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I've got a second hand coffee grinder (one of those cheap ones with a blade that spins around a cup holding coffee beans--the style one sees everywhere). I'd like to use it, but I'm wondering about if there is a way of sanitizing it without harming the coffee grinder. It is, as I say, second...

I've recently been using Tide Simply Plus Oxi. It's one of those yellow bottle detergents.   I got it for because: -I felt I needed to be cost conscious that day, so a cheap detergent was in order. This was on sale for $3.50/bottle. -I've never tried Tide Simply, and thought it might be...

As the title asks: can an old Amazon Kindle reader work in today's world? I'm wondering, because I see them turning up at Goodwill every so often. Sometimes very cheap. (Amazing, since my local Goodwill usually is anything BUT cheap! LOL) I'm tempted, because such a gadget could be handy.  ...

I've wondered off and on about using cheap detergents like Sun or even Xtra for hand & bath towels. Yes, I've heard such detergent aren't particularly great. But I hypothesize that one really doesn't need much cleaning power for bathroom towels. And someone cost conscious like me might argue...

Today's POD is a Kenmore dryer ad that promises the same type of paint on the dryer as a $7,000 car... One reaction, is from the part of me that is fully in 2019, and thus conscious of current pricing, and which thinks a $7,000 car is nothing to get excited about. Except, perhaps, if one could...

I've been thinking of the school cafeteria discussion currently going on here in Super. At some point, I began wondering about college cafeteria experiences good and bad. Favorite meals. Detested meals. And so on. I never lived in a college dorm, so I personally had zero experience. My vision...

I wandered through a store earlier and saw some wine glasses. These glasses actually had care instructions that said the glasses should be washed in cold water. Let me repeat: wash wine glasses in cold water. My immediate reaction: yuck! I felt almost as disgusted as I had a few minutes before...

It seems like laundry detergents are now increasingly "universal" detergents that can supposedly be used in any washer, rather than separate formulas that are intended for--and only for--one type of washer (e.g., a formula only for a conventional top load washer). Even P&G, which has separate HE...

Historically, I've preferred powder detergents. I cracked here that if powder was good enough for my mother's Kenmore, it's good enough for the BOL WP DD I'm using. But I've shifted to liquids in recent history for the simple reason that there are more choices on the market, and a better shot of...

I wandered through Target yesterday. Such thrilling excitement, and I hope I recover by the end of the week. LOL On my trip, I saw some underwear that, supposedly, has some special technology to help combat odor. No clue how it works, although something on the package made me assume it's some...

Tide Simply Clean & Fresh is on sale at the store where I usually get detergent. I'm wondering how good it currently is. One assumes, of course, it's not as good as regular Tide...but is it at least as good as, say, All? Also I'm wondering how strong the perfume is after laundry has been washed...

I'm contemplating buying a box of powder laundry detergent. Problem is...the choices are severely limited these days. All seems to be the only choice available locally for my criteria (cheap, unscented, cheap, unscented, and did I mention cheap?). I've used All in the past, but, from what I...

I came across this video showing an experimental coal powered Oldsmobile made during the 80s. Maybe the idea should be revived so we have a reason to revive the coal industry, as promised by Trump! LOL

I've been thinking of vegetable soup lately, and I've been thinking about the various approaches to making it.   For me, I suppose, the "reference approach" was my mother's. I can't, unfortunately, remember an exact recipe. But she'd make a probably fairly standard beef stock one day on the...

I found this local newspaper piece on typewriter collecting interesting.   Quote:   I had no intention of becoming a typewriter collector. None. Yes I wanted one, but collecting them? That’s crazy. The portable models are 10-15 pounds, desktops over 30—who collects something like that?  ...

I'm currently using a BOL WP DD washer made about 10 years ago. Unlike other washers I've used, it does not do spray rinses during the first spin (after wash/before rinse spin) on the Normal Cycle. (Although why I'd ever use "Normal" is puzzling, given that I'm nothing but a normal person. LOL)...

I stopped by Target earlier, and, of course, I could not resist seeing if there was anything new in the laundry detergent aisle. As it turns out, the answer is yes. P&G has added some new products that have a significant percentage of plant based ingredients (65-70%). Products include new types...

Interesting article about a study that tested 10 cooking oils to see what is healthiest.   Quote: Researchers found that extra virgin olive oil is the most stable and safest to use at high temperatures. Cooking with coconut oil was almost on par, but it failed to come close when comparing...

A unique Volvo open door chime that plays Toto's "Africa." http://https//youtu.be/pZ301QEoo9Y?t=59s

I've been wondering the last few days if enzymes in laundry detergent are of much value with traditional top load washers. My impression, based on what I've heard, is that enzymes need time to work. Which raises the question if they have enough time to really do anything during a typical top...