Appliance Reviews

A little difficult to get certain food in and out of the cooking container, otherwise it cooks food very well.

Bought this contraption three months ago. We used to do Tandoori Chicken and Seekh Kebabs once a month on our gas grill. Since this product we are rotisserie-ing cut-up or whole chickens, chicken tikkas (skewers), seekh kebabs, steak strips or something every week end. Cooking time for a whole chicken is 45-50 minutes with centre heat. One of the best cooking devices and an ingenious design. It is a bit not-easy to get the whole chicken off the ring it sits on, but that is almost a no-thought when we are licking our fingers minutes later.

Now let's get one thing straight here, I'm a man! I need a man's toaster, something that will make me the finest, most delicately darkened toast this side of Paris, Texas! To have such a discriminating taste in the field of toasters is unfortunate, for very few can meet the simple requirements that I ask for! After years of searching, I found the Black and Decker T2400 Toast-It-All Deluxe 2-Slice Wide Slot Toaster! It features extra wide slots (to accordingly fit my Texas toast!) bagel and bread setting switchers, and a crumb tray that can't be beat! Now I admit, all the frou-frou with her switches confuses me! That's why she loses the extra star! But thankfully, my wife knows just what all the confusing nobs do, so when she makes my breakfast it's top notch, always satisfying my taste gumption! And above all it's made and manufactured in the U S of A! The Black & Decker T2400 Toast-It-All Deluxe 2-Slice Wide Slot Toaster ain't perfect, but she's as close as they come!

I bought the Black & Decker T2400 Toast-It-All Deluxe 2-Slice Wide Slot Toaster not knowing how great it would be, but it's now the best toaster I've ever owned. Really convienient, with settings for bagels, and it's even got an option where you can keep your bread sitting in the toaster after it's done toasting and it stays warm. Hands down, the bes toaster you will find in this price range, a fine appliance for the common man!

This is the third bread machine I've had so far and after several weeks I've had good results. My main criteria in a machine was a 2-pound capacity. The machine has a good, heavy-duty pan that is deep, even for a 2-pound capacity, that reduces the mess that flies out and collects in the bottom of the chamber during mixing. It's been very easy to clean and is quiet while operating. My only complaint is the extremely long basic bread cycle (3 hours, 40 minutes) which produces a nicely textured loaf but required much experimenting to find the right amounts of yeast and flour to make a loaf that wouldn't fall. However, the dough cycle is short (1 hour, 3 minutes) and the extra features such as a setting to make your own butter are appealing, though I haven't tried them yet. Not a bad machine--the best I've used yet.

While there are a lot of good bread machines, one feature of this model made it stand out to me: It bakes one, one-and-a-half and two pound loaves equally well. I prefer to make small loaves more often so that it's always fresh. It's practical to do so with this machine because it's simple to use and easy to clean. Also, sometimes when my husband gets especially creative, one pound is plenty. I cannot recommend, for instance, augmenting a bread mix with canned tuna, and grapes are not simply "fresher than raisins". For satisfying, fresh bread just toss a package of mix into The Breadman TR888. It knows how to make good bread every time so you don't have to.

We had our first waffles this morning, using the Cuisinart Belgian Waffler. Couldn't have been easier to use, and the waffles couldn't have tasted better! The non-stick coating releases the waffles instantly. The reason I rated it four stars instead of five, is that if the batter oozes out of the waffler, clean-up is a bit harder.

I have the model with the round knob on the top. This unit looks like it may have replaced the one I have, moving the temp control to the front. Otherwise, it is the same. I have used many waffle makers from the cheapest B&D to the fancy new Villaware. I keep returning to a pair of these that I have. Strong heating elements, thorough and fast cooking, non-stick is holding up great and very even cooking. Nice crispy waffles. The lock down is the key as it forces the batter to rise up into the upper pockets where they are cooked evenly. This IS THE ONE, trust me.

I wish the processor came with a recipe book. I have many uses for the appliance, but would have many more if it came with some recipes or even usage tips to go with the juicer, processor, and blender. There is absolutely nothing to go on except for some recommended chopping speeds in the user manual. I couldn't even find anything on the web! Other than that, I love the various speeds and blades. Also, cleanup seems to be easy so far (except the juicer - grapes get messy). Carrots seemed to stain the shredding blade holder (it's white), but the orange stains faded within hours and it looks as good as new. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a multi-tasker.

It's one of life's little mysteries. With all of our advanced technology and engineering capabilities; why can't someone make a decent blender? Can it really be that difficult? What truly shocks me is that the blender I bought 20+ years ago to see me through college still works, yet every new blender I buy to replace it fails within moments of use. Thank God that I've held on to my old standard as a backup, Sure only one out of 20 some odd speeds still works, but the fundamentals are still there and it makes a great margarita (come on - I did buy this for college after all!).

We've tried a Waring - the motor smoked on the second use. We bought an Ultrex and it has a great motor but the blade assembly continually freezes up and needs to be replaced. We've read all the reviews on all the other blenders on Amazon and it is apparent that the entire selection offered by every manufacturer is sub-standard at best. We bought the Euro-Pro based upon it's unique design and I am happy to report that it works remarkably well for it's price/feature set.

It makes a great margaritas (some things never change!) and it does a decent job busting up the ice into consistent, minute sized particles. If it can do this, than a smoothy would be no problem at all. We've used the food processor for various tasks and it also works remarkably well. It has a great little blender/beater bar that is great fun to watch (very cool!) and it creamed butter quite nicely. The tools and accessories are nicely stowed away, which is a tribute to the careful design that went into the final product. The motor is strong and both blender and processor make the most of what it has to offer. The only downside is that the makers assume that you know all about a food processor - if you're a novice, then you'll need to either experiment or get advice on what all the tools are and how to use them.

Pros:
Compact design
Nice & slick storage
Plenty of power
Decent at crushing ice

Cons:
No recipe book
No explanation on how all the tools & attachments are to be used
Could have a wider speed selection - 1 through 8 are really close, turbo is a quantum leap from the others

Bottom line is that we're very happy with this unit. We'll hold onto "ol' faithful" for awhile yet, just to make sure that we're in the clear, but so far so good - which is a lot more than I can say for the past few blenders we've tried. The five starts are relative to the others we've tried and compared. It could be better, but the rest are very sub-par.

If anything ever changes, we'll update our review.

This wine "cellar" was a great buy from Amazon.com especially with free shipping! I purchased it at only a little bit (just under $...- on clearance) more than the 42-bottle cellar and as such has a great bottle-to-dollar ratio. It looks nice and fits great into the room it is in.

There are a couple of things that are detractions to the product. 1) It is noisy. When it kicks on it is rather loud and stays loud until the compressor turns off again. I am a bit worried about possible excessive vibrations but I don't know enough about the effects of such on wine and its storage to justify my fear. 2) The temperature range is supposed to stay within ten degrees but I find that on occasion it fluctuates a little more than that.

With all that said. I can't complain. I am not a connoisseur, just an enthusiast, and so this wine "cellar" is good enough for me.

This modern wine cellar is an excellent choice for someone for whom a mini-unit storing 20 or 24 bottles wouldn't be enough, but a refrigerator-sized unit would be overkill. We're very happy with our Haier, with its space for 46 bottles, and a sleek black-and-gray design that would blend in with many home decor choices. Standing more than four feet high, it's not for someone with very limited space (or someone who minds a very quiet hum from the unit once in a while), but if you've got the room and you care about how your wine is stored, this would be an exceptional value for your money.

This is an excellent unit for the Price. It does most of the chores that the more expensive units do. The only thing missing is a dough hook. It stood up well during this holiday season. The mixer is just right for hand mixing as well as in the stand (which I used extensively).

This is a great appliance, with a powerfull motor to work any kind of mix,and includes an Boost button to increase power in hard works.It come's with platform,and turntable for automatic operation,and it's detachable for manual work, and you can forget the sprinkles,becasue with the detachable mixing shield you can now finish your mix with a clean table and wears. If you want an non-expensive appliance,with great power and good look for your kitchen,ressistant,and with glass bowl,and two pairs of beaters, then buy this mixer.I recommend it.

This is a great slicer. It has all the features and then some. Easy to adjust the blade. A nice scale with tare weight. The only thing wrong is the Safety on/off Switch. You must hold the switch with one hand while pushing the slicer with the other. You cannot catch and arrange the slices unless you have a third hand. If you don't mind this inconvience, I recomend this slicer. I returned the first delivered slicer thinking there was a defective on/off switch.

I highly reccommend this product. It is a heavy, all metal slicer that does a fantastic job. I have seen smaller all plastic models sell for more than this. If you want to save money and buy larger cuts of meat, cheese and such and slice them yourself this is the slicer for you.

I have owned the grain mill attachment for several months now, and I especially like it for its ease of use and compact-ness. It is so nice to own the Kenwood mixer with its extremely powerful and reliable motor, then purchase the attachments which are far easier to store than an extra blender, food mill, etc.

There is no comparison to milling your own flour as far as taste is concerned. The only problem I have is in adjusting the texture. They make it sound easier than it actually seems to be, although I might just be a moron and haven't quite figured out how to manipulate the dial well. That's probably the case, actually. In any case, the mill is worth the money, and you will likely not find a better deal on it.

I purchased this product about a month ago from Amazon, and it has far surpassed our expectations. Being allergic to wheat, I make all our foods from scratch and find that ordering organic bulk grains is a cost efficient way to do this. I purchased the Kenwood mixer several years ago and having only used well known professional mixers in America. I use this mixer almost daily and the grain mill several times a week to grind three or four pounds of grain at a time. I have burned out several different well known models that were supposed to have superior performance. Frankly, I would put the Kenwood mixer and the Grain Mill attachment up against all of them. Never a problem, great performance, easy to maintain and well worth the modest price.

Overall this is a nice powerful microwave. I like the fact that it can microwave at, for example, 50% power continuously instead of full-on for 10 seconds and then full-off for 10 seconds.

My only complaint is that I don't believe Panasonic paid enough attention to the user interface. For the most common operations, I want to press as few buttons as possible. Sounds simple, right? Well, Panasonic messed it up with how you set the power level. This model's best feature is cooking at a specific power level. But if you want to set the power level for something other than 100%, you have to press the power button repeatedly. Pressing it once starts you out at level 10 (100%) and thus, this press really got you nowhere since level 10 is the default. Another press gets you level 9 (90%), another level 8 (80%), etc. If you want to cook on level 1 (10%), you have to press the freakin button 10 times. My previous microwave let you press the power button, and then select the power by pressing 1-10. Two presses. Done.

Also, once you press start, you are commited. You cannot change the power on the fly (and I don't think you can even check what the current power level is). I'm not sure what the problem is. I used to be able to do this with my old microwave. Not anymore. You have to start all over again by pressing stop/reset, then press stop/reset again, then select the power by pressing the power button to death, then type in the time, and then press start.

Come on Panasonic. I want to be able to set the power using the 1-10 key pad, and I want to at least know at what power level it is currently set (accidentally turned a pint of ice cream into hot milk last night because I thought I was on level 1). You made a technologically nice microwave, but you forgot about the end user and I'm starting to get "George Jetson button finger".

Purchased this microwave for my fiance. I had recently bought myself a sears microwave with an ultrawave (inverter). She was so impressed with how mine defrosted frozen food that i went looking for one for her. I found that Panasonic has patented the inverter and sears did not have a small enough unit with the inverter. Its really cool how it defrost without cooking the edges. Its fast too. Just plug in the weight, hit start and that's all you do unless its a large roast, etc. and needs to be turned. It has a signal for that. That alone makes it a best buy but it also has a sensor cook and reheat. It measures steam coming out of reheated or cooking from scratch food to insure proper cooking or reheating. Again the inverter insures true multipower cooking vs. on/off full power like most microwaves do. More gadgets: timer, delayed cook (90min max) keep warm, manual cooking which allows setup for multiple power settings and keep warm in one operation. The size of this unit is very small for tight places but all in all its a tremendous, powerful unit. If it could only walk the dog it would have everything. Buy this and enjoy the newest technology available at a very reasonable price.