This roaster was an early bird special one Saturday before the holidays last year.  It came with a free Rival electric knife so the price couldnt be beat.  I needed a big roaster as it was our families turn for the big Christmas gathering.  I needed a roaster big enought to make swiss steak for 40 people.  This roaster worked perfect.  It came with a removable roas...

When cooking, I love using good quality cookware. My favorite is a small 1 qt. saucepan, I've used for years. It's perfect, but not big enough for cooking larger quantities. What I needed was a 2 qt saucepan....one that was going to last for a very long time and easy to clean.Recently, after comparing several brands and prices both in-store and on-line, I purchased a T-Fal 2 qt. saucepa...

The Hamilton Beach Stay and Go Crock pot is a great kitchen appliance. Having a large family, I am able to fix dinner early in the morning and set the pot and go. The Hamilton Beach Stay and Go Crock Pot offers a removable inner ceramic pot (10 qt.) for serving or use on the go. The top or lid, locks into place and securely holds all contents, even liquids, in place without spilling. The H...

I had been wanting a crockpot for days when I knew I was going to be gone all day so I could prepare dinner and have it cooking while I was gone.  I had decided to change my kitchen colors to red and was at Target one day and saw the Rival 4qt crock pot it was oval shaped and  only $29.99 I did not want to spend tons of money because I didn't know how many times I would actua...

Technique Hard Anodized II 8 qt. Stock Pot with Locking Drain Lid is a great stock pot. It holds 8 quarts and has a lid with holes in it. The lid locks in place so that you can turn it over and drain whatever is in the pot. This eliminates the need for colander. The Technique hard stock pot lined with DuPont Teflon ScratchGuard nonstick coating which means easier to keep food from sticking....

I wanted to treat myself to some new mixing bowls so I will be well stocked for all the baking I will be doing in the next few months. I was in Bed Bath & Beyond looking for something lightweight, not glass this time.I noticed this Oxo Good Grips 3 quart mixing bowl and thought it had an interesting design.  I purchased it for about 7.99 and couldn't wait to come home and try it. M...

I saw this mixer on QVC and it was available on easy payments over the course of a few months. I decided to purchase it because I was tired of mixing up cookie dough and having the dough wind all around the beaters. This mixer was shown to be able to mix up triple batches of cookie dough with no issues. The product demonstration was true to its word - I mixed up a triple batch with no prob...

My husband began buying me one piece at a time of Revere Ware.   The first was the 1 quart saucepan.   I was quite leary of it at first because I thought I would have to keep the copper bottom looking shiny and new all the time.   It surprised me that over time and after all my use it really didn't look bad at all.     He then purchased the ...

 This Turkey Fryer will make a very good turkey.  If you fry a turkey, you won't regret it.  It is very juicy and you can't dry it out.  You can also cook the turkey so much quicker than using the oven.  That being said, I still only give the Bayou Classic Turkey Fryer a 3 out of 5.  I probably would give any turkey fryer the same rating.  I knew when ...

As I am the kitchen cranking out holiday treats, I am reminded how much I love, love, LOVE my Kitchen Aid mixer! I own the stand size mixer, and have it for over 8 years. It is not a cheap item, but it will outlast all others! I decorate cakes as a hobby and I could never do the amount of icing I need for my cakes without this machine. It is truly a lifesaver! It will mix things a hand mixer ...

When I first got married, I received a small crockpot for a wedding gift.  Since I have added two children into my family, we upgraded over Christmas to a much larger, 5 quart Rival Crockpot.  I am so happy I did, because this crockpot rocks!I can make just about any recipe I want in my crockpot because of the size of it.  I can make pot roast, lasagne, soup, potatoes, applesauce...

I just recently purchased this crockpot to cook stews and the like so I can come home to a good smell. I have no complaints about this crockpot except I wish it had a self timer so I wouldn't have to always be present to always turn it on and off. This crockpot is relatively simple and has only 3 settings : high, low, and warming; I find this is fine and all I need for the foods I cook. Cle...

I just love a cup of hot tea first thing in the morning.  I burned up my last tea kettle because the whistle mechanism had broken, so I needed to find a new one.I was checking the clearance table at J.C. Penney one day for a new kettle, since a couple of years previous I had found my last tea kettle for a really good price there. I was disappointed to find there were no stove top kettles o...

I love to cook and experiment with different foods, but there are some days that I just perfer to throw some ingredients into a pot and let it cook all day.  That is why I love my Hamilton Beach slow cooker.My slow cooker is as simple as anything can be.  You have the choice of off, warm, low and high.  That's it!  It is a 7 qt pot and is large enough to m...

I recently bought a Le Crueset pot for myself.  After watching every chef on the Food Network use one I had to have one myself.  Well I have fallen in love with Le Crueset!  The pot is made of cast iron and the interior has a porcelain enamal finish so I don't have to worry about pre seasoning the pot beforehand or after cooking which is a plus.  A couple of other things...

I had spied this nifty little appliance during my shopping expeditions and thought, how great would a Table top oven be!  Me, who hates to cook thinking that something to cook with was actually something I wanted.  How odd.Two Christmas's ago  my Table top Oven sat newly washed on the counter.  My but it was huge!  In went the turkey which I'd purchased weeks be...

For Christmas last year we received this 6-quart Rival Jeff Gordon, endorsed by Hendrick Motorsports, crock-pot slow cooker.  We're Nascar fans, and Jeff is one of our drivers, so the gift giver was right on the mark with this one.The cooker is a large 6 quarts.  I really like the shape of this crock-pot.  It's oval.  I've never owned an oval crock before.  ...

If you are an "on-the-go" type of person or just have a ton of things to do in a day (work, get my son to wrestling practice, clean, homework, three dogs, cat and 100 birds, etc....), the 6 qt Crock Pot Smart Pot made by Rival is your best friend. I throw a bunch of ingredients together in the morning and whallah - dinner is served with barely any effort at all! I can't imagine a ...

I recieved a really great casserole dish for Christmas. It is made by Anchor Hocking, from the Oven Basics line. It is a 2 quart model with handles and a lid. I like that this casserole dish can be used in the oven or microwave, and can also store food in the refridgerator or freezer safely. Food bakes more evenly in this Anchor Hocking Glasswear casserole dish than it would in metal, and ...

I received my Cobalt Blue KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer as a gift about 8 years ago. It works just as good today as it did first time I used it. The KitchenAid Mixer is very heavy and sturdy.  If you purchase one of these, you'll want to find a good place on your counter to leave it out on because it can be a pain to move it.  I find the KitchenAid Stand Mixer to be a very nice a...