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Tovolo Adds A Splash of Color to Your Home Decor

March 11, 2018 By denise Leave a Comment

Disclosure: This is not a compensated or sponsored post. I was provided the product for review purposes only. All opinions expressed here are my own.

When I attended the International Home & Housewares show this year, I got the opportunity to meet the representatives from Tovolo. I feel in love with this brand right away. I love sharing with my readers ways that they can add a bit of color to their home décor without breaking the bank. These products are going to inspire you this Spring to add a couple of pieces to your home and make your time in the kitchen so much more fun.

Kitchen and baking tools has always been something I’m really particular about. It has to be sturdy, comfortable to the grip, safe to use and more importantly look beautiful. I admit i’m one of those who buys with my eyes.

Tovolo is a brand that i have been using for awhile now. I know how important a kitchen tool can be. There are times where you just step into a foreign kitchen and nothing is suitable for you and that make me mad. More importantly, the right tool gets the job done more efficiently and what’s better when they work the way they are suppose to work, looks the part and who doesn’t love it when they come in such fashionable colors?

I love how sweet the colors are. And for me, all my kitchen tools are blue.

I want to start the Tovolo Comfort Grip Knife set. It includes three of their great knives: the Chef’s Knife, Prep Knife and the Slicing Knife. Each knife features a high-carbon, stainless steel blade and comes with a protective cover. They have handles specially designed for comfort and the knives can go in the dishwasher after use.

I love the Prep Knife. Not only is it a nice knife, but it also has holes that serve as an herb stripper. The 5 inch blade works great for chopping herbs and small vegetable.

The Slicing Knife also has a 5 inch blade, but it functions differently than the Prep Knife. This knife is specially designed for slicing meat and poultry. It is easy to control the blade so you can make super thin slices.

The Chef’s Knife is very unique and features a long 8.5 inch blade. This allows you to chop large vegetables with ease. It has a slightly less bulky shape than other chef’s knives I have used, which actually makes for a better motion.

PARING KNIFE: Firstly, I loved the grip on this product. Thanks to the secure and comfortable grip of this paring knife, I no longer need to worry about that. This 3.5″ knife offers precision cuts while its small size makes it perfect for picnics or lunch boxes. It is great for peeling and dicing fruits or vegetables. This knife is made of a high-carbon stainless steel and stores away in a protective blade cover.

Each of the Comfort Grip Knives is designed to be multi-purpose and versatile. The comfort grips keep your hands from hurting while you chop away. The incredibly sharp blades are kept safe in a plastic sheath when not being used. This prevents injury and keeps your blades from dulling.

I also want to share other great products.

KING CUBE AND PERFECT CUBE TRAYS: I received the King Cube Tray( Green) and the Perfect Cube Tray(Blue). The king tray makes 2″ cubes while the perfect tray makes 1.25″. Personally, I felt that 2″ was a bit too much, I really do not need cubes that big, and some of those large cubes had trouble fitting into some of my beverages. One thing I did like about both products was the material they were made out of: Silicone. Plastic can leak harmful chemicals into your products, e.g. plastic ice trays can leak toxins into your ice. Silicone is a great alternative that keeps you and your family as healthy as possible. However, silicone does not make ice melt any slower; in fact, nothing but the temperature will affect how quickly ice melts. I felt that the King Cube was really perfect for high-end, stylish beverages. For example, big cubes look great in ice teas and cocktails. This is the perfect tray for someone who loves to throw parties. There is only one way to properly entertain: with style. Giant ice cubes can make a statement that regular ice cubes just can’t. These ice cubes look fabulous in drinks at parties, graduations, and other social events. For the more homey, there is the Perfect Cube. These cubes are crisp and stylish but more for everyday use. They make ordinary refreshments extraordinary. The Perfect Cube adds class to any drink with its chic alternative to traditional cubes. These stylish cubes make a refreshing addition to lemonade and ice tea. For both trays, be sure to wash with a diluted solution of vinegar and water when necessary. Like to spice things up? Try adding fruit, berries, or mint leaves to your ice. Tovolo gives you the power to make every aspect of your party your own.

ICE CREAM SCOOP: This product is heavy. I have never felt an ice cream scoop that felt like this one. Its weight is what really makes this a smarter scoop. Its weight allows it to scoop up even the coldest of ice creams with ease. No need to use your silverware when this sturdy scoop is around! What is really unique about this product are its feet. Its feet never tip over or tilt. What they do is allow the head of the scoop to stay off your counter; thereby, keeping it clean. No more sticky messes! The resting feet elevate the scoop is something I have never seen before. It is totally unique, creative, and innovative. Plus, the design of the scoop helps you create beautiful looking bowls of ice cream, This scoop will be the envy of your friends.

All Tovolo products comply with the Food-Safety Standards of the United States of America. Tovolo products are produced with FDA-Approved raw materials and comply with the FDA Regulations concerning plastic and non-plastic materials intended to come in contact with food.

Clorox Sort’n Fold Antimicrobial Plastic Laundry Basket with Sorter

March 11, 2018 By denise Leave a Comment

Disclosure: This is not a compensated or sponsored post. I was provided the product for review purposes only. All opinions expressed here are my own.

If you’re still transporting all your clothes from the dryer in a sack that wrinkles them, it’s time to move to a laundry basket.

A basket can store wet or dry clothes, dirty or clean, and will handle everything from holding the dirty clothes as they build up to transporting them to the washer and back. It’s also sturdy enough to carry a box of detergent along with your laundry, no problem.

The benefit of a basket versus a hamper or a bag is that it performs double duty: It stores dirty clothes for transport to the laundry room and carries the folded, clean clothes back. Ample ventilation and volume ensure that wet clothes and still-damp clean clothes don’t attract mold or mildew. We have some suggestions for hampers as well, but if you’re only getting one, the basket is all you need.

That having been said, a laundry basket can’t handle everything. If you need to move clothes one-handed or possibly down very narrow staircases, or if you walk or take public transit to your laundromat, a one-basket solution may not work—you might consider a laundry hamper or bag system.

Even though there are ecological reasons to avoid plastic, we chose plastic laundry baskets for several reasons.

Plastic won’t warp or disfigure from exposure to water and, unlike wicker, resists mold and mildew. Both plastic and wicker are lightweight and portable, but considering laundry is often damp, a hamper that won’t let your clothes breathe isn’t a good pick. I’ve had many workout clothes left in the bottom of canvas hampers develop mold but none that have been left in well-ventilated baskets. Some baskets or hampers are made by covering cardboard. If that cardboard inside gets wet the basket is ruined.

Plastic is very strong for its weight, making it easy to transport laundry up and down stairs or to and from a car. Loads of laundry can get heavy, especially when transporting wet clothes from a washer to a dryer. A lightweight basket or hamper makes moving laundry easier.

Sturdy, comfortable handles are also important with heavy loads of laundry. Many baskets use trim pieces on their handles that look nice, but create a weaker joint. Some also have ridges on the underside of the handles that add some security, but dig into your flesh. Multiple sets of handles to hold the basket lengthwise or widthwise are nice.

Look for a smooth finish that won’t snag clothes. Wicker baskets especially are prone to small breaks that can snag fabric. A smooth, flat finish will prevent your basket from damaging your clothing.

Ventilation is good for both wet, smelly workout clothes and clean, slightly damp clothes. Damp clothes buried in the bottom of a non-breathable hamper or basket are prone to developing mold. (I’ve had it happen.) A well-ventilated bag or basket can prevent this. It also works well for items that might not get totally dry in the dryer, such as jeans or towels.

A rectangular shape will hold clothes most efficiently once they’re folded. Shaped, hip-hugging baskets seem nice, but hold less volume and really aren’t any easier to carry. Most clothes fold into nice rectangles or squares, and the curve of hip-hugging baskets leads to items like pants not lying flat. They then take up more room and are likely to wrinkle. Square baskets hold as much dirty laundry as rectangular ones due to their greater depth, but are troublesome when trying to overload the basket. Round baskets and hampers don’t hold folded clothes well at all.

The Clorox™ Links Sort’n Fold Laundry Baskets & Hampers succeeds because of its simplicity and lack of outstanding weaknesses, which makes it stand out in the world of laundry baskets. It’s plastic, lightweight, easy to carry, durable and spacious enough for a whole load of laundry

Its stacking feature is a bonus that didn’t weigh into my selection, but it does make it easier to sort laundry if you’re managing a multi-person household with lots of lights, darks and towels all needing their own separate baskets.

The size proves to be a benefit when moving up and down narrow stairwells. If we define “good design” as the form factor most conducive to the task at hand, then this one is very well designed. The interior of the is smooth and won’t snag your laundry. It is well-ventilated, so wet, dirty clothes or damp clean clothes will both be able to dry out. The basket itself is a single piece of plastic, making it strong and durable. Many baskets have thinner plastic around the handles to allow for two-piece construction, which winds up weakening the joint. I was skeptical of the strength of the handles is a great start but the design is simple yet solid.

With all of that laundry, the basket now tipped the scales at 21.4 pounds. I then proceeded to abuse the handles as much as I could twisting and straining them to the best of my ability. I shook the basket violently. I tried to pull the handles out from the sides. I did everything I could to destroy them or cause them to pop out and failed.

Undeterred, I added 20 pounds of hand weights to the basket as well. even weighing more than 40 pounds, the basket was still easy on the hands, though much heavier than any load of laundry will ever be. I repeated the same attempted destruction on the basket and the handles held up to the abuse. For further testing,

I love this basket so much. It is going to make my Spring Cleaning so much easier.

Clever Crates: Spring Storage Survival Made Easy

March 11, 2018 By denise Leave a Comment

Disclosure: This is not a compensated or sponsored post. I was provided the product for review purposes only. All opinions expressed here are my own.

The weather outside may not show it but Spring is in a few weeks, and I have been thinking about Spring Cleaning.

If there’s one thing wrong with regular storage containers, bins, and crates, it’s that they take up so much space when not being used. Sure you could maybe stack a few together, but for the most part they’re large and bulky and take up too much of your storage space when you’re done using them. This company has made these collapsible storage crates that fold completely flat when not being used.

Created and sold by CleverMade, the “Clever Crates” as so they’re called are made using a flat sturdy bottom, two side panels that fold up, along with 2 wider side panels that have a hinge in the middle of them that allow them to collapse down. This way you can simply flick in the sides, and use a waving motion to fully fold down the crate.

Then you can simply pull up on the top brim of the crate to set it up. As you pick it up the sides will unfold and lock themselves in place. You can then start storing items in the crates immediately.

The collapsible crate has two comfortable handles with side grips on the side that make it easy to haul around, and they offer an interlocking nesting system that lets you stack multiple collapsed crates onto one another with stability.

The Clever Crates come in a few different models to choose from, including a smaller collapsible shopping basket, a medium sized utility basket, and a larger heavy-duty basket for storing larger items. All of which fold down to practically nothing for easy storage. Each collapsible container will have its own storage and weight limits.

When fully collapsed the container measures just 2.8 inches tall. I love that these crates collapse and also come in fun colors. I can keep one or two in my car, one along side my washer, put some in my photostudio and when not in use – they collapse and I can store them on top of each other. Because we do not have room to spare around our home for bulky storage tubs. If you want handles for grocery shopping, they have that option too.

For durable transporting here’s a more heavy load rugged crate that can hold up to 132 lbs.! That’s more than I can even carry, so I’m not even sure I’ll ever fill mine that heavy but hey, it exists for industrial cargo, contractors, restaurant caterers, bulky stuff!

Now back to the collapsible totes, this darling pop up laundry hamper is great for not only laundry but sports gear, the beach too.

It comes in different patterns and holds 2 loads of laundry, up to 55 lbs.

Check out CleverMade, you will find so many more products than the two I’m reviewing for you. I’ve been so pleased with their products, I think I’ll be on a mission to try them all!