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Dropped by the appliance store to get washing machine cleaner and look what followed me home: GE’s full-size (24”) portable dishwasher. It replaces a 2017 Whirlpool portable purchased when I moved to the apartment. It’s still in perfect working condition, so gave it to another tenant. For the...

I rewatched ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (1985; dir. Stephen Frears) and had completely forgotten about the punning use of the word ‘Omo’. Daniel Day Lewis uses it as a nickname for one of the other characters. Anyway, meandered over to NavaFresh and Altruan, searched for Omo detergents and ordered...

Given the recent reformulations by a number of top brands, the testing organization we love to hate has updated info. Surprises: Previously top-rated Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club) Ultimate Clean pacs plummeted. Not surprised. On strength of the previous iteration’s performance, bought two huge...

Given the recent reformulations of some top brands, the testing organization we love to hate has updated info. A bit surprised the new Persil line—especially their flagship “Advanced Clean”—has taken a significant tumble. For those who prefer to avoid plastic packaging: No ratings on Tide Evo...

The box of Tide Evo Laundry Tiles arrived, so I stained a dish towel with the same stains used in the EC30 Tiles and liquid Tide Ultimate Stain Release tests, then let the stains dry overnight (about 10 hours). Used the same cycle as the other tests: > Speed Queen 7009 front-loader; very soft...

I decided to create a thread about the tests I’m doing with EC30 detergent swatches vs. top-rated liquid Tide Ultimate Stain Release. The swatches are made by P&G and will be marketed as Tide Evo Tiles sometime later this year. The Tide Tiles are being test marketed in Colorado beginning in...

While it comes down to personal preference, I’ve spent 6-1/2 years wishing I had a fridge with glass shelves and a meat/cheese drawer. So I bought one! This 8-plex apartment building was built in 1978, before refrigerators of mammoth proportions became the norm. As you can see in photo #1, a...

One unexpected outcome of purchasing the front-loading Speed Queen pair back in October was a fairly decisive switch from liquid and pod detergents back to powders. A whole bunch of them. The little smorgasbord of detergents arriving at my doorstep stemmed from two seemingly innocuous sentences...

Years ago, when I still had the 2002 Frigidaire front loader, I tried a small box of powdered UK (Unilever) Persil Bio and liked everything about it: cleaning power, scent, and best of all the super-clear rinses it produced. Think I ordered it from the Brit SuperStore, which I’m not sure exists...

Although satisfied with my 2017 SQ 9-Series top-loading pair, I’ve always preferred front-loaders. Took the plunge this week and purchased the SQ 7009 washer and a companion dryer. I opted for the pedestals, which add 8-inches to the height. Much easier loading and unloading. Unfortunately, I...

So, here’s a random question for the Kenmore-heads in the AW family. I grew up with a suds-saving 1960 Kenmore Model 80. When in suds-saving mode, you’d hear the clunk of the valve changing positions at the beginning of the wash-water drain. The water spun from the clothes during the first 2...

The ‘High Temp’ warning alarm started beeping about an hour ago. I pressed the ‘Turbo Freeze’ pad, but the fan doesn’t seem to be blowing air into the freezer. I hear a hum, as if the compressor is running, but no air movement from the vents on the back wall of the freezer. It’s a frost-free...

A young—mid 30s, I’d say—Hispanic couple moved into the apartment directly behind mine in our 8-plex. They had a new Amana top-loading set delivered and installed today by the local Whirlpool/KitchenAid/Maytag/Amana dealer. Their pair sits right next to mine in our laundry area/pass-through...

You may remember I mentioned the issues the young couple in the apartment behind me had with their Whirlpool 6620. Three service calls for major leaks and one for an electronics failure in a four month-old washer.   The dealer decided to replace the washer for them, which took six weeks to...

The testing organization you love to hate has tested the new LG top-loader with an agitator vaguely reminiscent of one in a vintage Easy. It topped the ratings of top-loaders with an agitator. Total score: 73 Cycle Time: 70 min. (Normal cycle/heaviest soil setting) Washing Performance...

Wow, that top-of-the-line model has an eye-catching, suspended console! All kinds of shapes and colors. Appears to be a solid tub model. Very stylish--right down to the "holds three quarts" auto-dosing bleach dispenser on the front of the cabinet. Had this washer been in our house, I'd have...

I detest red radishes. Have never cared for the bitter, sharp, peppery taste of them. Then I discovered a recipe for Roasted Red "Potatoes" using radishes. Simply top and tail them. Cut small-to-medium sized radishes in half; large ones into quarters. Toss with olive oil and your favorite...

Homemade low carb / keto “breads” using almond and/or coconut flour have replaced those made with grain flours in my diet since joining club Type II. Unfortunately, most slices of them do not like standing vertically in a traditional toaster, where they tend to bend, sometimes emerging with...

Austin- Haven’t heard of Zustro, but am using Sukrin products (erythritol) and liquid Stevia as sugar substitutes. Grain-based flours and their carbs are also an issue with blood glucose numbers, so have been using almond flour and coconut flour along with IsoPure protein powder as flour...

OK, this comes very late in the day--in fact, I think it's already tomorrow on the east coast--but I just noticed that only the Whites cycle (partial or full load) has warm rinses; all the rest are cold. Not sure what year this POD hails from, but our 1960 Kenmore Model 80 with automatic cycle...