20x25x5 (19.75x24.75x4.38) MERV 13 Honeywell Aftermarket Grill Filter (2 Pack)

Recommended by my mechanical contractor because my attic didn't have the space to install an electronic air cleaner. Second year that I've bought one and it keeps my allergies to a minimum.

MLB Detroit Tigers Sandwich Press

The sandwich maker works great. The only issue I have is that it is a but too small for regular sliced bread. So works great just wish it was a little bigger to accommodate the whole sandwich

Oster CKSTWF40 4-Slice Waffle Maker, Black

This is an excellent waffle maker, it just works everytime. I like the fact that this machine is a 4 slice. Amazons price as always is $15 less than the rest. Cant go wrong with this. If your looking to make waffles with ease of use and easy cleanup get the oster 4 slice, you wont regret it.

This is a reasonably priced waffle maker that bakes more or less consistently, and is easy to use and clean. There's nothing complex here -no settings or anything like that, you just turn it on and wait for the green light.

I like the square shape and making 4 at a time means we can sit down together to eat, and I can also bake several for the freezer and they fit nicely in the toaster later. I also have had no problems will spilling over the sides -it handles quite a lot of batter. These are all plusses. The only time it was kind of pain to clean was when I added blueberries, and some of them baked to the metal, and that took a little more effort to clean off, but otherwise, just wiping it down with a damp paper towel does the trick.

The only downsides are that sometimes the top of the waffles don't seem to brown as nicely as on the bottom (although the second batch will always seem to come out better than the first), and I noticed a little bit of the black surface coming off on the side of the iron where the cover hits (this after only about 2 uses), but since it is not a spot where food touches, I am not concerned. Also, you may have to check the waffles quite a few times to make sure if they are done or not, but I don't find that a huge drawback.

Overall the waffles have been very nice, and for the price, ease and convenience, as long as more of the black coating doesn't wear off, I am happy with it.

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My fault: did not look close enough!

This makes Belgian Waffles! It does it very well. They cook evenly: crispy outside/fluffy inside; no hot spots.

This is just not to my liking. I like the old school, standard, waffles. Will be gifting this one.

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This item was bought at the request of my grandson. He loves waffels and enjoys making them with me. Beside it being a great waffel maker the time spent with him is priceless.

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REVIEW UPDATE It has been a couple of months since my waffle maker arrived. At first it worked perectly. Now, after using it maybe 8 times, it's doing the same thing that everyone has complained about...it will not heat up. Our waffles are light, not crispy and not cooked. They won't release from the grids because it's still batter. I find this totally unacceptable and this is going in the junk pile. What an absolute waste of money.

Elizabeth Karmel's Silicone-Coated Steakhouse Burger Press

I have over half dozen burger presses....plastic, aluminum, non-stick, etc.

This is the first one that the formed patty slides out of the base, so quickly and so easily. All of the non-stick presses that I have tried simply did not work....same for the plastic ones. The meat whether cold or at room temperature, would always stick. I'd have to pry the meat out of the press, destroying the patty shape in the process.

This Grill Friends Press is absolutely awesome. Burgers form easily, with little pressure, and are not overly compressed. The meat does not press out of the sides, as in other presses. After forming the patty, all you have to do is remove the top, by pulling up on the side of the upper body of the press. Don't pull by the red cap. I weigh the meat portions for uniformity of patties. The red cap, and the black parts of the press are made of plastic, while the red inner part of the base is made of silicone.

I recently disposed of all the old useless plastic hamburg presses that I have accumulated, over the years. Each one of them could have been a good

press if they only had that silicone lining in the base, as does the Grill Friends Steakhouse Burger Press.

This has a lot of good things going for it.

The silicone coating is thick, resilient, and releases the hamburger patty (intact) with little effort. This is such a good idea that I'll very likely never buy another press that doesn't have a silicone lining. Those of you who have tried other presses, particularly the metal ones, and had the patty stick and fall apart after the press is opened probably know what I mean.

The ram allows very firm pressure for a tight, round patty.

The size is really good for a quarter-pound burger. I tried third-pound burgers with mine, but I think a larger diameter would be better for those as they came out thicker than I wanted them. It would be nice if they offered this in two sizes, with a larger diameter for heavier burgers. That way the heavier burgers could be made bigger (in diameter), without getting thicker.

The thumb print seems like a gimmick, but does work, particularly when using meat that has a lower fat percentage. I've found that the higher fat meats, like the traditional 80% meat/20% fat chuck, still tends to end up more like a meatball than the lower fat alternatives like 93%/7%, especially when using more meat. This is because the higher fat content meat shrinks more, and a small diameter with a thick middle will turn out looking more like a ball than a burger.

The little silicone cap, which comes off for cleaning, is nearly impossible for me to get back on. The tolerances are so close that it sometimes takes me longer to get that thing back on than to make the burgers themselves. Perhaps individual units vary a bit, but the one I have needs either a little larger cap, or a little narrower post. I tried drilling a small hole in the post in case air pressure was the problem, but it didn't help. Eventually I'll probably try sanding the post to reduce the tight fit, but I haven't done that yet.

I make the burgers by purchasing 2-3 pounds of 93%/7% ground chuck that is very cold (but not frozen). I use a digital kitchen scale to measure out four ounce balls of meat. I put them in the press one at a time, flatten them with my hand, then press down on the ram with all my weight. This makes crisp, round burgers that won't fall apart later when cooked. The soft silicone lining means you can rap it against a cutting board and it will pop out in one piece. (Hint: if yours is leaking around the edges, try using colder meat. Warmer meat is more likely to flow around the gaps and also to stick.)

As I make each patty, I put it on a foil lined baking sheet, thumb print side up. When I've finished all the patties, I put a sheet of wax paper over them and put them in the freezer for a few hours until they are hard. Then, I take them out, put them in foodsaver bags (ziplocks will work too), separating them with squares of wax paper cut from the sheet that was over them while they froze. Then the bags go into the freezer, and I can pull one or more patties out whenever I want to cook them.

To cook them, I put them on a hot, preheated cast iron grill pan, or outside on the grill, thumbprint up. After around 4-5 minutes (time will vary depending on the temperature of the pan or grill), juices will appear on the top. That means that the burger is now thawed all the way through, because as long as ice remains in the center, the top will stay cold and juice-free. At this point I usually carefully lift and turn the burger about a quarter turn and leave it for another minute for nice looking grill marks. Then, I flip it and leave it for about the same amount of time (including the quarter turn). I use an instant-read thermometer to check the center for doneness, around 160 degrees for well done. If it is close to 160, you can go ahead and take it off as the internal temp will rise around five more degrees after you take it off the grill. Just don't cut it for a few minutes or the juices will all run out due to the heat.

I put the buns on the grill for a short time to toast them on the side that faces the burger. It makes the bun stand up to the burger and condiments better, and lends a nice warm fresh taste to the whole thing. I also use field greens instead of standard lettuce for a more upscale taste and look, but other lettuces, like romaine, also work well.

Overall, I've found this to be a very cost-effective way to make my own, lower-fat burgers for much less money than buying the premade frozen versions.

Recommended, with a few reservations. It isn't perfect, but this is probably the best press currently on the market.

Sean P. Logue, 2008

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Pluses

Easy to clean (dishwasher safe)

Burgers come out easily

Makes "perfect" burgers

Minuses

Plastic top comes off when "separating" after making a burger.

Hard to pull apart after making a burger.

Overall a nice product and I'm very happy with it.

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This press makes pretty good burgers as long as they are on the large size. Making thin patties is very difficult as they tend to fall apart when trying to get them out of the press. Also, after the first patty or so, the meat begins to stick in the press and one must turn the base over and pound to get the burger out. It is also important to centre your meat in the press and have it rolled in a uniform ball else the finished patty will be misshapen and an uneven thickness. I think the press is ok but my search will continue for something better.

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This burger press does what it was designed to do. I have had no problems with it. I would recommend it.

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Kingsford Texas Silicone Sop Mop with Removable Head

This is a pretty simple tool and since it's BBQ everyone has their opinions about what is best. I hunted this one down because I prefer a mop to a brush and the fiber ones are not easy to clean. I have used it a few times now and I like this one. The silicone strands are beaded to hold more sauce and when I am done, I throw it in the dishwasher and it comes out like new. The ead screws off if you just want to wash that. If you are a big time BBQ person it is probably smaller then you you would like, but for family cookouts it works fine. The handle and head is plastic, a plus for the dishwasher, but not as aesthetic for a true pitmaster.

I bought this for my father-in-law because he loves to barbecue and my mother-in-law threw his old mop out because she said it looked dirty. I dunno if he's had a chance to use it yet because of the weather, but I assume she won't have to toss this one.

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This silicone bristle mop is so much better than all the other mops I've used in the past and very easy to clean.

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Works as advertised. As many reviewers mention, best for a "thicker" sauce; any straight liquid mop sauce would be best applied with a spray bottle or regular wood and cotton mop. Doesn't have to be a really thick sauce for this to work, mind you; if it can somewhat coat the back of a spoon, you can use this on your meat.

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My mop head fell apart after a year, and I only used it about six times at most. Poor workmanship.

Camp Chef Professional Grill Box

First off, I am very happy with my purchase. The heat is pretty even across the entire surface (a little less heat in the 4 corners of the box, but that is expected because the burners are located in the center of the grill box).

A few things to note:

-Thermometer: After I am done grilling, I cook off the excess grease/food before I clean the grill surface. The grease fire cooked the box to such extreme that the thermometer spring was bent in the mechanism. Now the room temperature is showing to be 180 degrees. If you like to burn off the food before cleaning, remove the thermometer (its real easy to do). The thermometer is working but is off by 120 degrees or so now. This is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 (if i could, i would give it 4.5 stars).

-Keep the box oiled: Spray with cooking oil to prevent rust. I lightly spray Pam for Grilling all over the grilling surface and the bottom of the box before I put it in the storage bag. So far, so good! At the end of the season clean the box thoroughly and then apply a high temperature spray paint to the bottom surface of the box (not the cast iron cooking grates, duh). I must stress a high temperature spray paint meant to withstand temperatures in excess of 1500 degrees. If you do this, this will prevent rust damage to the box and will extend its operating life. When its time to break the box out again for grilling, be sure to remember to cook off the paint fumes before putting food on there to avoid a steak from tasting like spray paint!

-Do not cook on Hi: The box is not meant for 30k BTU's per burner exposed directly on the bottom of the box. Medium is still plenty hot to grill things at a fast rate. (In fact I rarely grill higher than low anyways)

-Buy the cover carrying case: Its great because it not only does it make it easy to carry and transport but it makes storage in the garage easy because there is no mess from burned food material flaking off all over your clean floor.

If you follow this advice, you cant go wrong with this product. Like I said the heat distribution is very even compared to other grills i have tried.

Generic Grilling Advice: Dont be hasty with grilling, it takes time and patience before the food is cooked properly no matter what grilling equipment you have. The worst thing is to jump the gun and try to cook fast, only to find out that your food is not just burned on the outside but undercooked on the inside.

I bought this grille as an addition to the the three burner grill. It is OK for steaks, hamburgers, etc. (flat stuff) but since it is so short the maximum height of your food is about 4", maybe 5"( no roasts, chicken or turkey). The box has a bottom made of paint covered sheet steel. It started to peel and rust right away since you can get the box so hot the paint can't take it. When the grill was set on medium, the steel plate bottom glowed cherry red hot. When this happens, the box starts to rust right away.If you lower the heat, the grill plates don't get hot enough for grilling and burgers take forever. The exterior holds up OK but the interior doesn't. Like the Webber grills, the paint or coating on the interior top starts to bake off and peel. My Webber took 5 years to start this process, the Camp Chef started right away. If you have bought the three burner unit and want to grill, this is the only option but I don't rate it very high. The idea is good but the function leaves something to be desired. Oh one other point. I bought the wind screen for the burners because of windy conditions. You can't place both on the burners at the same time! So if you need a screen for the third burner, you're out of luck.

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This is a rather cheap unit. Yes, it works. You must constantly reapply conditioner to the cast iron, that's the easy part. The worst part for me is , after 9 month's of use, the thin drip bottom of the BBQ box is flaking away with rust. Apparently it was only cheaply painted steel, not porcelain like it should be to withstand the heat and drippings of meat. I don't expect it to last more than a season or two. I expect more from a BBQ box than this.

I have yet to contact Camp Chef to see what they'll do, I'm hoping they will offer a solution.

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So I cook for our campouts. Typically I cook for 25 or so folks out doors. The Camp Chef 3-burner stove has been our workhorse for many years as it is a great stove. For the evening meal I prepare lasagna or stew or something equally wonderful. I make it in a full-sized disposable aluminum hotel pan, the kind one finds at Smart and Final or other restaurant supply stores. I make all the dinners ahead of time and freeze them. They all go into a giant cooler and stay frozen from Thursday to Sunday. I had been using our BBQ to reheat them but on our last trip it self-destructed and ended up in the campground dumpster. I bought this new BBQ box in the hope that the full-sized hotel pan would fit. I opened my package today and to my joy it fits as though it were made for it. I was worried I would have to leave the grills off in order to have enough room but it even fits with the removable grills installed. I couldn't be more pleased. I will update in a couple weeks if it is not perfect but I bet it will be.

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Very disappointed with grill box. The heat deflector is cheaply made and I had a real problem with flare-ups. I modified the box by adding a perforated stainless steel plate below the grate and it helps. This box needs a complete re-design. When the heat deflector rusts out I'm going to fit it with a "flavor bar" design like Weber grill uses.

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Mr. Bar-B-Q 02538XOB Stainless Steel Oversized Spatula

Weirdly enough, even though this is marked Stainless (made in China), it has rust-like tiny spots on the metal body of the spatula that I can't remove with Brillo and steel wool gets almost every stain out, so I really don't know what kind of metal this is!!!

The handle folds in so that it can be stored easily. It's gigantic, kind of a conversation piece in a way, really kind of funny...it reminds me of that scene in Uncle Buck with John Candy, when he's flipping a huge pancake with a snow shovel :-)

I use it to take hot pizza off the stone to transfer it to the pan. It might actually be handy on the grill, but being that I haven't used it that way, I can't really say for sure.

I purchased this oversized spatula for cake decorating. Cakes easily slide onto the spatula to be placed on a cake pedestal for decorating. After decorating the cake--I can now move the cake to another location.

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As with many products that I see advertised on tv in those wee hours when I wake up and can't fall back to sleep, I usually check on Amazon to see if they are cheaper and they almost always are, so I order it from here. This is a great grill tool. I use my grill from April through November and cook more than just grill food on it (meatloaves, baked chickens, etc..) and this tool makes it so easy to remove large pans from the grill without burning myself!

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I hope he likes it got it before this fathersday. Something different for someone that is hard to buy for

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Nordic Ware Toaster Oven 2-Piece Broiler Set

It is very poorly made and the non-stick surface starts to flake off after the first washing, and by the 10th washing, it starts to rust.

I purchased a couple of these and the paint on both the broiler pan and wire rack flakes off after about 5 uses. I, too had to throw it out. I am real disappointed!

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The rack doesn't fit into any type of a groove & when food sticks, which it does, the whole rack comes off. You are constantly having to hold the rack with a pot holder to flip or remove food. It began to chip & flake after a few months and we tossed it in the garbage. Not recommended.

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This thing is a sin. Admittedly, as the good reviews note, this is a non-stick Toaster Over Broiler Pan. As such, it does do what all the good reviews say it will. But of course it does, all non-stick toaster oven broiler pans will.

But that's not the point. The point is to review THIS pan, and as I noted above, this pan is a sin. It does all the good things the other reviews note, UNTIL about an hour after you receive it when the non-stick coating starts to flake off. Wash it, and it gets even worse. The point here is simple, as others noted, the non-stick coating won't even stick to the surface of the pan, and therefore it ain't non-stick for long.

I haven't found another effective solution for my toaster oven yet, but I can tell you that this certainly isn't one. In the words of the immortal Pet Shop Boys: It's a, it's a, it's a... It's A Sin.

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With all the news around about ingesting teflon and the hazzards of this cancerous material, this product should be taken off the market. The first time I washed this item, alot of the black coating came off. And that was withoiut scrubbing it. I can't believe the FDA hasn't pulled it off the store's shelves. Where are they when such a dangerous condition exists?

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Breville RM-JE98XL Certified Remanufactured Juice Fountain Plus 850-Watt Juice Extractor

Ok, first of all... I'd bet money that this is a brand new juicer!! It seemed brand spankin' new to me. Breville is famous for their juicers because they are strong and last a long time, and now I see why. It's strong and durable. I thought it was going to be hard to learn, but within minutes (after washing everything) I was up and juicing!!

I was skeptical at first, because I heard it was a lot of work, etc... I actually find it rewarding to do the entire process. You really feel good when you are washing your veggies, and putting them in the juicer. One thing I'd recommend is that if you see the juicer not juicing, stop it and rinse the screen out, or clean it. You will get more juice. Cleanup is not as bad as I thought it was going to be, either. Use a bag to line the pulp and it's easy cleanup. Today I didn't have time, and loaded everything but the machine into the dishwasher. I'll clean the filter myself, by hand, after soaking it in water for about 10 mins. No biggie.

I researched juicers for WEEKS and it came down to this one. There is more output of juice, the pulp is dry, and it's not very expensive. I feel so much better, and healthier, too!! (And it's not all in my head, either...LOL) Please remember that when you juice with green veggies, like kale, you're going to feel like your drinking grass... I just add ginger root, a banana or something, and down it. That's the best method. The rest of the juice leftover, I put in 8 oz. Mason jars and put it in the refrigerator. (Juice 1/2 peeled lemon to it so it won't turn colors) Once you get used to it, you wonder why you hadn't done this before.

I'd recommend this to anyone, and am thinking of getting this for a present for someone. Good buy, highly recommend!

I had a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer, but then I saw the movie "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and witnessed their preference for the Breville unit. Not wanting to part with $250 for a new one, I scooped up a great deal on Amazon for the factory refurb.

It works great and seems to extract the same or more juice than the JLL. What's best, it's a heck of a lot easier to disassemble and clean. This is very important if you plan on juicing regularly. Trust me, you can spend a lot of time cleaning the JLL and the parts are large and clunky. This unit is smaller, lighter, takes up less counter space and more aesthetically pleasing by far.

On the downside, this unit is much noisier due to the higher operating RPM. Deal with it. How long are you going to run it anyway?

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This juicer is absolutely amazing. First of all it fits (small) whole apples! No need for chopping anymore. This definitely helps to cut down your juice time when you are in a rush. Second, the power of this juicer is incredible. It really gets every last drop of juice out of the veggies & fruits. After making one juice, I scooped out the pulp and ran it through the chute to see if there was an excess juice, and nothing came out! The pulp was practically dry and there was no need to run the pulp through again. You will definitely get your money's worth and get every penny out of those fruits & veggies.

The juicer may be remanufactured, but it is in perfect condition and looks brand spanking new.

Great juicer and great company. I am very satisfied.

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I juiced in the mid-90's but got darn tired of the hassle concerning clean-up so I just quit using it and gave the juicer away and never missed it.

Here it is 2012 and I wanted to juice again for the optimal health benefits and I assumed machines surely must have improved from 20+ years ago, and have they ever, this Breville Juice Fountain is incredible, difference between night and day from my old juicer. My family has found that to wash, prepare and juice veggies and fruits etc... has become a family event, it literally becomes fun with everyone doing their part. We chose this type of juicer over the slower ones as we really did not want to turn juicing into a dreaded chore, we wanted one that was fast, easy to clean and not have to shove small cut-up pieces of food down a small chute.

The 3" chute is very convienent, the pulp discharge gets the pulp out of the way without clogging up the machine, the parts are easy to assemble and disassemble and clean-up on the most part is very easy (FYI, you will always have to deal with a filter to clean by hand and the supplied brush is very effective at cleaning the filter/blade part). The juice is pulp free, the discharded pulp (yes, line the pulp discharge container with a plastic bag, to discard the pulp we merely dig a hole in the garden/landscaping and bury the pulp) is relatively dry. The pitcher can seperate the froth from the juice but have found we very rarely use this as we like to stir the finished juice product before consuming so we just stir the froth in with the juice so this feature for the pitcher is useless for us. We have found this powerful juicer merely spits leafy produce into the pulp container, it does produce a small amount of juice from it, but again, very little, if we want leafy veggies in our diet we just eat a salad.

Only problem we had was the filter/blade part did look unduly scratched and worn but amazon.com made that right so we were very satisfied with the price for a recertified machine of this quality versus a new one.

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After 2nd use of the juicer the plastic top piece while trying to open for use. This was very disappointing after having read many positive reviews. The machine is relatively quiet and the juice flows well...however the downfall is not with the motor, but with all the plastic that is feeble. The comments and feedback about customer service are also quite true as customer service is quite bad and my request to have piece replaced was met with a reminder that this was a re-manufactured item...I said but plastic was new, oh well that is not covered anyway..only motor for 3 months on re-manufactured. If you want to buy the replacement part the wait is over 2 months at the earliest they advised. So needless to say customer service is not top of mind despite premium price of unit. Anyhow avoid these units with lots of plastic that easily breaks and get steel or harder plastic instead to increase your chances for longevity.