Home and Kitchen Reviews

This is my first oil sprayer so I can't say this is better than that or whatsoever. I bought it after reading the reviews here. It was working great for few days and I'm not sure how it happened but I saw a tiny hole on the plastic lid and obviously it couldn't hold the pressure anymore. I purchased it from target.com so I'm not sure about the return policy. I'll have to find out. But other than that it was great

I have the Micra Mist2000, but I think it is the same as this one.

I had bought a Micra Mist2000 5 years ago and have used it with extra virgin olive oil only. I have never cleaned it, just wiped with paper towel after usage. I've even dropped it from the stove top a few times, and it just keeps going and going!

It's only requirements are to fill it no more than 3/4 full and no more than 10 pumps when it's 3/4 full. With 10 pumps this gives a fine mist spray. The mist is so fine that you should not breathe in as you might inhale the mist of olive oil that is floating in the air - a side effect of having a good oil mist.

As to the number of pumps - the number of pumps depends on the amount of oil that is in the can. As the oil is depleted from the can, more than 10 pumps might be required. Test with the cap, if you try to put the cap on and it won't go all the way down, then you will not need to pump anymore. If the cap easily slides down, then you need to pump some more.

I'm planning to buy another one to test whether I could fill it with paint to use for my artwork :) If this works, then I will come back and give it 5 stars!

After reading reviews of oil misters, many of which warned of how delicate the things were, how likely to break, clog etc., I crossed my fingers and went ahead and bought this one. And I've been very pleased. Even when there's very little oil in the can, it still gives a fine mist, although you have to "pump it up" alot. One of the Amazon reviewers recommended twisting the stem to release pressure between usages, and I have followed that advice--dunno if that's the reason why I haven't had any clogging or uneven spraying, but I will keep on doing it.

The product is exactly as pictured. It fits all my largest knives, including several types of chef knives. The raised slots are plenty wide to accomodate wider handles from an assortment of knives from various brands. Some of the other knife blocks brands have narrower slots for the raised section, but this one has plenty of room for all of my knives, including my Chicago Cutlery knives. The knife block fits well in my drawer when full. The block seems to be plenty longer than my longest knives.

This knife holder is very good quality and fit exactly as intended. I looked into others and this one was less expensive, more compact and is nice looking.

I live in an old apartment by the college that use to always be musty and mildewy all year. There is moisture no matter what and even lysol wouldn't take the mildew smell out. Then I bought 4 buckets of damp rid and a refill box. It works like magic! The moisture is absorbed by the damp rid "chalk chips" and then the sludge falls into the bucket, fused into a gel that won't evaporate the captured water. After a while I saw just how much moisture my apartment carried that was now stuck in the damp rid bucket! No more bad smell, no more mildew and mold. Worst place for moisture happened to be in the cabinet under the kitchen sink.....collected about a cup or so of moisture a week. Unfortunately, if you have a lot of moisture you might have to refill the buckets with fresh damprid chips often. I went through a whole refill box in about a month. luckily it's cheap.

I bought this set of hanging baskets and was surprised when I went to put a bunch of bananas in it. It fell to the gound. The chains had broken in not one, but two places!

I used my needle nosed pliers to try and fix it, and for a while it was ok. however, this morning it broke again.

Now it's in the trash.

I was worried that one reviewer's chains fell apart, but am happy to share that my basket set is just fine. It isn't terribly elegant, but I'm not complaining, given the price. The basket set frees up space on the kitchen counter, and I think reminds me to eat the healthy fruits and veggies I put in there by keeping them at eye level.

Nice, high quality basket. I'm happy with the purchase. Shipping takes awhile. You can get the (exact?) same basket in chrome for half the price elsewere on this site.

I'm from the London School of Economics University, and as a uni student there, we are all brainwashed to eat bananas, and so this little gadget is a godsend. LSE has started an inituitive that ALL students should invest in one of these, and have them in all classes to hang our bananas whilst we listen to lecturers talk about the lifestyles of the rich and primitive i.e "Elizabeth Hurl a banana at you" and "Minnie Drive down to the local Quick E Mart for a handful of bananas". This product cannot be recommended enough.

If you want your wife mad at you buy this vacumn. A total waste of money and time!!! Poor suction, air filter is clogging constantly, filthy when you have to empty it, shuts down when it picked up a small piece of paper, have to unplug for 30 minutes. They lost their marbles when they designed this vacumn!Could not even give this THING one star, it is that bad!!!!

I bought this vacuum strictly for the basement(where our Home Theatre is set up). It was a pain in the *ss carrying our canister up and down all the time, so I happened upon this cleaner on sale at Home Depot for a mere $70.00... I was initially skeptical at first, I mean a $70 vacuum? However, I purchased it anyway, knowing that I would be able to return it if I wasn't happy. The setup and assembly was fairly quick. The instructions were easy to follow and featured step-by-step illustrations. When I had everything ready to go, I decided to give it a "test run", and I was impressed. I was amazed at the junk our Sears Canister was leaving behind, as I watched the cat hair and dust swirling around in the collection bin. My only complaint-and this is common with bagless vacs in general-is that you MUST clean the filter off after every use, otherwise they tend to plug up and overheat the motor. This is especially true if you have multiple pets, or longhaired cats. In conclusion, this is a good machine. Strong suction too. The attachments include an extension wand for above floor cleaning, crevice tool, and dusting brush. The dustbin simply snaps off in a jiffy, and the filter is washable/replaceable. This is what I like to refer to as a "second vac", when you simply want a machine on another level in your home, without having to lug your main vacuum all over the place. I've owned it for about 5 months now, and so far, no complaints. Just keep it clean and you'll be set. Also, pay no attention to that one review below. This is obviously referring to a totally separate model. I'm happy.

I love this machine. Just turn it on and go. It automatically adjust to each floor including wood and ceramic. I have noticed an improvement in my hallway carpet. Either this is a good machine or my Kurby is a piece of crap. (just had it reconditioned)
The only thing I don't like is the cord length. But my house is 100 feet long so I am probably the exception.

I have had the sweeper for about 4-5 months. I use the sweeper for picking up bedding (Carefresh) for my guinea pig and his little poos under the futon. I also use it for little scraps that fall on the floor. It does it job and cleans on the surface but obviously will not replace a vacuum as it does not have suction.

QUALITY - 4 STARS: Sturdy except for the handle, the handle is put together by three pieces that you twist together. The brushes are made of thick nylon so they don't rip out easily.

EASE - 4 STARS: Great, since there's no electricity involved, there's no cords to deal with. It's better used for carpet. I do use it on my tile kitchen floor but sounds like it's scraping it and possibly scratching the floor. It does work on bare floors.
The twin dust pans are great because you can roll the sweeper in both directions and the dust will fall in either pan.

CLEANING - 2 STARS: It picks up hair great but gets caught in the rolling brush. There's a detachable comb to use to pick out the hair but I just use my fingers, it's much faster because I can break the hairs loose but a bit gross. I don't mind getting dirty.

EDGE-CLEANING - 0 STARS: You cannot clean the edges with this thing. You'll have to pull out the vacuum. Since the main brush is in the middle, there's a lot of slack that the brush is not picking up dust.

DURABILITY - 4 STARS: This product will probably last for at least 5 years. Maybe by then, they will have another fantastic product for me.


***PRECAUTION*** Don't be fooled for the five brush system, the four edge-cleaning brushes are worthless. The four edge-brushes do not help in cleaning corners. You should probably INVEST in a DUAL BRUSH system, I wish I would have but I thought the edge cleaning brushes would be better, no no no no no.

OVERALL, THE SWEEPER DOES ITS JOB but I would not buy this specific product again. Next time, I will spend a few extra dollars more in a dual brush sweeper. I believe that the dual brush sweeper will cover more area than a single brush sweeper.

I bought this sweeper to sweep my basement carpet, which is dark in color and shows every bit of fuzz. It does a reasonable job cleaning, transforming my carpet from "Does she ever vacuum?" to "Oh, she must have vacuumed yesterday". It doesn't get all the fuzz and crumbs, but it does what I'd expect from a sweeper. It is also much lighter than my vacuum, so I'm much more likely to use it.

My three-year-old daughter enjoys using it too. She insists on sweeping her own room (I won't complain).

The main thing I've learned is that, because the handle slides together, it will not consistently support the weight of the sweeper head. This means that if you pick it up or suspend it by the top of the handle, the sweeper will probably fall off, so pick it up near the sweeper. (It stays together fine when actually sweeping.)

We are a group of 5 night shift nurses that love this sweeper. It did a great job cleaning up our nurses station. We used this product in many ways testing it to see how well it really did work. It picked up not only popcorn, but the kernels too.It also picks up paper hole punch messes, and scraps of paper in no time. it is light weight enough for anyone to use and stores well.We had an older sweeper that took alot of time to use and still left a mess behind. Now it is nice to pull the sweeper out and be done without a lot of bending over to pick up the pieces the sweeper missed. Its great and we recomend it to others, in fact most of us have bought it for our own homes.