If you’re purchasing some new bakeware, an essential element of your decision must be the material of the cookie sheets and cake pans. Silicone baking trays are becoming more common and have some advantages but does the material of the…
The last thing I want to be doing is choosing silicone bakeware as a “safer option” only to have it actually be harmful and leach chemicals into my food like plastic does. Silicone was deemed safe for consumers by the…
Silicone bakeware is non-stick, user-friendly, able to withstand hot and cold, and comes in every shape or size your family needs. But one of the downsides of silicone kitchenware is that it can sometimes smell funky even after it’s been…
Silicone baking pans are in vogue thanks to their bright colors, attractive shapes and the fact that they are plastic free. They’re easy to clean, flexible, heat resistant, and made from non-stick silicone material. But despite their “non-stick” claim do…
For one reason or another sometimes your microwave will fill with smoke. It might be food burning, sparks flying from metal or it could be an electrical problem or the magnetron could be smoking. When there is smoke if your…
Losing power can be a nightmare, especially if you have a deep freezer full of food. This is the place that you store meat and other items so that you have them over a period of time. A power outage…
While it doesn’t happen often it is possible for a microwave or the food inside to completely catch on fire. You’ll want to work out exactly why your microwave caught on fire so you know whether or not your microwave…
You might have seen someone do it, read about it or maybe done it yourself and put a paper towel over your food in the microwave. But why do we put a paper towel over food in the microwave? What…
As a single dad with 3 kids who runs his own business making healthy delicious meals for my kids can be tricky. A slow cooker is a great way to make those meals for them. But can you leave a…
Slow cookers are a great simple way to make healthy nutritious meals, but given they have to be on for are they expensive to run? How much does a slow cooker cost to run? and how does that compare to…