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Archived Home & Garden Reviews: The Grip You Can Count On

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 19:52:51 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author daddybear - Two years ago for my Birthday my wife bought me the Craftsman Robo-Grip Pliers. These are a great asset to my ever growing tool chest, that now consists of many Craftsman products.

This was a special offer from Sears at the time. The set...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Budget and what's needed.

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:46:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DennisMihalik - Tools for beginners is a difficult subject to broach for each may have a different reason for purchasing tools. This opinion will address the home owner. If you have a relatively new home you will not need as many tools as the person who has purchase an...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: easy Mornings indeed

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 01:33:53 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author keljo70 - I love my Proctor Silex easy morning coffee maker,12 cups, strength selector,2hr shut off,pause"N'seve,programmable clock/timer,extra large water reservoir and measurements markings, accelerated brewing speed and dishwasher safe carafe,Model 41471...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Rubbermaid shed

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 03:08:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sorren66 - We needed an outdoor shed for garden supplies. Was at Home Depot and saw the Rubbermaid plastic sheds (6'tall x 4'wide, double door). Looked good and very easy to set up. Was a bit expensive at $200.00 but the box said it would go up in 5 minutes with...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Use it once and it's worth it...

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 04:12:35 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author Bektek - Preface: This review is a little about the Dremel rotary tool itself, but MOSTLY about the recently-available RIGHT ANGLE ATTACHMENT MODEL 575.

Maybe you bought your first Dremel rotary tool not because you had a specific task in mind...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Black and Decker Firestorm is a winner!

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:51:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author estilan - I have always been a handyman kinda guy fixing things and building countless woodworking projects.

Moving into an apartment meant that I had to give up my table saw, jig saw and a host of other space hoggin tools. I thought that my woodworking...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: The Best Popcorn Ever

Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:11:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jev04again - There is a snack food that I just love. And I'm not ashamed to admit that I can be described - and I am - as a "popcorn-aholic" by my friends. I love all kinds, all flavors, it matters not what is shaken on it, coated on it, or if it's...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: A Bagels Best Friend

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 00:57:35 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author Matlgal - I can now have a bagel toasted to perfection with little or no effort. YESSSSSSSsssssssssssssss!!

For Christmas I was the lucky recipient of the Black and Decker Toast-it-all 4 slice Super Wide Toaster. MODEL T4300. The new extras on this...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Annoying!

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:20:47 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author moey55 - I have the Proctor-Silex coffee maker, model A12....it is the bare minimum. No bells and whistle, no clock, however you can interrupt the drip by removing the pot. If you are so inclined to needing a cup of coffee so badly that you can't even wait for...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Starbucks Fresh Coffee at Home: No Cooked Coffee Taste Ever

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 04:28:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author prettyinpink - My Starbucks Aroma Thermal Brewer was my Christmas present to myself, and was I ever a good Santa!

I am a slow-to-wake person, so I really like to take my time drinking my morning coffee. On weekends, this can take hours! My old Mr...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Versatile Kitchen Tool

Fri, 22 Dec 2000 02:14:07 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author royzee - I use my Braun food processor (model UK11) nearly every week. It is easy to use, quite easy to clean and does not take up much space. I use the basic grinder to grind nuts for cake, frozen fruit (strawberries, raspberries, etc.) for ambrosia or fruit...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: A house with no microwave...

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:35:01 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author sjmsmommy - ...needs this type of Popcorn Popper... Yes, that is right we are a family of 2 adults and 4 children, and we do not own a microwave! We just recently moved into a custom home and it did not have a built in microwave, and I refuse to have one sitting on...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Lie-Nielsen handplanes

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 09:55:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wreimer - Have you ever looked at an antique piece of furniture and wondered how such fine work was accomplished without the benefit of power tools? The smooth, flat surfaces, precise corners and angles, everything fitting perfectly, and all without sandpaper or...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Reniventing the light bulb.

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:13:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmezzer - The incandescent light bulb has remained pretty much the same since Thomas Edison came up with the first one in the latter part of the last century before the just passed century. I’ve actually seen one which was from 1918 in someone’s garage. It was a...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Krups Fresh Aroma Time - Grind & Brew!

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:42:17 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author beanbear - I’ve had a number of $10-15 level coffee makers over the years (almost a different one every year I was in college & grad school…), but the 1st “real” coffee maker I bought was several years ago, a Krups Pro Café. Recently, I received one of Krups...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Pop, Pop, Pop, Popcorn!

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 00:04:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chris830 - My younger son has severe food allergies to a variety of common food items. He loves popcorn but is allergic to the oils used in microwave popcorns, thus we had to find an alternative way to pop our corn. We were attracted to the Looney Tunes "Taz"...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: TR777spr Breadman Pro Breadmaker

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 01:56:26 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author MadamC - I knew I wanted a bread machine for my birthday, so after studying long and hard--and visiting Consumer Reports for the testing reports--I decided to get a Breadman Pro. It wasn't the highest rated (it was third)--but the highest rated (Panasonic)was...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Move heavy tools safely

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 03:31:28 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author Johnk75 - I own eight stationary power tools that I must occasionally move in my wood working shop. Some came with casters that worked poorly when new and required me to lift the front of the tool to move it. Lifting the front of a Radial Arm saw to move it, is...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Hold out for something better...

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 02:14:39 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author Godai-kun - Note: this is the same model that is sold under the "American Harvest" brand in chain stores around the country.

The Nesco Snackmaster Entree is, as its name suggests, an entry-level model for people who are interested in getting...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Fine Edge Pro Steak Knives

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:07:20 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author solpo - After over 2 years of living with a set of 4 Fine Edge Pro steak knives, I just have one wish.... New steak knives.

A couple of years ago my wife (then girlfriend) and I set up a house together. This included the purchase of Henckels...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: WHAT'S a Whirly-Pop, he asked?

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:52:18 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author nosleep - A little bit of heaven, that's what. This is the most remarkable, old-fashioned gizmo in my kitchen. It's only about a year old, and you can pick one up at Williams-Sonoma, but I've seen them elsewhere too.

This stove-top popper truly makes...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: The quality of vacuum coffee with the ease of a drip maker

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:17:06 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author cjboffoli - I recently purchased the new Starbucks Barista Utopia vacuum coffee maker. I have been a fan of specialty coffees for a long time. And over the years I have managed to educate myself about everything having to do with coffee.

I had heard...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Cops blind you with this light when they write you up.

Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:42:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AyrBlake - If you need a good flashlight. If you hunt, fish, camp, boat, pilot, or take road trips, you need a GREAT Flashlight. For maximum brightness under $100.00, look at the Streamlight SL-20-XP. The tough polymer XP and its aircraft aluminum brother, the...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Nice easy gadget

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 02:58:25 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author dilip - I got this as a gift a short while ago, and I must say that for one of the "easy to use" sharpeners (the kind with the aligned wheels and guide so you just hold the knife vertical and pull it through) this device is actually very nice.
...

Archived Home & Garden Reviews: Happy Coffee

Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:07:17 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author owling - I have a problem with bitter coffee. I'll go well out of my way to avoid it. Half and half, sugar, melted semisweet chocolate, multiple coffee cookbooks - that's me. I'm way oversensitive to the bitterness that's all too common in coffee. I can't even...