May 14th, 2013
Want to know how to cook perfect mashed potatoes? Who else to ask than Heston Blumenthal – founder of the acclaimed Fat Duck restaurant, and star of numerous TV shows including Heston's Feasts. Here he is, staring intently into your soul, as if to say: I know you ate a cupcake for lunch, instead of salad*. Shame on you. Anyway, for the uninitiated, Heston is a chef who ... Read more
May 1st, 2013
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 11th, 2013
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
March 20th, 2013
Falcon - Europe's number one manufacturer of range cookers - is offering a bonus gift with a selected number of their models for a limited time. Whether you are designing a modern kitchen or opting for a classic look, there is a Falcon iconic freestanding oven for you. From the Professional range of ovens - which aim to bring the same technology found in restaurants into the home ... Read more
January 10th, 2013
Hot enough for ya'? "Yeah," you say, whilst administering a swift kick to our teeth. Who can blame you? We're all tired, a bit sun-burned ... and there's more than a little sweat-rash going round to make everyone cranky. 'Kay, everyone agree - it's a stinking hot summer. Well, take a chill pill: Appliances Online is running a New Year's Sale right now that'll make dealing with ... Read more
January 10th, 2013
What is a pyrolytic oven? A pyrolytic oven features an ‘automatic’ cleaning function that dramatically reduces your oven cleaning time. Pyrolytic cleaning heats the inside of your oven to temperatures upwards of 400°C, reducing grease and food residue to ash. Once the oven returns to a safe temperature and unlocks itself, this ash can be simply wiped away. Fisher & Paykel Electric Wall Oven OB76SDEPX2 How does a pyrolytic ... Read more
December 28th, 2012
Do you feel like this? December, you fiend! I was once a young nymph, floating golden-skinned through fields of barley – but now I am a corpulent old woman, lying alone in a dumpster full of empty Dorito packets and feral cats, reflecting bitterly on my wasted life. *sobs reproachfully* ...Strangely enough, my diet of butter, ham, and brandy has not produced the trim, toned body I had ... Read more
December 11th, 2012
Appliances Online recently underwent a journey to the wilds of Tasmania to sample the delights of the renowned Agrarian Kitchen ... ... and the culinary expertise of masterchef (and Best Home Chef mentor) Mark Best. The trip necessarily involved experiencing the best of organically grown produce, choice cuts of meats from sourced from hand-reared animals, and some remarkable wines. Hopes were high as I set off on the ... Read more
November 20th, 2012
Nothing says the silly season like cooking up a feast at home. But with all of the juggling of wire racks and shuffling around of dishes in the oven, it can be hard to get everything cooked correctly and on time. Westinghouse has launched a new 90cm Freestanding Cooker just in time for Christmas, and it's guaranteed to help households with all of their entertaining plans. With a ... Read more
November 20th, 2012
Why is it that the words "chef" and "abusive" are so synonymous? The guys (and they're invariably male) doing the rottweiler-on-crack routine. Throwing the f-bomb around with the wanton abandonment of a sprinkler system. Behaving with all the serenity and decency of someone with a c-clamp permanently attached to their nipples. Then there's the by-product of this behaviour: the drinking, the drugs. Oh, and the endless tabloid ... Read more
November 15th, 2012
One of the complaints frequently thrown at celebrity chefs is that the ingredients they use are often prohibitively expensive (activated almonds, anyone?). The same goes for the fancy appliances they just happen to have installed in their kitchen (not to mention an entourage of assistants paid to clean up after they've finished using them) that are perfectly affordable for anyone with their own television show, but ... Read more
November 9th, 2012
Blogging for Appliances Online, you’ll inevitably find yourself having to trace the odd stock photo. Some, you know, generic image when you haven’t personally had the time to take a picture of a pregnant woman drinking scotch while she loads a dishwasher (for that article about some safety feature or other). We’re amazed - read delighted - at the amount of ridiculous awful or just plain weird ... Read more
October 25th, 2012
One of the best parts of travel is eating. It's great because what might be regarded as 'greedy' in your normal life is suddenly transformed into a studious act of cultural education while abroad. And hey, in some countries, it's downright rude to refuse food! So it's best you eat those eleven croissants, no matter how much it may pain you to eat large quantities of ... Read more
October 22nd, 2012
So, you've just installed a shiny new induction cooktop…. but now what? Don't worry, help is at hand! Here is our simple guide to getting the most out of your induction cooktop: Make sure your cookware is compatible Induction cooktops work by creating an electromagnetic field that reacts with the pot to create heat. This means your pots and pans need to be made from ferromagnetic materials, such as: • Cast ... Read more
October 16th, 2012
Kitchens aren’t solely food storage and preparation zones - they're also spaces in our homes where we socialise and entertain family and friends. Thus, it's important for our kitchens to have some personality, so they can be attractive as well as functional. Some of us prefer to give our kitchens an ultra-modern look, with stainless steel appliances covered in electronic controls, though others may find this all a bit cold and soulless. Some of us prefer ... Read more