All About Appliances

Kosher Appliances – All About the Sabbath Mode.

You may have heard of kosher food, kosher salt, and kosher hotdogs, but who ever heard of kosher appliances? Over the past three decades, appliance manufacturers have utilized modern technology to design kitchen appliances to be safer, more efficient, and more convenient. Although everyone benefits from these new innovations, they can pose a bit of a problem for the Sabbath or Shabbat observant Orthodox or religious Jew. Automatic shut offs, thermostats, digital displays, lights and buzzers that...

Looking for a new Freezer? Don’t miss our in depth guide on choosing the right one.

If you are considering buying a freezer then you probably already know that there are many advantages. Over its lifetime, a freezer can generally save you as much money as you paid to buy and operate it--many times over! Buying items on sale, seems like a small thing, but if you consider a $1 savings multiplied numerous times, it really adds up. Now consider buying in bulk or in season and the difference in price is even much greater. Besides for cost efficiency, freezers are just plain convenie...

Keeping Cool While Refrigerator Shopping. The many faces of Refrigeration.

For many, the fridge is our favorite home appliance, almost like an old friend. We drop in for a visit from time to time, stopping by for a quick snack, a cool drink, or just to see what’s going on. We sometimes even subscribe supernatural powers to the refrigerator, checking inside again and again for that perfect item, hoping that it has ‘magically’ appeared since the last time we looked. The fridge is a good friend indeed unless of course you’re dieting, it’s empty, or you’re the one who’...