February 23rd, 2012 by Mark Bristow

A lot of people have been talking about spills lately.  While managing the political kind takes a lot of time and effort, managing common household spills in the kitchen can actually be surprisingly easy. Here are thirteen tips for managing spills: 1. Make sure that your kitchen workspace is clear and uncluttered, providing fewer distractions and making any spills that do happen easier to get to and clean. 2. ... Read more

February 21st, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Happy Pancake Day!  If you haven’t already tucked into a stack of pancakes, crepes, flapjacks, pikelets or other sweet or savoury treats, now’s the perfect time to grab the ingredients you'll need to round out the day (geddit?) with a batch. Unlike many other arbitrary food holidays (which are often the invention of food manufacturers as a marketing ploy), Pancake Day has a traditional origin.  Shrove Tuesday ... Read more

February 21st, 2012 by Mark Bristow

A dishwasher needs to be big enough to tackle any challenge, clever enough to take proper care of your plates, and affordable enough for any household, so that you invest more of your time and money in the things you care about. Euromaid, a 100% Australian-owned company, has developed a dishwasher that can not only reliably handle all of the above and more, but is exclusively available ... Read more

February 20th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

We’re now partway between Valentine’s Day and Easter, making this a prime season for chocolate-lovers.  Shops are putting their leftover heart-shaped choccies on special and introducing new varieties in the shape of eggs and rabbits. But whether you're saving the sweets from your sweetheart for later or building a burrow for the Bunny in advance, opinion is divided over whether chocolate should be stored in the fridge ... Read more

February 17th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Moving house?  Taking your trusty appliances with you?  Here’s a guide from Appliances Online to moving one of the biggest, most awkward and most sensitive appliances around – the refrigerator. Empty the fridge first This should be a no-brainer, but you’d be surprised by how many people forget about it.  Eat up the food you don’t want to lose, and let the rest go (maybe store the good ... Read more

February 15th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Just because your hot chips are cooked in a vat of boiling oil, it doesn't mean they have to be entirely unhealthy.  It is possible to use your deep fryer to get crisp and tasty chips while minimising the health risks. Today Appliances Online will take you through some ways to make your home-fried chips a cut above those of the local takeaway, not only in terms ... Read more

February 14th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Valentine's Day is the day when we show our appreciation to those we love.  We've previously taken you through how to say I love you with appliances, but what if the one you love is an appliance? How can you express your love for appliances through love poetry and song? The contributors over at Suburban Correspondent managed to dream up some doozys during their Appliance Poetry Slam: My microwave ... Read more

February 13th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

We all love guests and the companionship they bring, but being a host is a big responsibility, which is made trickier when guests take you by surprise.  If a long-lost relative comes calling, a child organises an impromptu sleepover, or an old friend drops by unannounced, how can you fulfil your hosting duties with flair and make an impression on your guests? Keeping your guests well-fed is ... Read more

February 8th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

The school year is back on again, meaning a shift in the everyday routines of what politicians like to call working families.  While it can be a relief for parents to have the kids out of the house for much of the day, getting them ready and out the door in the first place can be stressful and a real organisational challenge. So today Appliances Online asks ... Read more

February 6th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Happy World Nutella Day!  I hope that this year you’ll get lots of Nutella-related presents, be visited by the Nutella Fairy and enjoy the Nutella Parades. A lot of the above was made up by me, but it is true that the 5th of February is World Nutella Day – a real celebration of hazelnut spread, with no actual affiliation with the manufacturer or any government bodies.  ... Read more

February 2nd, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Originally created to satisfy the hunger of a gambling-addicted aristocrat, the humble sandwich has become the staple foodstuff of busy people everywhere. From the cucumber sandwiches on the Queen’s table to the bánh mì of south-east Asia, to the po’boy of the southern USA, every region around the world has its own variation on the classic sandwich. Here at Appliances Online, we’re partial to the odd sanger, sarnie ... Read more

February 1st, 2012 by Mark Bristow

After a particularly wet weekend in the middle of January this year, the Edgecliff headquarters of Appliances Online and Big Brown Box experienced a small flood on its lowest floor.  While nowhere near as bad as some of the flooding that’s occurred elsewhere around the country in recent years, it was still bad enough to completely ruin our carpet and leave a lingering aroma of... mud ... Read more

January 31st, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Whether you call them units, flats or strata homes, apartments often require specific kinds of appliances to give their occupants all the convenience they need while minimising their use of space. What to look for Living in an apartment, whether you rent or own, you soon learn that space is a premium commodity.  Even the largest apartments can quickly become overwhelmed by clutter if not carefully organised. If you’re ... Read more

January 27th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Pet owners know that summer has arrived from the day they start finding their pet’s winter coat being shed throughout the house. Whether it comes from a dog, cat, ferret or woolly mammoth, shed animal hair gets in everywhere, which is especially bad for allergy sufferers. Here are a few ways to manage your pet’s shedding this summer, with the help of Appliances Online: Low Tech Tricks Get it ... Read more

January 11th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

Rangehoods are the quiet achievers of the kitchen, powering through the thankless job of extracting smoke, steam, grease and all manner of cooking gases and odours from the home. Knowing when and how to clean your rangehood from Appliances Online will extend the life of your appliance, help it achieve better results, and create a cleaner, safer kitchen environment. How often you should clean your rangehood The grease ... Read more