Appliances

To upgrade your appliances or not to upgrade, that is the question. At least it has been my question quite a few times, and if it’s yours right now, here are some scenarios so you’ll know when to upgrade your appliances.

You don’t have to wait for National Peanut Butter Day to whip up a few peanut butter recipes you may not have tried yet.

If your vacuum cleaner has gasped its last and you’re in the market for a new model, here are a few points that can help you decide whether you’ll get an upright, canister, or robot vacuum cleaner.

If you own a ceramic cooktop you know how amazing they are, but you also know how vigilant you have to be to keep it clean and shiny. There are some neat tips and easy to use products to help you. Read on to see what I found out about keeping your ceramic cooktop looking new.

Energy use is a serious thing; costs are increasing across the country, in some places more than others. As some of the major consumers of energy in your home, you may be thinking about upgrading your appliances. Not only will you find that there are some great new features out there that your older models might not have, but many newer appliances leverage great new technology to be more energy efficient. It’s a great way to start the new year! Want to learn more? Read on!

There’s so much pressure when it comes to making and sticking to New Year’s resolutions, especially when those resolutions are focused on making positive changes in the interest of your health. You might have the best of intentions, but without the right tools at the ready, the risk of eating leftover pizza right out of the box before January has even come to an end is pretty high. To mitigate that risk and help you stay on track with your resolution, here’s a list of what I consider to be “must have” kitchen devices, appliances, and tips for healthy eating.

While flying cars have yet to materialize and time travel is still a ways off, I’ve been finding comfort in the fact that smart kitchens are starting to become a reality. Panasonic showed off a whole bunch of connected kitchen appliances at CES 2016, plus it has what might be the coolest and most versatile TV I’ve ever seen. It’s invisible! Wait till you see how it works.

Seeing future trends before they become reality is fun, but in our instant-gratification society, we also want innovation and we want it now. Whirlpool gives you the best of both at its booth at CES; from the “Kitchen of the Future” to laundry pairs you can get today hold a month’s worth of soap and then tell you when you’re out.

One of the coolest booths at the Consumer Electronics Show has to be the LG booth. It’s packed with mind-blowing new gadgets, appliances that are super-smart and connected, and TVs that are unbelieveably realistic. Plus a few handy gadgets too.

It’s one thing to hear about new technology, and another to see it, feel it and watch it in action right before your eyes. I had a chance to experience several new items from the Samsung product line, months before they’ll hit store shelves. Read to see what’s new, and headed to consumers for the future, as well as what’s shipping right now.