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Showing posts with label Household Gadgets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Household Gadgets. Show all posts

Friday, October 28, 2016


This is a beautifully crafted tool. It is compact and easily fits in a pocket or waiter's apron. The rosewood handles lend a sense of class to an everyday kitchen tool. It has a nice weight to it in the hand. It is a well made tool that is riveted together for extra durability.

There is a curved foil blade (that is lightly serrated for easy cutting) that flips out of the handle, a nice sized corkscrew, and a nifty bottle opener. It fits nicely in my hand while I am twisting the corkscrew into the cork, the stainless steel base is curved perfectly and conforms to my fingers comfortably.

This tool makes it easy to pull the cork out of the bottle, I just insert the corkscrew, and then push the stainless steel bottle opener side down and hold with my thumb on it (as a brace) as I gently lift on the rosewood handle until the cork pops out. Super simple! I love this tool, and use it regularly.




















Sunday, September 25, 2016



I have a side by side Frigidaire, and replacing the filter was going to cost me around $70. Really not affordable for me as I live on a farm with well water that has a lot of minerals and sulfur in it and my water filter needs replacing more than if I had city water. Yes, my water smells like "eggs" straight from the facet. Not fun.

When I seen this charcoal filter, I had to give it a go.This water filter was longer than the factory filter that came with my refrigerator, but the diameter is the same. It slid right in, replacing my clogged up filter with ease. The water flow from my refrigerator had become nothing but a trickle that took several minutes to fill up a 16 oz container. After putting this replacement filter in, it now takes about 30 seconds to fill the same 16 oz container.

Due to it being a charcoal filter, some charcoal dust was in the first 2 containers (16 oz each) that I filled up. This is normal for this type of filter, and after the initial flushing of the filter the water ran clear. The third 16 oz bottle was clear and tasty. I have been using this filter for about a week (with my "stinky" well water, all drinking water is pulled from the refrigerator dispenser) and I have had no further issues with the charcoal dust.

This filter is amazing, there is no sulfur smell in the water from the refrigerator dispenser and my automatic ice maker is now producing clear ice again. The water filter that came (from the factory) with my refrigerator did not work this well brand new. I am highly impressed, my water tastes better than bottled water now. I will be purchasing my filters from this company in the future as the price is very affordable, even on a fixed income.

* I received this filter in exchange for my honest review.*




Sunday, August 7, 2016


Broom and Mop Holder Wall Mount Garden Tool Storage Tool Rack Storage & Organization for the Home Plastic Hanger for Closet Garage Organizer Shed Organizer Basement Storage General Storage
Broom and Mop Holder Wall Mount Garden Tool Storage Tool Rack Storage & Organization for the Home Plastic Hanger for Closet Garage Organizer Shed Organizer Basement Storage General Storage
Offered by KD Brands
Price: $49.99

this is super strong, heavy duty plastic that holds a lot of my 
garden tools. my hoe, rake, shovel, leaf rake, gardening gloves......
there are 5 slots to hold brooms or garden tools, and 6 strong,
 fold down hooks for hanging gloves or aprons or jackets....anything 
I want really. it it stylish and contemporary in design, much
 better than the nails in the wall that I was using before. I
 received this product at a discounted price in exchange for 
my honest and unbiased review. It was very easy to install
 on the wall, I was able to securely put it in place using the
 included hardware in very little time and with barely any effort.