News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
I am sure that all of the Gadgeteer readers that have been following my news stories and reviews regularly know by now that I am a serious gadget nerd. So I am figuring that you may be initially surprised when I start chatting about food containers. After all, I don’t ever recall putting batteries in […]
The Smarterware product line means no more wasted food – finally there is an app for that! Read More
Through the years, I’ve reviewed products I liked and products I really liked. Then along comes a product that just suc… okay, sorry—I just couldn’t resist. I’m reviewing a vacuum cleaner, get it? But this is not just any vacuum cleaner—it’s a Dyson, and it’s one powerful vacuum—a stick vacuum no less. But is it
Dyson Cyclone V10 Absolute stick vacuum cleaner review Read More
If your household is anything like mine, then you are used to the chaos of kids running around and us as parents trying to maintain control, while simultaneously attending to several other tasks. In one specific scenario, my wife, who loves to cook healthy and who created her own recipes, is constantly running out of
With the Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker, you get the perfect dish every time! Read More
You’ve heard of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, but have you heard about an electronic radon detector? Me neither. So I was surprised and interested when the folks at Airthings offered to send me their Wave smart radon detector for a review. Let’s take a look. What is it? The Airthings Wave smart radon detector
Airthings Wave smart radon detector review Read More
The HyperChiller can reduce the temperature of any drink (other than carbonated beverages) by up to 130°F in sixty seconds. Imagine being able to chill freshly-brewed coffee or tea enough for an iced beverage without watering it down by pouring it over ice cubes. And it’s not just for hot beverages; you can also cool
Rapidly chill freshly-brewed coffee or tea without diluting it with the HyperChiller Read More
Do you have any small spaces in your home that are stinky? Maybe it’s a trashcan in the kitchen, a closet where you keep your sneakers, or maybe it’s your cat’s litter box? How do you get rid of odors without burning candles or spraying aerosol air fresheners that just cover up the stink with
VentiFresh small space air purifier review Read More
Do you ever find yourself at the grocery store wondering if you should buy a new bottle of salad dressing, or a head of lettuce only to get home and find that you bought a second of head of lettuce when you didn’t need one. Now you’ll end up wasting the food. Is there a
FridgeCam lets you see inside your fridge even when you’re at the grocery store Read More
We’ve all been there before. You’re having a BBQ for friends or family which usually means making lots and lots of burgers. Making all of those patties takes time and can be pretty messy. The Burger Master by Shape + Store can help you with that. More burgers faster Burger Master is essentially a burger
The Burger Master is here to make your summer BBQ easier Read More
If you are anything like me, your work day has to start with a cup or two of coffee. I particularly like the French Vanilla flavor, and everyone in the office knows when I get to work in the mornings, because of the great aroma of that Folgers French Vanilla ground coffee. They have become
The Drop Scale, paired with its app, is the easy way to find and prepare what’s for dinner. The Drop Recipe app has hundreds of recipes to choose from, and the app guides you, step-by-step, through adding each ingredient as you go. Weighing and measuring with the scale is interactive with the app, so if
Cooking is easy as pie with this smart kitchen scale Read More
Wine snobbery aside, there’s nothing wrong with boxed wine, but you have to admit those boxes aren’t the classiest items to grace your party buffet. These shiny, wood-grain spheres can hold up to 3 liters of wine, and they look much nicer than any cardboard box. The Wine Dispensing Sphere can be used with the
Class up how you serve boxed wine Read More
Pets shed a lot. Enough to make you think you could make a completely new Fido with all that fur, right? And cleaning up all that fur is the pits. It’s worse if your home has a lot of carpeting because that means you have to pull out the vacuum. If you dread this torturous
Easily clean pet hair off of carpet with the OXO Good Grips Furlifter Carpet Rake Read More
If you want to introduce an internet-connected home lighting kit for a reasonable price, and you don’t care about color-changing bulbs, you need to check out the Tradfri kit from IKEA. Of course, these lights come with a smartphone app (Android Kitkat 4.4 or Lollipop 5.0 or Apple iOS 8 or later), and it’s Apple
IKEA is offering a connected home lighting kit and accessories Read More
I only eat hard-boiled eggs, but I’ve always loved the dishes and the style of eating soft-cooked eggs still in the shell while they are cradled in an egg cup. I periodically think about getting some nice egg cups and setting my peeled hard-boiled egg in one while I eat breakfast. But I’m going off
Easily crack the top off soft- or hard-boiled eggs Read More
What is it? The Aicook 15-Piece Blender is a portable blender that is designed to blend fruits, and vegetables, and many other ingredients that are used to create smoothies or health drinks, etc. What’s in the box Package contents: 1 x High torque power (Base unit) 1 x Stainless steel flat blade 1 x Stainless
Aicook Blender, 15-Piece Smoothie Blender Mixer review Read More
I don’t know how often I get some fresh scallions or broccoli, stick them in the fridge under all the other produce I have in there, and find them again after they are limp and inedible. With the VeggiDome, I could store them on display in the kitchen, so I don’t forget them, in a
Send your fresh fruits and veggies to VeggiDome! Read More
Living all my life in the southern United States, I grew up eating my mother’s fried chicken, which is so often considered a staple of southern cooking. My mother’s chicken was great – juicy, tender, well-done, and tasty. I didn’t quite inherit my mother’s skills, and I was never able to produce fried chicken as
Aicok SV-8001 Sous Vide Cooker review Read More
I know, Christmas is over, but it’s never too early to think about simplifying your life when it’s time to decorate again. These Holiday Illuminated Sheers will make decorating your windows as easy as hanging a curtain. Each 78.75″ long x 47″ wide white panel has 200 LEDs that turn your window into a festive display.
Simplify holiday decorating with these lighted window sheers Read More
When I was living in college dorms and in my first rental apartments, I had a lot of posters I decorated with that I really liked. I didn’t want to damage them with tape on the corners nor holes from thumbtacks, and there were rules about damaging the walls, so I had to get creative
Hang posters without damaging your walls Read More
I used to have a popcorn maker similar to the Whirley Stainless-Steel Induction Popcorn Maker, but it wouldn’t work on our induction cooktop when we upgraded. We had to resort to microwave popcorn because I wouldn’t allow my husband to shake one of our cast iron pans on the new cooktop. With the old popper, shaking
Stir up some tasty popcorn with the Whirley popcorn maker Read More