Treehugger.com issued some timely advice on storing those spring and summer vegetables. Harvesting tips from Ecology Center, the secondary benefit from following the tips is a reduction in plastic bags and containers often used for storage. Readers may be surprised by...
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Visualize Your New Kitchen
So you've determined your kitchen remodel budget. What next? It's time to visualize. For some this is an easy process. Blessed with an designer's brain and an active imagination, the final product is easy for certain people to see in the mind's eye. For everyone else,...
NKBA Releases 2011 Kitchen & Bath Trends
Want to keep your home up with the times? Then take a gander at the latest release from the National Kitchen & Bath Association: "11 Kitchen and Bath Trends for 2011." The results of a survey of over 100 NKBA member designers, the release predicts seven kitchen trends...
What’s Your Kitchen Profile?
Is your New Years Resolution to finally remodel your kitchen? It's one of the biggest home improvement projects you'll ever take on, so you better get it right. To aid you in the dream/design process, Wolf brings their Kitchen Profiler tool, at best an indispensable...
New Food Network Kitchen App for the Cook in Your Home
I'm not going to hide the fact that I love cooking. Especially for big groups. I think it's the challenge that I love: Can the food I cook elicit a heart-felt response from everyone at the table? If I am doing the cooking, most often I'm firing up the Weber. This is...
AARP Announces Remodeling Contest Winners
Entrants into AARP's "Recession Remodel" Room Makeover Contest were asked to demonstrate how, even in a recession, bathrooms and kitchens can be remodeled for beauty and long-term comfort and efficiency. The contest winners were just announced, and they include a farm...
KitchenAid Asks “What Kind of Chef Are You?”
In their quest to assist homeowners in their big kitchen appliance purchasing decision, KitchenAid has assembled this helpful list of "cooking styles" with matching appliance types. Not sure if you need a gas, electric, or combo? Don't know how often you'd need a...
Thoughts and Reviews on Ikea Cabinets?
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More News from KBIS 2010 | Kitchen and Bath Industry Show
KBIS 2010 has come and gone, but I have to indulge in one more day of reporting. Even as companies like Kleenex encourage ever greater use of disposable paper products, there is still the development of products that eliminate the need for waste paper altogether. I'm...
Whirpool Launches the Institute of Kitchen Science | Kitchen Cleaning
Has your kitchen seen better days? You're not alone. According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Whirlpool Corporation, 75% of consumers think that cleaning the refrigerator means throwing things away. Sounds like there are a lot of nasty refrigerators...