This is my new fridge.  Isn’t it pret-eee?
Here’s what I like about it:

great reviews / reputation on Samsung refrigerators
tons of space, this one is 27 cu ft, but other sizes available
the finish is what they call platinum stainless, which is a fancy schmancy way of saying “fingerprint-proof“! It does NOT show fingerprints, and we would [...]

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I’m in love.
You know that feeling?  You can’t get enough of each other and just can not stop staring and touching and kissing?
That’s how my new oven and I feel about each other.  Well, minus the kissing…. it hasn’t kissed me.
As I discussed here, our microwave blew a gasket two days before Thanksgiving, forcing me [...]

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Got me one of these too… as part of the “Spensive Kitchen Upgrade 2009″.  It’s a KitchenAid, like the microwave, because I have this crazy idea that the brands of appliances in my kitchen must match.
Anyone else?  Hello?
Tap tap… this thing on?
Yeah.  Just me.
Anyway.  Ceramic cooktop with downdraft.  Not my dream cooktop, by any means, [...]

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OK.  So here’s what happened.
The microwave died two days before Thanksgiving, and so we spent thousands of dollars for a new one.
Heh.  Just kidding.
Sort of.
All the kitchen appliances were at least 11 years old, some had been repaired multiple times and they were ugly.  The builder or previous homeowner had selected inexpensive white GE appliances [...]

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I know I’m dreaming, but I was thinking it would be so cool to have an outdoor fridge, so my proximity to the adult beverages ice cold water would be …closer.  It gets really hot here, guys.  Work with me.  The energy expenditure to walk all the way inside – it’s at least 15 steps- [...]

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If you long for the simpler days, the Big Chill Fridge is for you.  Beautiful Beach Blue shown here, but also available in 7 other colors with a 20.9 cu. ft. capacity and all the modern amenities you demand.  Stamped metal exterior, energy star rated and optional ice maker.  What more could you ask for, [...]

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Italians are known for their sexy styling – sports cars, the Coliseum and now, this gorgeous range.  I know, I know.  Who can get all revved up about an appliance?  But just look at it.  Doesn’t it make you want to cook something all ethnic and hot?  You can because it’s got different sized burners [...]

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