May 27th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

It's that time again - time for Appliances Online to take you through some of the most creative, imaginative, and... well, weird interpretations of a common household appliance. We've previously covered toasters, washing machines and fridges - now it's time for rangehoods. While we may have found this rangehood over at The Concrete Cottage, it is most certainly not made of concrete.  False advertising I say, even if ... Read more

May 22nd, 2013 by Mark Bristow

Housework is boring.  I hope that we can all agree on this. I know that some people achieve a degree of satisfaction from getting their household jobs done, but many of us struggle to keep up with our home maintenence when we'd much rather be doing something else. Doing the laundry seems to be a particular bugbear on may of our backs, and one that's all to easy ... Read more

May 20th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

It’s been a long-running joke in the Appliances Online office that the world’s greatest cooking appliance isn’t an advanced induction cooktop or fancy steam oven, but rather the humble sandwich press. Sunbeam Sandwich Press & Contact Grill GR8450 The theory (mostly held by the office's bachelors) says that since the sandwich press offers a rapidly-heating means of cooking on not just one, but TWO different surfaces at once, ... Read more

May 16th, 2013 by Richie Black

Check out what’s just landed at Appliances Online: a Samsung fridge with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. Via the fridge's touch-screen, you’ll have access to a suite of rather awesome apps and some revolutionary Smart capabilities. Why Wi-Fi? And why does a fridge need apps? Well, it’s about giving you a centrally positioned organisational tool. The kitchen is the centre of the home. And the fridge is (more-or-less) the focus of the ... Read more

May 15th, 2013 by Richie Black

The foodie world is abuzz with news the UN is telling us to eat insects for the sake of our health and the planet. The word is bugs are an environmentally-friendly food source with powerful nutritional benefits. They might end world hunger. And, uh, they also taste yummo. Eating insects isn't as weird as you think A new book on the subject has just been released by the UN’s ... Read more

May 14th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

It seems that we just can't get enough of weird fridges here at Appliances Online.  If we're not blogging about odd fridge designs, or fridges arranged into elaborate public art displays, we're looking at tales of refrigeration disasters, or fridges that have been overrun with felines. So here are a few more fridges that we 've pulled from the bowels of the internet and why they've impressed ... Read more

May 9th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

The kitchen is a place for cooking, and as recipes and techniques are passed down from generation to generation, cooking is an activity surrounded by legends and folklore.  However, as Doctor Henry Jones Junior once pointed out, folklore can sometimes prove dangerous when it starts being accepted as fact. In addition to legends about food, more than a few myths have been passed down regarding appliances as ... Read more

May 2nd, 2013 by Krissy Davis

Mums are notorious for being on the go. Whether it's racing out the door off to work, dropping the kids off at school or simply running around the kitchen trying to get dinner ready, they always seem to be busy. If your mum is too busy to even think about what gift she might like to receive this Mother's Day, the odds are pretty high that caffeine ... Read more

May 2nd, 2013 by Mark Bristow

As mentioned by the ever-insightful Louise in her blog Mother’s Day gift idea: Breville fruit and vegetable juicer, a lot of the stereotypes about mothers out there are patronising at best and flat-out wrong at worst. One motherhood myth in dire need of busting is the idea that Mums are behind the times when it comes to technology.  Even if this is sometimes true, it doesn't have ... Read more

May 1st, 2013 by Krissy Davis

Mother's Day may be just over a week away, but have you worked out what you'll be buying mum this year? More than just flowers I hope! Some of the most loved chefs from around the world are also mothers. From Australia's very own Donna Hay to American Iron Chef Cat Cora and the domestic goddess herself Nigella Lawson, it is no secret that mums are the ... Read more

April 19th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

It's been a while since our last look through the Internet's near-bottomless collection of appliance tattoos.  With household appliances playing such an important role in our everyday lives, it's not really surprising that so many people immortalise them, and their by-products, in the form of body art. Here's our second collection of tattoos depicting appliances and products of an appliance-influenced lifestyle, from across the web: Laundry Tattoos While I'm ... Read more

April 11th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

What is Sirius? No, I'm not referring to Harry Potter’s godfather.  Nor do I mean a prominent star in the night sky, or a manufacturer of paranoid androids. Sirius Appliances is a dedicated boutique specialist manufacturer of top-quality Italian rangehoods.  Since 1996 Sirius has been designing products that keep your kitchen clean and looking great, thanks to efficient extraction and careful manufacturing. Why buy Sirius? Award-winning Italian design As seen in ... Read more

April 9th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

After another strong innings, Summer is in the process of retiring for another year, and Winter is preparing to take its place.  And even with Australia's notoriously unpredictable weather (droughts and flooding rains, "we'll all be rooned" and all that...), winter means retreating indoors to escape from the cooler tempetratures. Perhaps the cold weather won't get quite this extreme EVERYWHERE, but you get the idea... In order to ... Read more

April 5th, 2013 by Louise Carter

So, you've finally mastered three chords on your guitar, and you're ready to launch your new career as a rock star. Well done. Well done you. ...But wait! Your band does not have a name yet. This is bad. It's good for bands to have names so fans know to whom they should address their letters of adoration. It's also useful for reducing confusion when you win ... Read more

March 28th, 2013 by Richie Black

The Office Kitchen is a place of anger and rivalry, of shifting territories and battle-lines drawn. Can you think of another space that inspires such antagonism, outrage and the violent use of passive-aggressive hand-written signage? These problems apply to ALL office-spaces. They are not unique to mine or yours. However, brothers and sisters, I’m telling you: they need not be. Let us acknowledge the universal truth of ... Read more