Small appliances

It’s a big adjustment when you make the switch from living at home to living in the dorm. You’ve got to say goodbye to fresh laundry every day and say hello to communal washer and dryers. You’ll also shop for groceries for yourself and cook for yourself, maybe for the first time ever. A lot of college students find it exciting when they think about setting up a kitchen and making meals every day, but the reality is a bit...

Everyone who goes away to school wants to have the cool dorm room, but having the best dorm room is about more than just washi tape covering all your corners and a big chalkboard framed on your walls. Having the cool dorm room is about having a great set up for eating and studying. When school gets stressful you want to be the one to welcome your stressed out friends into a cozy room with all the comforts of home,...

 Cooking is fun, especially when you have the right tools. KitchenAid has been making the right tools for decades and their newest mixer will bring years of enjoyment in the kitchen to anyone who uses it. The Artisan Mini Mixer is 25% lighter and 20% smaller than their flagship mixer, so it is perfect for any chef with a smaller kitchen. What recipe would you love to make in the KitchenAid Artisan Mini Mixer? Tell us and you just might win one from Best Buy and KitchenAid. 

 I love to bake, and have since my high school Home Economics teacher introduced me to scones many moons ago. I’ve been coveting a KitchenAid Stand Mixer for as long as I can remember.So I was beyond excited to take the newly released KitchenAid Artisan Mini for a test drive. 

The Braun Multiquick 7 is a multi-purpose immersion blender that’s so handy, I know I’d use it every single day. Here’s my review of this very useful immersion blender.

If you only use your blender to make smoothies, you’re missing out on so many cool recipes you can try. That’s what I found out this week when I compared the Vitamix 300 to the Vitamix 500, and I made butternut squash soup and hazelnut spread in no time at all.  

When I was asked to test out the Breville Fast Slow Pro Multicooker I was pretty excited. I love a kitchen appliance that has plenty of options and is easy to use. I’m also always looking for new ways to cook a healthy and quick meal for my boys, and I was hoping this appliance would be the able do it. Read on for my thoughts on the Breville Fast Slow Pro Multicooker.

Pressure cookers used to do one thing and one thing only–cook food under pressure. These days, however, most pressure cookers are multi-function kitchen appliances that allow you to do everything from sauté to stew to steam and, of course, pressure cook. I had never used a pressure cooker before so was excited to exercise my culinary chops by testing the T-Fal 25-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker. Here’s how it fared in my book.  

This past weekend was Easter, and I don’t know about you, but I certainly indulged in my fair share of delicious food. In fact, over three days I partook in two brunches and one breakfast, and they reminded me of how much I love syrup. Regardless of what it touches, syrup makes everything better, and as it turns out you can make it at home with a Vitamix blender.

I’m always looking for new ways to cook a good meal. It can get a little boring cooking the same meals, the same way, time after time. Today I’m reviewing the SousVide Supreme Water Oven and let me tell you it’s definitely a new and unique way to cook a meal.