuring cup, for example, stored away for 50 years, it tends to behave like new. What "age" does to glass, when it's used, is introduce stress -- when the glass is bumped against something, it can develop, for...

Here's the thing with glass: you can only have one or two out of three -- it's either very stable against thermal shock, or very stable against mechanical shock or very stable chemically. Real Pyrex (borosilicate glass) expands and contracts very little with heat, so it's good against thermal...

Not only do I agree with James above, but I think that's *exactly* why so many people have difficulties with induction cooktops or, worse, radiant smooth tops. There was a big red label on my range glass-ceramic cooktop (in my case, I think it's made by Eurokera, instead of Ceran) telling the...

Greg: It's probably only the result of some anal-retentive people. Unless the silicone mat is really thick (they usually aren't), you won't lose any significant power. Here's the thing though: is the mat transparent enough that you can see where the burners are, so you can properly position...

Every time I see people asking if this is a new phenomenon (or strongly implying it is) I have to laugh. Here's the scoop -- I've seen people who had frontloaders in the 60's and 70's and some of them were super gross with mold/mildew and some were so clean you might as well think they were...

I love rice and beans, with some meat (usually beef) and a salad. It's one of my favorite meals. And yes, a good soak makes beans more digestible. If you don't have time to soak, you can "power soak" them with salty water for 1 or 2 minutes under pressure, drain and rinse them, then cook them...

Martin said: "curious as to what causes one machine to rinse better than another...." and then listed a number of good reasons why some machines rinse better than others. Another reason for poor rinses are how the water spray enters the tub -- for machines designed to do an eco-spray rinse, the...

My impression is that Ms. Furness is holding the tub, yes, but that also the tub is on top of a table or something similar -- look at how her dress distorts in contact with the blue surface. That is also a bit over half the tub, they removed the front. As for the way they described the action...

John (LordKenmore): My impression is that it depends quite heavily on when the recipe was published, and after that, where the recipe was published. The more recent yeasts (active dry yeast and instant/machine bread yeast) do not need to be proofed if they are stored properly and before the...

Richard: I can certainly explain somewhat why some people get blasted and some people don't so much. Just as a metaphor, but equally likely to trigger kerfuffle: let's say that I claim that I love strawberry pies but hate rhubarb and thus every strawberry rhubarb pie. Someone else comes and...

Sean (Maytag85) said: "I've said this before, but top loads will always be the true and althentic automatic washer. Yes, front loaders are automatic washers, but they aren't as automatic as a traditional top loader. And then offered more statements: "1. Top loaders can get a fairly large...

Bryan: I have not made cinnamon rolls, but I've made a lot of bread -- I have used the food processor, the Bosch Universal Plus and the Electrolux Assistent, depending on the size of the batch. This will also work on a traditional KA mixer, but the batches are smaller then. The trick is that...