Monday Musings: 06.14.2010 Edition « Dark ...
Thursday – A while back, I picked up a package of flat iron steak and stuck it in the freezer to wait for grilling weather. ) We’ve also got a bunch of broccoli rabe in the fridge to use up, and maybe a potato or something. Friday – And, as always, Friday night is pizza night. We’ve got a bunch of garlic scapes in the fridge that we keep forgetting (they’re hiding in the veggie drawer. Wednesday – Peeps has had a thought going through his mind lately for a Jamaican-flavored chicken-and-bean dish, and the acquisition of some heirloom pink beans was just what he needed. We’ve never had flat iron steak before, so this should be interesting.
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US may impose subsidy duties on fridge imports
Worcester Telegram - 31.12.69
The US may impose duties of as much as 30.34 percent on refrigerator-freezers imported by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. and Sweden's Electrolux AB, the Commerce Department ruled. The case decided Monday now goes back to
GE Opens Second New Plant at Appliance Park
Appliance Magazine - 31.12.69
In October of 2010 GE estimated that the investment in the new Louisville refrigerator facility would be $194 million. The plant makes bottom-freezer refrigerators - a new product platform for Appliance Park. The new centers for refrigeration products
Best and worst fridge freezers revealed by Which?
Which? - 31.12.69
We've tested and reviewed 22 of the newest fridge freezers from household brands like Bosch, Beko, Hotpoint and John Lewis, as well as the latest American fridge freezer from LG. To find out which models stand out for perfect chilling,
Why Old Refrigerators Make You Bend Over ...
The freezer-on-top models, which were standard issue for most of the appliance's history, were an artifact from a time when iceboxes were inside the fridge and located on the top. Thankfully, aching backs prevailed, and in the 1980s the side-by-side fridge and freezer made it into homes. Until a couple decades ago, even top-of-the-line fridges used a ton of energy, couldn't fit a gallon of milk and a pizza box on the same shelf, and forced everyone over 10 years old to bend over to grab anything. But when the freezer finally became its own compartment, manufacturers put it on top again. The reason: Cold air is heavy, and as it descended from the ice box, the chilly air would help keep the rest of the appliance cool. The problem, explains Jovais, is that "the fridge is like a highway. So fridges got bigger. "If you had a pizza box, you had to set it on its side.
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