Black & Decker FP2500 PowerPro Wide-Mouth 10-Cup Food Processor, White Review

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(More customer reviews)Pros:
1 - 500 watt motor is more powerful than most other food processors
2 - Two speeds allows a little more precision during use
3 - Suction cup feet hold it pretty steady even when chopping a lot of veggies
4 - Comes with a dough kneading blade
5 - No louder than my little 3 cup chopper when running
6 - Has a wide mouth chute (see cons below)
7 - Large capacity (10 cups)
Cons
1 - No convenient way to store the cutting disc or blade when not in use. Both won't fit in the bowl during storage. The B&D FP2500S model comes with the storage lid. Or you can order it for $9.95 (part # - 07239GZ4)
2 - Goofy feeder chute only allows you to continually feed food into the small chute. In order to use the wide mouth chute, the chute must be removed, stopping the machine.
3 - Like most other Food processors, will only hold about 3 cups of liquid before it runs over to top of the shaft and leaks out the bottom. This is common with most brands and this model is no different.
4 - Having to lock the bowl on the base, the lid on the bowl, and the chute on the lid before the thing will run; is a pain. I understand the B&D is trying to make sure no one gets hurt using this thing but...geezz.
I own several higher end appliances from Kitchen Aid and Cuisinart. No one is going to mistake this food processor for one from either of those two companies. That being said, at $60 bucks it is one third the cost of a comparable sized Kitchen Aid unit.
I have owned this unit for a couple of weeks and have used it on about a dozen different chores. Overall it performs very well. It shreds cheese easily assuming the cheese is cold. I have used it to chop nuts and make bread crumbs. And it shreds carrots well. It comes with a dough blade, but since I have been using my Kitchen Aid stand mixer (the one appliance I could not live without) to knead dough for 10 years, I doubt I will ever use this feature.
If you need an inexpensive food processor for occasional use...this unit should work well for you.


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Crock-Pot SCVC609SS 6-Quart Oval Programmable Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel Review

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(More customer reviews)I have had this model for about a year or so. I love the size and shape- it will do great with a chicken or pot roast. But as with many slow cookers, this one overcooks a bit, so that even if you set it on low for 7 or 8 hours, it singes the food around the edges. The way the hinged lid is fastened to the outer (cooking) shell, you can't get the crock part out without tipping it at a 30 degree angle, minimum, which may or may not be a problem for you. If you need to get the crock out of the shell for serving purposes, this model will be a problem for you. Most importantly, the plastic handle on top of the glass lid that you use to lift up the lid melted and broke after 8 hours on low, dropping a piece into the crock.

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Norpro Nonstick 24 Cup Mini Muffin Pan Review

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(More customer reviews)I was looking for the best mini-muffin pans and subscribe to a cooking magazine that does many product reviews. The Nopro muffin pan was highly ranked so I hoped the mini-muffin pan would be as good. This is a top-quality pan. The metal weight is substantial and will not warp (if you are ever short on batter and have some empty cups always fill empties about 1/2 way with water so the pan does not burn or warp). The nonstick surface seems very thick and even and I think you would have to seriously damage this surface to ever have the possibility of rust (to be careful, get a box of flat toothpicks at the supermarket and use them to loosen muffins if ever needed--you'll never scratch your non-stick surfaces). I have some cheaper mini muffin pans that I compared with these in a baking session and those did not release the muffins and did not bake evenly but these did (I always use a tiny bit of spray canola oil regardless of what pan I use for muffins). Baking in these pans is very even. The bottoms and outside edges of the muffins are browned as well as the tops...even and golden all over.
One long edge of these pans is slightly rolled down, which I like. I put that edge facing my oven door and then when I am ready to remove from the oven I slide my rack slightly out, push the pan forward and then wrap my mitt around the rolled edge. This edge gives you a firm one-handed hold on the pan that a short, flat edge does not allow. When these pans are stacked it is a very, very low profile.
Clean-up for these pans is a breeze..just a tiny squirt of soap and a light run with a sponge or cloth gave me a perfectly clean pan. I have double ovens and can do 6 batches at once so I stocked up on these pans and have been very glad to have them.

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Wilton Chocolate Pro Electric Melting Pot Review

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(More customer reviews)Some time ago, I worked as a pastry chef/candy maker using a very expensive chocolate melter/temperer as one of my equipment staples. I have melted and dipped more chocolate than you could shake a candy box at.
I took a chance and picked up one of these locally (Wilton Chocolate Melter Deluxe) with a melting/warm/off switch. There are no exact temperature controls on this model, no recipes, but the instructions are pretty straight forward. The worst enemy of chocolate is water, which they casually mention in the instruction phamphlet. I'd like to pass along that even just a tiny sputter of water will cause beautiful, satiny melted chocolate to seize up with no recovery at all possible. So if you want to dip fresh fruit, it absolutely must be 100% dry or your chocolate will harden in seconds. Don't even chance a strawberry hull (the green part) being the least bit wet because even just the smallest droplet of water is all it takes to ruin a whole batch of chocolate.
I found the Wilton to melt the chocolate quickly with continual gentle and slow stirring like an expensive chocolate temperer does, using a wooden paddle-like spoon and NOT metal. After all was smoothly melted (I use only organic non-GMO chocolate) and the control was switched onto "warm", the temperature was held well. Again, stirring gently and frequently helps maintain even temperatures throughout your chocolate mixture which is important in keeping your dipping temperature consistent. I dipped over 70 pieces with just 8 oz. of chocolate the first time out with great results.
Another suggestion to help keep "bloom" at bay (the white streaks that can appear on dark and milk chocolates that does not effect flavor) is to set your dipped chocolates away from any air movement. No open windows and out of human traffic where people walk by continually. Even a little bit of air movement can turn a whole batch of newly dipped chocolates into a white bloomin' mess. This is caused by rapid temperature change and/or improper tempering. This unit is not a temperer, but gentle handling can still give good results.
I'm looking forward to making lots of chocolates for the holidays and this little melter gets my whole-hearted vote! Chocolate is an experience and worth not giving up on. If you don't have great success the first time out, try smaller batches and you will get the feel for it. This little melter is a boon to the home chocolatier novice.

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S/S PICKLE FORKS, SET OF 2 -BXD Review

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(More customer reviews)Have you ever wanted a long, thin, three-tined fork?
(Go on, you *know* you have!)
This is _exactly_ what you're looking for...
You will find excuses to use these. You will prepare *dishes* for people which require the use of long, thin, three-tined forks to eat. And late at night, when you are cleaning up, you will chuckle - softly yet maniacally - as you pop them into the dishwasher or wash them at the sink. You know you will.


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SCVC609C-SS Cooker & Steamer Review

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(More customer reviews)This crockpot smelled like paint the first time I used it. I wish I had taken it back then. The handle on the lid broke around the one year mark. I called Rival, but they were of no help--the lids were out of stock and they offered no other solutions. I screwed in a knob from an older pot and it worked better than the original one. Then one of the handles on the side cracked. It still worked, but I have to use caution and warn my family when picking it up. This crockpot cooks extremely hot. Most of the time I cook on low, but sometimes warm is what other crockpots would consider low.Somehow a crack occurred around the bottom corner. A crusty line was on the outside of the crock when I removed it for serving. After one and a half years, I'm shopping for a different brand crockpot. My advice--don't buy it!

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Crock-Pot SCR500SS 5-Quart Round Manual Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel Review

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(More customer reviews)I hate this cooker. I have it a little over a year. The lid rattles during cooking. It also spits hot fluid all over the counter. The handles and exterior get very hot! The low setting is quite high and I've burned more things than I care to remember. I've done all I can think of to adjust liquid levels and cooking times. Well, I've come home to find a charred roast for the last time. It's going in the trash!

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