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  • Kitchens Of The (Near) Future

    Wondering what’s new? What’s coming (and what’s already here?) Are you wondering what kitchens will be like in the future? How cooking will change and what will stay in place? For kitchens of the near future it’s...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Kitchens 2001: What’s Cookin’?

    These days many people seem to have more money than they have time What’s new in kitchen appliances? These days many people seem to have more money than they have time. Manufacturers are responding with new kitchen...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Kitchen of the Future (in Boston)

    The future’s kitchens built in Boston Gene Roddenberry who created “Star Trek,” one of TV’s greatest science fiction series, was born in 1921. Futuristic kitchens have also long been fiction; that is until this year, when dreams...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Kitchen Corrections

    What you should do when an bad day for appliances plagues you The garbage disposal is jammed; the gas burner’s cooked; you’re afraid to give the dishwasher a look. What can you do? When a bad day...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Keeping Your Clothes Dryer Safe

    A dryer vent clogged with lint is one of the leading causes of residential fires The Mayflower arrived in 1620, and the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock. Unfortunately it was slippery and some fell in. That...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Is Water Dripping from your Freezer?

    Solving freezer crime You open the freezer and water drips on your foot. It’s Christmastime and you don’t want to buy a new refrigerator or spend $500 on a fast-talking repairman. Don’t worry. You are just another...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Is It Microwave Safe?

    How to test a cup or plate to make sure it’s microwave safe! Family Feud started on television in 1976. Today, if you want to avoid starting another family feud at your house, it pays to know...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Installing a Smart Thermostat

    Setback and programmable thermostats are so smart that they’ll not only make your home more comfortable, but will conserve energy and save money, too Unless you live in a home built recently or have upgraded the original...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Ice-maker Problems?

    How to trouble-shoot an icemaker that isn’t making cubes It’s Saturday, time to relax with a nice cool drink out on the deck. But, the icemaker’s on the blink. Here’s how to trouble-shoot an icemaker that isn’t...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • High-tech Vacuum Cleaners

    Bigger motors move more air with better suction You’ve seen them on TV, super-duper vacuum cleaners with tornado chambers, big motors and high-tech air filters that clean floors, room air and maybe your pocketbook. Technology has its...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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