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The only thing better
than finishing kitchen-cleanup duty? Not having to do it again for
a while. These techniques will make your efforts last longer.
Cabinets
- Set jars of liquid or jelly on coasters, or line shelves with nonadhesive cork liner. When drips…
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Microwaves,
refrigerators, ranges, oh my! Before making a big-ticket purchase,
learn your options
5 Things to Look for in a Washing Machine Top-loaders ($350 and up) are easy to use, since they don't require bending over. Front-loaders ($600 and up) use 65 percent…
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What to put in the fridge to guarantee nutritious eating
Gregor Halenda
Healthy eating would be a lot easier if someone would clean out the refrigerator, get rid of the junk, and stock the shelves with nutritious choices. If high-fat, high-salt, low-fiber foods aren't in sight (Chubby Hubby, anyone?), they are more likely to be out of mind -- and out of mouth. But until you find a nutritionist-slash -- personal assistant to do the job for you, take a peek into this healthy refrigerator. Look at it again before you head to the supermarket -- it might keep you away from the Cool Whip.
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As we all know, your fridge
is running 24/7 to keep your food fresh (in my case it's working to
keep cold some delicious leftover chicken parmesan for my lunch).
And as efficient...
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Your second refrigerator: a helpful and well-used appliance for the home, or $280 a year spent only to cool a dozen beers or sodas at a time?
photo: Flickr.com
It’s quite common to have a second fridge and/or freezer in your home’s garage or basement. If you always have a lot of food that needs to be kept cold, or lots of hungry and thirsty kids and other guests coming over, it definitely comes in handy.
But if you don’t actually have that other icebox filled all the time, take a moment to consider how necessary it is to keep it, and how much money and energy you may be wasting to run it.
This great calculator from Energy Star will show you how much you can save by getting rid of your second fridge (or replacing your main one). It is important to consider that typically, a second refrigerator or freezer in the home is probably an old model that uses almost twice as much energy as a modern one.
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We've covered couches decorated with markers, graffiti-inspired wardrobes, chalkboard fabric, and wallpaper you can doodle on, but Amana's new "Jot" refrigerator may be the most sensible use of scribbles we've seen yet. The fridge's entire face is made of Dry-Erase material, so you can write down grocery lists, phone messages, and to-dos, and wipe them off cleanly when you're finished. (No word on whether you have to tie your marker to a string and tape it to the side of the fridge, old-school style.) It's kind of the polar opposite of the gleaming, not-so-friendly-looking stainless steel Sub-Zero, which makes me wonder if fridge makers have found that not all audiences are after that shiny, super-modern (and, let's face it, easily fingerprinted) style. What do you think? Would you bring one of these home? [via Curbly]
Photo Credit: Amana
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Dual refrigerator doors and pullout freezer drawers are, yes, so hot right now. At this year's Kitchen and Bath show in Las Vegas, French door refrigerators were the name of the game, with interior shelving the full width of the unit and bottom-mount, frost-free freezers. This style is quickly becoming the most popular kid in class. If you happen to be in the market for a new fridge of your own, here are three that stand out from the French door pack.
The stainless steel Fisher & Paykel RF201ADUX's Active Smart system continuously adjusts the flow of cold air based on daily use and climatic conditions, ensuring it quickly reaches the safe temperature for maintaining freshness. $2499.00, fisherpaykel.com for stores (Dimensions: H 70 1/8", W 35 7/18", V 20.1 cu. ft.) Read More »
Photo credit: Fisher & Paykel
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Okay, we realize this makes us sound like giant nerds, but we tend to get excited about advancements in the dry erase world. (Like this fridge we found earlier.) And we love these colored Chatboards from SUITE New York. Available in pretty much any color you could imagine, the boards are also magnetic. As all the to-do and reminder lists grow by the day, it's nice to have something this pretty to keep things organized. Read More »
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