November 1st, 2013 by Mark Bristow

Who loves washing the dishes? *crickets chirp* I’m not surprised.  It’s notoriously difficult to motivate yourself to do the washing up.  That’s that's just one of the reasons why dishwashers are so popular. Seriously, this is not a very inspirational image. But if you're not yet a dishwasher owner, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about.  Are dishwashers really worth it?  Isn't hand-washing faster and better than ... Read more

September 11th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

At Berlin's IFA Expo, top home appliance brands have been introducing a wide variety of new products, designed with innovative new features that offer solutions to household problems that we may never have known we had. Beko is one such brand - following the motto “Smart Solutions for a Smart Generation”, several of their new designs are chock-full of exciting gadgetry that could make your life at ... Read more

August 21st, 2013 by Richie Black

Let’s put things in perspective. The ultimate kitchen disaster isn’t a collapsing soufflé or a bit of a whiff from your fridge – it’s an explosion. Because this kind of thing will cause a certain amount of damage. At best, it will seriously impede the ability of the appliance to provide anything like normal service. Here is a list of precautions for those that want their appliance ... Read more

July 3rd, 2013 by Richie Black

There are some amazingly stupid things you can do to ruin your appliance, ruin yourself, or burn your house down. We don’t judge, ‘cos we’ve been there – and have the fire-brigade on speed-dial. We keep making mistakes ‘cos we are human. Stuff happens. We’re sometimes tired, distracted or drunk. So here’s a few pertinent reminders you can print out and post on your fridge to remind ... Read more

June 3rd, 2013 by Louise Carter

Great news for wine lovers! Vintec – the leading manufacturer of wine storage cabinets – is turning 15 this year, and to celebrate, they've got 8 bottles of Penfolds Grange to give away. For your chance to win, all you need to do is purchase a Vintec product, and then register your details at the Vintec Club website. Vintec will give away one bottle of Penfolds Grange (valued at ... Read more

May 16th, 2013 by Richie Black

Check out what’s just landed at Appliances Online: a Samsung fridge with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. Via the fridge's touch-screen, you’ll have access to a suite of rather awesome apps and some revolutionary Smart capabilities. Why Wi-Fi? And why does a fridge need apps? Well, it’s about giving you a centrally positioned organisational tool. The kitchen is the centre of the home. And the fridge is (more-or-less) the focus of the ... Read more

May 9th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

The kitchen is a place for cooking, and as recipes and techniques are passed down from generation to generation, cooking is an activity surrounded by legends and folklore.  However, as Doctor Henry Jones Junior once pointed out, folklore can sometimes prove dangerous when it starts being accepted as fact. In addition to legends about food, more than a few myths have been passed down regarding appliances as ... Read more

April 11th, 2013 by Richie Black

Don't get us wrong. The vast majority of appliances are awesome. Appliances Online only sells awesome appliances. But some out there are really annoying or otherwise completely EVIL. And yet they still exist, frequently in vast numbers. Here's our list of the most awful appliances, starting with the most heinous of 'em all: 1. Leaf Blowers Patented by Beelzebub, these are offensive, useless and (somehow) endemic. Beloved ... Read more

March 28th, 2013 by Richie Black

The Office Kitchen is a place of anger and rivalry, of shifting territories and battle-lines drawn. Can you think of another space that inspires such antagonism, outrage and the violent use of passive-aggressive hand-written signage? These problems apply to ALL office-spaces. They are not unique to mine or yours. However, brothers and sisters, I’m telling you: they need not be. Let us acknowledge the universal truth of ... Read more

March 21st, 2013 by Mark Bristow

As the room of the house where the most work tends to get done (or at least where it’s SUPPOSED to get done), the kitchen really benefits from being well-organised. However, not all of us have the organising gene (I know I don’t), and as a result, many of our kitchens eventually start to resemble the ground zero of some kind of mess and clutter explosion. If you’re ... Read more

March 19th, 2013 by Louise Carter

Friday 22nd March is World Water Day! Unlike World Nutella Day or National Bacon Week, World Water Day is totes legit – it was established by the United Nations, in fact. Everyone in the world deserves access to safe drinking water, and World Water Day provides an opportunity for us all to be thankful for what we've got. It's also as good a time as any to look ... Read more

March 12th, 2013 by Krissy Davis

Washing dishwashers is one of those household chores that always seem to generate debate. Whether it's the difference between using dishwasher tablets or powder, or the various ways you can try to make the job easier, this humble appliance can be the cause of many arguments. But according to consumer advice website Choice, it is how a dishwasher is stacked that is creating issues for households. The results ... Read more

February 22nd, 2013 by Mark Bristow

It happens to the best of us.  There you are, having worked hard to cook up an amazing meal, and just when you're sitting back and feeling really good about having eaten said meal… …you notice the dirty dishes, piled up next to the sink like the Leaning Tower of Pisa (or possibly Mount Vesuvius). When faced with a terror like this, it’s all too easy to panic, ... Read more

December 11th, 2012 by Richie Black

Appliances Online recently underwent a journey to the wilds of Tasmania to sample the delights of the renowned Agrarian Kitchen ... ... and the culinary expertise of masterchef (and Best Home Chef mentor) Mark Best. The trip necessarily involved experiencing the best of organically grown produce, choice cuts of meats from sourced from hand-reared animals, and some remarkable wines. Hopes were high as I set off on the ... Read more

November 20th, 2012 by Louise Carter

So, you're sick of cleaning your dishes by hand like an Amish person. Fair enough! Washing up is a stinky chore enjoyed by no one. So here is Appliances Online's guide to getting the best dishwasher to suit your life. Size Righto, before we go any further, you need to make sure that your kitchen has room to accommodate a dishwasher. The average width of a standard dishwasher is 60cm. ... Read more