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WHIRLPOOL 20SIL4 SIDE BY SIDE FREEZER

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Now the summers and germs will actually have to strive to attack the edibles, say desserts, dinner, veggies and other yummies or not so yummies. And that is because Whirlpool has decided to give a tough fight to the heat. WHIRLPOOL 20SIL4, that’s a freezer brought into the market by this Britain company.

Loaded with features and looks have made it worth its price. It crowns itself with unique censors to adjust and adapt itself to the fluctuating mercury. It can work the best in an ambience with a temperature between15-20 degree Celsius. It possesses a system against the bacteria that attack the food. The already installed water filters complete the safety cycle to ensure its worth. Its alert facility against blackout or any system failure also compels me to call it a unique device. Its efficiency is proved by the ability to avoid the unnecessary frost. The Super chill and fast chill options, freezer baskets just coming out with an easy pull and also the door balcony to support extra accommodation for the eatables, makes it desirable and commendably featured.

It got the looks that kill, white in colour, side by side freezers, and steel finishing interiors adding to the shine. Not just looks but its steel interiors instill power, strength and sustainable functioning of it, well that completes the freezer. Apart from that it holds the capacity to support almost 550 liters of water along with the ice, hereby making it the ruler of the market. Rollers underneath make it movable, hinges create the strength for the door to hold stuff are definitely the features of the leader.

It is quite a mediocre sized freezer that would need a corner of 1800mm*905mm*740mm. the only unsatisfactory feature of the gadget is its rigid price as compared to the other brands, perhaps due to its debut in the global market that can be said to be around 1400 pounds. This could make it unaffordable for many of the households. It should be grabbed if affordable to challenge the approaching summers. It is hereby a mixture of superlative as well as mediocre preferences.

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john on March 31st 2009 in Utilities

ECOBALLS NATURAL WASH

Are you one of the many who find washing a tedious job that takes up most of your energy? Do you wish that you could reduce how much water you use washing and reduce your water bill? Even after spending so much money the conventional washing powder does not give you the desired result. You wish to replace these conventional washing powders with natural alternatives then “ECOBALLS” is the thing for you.

Ecoballs can be reusable for 150 or 1000 washes depending on the different packs of ecoballs. They are 100% hypoallergenic, residue free and anti-bacterial. These are natural, environmental friendly, cost effective and efficient. As they are naturally prepared and are highly effective to chemically loaded washing powders and conditioners they are ideal for sensitive, young, delicate skins. One pack of ecoballs contains scientifically formulated filling produces ionized oxygen which can penetrate deep into fibers and clothes which removes the stain effectively without fading the colour or damaging the fabric.

They are very easy to use both packs contain 3 ecoballs and their refills .You place a ball in your washing machine on top of your washing and use a normal cycle. The ecoballs will soften the clothes even in hard water because of this ability of the ecoballs no conditioners are required. As they contain no soap the rinse cycle is not necessary. Isn’t it great it saves your energy as well as your money? How much does it exactly save? A lot of money on a lot of things including your detergent cost, water and energy cost. The detergent cost you’l save will almost be around £200.

These calculations only take into account washing powder savings. If full advantages of the ecoballs are taken by cutting out conditioner and rinse cycle you can save even more energy, water and money. You can either try the 1000 washes pack or to first sample the results you can use the150 washes pack both of which will not disappoint you. Ecoballs weigh about 932g. The 1000 washes pack costs only £29.95 and the 150 washes pack cost only £14.95

So don’t waste any of your time cribbing about how old and faded your clothes look, go and get yourself the new ecoballs because ecoballs take perfect clothes care for you and your family.

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john on March 31st 2009 in Utilities

Stoves 61EHDO Electric Cooker

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Stone-age man fed his family by igniting flint stones to cook food, this advanced to wood as fuel followed by gas and now it’s all electrically possible!!! This is yet again asserted by Stoves 61EHDO Electric Cooker.

With dimensions of H90 x W60 x D60cm this electric cooker easily finds place in your kitchen and very soon treads along an easy route to suit your conveniences. Highlighting its basic features, it is a full-size stainless steel electric slot-in cooker with double electric ovens…no no not so soon…the best will follow suit indeed!!!

Let’s enlighten ourselves on the design first. Well, as mentioned earlier it has a double oven with the main one (medium) at 39 liters and the second one (large) at 69 liters. The hob features 4-zone burners with ceramic hotplate that actually comprises of 3 radiant and 1 halogen zone. This enables you to work with immense speed and accuracy with no such short comings. The power heat output of every burner is 2x 1.1kW, 2x 1.7kW. The ovens however don’t feature top/bottom heat settings. The ovens are internally lined with pristine enamel to give it that accurate finesse.

Twin side light flanks both the ovens that let you keep a good watch at the food cooking. The main oven has an electric fan that is monitored by an automatic programmer that is included in the 3-button LED digital clock and also contains a timer. This appliance doesn’t however contain a defrosting facility. It also has inner glass doors that are removable and thus facilitate easy cleaning.

Thus on an overall basis if you go to review the cooker, it satisfies your basic need and in fact even works to your advantage in some places thus the few short comings can be easily overlooked.

Priced at £ 507.09 inclusive if VAT, it seems like a compact and perfect replacement for troublesome cookers. In fact it minimizes the need of many too!!!

Visit online to get Gas & Electricity deals from British Gas.

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karen on March 18th 2009 in Utilities

Belling G756 ANTHRACITE – simplicity at its best

clip_image002Home appliances and its related accessories have taken working around the kitchen at its stride and made life so much simpler for us!!! Well, here’s another feather added to the cap adored by kitchen appliances - Belling G756 ANTHRACITE!!!
Well, you must be all questions as to what this complicated word may represent…it’s just a cooker that has come to us from the house of Belling!!! It is simple convenient and easily fits into kitchen spaces without having to adjust much for it.
It is a simple free standing cooker of width about 50cm and height 91.5 cm with standard front decoration – no fancy work out there!!! It doesn’t have provision for a gas cylinder as the fuel of the oven is fed by Gas. It of course has a clock that sure does save you from major blunders most of the time!
Now let’s come to the essential aspects of the cooker – the oven and the cooker’s features of course!!!! Adhering to the appliances simplicity this has a double oven cavity with an oven light but no other related features such as pull system, steam function or even integrated microwave. The capacity of the main oven is 21 liters and 2nd oven is 39 liters. It has a glass lid with auto shut off facility. As mentioned earlier it does have a LED clock with a minute minder. The hob of the freestanding cooker has the gas sealed. The cooker has 4 cooking zones with enameled pan supports that increases competency.
When coming to the controls, the heating type of the main oven is convectional, but the second oven has grill type only. The only flip side here is that it lacks control programs which would have enhanced efficiency. But of course it’s electronically ignited. All this comes in for a simple rate of around £ 314.25 inclusive of VAT.
There isn’t much you can brag about this appliance in particular but it sure does serve its purpose efficiently and well and in fact demand that much space as well. So there’s no bulky machine throwing it’s weight around here kind of a business with the kitchen and quick work friendly Belling G756!!!

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john on March 18th 2009 in Utilities

Two – Slice Toaster

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Time is precious to all and everyone in the world is on the run. So if you get a magical wand and get things done in a span of about five minutes, wouldn’t you like it? We bring you the magical, time saving Two Slice Toaster which will not only make your life simple but will also help you cook a delicious breakfast in four minutes.

Two Slice Toaster is an innovation which blends the functions of a toaster, egg cooker and meat warmer into a single appliance. This machine can be used separately or simultaneously. You can actually prepare a full breakfast sandwich by using this amazing technology.

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There are two wide toaster slots for muffins, bagels, bread or croissants. A control lever allows you to select light to dark toast settings. The touchpad has four buttons indicating Toast, Egg, Egg/Toast and Cancel. There is a removable crumb tray which makes it easy to clean. The device shuts off automatically when toasting or poaching is done.

The mechanism is very simple and if you wish to use the egg poaching or meat warming function, you just have to add 2 or 2 ½ teaspoon of water into the heating tray. Put the steamer on top of the heating tray. Lightly coat the poaching tray with oil. Break an egg into the poaching tray and place the poaching tray on the steamer tray. Place pre-cooked meat on the warming tray (if required) and stack it on top of the steamer tray. Place the lid on top of the warming tray. Push the Egg button. When the poaching is done, the appliance switches off automatically

After looking at the functions of this Two Slice Toaster, I feel it is a must have device in every kitchen. And if you think that you can bring a smile on your dear one’s face, buy now!!

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larry on February 25th 2009 in Utilities

Let there be light!!

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Home Sweet Home’ is the feeling that we want the guests to perceive when we call them home. We do many things to put up an impression on our visitors minds. Be it the new bed sheets, the new table-top or the new dinner set. We try hard to sell them that our house is the best. Most of the times we decide to have cool lighting ideas for the living room and the bedrooms and conveniently forget that kitchens are also a very important part. Thus we have some out of the world lighting ideas designed specially for your kitchen.

If you have a fetish for different kinds of tea cups, then this idea will surely floor you. You can use the tea cups, suiting your kitchen walls and design it to give a quirky lighting to your kitchen. Tea cups are great to embellish with, in part because there is a huge variety in terms of sizes, shapes and patterns. If you are a person who believes in classy and elegant look, you can go for sophisticated tea cups which will add a taste of your personality to your kitchen. On the other hand, if you love fancy lighting then vibrant, colorful tea cups will serve your purpose.

The picture above has simple light colored tea cups with a dark base attached to them. This was designed by Ian Valdez. You can light your kitchen with delicate and detailed porcelain teacups that measure 150×65mm and can be purchased for 156.00 € or about $199.

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john on February 25th 2009 in Utilities

USB powered Lunchbox

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We all love to go to restaurants. Have different cuisines and relish the delicacies. But what I have generally noticed is that whenever we go to a restaurant; our stomach gets filled by the sight of the delicious mouth watering food. And thus every time we leave the restaurant, we have paper bags of left over food with us.

Now the problem is if you do not have a microwave, you cannot reheat the food. So eventually the food is found in the garbage the next day. It’s like the old cartoon where the guy is stranded on a deserted island and finds a crate of canned food, but doesn’t have a can opener. Thanks to USB powered lunchbox by Thanko, now you need not throw away the food!

With the help of Thanko’s USB powered lunch box, you need to just plug the lunch box to your laptop, insert the food and subject it to 140 degrees temperature. The USB powered lunchbox saves you from the tension of microwave and makes it simple and at the same time creates a statement too.

Somewhere I have this doubt lingering in my mind that this USB powered lunchbox might be a bit difficult to use than an average microwave and might take some time getting used to. But as we all know, any innovation at first poses a difficulty but at the end, it makes your life simple.

You can use this devise and make your life simple by paying just about $20. So hurry now!!

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karen on February 24th 2009 in Utilities

Self Stirring Mug

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If you are having a cup of hot chocolate on a winter day and suddenly you are struggling to taste the chocolate stuck at the bottom of the mug, won’t you get irritated? Or may be you are enjoying a hot cup of tea with honey and you realize that the honey hasn’t mixed well. What a put off, isn’t it? The magic of Self Stirring Mug will now provide solution to all your hot beverage predicaments.

The Self Stirring Mug with its unique functioning prevents chocolate build-up at the end of your hot chocolate and also helps in mixing of sugar or honey in your coffee or tea. This handy table-top gadget contains a very small propeller at the bottom of the mug that spins at 3000 rpms by merely touching the handle. So no more hassle with stirrers and dirty spoons littering your desk top. Anytime you feel your drink seems diluted, just a touch and the mug will stir to give you the much wanted taste.

The Self Stirring Mug also consists of a lid. The lid will keep your beverage intact and avoid it swirling out the sides. The lid will also keep your hot drink hot and will prevent cooling off to quickly. The Self Stirring mug is made of lightweight injection-molded plastic inside a layer of stainless steel.

So the next time you want to make your co-workers jealous, place this gadget on your table and your work will be done. And if you plan to make your dear ones happy, gift them this mug and every time they use it, you will be remembered.

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karen on February 17th 2009 in Utilities

SAFETY IS THE PRIORITY

monoxide Today’s world is full of calamities being it natural or man made. We have riots, terrorist attacks, tsunami, earthquake and many such life taking activities happening around us. But there are some precautions that we can take and avoid a calamity happening to us and our family. Though we never know what might just happen to us at another moment in life. But that cannot be used as an excuse to not take precautionary actions. Many of such calamities are caused because of the same technology which is invented to make our lives simpler and easier and more importantly safe. But one need not worry if there are companies who are just interested in making high end gadgets, there are companies who are interested in making such gadgets that help save peoples life. And one such company is Npower. It has come up with this all new carbon monoxide alarm.

I am so sure you all will be puzzled as to what is this alarm all about. You might even think that may be it wakes you by emitting some sort of gas. Imagine you wake up early because your alarm instead of making some noise made some foul smell. Well my imagination is running too wild and before yours too runs in a weird direction let me tell you what it is. It is an alarm that will make noise if carbon monoxide is present in your house. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that has no taste, no color and no smell. It is generated when any fossil fuel like coal, wood or natural gas is burned and the air supply is insufficient. It can enter your house if any appliance is not properly installed or serviced.

If you are a very cautious person and would be servicing your appliances on a regular basis you would be wondering if you need such an alarm or no. my answer to this would be yes. Everyone should have one as technology can fail anytime and thus we shouldn’t be taking a chance. U.K has already faced 50 deaths, 102 incidents and 218 injuries due to carbon monoxide poisoning between January 2006 and April 2007. After knowing this wont you want to secure your future from carbon monoxide poison.

Well at least I would want to avoid this. . It is even cheap and available for only £21.50. I think it is too less a price for safety. So go ahead buy this alarm and be sure of no calamity due to carbon monoxide

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john on February 15th 2009 in Utilities

The Digital Thermometer Pan!!!

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All the people who love to be in the kitchen and cook some amazing finger licking recipes, here is a brilliant gadget which will help you prepare food items with a smile on your face. Many a times it must have happened that you have kept a pan and forgotten about it completely, and when you realize your mistake it’s too late. So here we introduce you to Digital Thermometer Pan which will allow you to check the temperature of the pan and help your food from burning ensuring it to be 100% yummy!!

The only way to check if the pan is at medium or medium high heat is by touching it and this idea does not sound that great. So the Digital Thermometer Pan is definitely a saving grace. It has a thermometer built right on the pan’s handle. With the help of the thermometer you can see an exact read-out, in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius. So depending upon the recipe and the heat required to prepare the same, you can decide when to remove the pan by checking the temperature. First timers and experimental cooks can always keep in mind the temperature if the dish turns out good and can get the same results the next time too!!

The Digital Thermometer Pan is about 7.8 inches in diameter and is made of thick-gauge stainless steel with a nonstick surface. It is dishwasher safe and the readout on the handle can be removed for easy cleaning.
So hurry up and list the Digital thermometer Pan in your buying list. After all it should be the first choice for all the food lovers.

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karen on February 15th 2009 in Utilities