Home & Kitchen

Introducing Messy Kitchen Design

Blue kitchen cabinets.

I am obsessed with messy kitchen design! Messy kitchen floor plans solve so many kitchen design problems. If this is the first time you’ve heard of it, a messy kitchen (or dirty kitchen design) is similar in purpose as a scullery.…

Is Your Dishwasher Really Sanitizing?

Things not to put in dishwasher.

If you’re like me, you probably don’t read the owner’s manual of your dishwasher. Most of the time you choose a normal cycle, push start, and let the dishwasher do its job. There comes a time when some people question…

How to Take a Slow Cooker Safety Test

Old slow cooker crockpots.

For beginners, food safety and using slow cookers or crockpots bring up several questions. Aside from following food safety handling rules and food temperature safety, is the unit itself safe?  How many of us get a hand-me-down old crockpot, find…

How To Cool Down a Pantry

Woman with hat and scarf blowing on hands trying to keep warm.

I’m delighted that you are here, this means that you already know that it’s important to keep a pantry cool. Why? Because food needs a cold environment to preserve food freshness and life span. If you feel your pantry is…

Should I Put a Refrigerator in the Pantry?

Refrigerator in pantry.

Major appliances in your pantry can generate heat, require extra space, cost more and require special electrical needs.  It’s not just refrigerators and freezers in the pantry that can create problems, small appliances have their own issues.  Here’s the information you…

Crockpot & Slow Cooker Lid Questions

Crockpot slow cooker lids.

I love my crockpot! Some people might call them slow cookers, but here in the Midwest, they are an indispensable kitchen tool. I wish you a lifetime of appliance happiness (whatever that is in appliance years) with your crockpot. Who…