From spectacular Christmas dinners to weeknight family meals, food is the centre of many of our home lives. We all remember the favourite meals we had growing up, and many of us spend a lot of time in the kitchen every day cooking for our family. Whether you’re roasting a turkey or baking a frozen lasagna, having a working kitchen …
If you’re an avid baker, then you know all too well the disappointment when your oven breaks. When your oven malfunctions just hours to a dinner party, then the situation is ten times worse. Even occasional bakers hate when their ovens go haywire. But an everlasting kitchen appliance is still a product of our imagination. When in such a fix, …
Imagine getting ready for a big dinner. All of your friends and family are coming over to taste your delicious cooking. You’ve got everything chopped, seasoned, and ready to go. Except for one big problem: the oven. If you’re having trouble cooking up all of your favourite foods, it might not be any fault of yours. A lot of common …
Not ten minutes after putting a load of laundry in your washing machine do you hear a funny noise. You hurry into the laundry room and nearly break your neck from slipping on a puddle of water on the floor. You start trying to find the source of the leak even though you’re pretty sure you already know. Before you …
Did you know that the average Australian spends around $780 per year on appliances? Considering that appliances are a pretty boring expense category (face it, we are sure that you would rather have a few nice meals with that money), this is quite a high price tag. Just to ensure that your house has a set of running appliances! One …
We all want to look our best. The most important aspect of looking sharp is taking proper care of our clothing. Proper washing and drying clothing allows us to get the best long term value out of our wardrobe. The essential nature of the washer and dryer unit in your home can’t be overstated. But it’s easy to forget just …
Most families use their washing machine at least once a week, if not more. The washing machine is a vital part of keeping your family’s clothes clean, and a broken one can spell disaster in a household. The worst type of broken washing machine, though, is one that you don’t realize is broken until the last minute, leading to extensive …
Of all the appliances in your house, the dishwasher is the most likely to not be used. In fact, while about 2/3 of people have them, only a little over half use them. When you consider the high energy cost, it begins to make more sense. Hand washing raises the electric bill far less. Even Energy star appliances use almost …
The DIY market is worth over $43 billion and it’s growing more every year. While many projects around the home can be DIY’d, there are some things better left to a professional. In the case of an oven not working, sometimes the problem is easy enough for you to troubleshoot. Knowing how to find problems with your oven can save you …
You’re in front of the stove about to start making a holiday dinner when you notice that your stove refuses to turn on. What do you do, just not make anything? This could disappoint everyone. Instead of not cooking, tackle the problem head-on and try and fix the issue, or at least pinpoint what it is so someone else can. …
