Housewares Reviews

We purchased a stainless steel George Foreman Grill that has over 120 square inches of cooking space a few months ago. Not only does it match our existing stainless steel appliances, it does a fantastic job of cooking all sorts of things, including hamburgers, polish sausages, steaks, salmon and chicken to name a few. One of the great benefits to cooking on the George Foreman Grill is its inclined surface that allows rendered fat to drip away from the food that is cooking. Not only does this reduce unwanted calories in what you're cooking, it keeps many foods from being as greasy, especially hamburgers. (Just remember to put the drip pan beneath the opening; otherwise, you'll have quite the mess to clean up!) Another great benefit of using the George Foreman Grill is that it heats both the lower and upper cooking surfaces so that cooking times are greatly shortened. Hence, not only is food that is cooked on the grill less greasy, it cooks much faster than if you were using a frying pan or a barbecue grill. Since both the upper and lower cooking surfaces are coated with non-stick materials, cooked food doesn't stick and clean up is very easy. To give an idea as to the amount of available cooking space, four 1/3-pound hamburgers easily fit and cook simultaneously. (If the hamburgers are smaller, it can cook more than four.)

Overall, I rate the stainless steel George Foreman Grill with 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it. It's especially useful & timesaving if you're on a low-carb diet.

I was so jazzed from the positive reviews of this thing that I ordered two of them: one for me, one for a friend who has worse spider problems than me. We are sorely disappointed! I cannot possibly believe that this thing has "10 times the suction" of battery-powered units. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have big and small spiders...but the smaller ones are often quite heavy. I can suck up a mid-sized Daddy Longlegs with no trouble, but if it's anything heavier, I usually have to put the nozzle right up against the spider to grab it...and sometimes I have to try 2 or 3 times before it works. The suction just isn't enough for anything but small or lightweight bugs. (If the spider is in a web, it's much easier to grab...but if it's clining to the wall, forget it.) A large hobo spider would laugh in the face of this thing, and don't even try it on a large black widow. I can't complain about the company selling it, as their shipping was prompt and all went fine with that, even though I am contemplating returning the Bugzookas. But I think the usefulness of this item is a bit misrepresented...they should state somewhere that the suction is NOT strong enough for larger, heavier insects and spiders. (If they did state this and I missed it, then it's egg on my face. :)

The BugZooka works great. Crickets, spiders, and bugs in the house are no problem - just catch and release outside. The kids love it. Gaiam shipped it promptly, emailed tracking info, and even sent a nice "green" catalog.

High-rise apartment buildings in NYC: Roaches are everywhere, and the Bugzooka sucks them up even faster than they can run. After you fill the canister, you can easily deposit the roaches into their new home; the toilet bowl.

Homes in the country: Spiders are everywhere, indoors and outdoors. I should have a holster for this because I carry it all over, and any spider I see is easily captured within a few seconds, without any mess. And if I see two, three, six, whatever, they are all sucked into their little cage match where they fight until they are released into their new home; the toilet bowl.

My Bugzooka has been the most used and useful products in years, it completely fills a void in any household.