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Stainless Resurfacing Project

November 4, 2010 // 0 Comments

All of the new (to us) appliances in the RainyDayKitchen have a stainless steel finish. Stainless steel is a great material because it is easy to clean, durable, and [...]

Alsa Stainless FXSheeting

November 3, 2010 // 0 Comments

Stainless steel is a great material for the kitchen. We have been slowly replacing the major appliances with items we find on Craigslist [...]

The Clam Box

November 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

Sunday was the last day The Clam Box was open for this year. One of our editors grew up in Quincy and has been going to The Clam Box since she could ride a bike. The [...]

Jura Z7: FirstLook

October 22, 2010 // 0 Comments

Jura makes some of the most advanced home espresso and cappuccino machines around. We reviewed Jura’s Impressa Z5 unit back in 2006. In general, the Z5 has been a [...]

AquaPure: AP-DWS1000 Installation

September 30, 2010 // 1 Comment

Originally, we had the Aqua-Pure faucet installation scheduled for later in the month. Our plans got shuffled a bit and a slot opened up unexpectedly. Never wanting to [...]

AquaPure: AP-DWS1000 FirstLook

September 29, 2010 // 0 Comments

The “new” sink we installed in the RainyDayKitchen at the beginning of the month is working out great. Unlike the old porcelain sink, the stainless steel sink [...]

Stainless Steel Drawer Pulls

September 15, 2010 // 0 Comments

The handles on the doors and drawers in the RainyDayKitchen have always been a bit too “antique-ish” for our taste. As handles never wear out there was never a [...]

Homedics Restore: FirstLook

September 10, 2010 // 0 Comments

At the start of the Summer, we gave a quick mention to an interesting water filtering system named Restore from HoMedics. This water-purification pitcher uses an [...]

Sink Upgrade: installation and plumbing

September 9, 2010 // 1 Comment

The stainless steel sink we got weighs around ten pounds, much lighter than the iron/porcelain sink it replaced. The edge of the sink has a bit of a bow so when it’s [...]

Sink Upgrade: cutting and fitting

September 8, 2010 // 0 Comments

When we removed the old sink the extent of the damage from the rust was plain. We also understood why the rust problem had developed in the first place: the original [...]

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