Rival 18-Ounce Electric Gravy Boat Warmer

Stylish, excellent design, and so versatile!
This is much more than a slow cooker gravy boat! I experimented cooking a small amount of tiny shell macaroni and it worked! I only used an amount of water that would be absorbed as I was planning to add cheese and it was done in about 10 minutes.

The lid probably helped a lot, so I know it will keep gravy nice and warm, especially if added when hot from the cooking source. It should also easily warm syrup without first heating the syrup elsewhere and would melt butter in a few minutes maximum.

The bottom inside of the boat is an oval, roughly 4" x 2", therefore concentrating the heat over a small area at first, which also surely helped in my makeshift application. The area widens in a taper towards the top to approximately 7" x 4" and the contents will need stirring if you are heating food rather than liquids.

The base enclosure gets hot, but not too hot to touch briefly, and if you leave the boat in the base, the contents would certainly remain...

Dual Use Gravy Boat
This Slow Cooker Gravy Boat is great! The gravy boat can be plugged in to keep warm, then unplugged for serving, retaining enought heat to keep the gravy warm during the meal.

We are planning to use this also as a small fondue pot. I liked it so much after I purchased it that I ordered three more for my married children.

Bought two - Both have blemishes ;/
They work well, really well.. you can even cook in them.. but both of mine have noticeable blemishes! ..And one is a gift for my mother-in-law.. yikes! Shipping took over TWO WEEKS.. so that's why i'm giving them 4 stars.. work great..look mediocre, SLOW shipping! Made me wonder if these are seconds or what?! I will not buy from P**stein company again! No answer to e-mails or even a phone call, no tracking, either. Not good.

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Continental CE23451 4 Slice Toaster, White

It's Ok
Nothing too fancy. It gets the job done. My bread is toasted and I am satisfied. Nothing too fantastic or too bad about it.

What you See is What you Get
I had just "deep-sixed" a fairly sophisticated 4-slice toaster, because one of the levers wouldn't stay down and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. It seems to me that across the years this is one small electrical appliance that really hasn't advanced that much. It still consists, basically, of a single or double set of flimsy electric coils encased in a variety of housings with a variety of "bells and whistles". Anyway, I decided that this time I would buy an inexpensive model, and simply bite the bullet and buy an other one as/when it gave up the ghost. So far this toaster has worked pretty much as I expected i.e. it tends to toast unevenly, and if the bread/English muffin, whatever, is doughy or moist, you will (not unreasonably) have to give it a couple of shots, even on the highest setting. All this said, I got what I paid for and I am satisfied with my purchase.



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Portable Refrigerator Freezer - 63 Qt. - EdgeStar

Portable Freezer 64 qts
It wore out after a year and the warranty. Kept food frozen but I hoped for a long life given the expense. Portable edgestar freezer. would not even give it a two stars.

DC cable does NOT WORK
My husband and I took our new Portable Fridge from EdgeStar for a test drive. There was a problem before we got out of the driveway. The DC power plug Wouldn't stay in the DC outlet in our Toyota Sieana Minivan. If I held it in, the fridge would go on, let go and in went off.

I called the Customer Service number at CompactAppliance where we purchased it. He informed me the problem was with my CAR, not the plug! When I told him all other DC plugs have worked (Cell charger etc.) he still insisted there is no problem with the DC plug or cord. I asked for a new cord but he said that it was a $45.00 cord and no way would they send that to me for free. He was rude and condescending. I asked to speak to a supervisor or tech support. He refused and said we could just return the unit. I ended up hanging up on him in anger and frustration. I spliced the cord myself and it works. I like the unit but would NOT recommend buying it from CompactAppliance, if you can help it,...

EdgeStar FP630 Freezer/Refrigerator
I've owned this FP630 unit for three months and have only one issue with it. I like the refrigerator/freezer itself very much, and it has worked well on AC current. However, the 12v connection cable is defective.

I ordered the longer 12v cable and it was defective also. In order to use DC current as your power supply you need to cut off the male plug (that plugs into your 12v power source) and replace it with a 10A, 12v DC plug you can find at Radio Shack for $5.99.

It's a PITA but you have no option per my call to the EdgeStar Factory representative. The problem with the 12v cables is that the male plug on the cable is defective in that its retention springs, that hold the plug into the wall or vehicle socket, are too weak the it will very easily move out of the socket enough to break the connection with the wall power source. And, in a motorhome or vehicle, you have constant vibration which adds to the problem of your connection being unreliable...

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Braun K3000 220 to 240-volt 3-in-1 Kitchen Center, 50Hz, Includes Mixer/Blender and Food Processor

Fantastic kitchen machine!
I love this machine. Really love it. For me, since I have limited storage space in my kitchen, the best "selling point" was that it's one machine with three functions: blender, mixer and food processor. It's easy to use, easy to clean (dishwasher!) and makes working in the kitchen easy and fun.

Brilliant
This machine can handle anything. It is powerful and versatile. It can cut french fries, make any kind of dough imaginable, mix meat for meatloaves, and lots more. It has lots of power and is easy to clean. We absolutely love it.

very good product
Had one for over 20 years and still working so i bought this one for a friend and i have also introduced it tosome of my other friends

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Danby DWC1534BLS 3.7 Cu. Ft. 34-Bottle Silhouette Wine Cooler - Black/Stainless

nice looking and quiet
Better than expected in quiet and looks. Fit into a small space without looking cheap. It holds more than we expected. Though it is only one zone, we still put both red and white in and it acts to pre chill the white particularly in the summer.

Nice product
Very nice wine fridge, so far operates as advertised. Shelves look a little crooked from afar, also wish it held more large wine bottles, but other than that it looks great in our new kitchen.



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Cuisinart TTG-500 Two-to-Go Coffeemaker

Overall, good and quick
I bought this for the purpose that the machine was designed for, drinking coffee on the go. It's not the traditional coffeemaker that's used for sipping coffee while lounging around reading the newspaper on a Saturday morning. But, it's very convenient, since there is no carafe to wash or worry about. It's also a quick brewing maker. The coffee tastes very good, but don't expect to let it sit there since there's no hot plate. I suggest brewing it right before you leave and put the thermos top on right away. The machine is the bare minimum in bells and whistles (one button, the on or brew button). The two thermos' are very nice and keep the beverage fresh and warm for usually 2-3 hours. The only complaint that I have about the whole product is the thermos tops though. They are very tricky to drink out of without dribbling... a bad thing if you're driving in traffic, and one that could have embarrasing consequences on your pants or shirt if you're going straight to work. If you can...

Great coffeemaker- just a couple of minor suggestions...
My husband and I found this at a store at a very reduced price, and decided to pick it up. We have a traditional coffeemaker already but my husband finds that he usually does not drink the entire pot of coffee, so he winds up with a lot of wasted coffee. Pluse we figured that at the price we were getting it for, it was worth the price for the two stainless commuter mugs alone.
I am very impressed by how well this works. The coffee comes out tasting very good, and it's very fast. Due to the ease of making coffee with this machine I even find myself drinking coffee a lot more often than I used to- I used to NEVER drink coffee.
However, I do have a couple of minor suggestions to Cuisinart for future editions of this coffeemaker: it would be really helpful if the base had some kind of warming feature. Since these mugs have stainless steel surfaces they cannot be microwaved, so if you can't drink the coffee immediately it would be nice if there was a warming element on the...

Two to Go. One bigger than the other.
Many things about the design are good, especially its simplicity. There is one area, however, where a little more complexity may have paid off. Even before I brewed the first batch, I was curious about how the unit would evenly distribute the coffee between the mugs. The answer is: Not well.

The mechanism for separating the two streams of coffee is a sloping divider that peaks below where the coffee drips from the filter funnel. Half of the coffee is supposed to find its way down one side and half should go down the other. Does that happen? Not in the 6 batches I've brewed since receiving this as a gift.

I have always found that one cup is almost twice as full as the other. Watch out if you are planning to brew two full cups, one will overflow if you are not carefull. I'm thinking of putting a few matchbooks under one side to see if that evens out the distribution. Talk about your jury-rigs.

Ok, I will concede that it make a good, hot cup of coffee that stays hot for a...

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Continental Electrics 32 Ounce Hot Pot

Dangerous Product, do not buy
I thought about getting a hot pot to boil water for my coffee instead of using the microwave and I limped in with this $10 purchase. The idea is sound and I will be buying another hot pot but this products was a waste of money. After the first week I started seeing an orange ring around the bottom hot plate, I later found out this was rust, which I have been drinking. After two weeks the unit would only work intermittent. I figured while moving it around water came out of the bottom. I took it apart and realized that the plastic pot interfaces with the hot metal heating element at a cheap silicone seal that had failed. Also the heating element had rusted up between the seal and the metal.

There's no doubt that if I had continued to use this it would have been possible that water could have seeped out and I could have grounded on it and gotten a good shock. Do not buy this. Amazon should remove it.

Doesn't boil anymore!
When I first got this hot pot (to make pasta in my dorm room), it worked great. However, after about 2 or 3 weeks of use, it does not cook the noodles right anymore. It has stopped boiling while the noodles are in the water (as it used to do perfectly). It seems to only heat to a certain point, even though I am careful to avoid overfilling it. It's strange because it worked perfectly when I got it.

Disappointed in this product
It looked good, and initially I was quite pleased with it as to appearance and the way it would quickly boil water. However, right from the first, the non-stick whtie surface of the pot would flake off into the water in small pieces. I had to be constantly removing these little pieces before pouring the water into my tea cup. I never used anything in it except water. I am sorry that I cannot recommend it. I was able to return it without question and received a refund. The transaction was completely satisfactory, but this particular pot was not.

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