Housewares Reviews

We have a huge playroom and I bought one of these for toy storage! I have doors on the top two cubes and the bottom 6 are just open. It works out GREAT! We bought another for my daughters room!

The Kitchen Plus did just what it said but after approximately 6 uses, the bowl cracked, which makes the whole unit useless as all attachments depend upon the use of the bowl. According to the suppliers, there is no warranty so the all attachments are worthless without the bowl.

My husband and I bought one at the home show downtown several years ago. I think we paid close to $40 for it. It was his idea. It is quite wonderful! You can, oh, so quickly mince & chop garlic & onions, (our favorite vegetables) as well as cabbage & carrots & green pepper for coleslaw. I have mixed several different items. I have never placed it into the dishwasher and have not had the bowl crack. Making egg salad and such is so easy, it is much less time than having to chop and blend everything, even with washing it by hand. Also, guacamole & salsa. We like salads with all sort of fresh veges, so this really makes it much quicker. Each Christmas we give our six kids the same presents that we think they could use (This is above and beyond their individual gifts.) and next year this is on the list for each of them.

I have had one of these for a few years. It is has been a great value and this year I am giving them as gifts. Hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones. Your friends and family will love them.

This product is not what you would hope for. It is made out of the type of plastic that chips. The glass and metal products often seen are much better. The capacity of the thermos is much too small and the price is too high for the quality of the product.

I compared it to the Nissian product (stainless steel) and it was not in the same league.

I'm sending it back immediately. No where in the description of the product did it say it was plastic, and I don't feel I should be charged for return postage.

i tried this thermal coffee press - delighted to see it was 1/2 the price of other thermal coffee presses - but in this instant you get what you pay for 1) the coffee doesn't stay as hot as a regular thermos 2) when you press the grains down to the bottom they leak back up into the thermos and your last cup of coffee looks and taste like mud 3) its these times that you wish you bought the item in the store because now i have to pack it back in its box and send it back!

As with the other reviewer, this iron leaked uncontrollably. It leaked whether horizontal or vertical. It leaks from the bottom and even where you retract the cord. This is the worse iron we have ever bought. We are trying to return ours.

This worked great for the first three months I had it. I loved that I could actually see the water level in the chamber (my previous iron didn't have this feature), I loved the burst of steam feature, which was especially handy for my kids' corduroy pants. In fact, I was just happy to have a steam feature that worked at all. I was almost enjoying ironing for a while there.

Skip to three months and two weeks. The iron now leaks more than it steams, my ironing board is soaking wet by the time I've done one shirt and the reservoir needs to be refilled after I've ironed two. It's not leaking from the visible reservoir areas or soleplate, either -- it's pouring out of the housing whenever the iron is horizontal. I've contacted Amazon who refuses to deal with it since it's been longer than 30 days, and I can't get a single person at Sunbeam to return my calls or my emails. Thankfully it "only" took $27 to realize I'll be steering clear of Sunbeam products in the future.

Well, I'm here to testify that this Real Man does ironing - mainly because my wife lets me. As a matter of fact, it's one of my regular chores every weekend after doing the laundry.

When the power cord of our previous iron began to demonstrate a disconcerting hotness at its point of attachment to the device, my wife, alarmed at the prospect of my imminent electrocution, thought it time to toss it in favor of this SUNBEAM STEAM MASTER MODEL 4211, purchased with an agreeably small amount of my money only two days ago. I'm a lucky fella to be on the receiving end of such thoughtful consideration.

Weighing in at roughly 1.75 lbs, the Sunbeam is heavier than the last, a vintage Black & Decker. But since I've taken up working out in the Y's gym on weekends - after the Honey-Do list is completed, of course - I'll soon be able to lift it without grunting too much. The Teflon soleplate glides easily over clothing, mostly my cheap cotton and cotton/polyester blend shirts, though not with the same slipperiness as the old iron. (I don't understand why that should be. Maybe the fabrics have gotten too worn over the years.) The hole for the water reservoir is perhaps a bit small to pour into accurately, especially if you're dizzy from chore-induced fatigue, but Sunbeam thoughtfully provides a nifty plastic cup with a pointy spout, the 8-ounce capacity of which charges the reservoir to the "max fill" line. The heat and steam controls with little, protruding knobs are especially easy to finger manage even with digits worked to the bone. The "spray mist" and "shot of steam" buttons are large and prominent - perhaps too much so as even gripping the handle with my not-large hands accidently tripped the former button a couple of times, resulting in a spritz of water that'll one day scare the cat if she gets too close to the action. The power cord, reinforced at the end which attaches to the iron itself, enters the device through a swiveling do-hickey (the technical term), a feature that'll likely prevent the hot wire that doomed its predecessor. There's a "Motion Smart" Auto Off Indicator that ostensibly blinks when the iron is plugged in and in a horizontal position for 30 seconds, or 15 minutes upright. I timed the shorter interval with a stopwatch - 31 seconds on my unit. Someday, I may have the opportunity to benefit from and verify the longer if I pass out during a particularly strenuous stint at the board.

Finally, the restful aqua green color of the iron's upper body doesn't clash with my apron.

Now, you Neanderthal macho studs that think I'm a 21st Century Sensitive Male wimp, consider this. My wife is happy doing the outdoor gardening chores that I despise. So, while she (and you) are outside getting hot, sweaty, and filthy, I'm inside the air conditioned house and, while admittedly doing the sissy ironing, am watching the ball game on the tube - or maybe the film adaptation of a Jane Austen novel. Of course, there's enough room on the ironing board to balance a longneck - or perhaps my favorite yogurt smoothie. And occasionally, when my wife comes in and begs to press a garment or two, I say "No thanks, sweetie." Yup, this SUNBEAM STEAM MASTER fits in well with my lifestyle.