No more ironing for hours for me... What are your favorite appliances?

LegacyOfPearl — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:07:40 -0800

Washing and pressing you own clothes could be rewarding in different ways. In addition to being economical compared to bringing them to the dry cleaner, I find it self-fulfilling to be able to take care of my own clothes. I'm also more careful with my clothes when I have to keep them in shape myself. Washing and ironing is a good Friday night activity as it gives me a closure with the work week and makes me feel ready to have a fun weekend.

I don't love ironing, but I love ironed clothes including jeans and tees. I like seeing my son wear nicely pressed clothes. So I do it for myself and the rest of the family. As a result I used to spend couple of hours ironing.

I recently switched to a Singer steam press form Amazon.com after a friend's recommendation. I think it was one of the best things I purchased in a long time. Not only it cut my ironing time to a third of the time, but also it is more gentle on the clothes while making them smoother. I can put couple of my son's tees together and press them all at once. Same with my own shirts and my husband's polo shirts. They get done in a breeze. I'm still trying to get faster and better with dress shirts, but it seems to do a reasonable job with them as well. It is ideal for ironing sheets and curtains. I'm really happy with my purchase.

My second most favorite appliance is the Kitchen Aid Mixer. I love being hands-free and be able to do other things when things are mixing. It is also a good tool for making dough, pasta and ground beef. However, I don't like the orange juicer that I purchased as an attachment. It's not a natural way of squeezing oranges. We were back to a separate juicer in no time after trying it once or twice.

How about you? Now that I discovered things can actually be easier with the right appliances, I'm curious to learn more about your favorites and not so favorites. I have a friend who owns six vacuum cleaners because he loves a good vacuum cleaner. It's funny how we get really attached to good tools.

Legacy of Pearl

No more ironing for hours for me... What are your favorite appliances?