Showing posts with label 3 Stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3 Stars. Show all posts

Monday, March 12, 2007

OneSweep Broom


Product Description
What’s this??? Another broom review. Sheesh you are going to start to think that my cave floor is all dirt…. A little while back I reviewed the Swiffer Sweeper and also the cordless shark. Now here I am writing about the One Sweep Broom. From the folks at http://www.asseenontv.com/ Nothing Sweeps Better! (of course they are going to say that).

Unlike standard bristle brooms that have been around for hundreds of years, the OneSweep has been scientifically engineered to be the most advanced broom ever created. The OneSweep is constructed of indestructible space-age polymers with strategically placed bristle design. The OneSweep sweeps better than anything you’ve ever used before. The name says it all. OneSweep picks it all (dirt and dust) up in just one sweep. Nothing sweeps better.

Tough Yet Gentle!OneSweep is tough enough to clean ceramic tile, even concrete, without wearing down. OneSweep’s bristles are also soft enough for wood floors. Many people even use the OneSweep to remove snow from their cars without the fear of leaving a hair line scratch on the car’s paint. It’s truly amazing!

What About Pets?If you have a dog or cat, you know how difficult it is to remove pet hair from carpet. NOTHING does this better than OneSweep. The special bristles work with static electricity so pet hair jumps onto OneSweep. You’ll clean up pet hair in seconds!
Scrub and Squeegee... It Even Does Windows!Does your floor need a good scrubbing? Don’t get down on your hands and knees! With a little soap and water, OneSweep is the best scrub brush you’ve ever used. With the 56” handle, you can now stand while you scrub. There’s even a built-in squeegee to dry surfaces off. Window cleaning has never been easier.

Ease of assembly 5 Stars
It’s a broom, not rocket science. Just screw the handle onto the broom head. So easy even a caveman can do it.

What It Costs $9.95 + $6.95 shipping (as usual if you order online you get your choice of a fabulous gift (you still need to pay shipping and handling on the gift)

Ease of use 4 Stars
The OneSweep Broom is designed as multipurpose broom, with rubber fingers on one side and a squeegee on the other side. The handle of the broom is a standard height of 4’ 8”. That’s a bit low for me so I went down to the Home Depot and picked out a slightly longer one.

Actual performance 2 1/2 Stars
I had the OneSweep prior to my Swiffer or Shark. I got the Swiffer and Shark because the OneSweep did not get the job done. To be honest, this does an okay job on sawdust. The squeegee is fair at best. The rubber fingers are rugged enough to last a long time (as I have had mine for quite some time now). Of course since I use it in the garage you probably have figured that I have given up on using this inside the home. The rubber fingers let dust through as they are not spaced as close as a whisk broom. The asseenontv folks show the broom cleaning up spills with the squeegee but I have found that if the spill is on tile, the liquid still stays in the grout cracks.

The asseenontv people also show the OneSweep Broom cleaning up pet hair. Now here the OneSweep Broom shines. I had a husky and he would shed capacious amounts of hair twice a year. The broom would neatly gather up the hair on wooden and tile floors. Carpeting would still require a bit more work. Was cleaning up the dog hair with the OneSweep easier then breaking out the vaccum? Not really.

Final thoughts on practicality
As a shop broom it is good for doing the large cleanup. However residual will remain and require you to still vacuum. I did not like the squeegee (perhaps I’m not a squeegee type of person). I have not tried the squeegee on my windows (I am more of a miracle cloth window cleaner). However this has lasted a long time so it is rugged enough to take some abuse.

Final Score
3 stars out of 5

Monday, February 19, 2007

Bacon Wave




Product Description

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, BACON. I love bacon. I love the smell of it cooking. I love the taste of it with my eggs. But cooking it can be messy. From the www.asseenontv.com people…. Use your microwave to make crisp bacon ... Faster, Healthier, Crispier & It Tastes Great Too!

The Bacon Wave is fast, healthy, and with no mess!

The Bacon Wave Cooks Bacon With Less Fat, Less Calories, And Less Cholesterol!

The Bacon Wave Cooks 14 Slices at a Time and is Dishwasher Safe

The Bacon Wave is Stackable, you can cook up to 28 pieces at once!

It's As Easy As...
• Place bacon strips on special cooking rods.
• Serve and enjoy perfect bacon every time!
A cooking guide is included with each Bacon Wave!

What It Costs $14.95 + $(5.95 Shipping and Handling)

Ease of assembly N/A

Ease of use 3 Stars

You need to position each piece of bacon into the bacon wave. Doing this takes longer then throwing the pieces of bacon into the frying pan. One bonus with the Bacon Wave is that you can cook up to 14 slices at once which is more then I can cook in my frying pan. If you have two Bacon Waves, you can stack them and make 28 heart stopping slices of love at the same time!!!!

Actual performance 3 Stars

There is always one problem with cooking bacon, whether it is in a frying pan or in the microwave with the Bacon Wave. Grease! It spatters on the stove, and will also spatter in your microwave. I gave the BaconWave a proper shake down loading it up to it’s full capacity of 14 slices. I popped it into the microwave and started to cook (or is it nuke?). When done, the bacon did come out crisp with the Bacon Wave but was a bit dry. Perhaps I cooked it too long… I also burned my fingers removing the hot bacon from the Bacon Wave (my fault as I just can’t resist hot bacon). As for cleanup, I drained the grease that fell to the bottom of the Bacon Wave and stuck it into the dishwasher (top rack).

Final thoughts on practicality
Finally science has solved one of mans greatest problems.….
With the Bacon Wave you can actually cook bacon with your shirt off.

To me, putting the slices of bacon into the Bacon Wave was a hassle. Being old school, I like arranging the slices of bacon in the frying pan. Also, being a caveman, I like the flame of my stove. Also much like a caveman, I often get my fingers burned making my bacon…

The Bacon Wave allows you to cook more slices of bacon then a frying pan, and that’s a bonus when I have a full table of little cavemen waiting for Saturday breakfast. However, I cook my eggs in the same pan after I cook my bacon so the flavor of the bacon enhances my eggs. With the Bacon Wave I don’t have that option. I also have a problem with the excessive shipping and handling cost of $5.95 as the Bacon Wave does not weigh much.

Final Score
3 stars out of 5

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Save A Blade

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