kitchen gadgets

Cooking in my mother's kitchen can sometimes be a chore: She and I just don't think the same way when it comes to food, despite the many years I spent as a student under her tutelage. As a child of the Great Depression, she represents the commitment to thrift mixed with an often-blind love for the...

When I wrote about dollar store things that have stood the test of time, readers responded with an impressive list of favorites. So, I thought it only fitting to include just a few of those stories here. Dollar stores often stock many great things for your gardening needs as attested to by the...

In the past, we've slammed stuff from the dollar store that wasn't worth your buck but, as you might expect, I have a lot of things from the dollar store in my home. Many of them have been around for two to four years and are still in use. Each one of these only cost me a buck or two at the dollar...

We put the Slap Chop to the test against a standard kitchen knife and an electronic food processor. Who won the day? Watch this week's savings experiment and find out, plus read the full review!