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Hurom H70 Easy Clean Slow Juicer review – When my Mrs. misses fresh juice! 

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REVIEW—My brain short circuits when considering the love/hate relationship with my juicer. Why such emotion for a kitchen appliance? It’s a pain to clean, prompting me to look at the Hurom H70 Easy Clean Slow Juicer. Can it alter my perceptions of kitchen reality? Oh, gosh! I sure hope so!     What is it? The Hurom

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ALOHA organic plant based protein bars and protein power review

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REVIEW – I’m always on the lookout for snacks that satisfy both my sweet tooth and my nutritional needs. Enter ALOHA, a brand that’s been making waves (see what I did there?) in the plant-based protein market with their bars and powders. In a world where convenience often trumps nutrition, ALOHA offers an alternative to

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Simple Spread lid mounted knife review – The best invention since sliced bread?

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REVIEW – If you’ve ever wished that your sandwich spread jars had a built-in knife, this is the review for you! Today I’m going to tell you about Simple Spread. lid mounted knife. Let’s take a look! What is it? The Simple Spread is BPA free food safe plastic knife that mounts to the inside

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Birthday cake is great, but you can eat the candles too!

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NEWS – This year, let them eat cake AND candles for your birthday because you can celebrate your birthday with a little extra yum. Let Them Eat Candles edible birthday candles are made of milk or dark chocolate. These candles can be lit like a traditional wax birthday candle, but instead of taking them out

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HLTH Code plant based complete meal shakes review

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REVIEW – I’ve reviewed several meal replacement shakes over the years, including the original shakes from HLTH Code back in 2021. They recently created a new plant-based version of their meal shakes, which I will talk about today. What is it? HLTH Code plant-based complete meal shakes are nutritionally complete meal replacement shakes that are

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LUXEAR 5-Piece Fruit and Veggie Storage Container review – Keeping it fresh

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REVIEW – You want your expensive produce to last as long as possible, and extended freshness is what LUXEAR promises with their 5-Piece Fruit and Veggie Storage Containers. How does this sorcery work, and does it deliver? To the review! What is it? They are storage containers designed keep your fruits and vegetables fresher for

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Typhur Sous Vide Station review – Sous vide made easy enough for anyone!

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REVIEW – If you haven’t tried out sous vide cooking yet, I highly recommend exploring it! We have had a cheap sous vide cooker for years that we used attached to a large square food storage container and have cooked everything from roasts to seafood, and of course steaks. The resulting meal is almost always

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Savory Spice Spice n’ Easy Sun-Dried Tomato Minestrone soup mix review

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REVIEW – When the leaves are changing colors and there’s a chill in the air, I like a big bowl of soup. Actually, I like a big bowl of soup any time and today I want to give you a quick review of Spice n’ Easy Sun-Dried Tomato Minestrone soup mix from Savory Spice. Yeah,

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Joy Pebble countertop ice maker review – piles of pleasant pebble ice posthaste

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REVIEW – Most people I informally surveyed while reviewing the Joy Pebble countertop ice maker prefer nugget/pebble  ice to other larger forms of ice. I’ve personally always enjoyed pebble ice but hadn’t previously sought it out, but now that the pebble ice maker has been sitting on our countertop for a few weeks, I’m feeling

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SaladPower organic smoothie review – 2x your daily vegetable requirement without gagging!

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REVIEW – I know that I’m not the only person who struggles to eat the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. The current # of recommended servings per day is 5 servings! Heck, I’m lucky to eat that many servings in a whole week! When I was offered the opportunity to try SaladPower veggie

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ThermoPro Tempspike II dual wireless meat thermometers review – Now I know my Traeger was lying to me!

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REVIEW – Summer is officially here in South Texas, and for me and my family, that means BBQ!  I am not talking about tossing some hamburgers on the grill or loading up your kettle grill with charcoal and grilling up a steak.  I am talking about hours of slow-cooking a big chunk of meat into

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HiCOZY Vacuum Food Sealer review – How much is your food worth?

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REVIEW – A few years ago, a friend gave me a FoodSaver vacuum sealer she never used. I barely knew what one was, but accepted it anyway because it is a . . . gadget. I am glad I did. If you aren’t familiar with what a sealer can do, it literally sucks the air

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Honey Stinger Oat + Honey Pre-Workout Bar review

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REVIEW – After reviewing their Gluten-Free Waffles, Honey Stinger offered me a chance to review their Oat + Honey bars.  I gladly accepted their gracious offer and got the opportunity to try both flavor options- Original and Chocolate Chocolate Chip.  Here is what I thought… What is it The Honey Stinger Oat + Honey Pre-Workout bar

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Cruz BlenderCap review – the mini blender I didn’t know I needed

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REVIEW –  I like smoothies and therefore I have a big, powerful, and noisy blender. It’s not something I can take to work or on vacation very easily though. Let’s see if the new Cruz BlenderCap can up my smoothie away game. What is it? The Cruz BlenderCap is a portable battery-powered mini blender that

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Airthereal Revive Electric Kitchen Composter review – quickly and quietly reduces food waste volume

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REVIEW – I’ve been thinking about getting an electric kitchen composter for a while now. So when the Airthereal Revive Electric Kitchen Composter came up for review, I was eager to give it a try. The result? It handled all my food scraps well and greatly reduced the volume of the food waste that I

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BlendJet 2 portable blender review – with an XL jar

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REVIEW – My son and co-reviewer, Mason, is on a smoothie kick. I hate to discourage this healthy habit, but our old blender is loud enough to wake the dead (or at least his little brother). When I saw this opportunity to review The BlendJet 2 “next-gen blender” that’s lightweight, cordless, and came with both

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