The ‘A+’ energy rated AGA French Door refrigerator, the AGA DxD double drawer offers 510 litre net refrigeration capacity, combined with an array of cleverly engineered features to provide an ultimate food storage for your family. Available in cream, black and stainless steel, the stylish French Door refrigerator features Super Freeze function, allowing you to freeze the food extremely fast, which helps keep the nutrients and minerals at best conditions much longer. In addition, the 90cm wide refrigerator is equipped with electronically controlled water dispenser with easily replaceable filter, so you have cold fresh filtered water at the touch of a button. And automatic ice maker always has clear ice cubes, unless you choose to turn it off to create additional freezer space.

The 121 litre frost-free double drawer freezer of this Aga refrigerator has -16°C to -22°C temperature range, keeping your items neatly separated among 5 compartments (2 upper, 3 lower), and can freeze 10kg of food in 24 hours. The refrigeration section features 6 spill-proof safe-glass shelves including 4 adjustable, 2 transparent acrylic drawers, a wide drawer, and 4 door racks and 2 compartments. Temperature [...]

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AGA launched the classic range cooker, new Masterchef XL cooker. This new range has the stunning good looks you would expect from AGA, and state of the art features to ensure the very best cooking performance.

AGA Masterchef XL cooker is available in two models. The first is dual-fuel with electric ovens and a six-burner gas hob. The second is an all-electric model with a five-zone induction hob. The Masterchef XL is the first cooker from AGA to feature an induction hob.

Key features and benefits of AGA Masterchef XL cooker include, - ‘A’ energy efficiency rating - separate grill compartment with glide-out grill system - two 69-litre capacity ovens, one fan oven, one multifunction oven - multifunction oven offers fan oven, conventional oven, fan-assisted oven, base heat, fanned grilling, browning element, defrost and rapid response - slow cooking oven - separate griddle and wok ring included with gas hob model Available in 5 gorgeous colours – Cream, Gloss Black, Cranberry, Pewter and Pearl Ashes. The suggested retail price for the AGA Masterchef XL dual fuel is £3,000 and £3,400 for the induction range.

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The rugged Aga wine cellar creates perfect storage conditions maintaining ideal temperature and humidity levels for all types of wine. With its tinted triple-glazed, tempered glass door and electronically controlled environment, the AGA premium wine cellar protects your favorite bottles from heat, UV light and vibration. Equipped with total of 10 shelves each accommodating 6 wine bottles, the cellar also features a soft closing device to avoid jolting your wine. Aga integrated a unique 42-bottle Riserva zone with 7 humidity controlled shelves, designed specifically for storing gourmet and vintage bottles for a longer period. The bottom drawer utilises the TriMode system, functioning as a fridge, fresco or freezer, giving you additional storage flexibility. Other features include LED lights to illuminate the interior and a humidity control panel which recommends temperature settings for your wine. The LED lights turn off automatically to prevent damaging the wine flavour. This ‘A’ rated Aga wine cellar is available in cream, red or black for approximately £6,300. Aga.

The new and compact Aga Fusion is rather small pellet stove with clean lines and compact footprint. With burning efficiency over 90% and 13 kW maximum heat output, this small and elegant pellet stove offers clean burning and brings warmth and coziness into your house. Wood pellets are made of recycled waste wood and burn efficiently and conveniently, giving off almost no wood smoke. Aga equipped the stove with automatic control, built-in room thermostat, room humidifier and offers optional remote thermostat. Automatic start up cycle makes Fusion easy to use. And this small pellet stove consumes approximately 1 kg of pellets per hour. Other features include 7-day programmer 2 on/off periods per day, automatic cleaning cycle, fan assisted convection air, automatic overheat and chimney safety shutdown, and removable ash tray and burn pot. Price for the Fusion small pellet stove is approximately £2,160. Aga.

Previously, Lopi pellet stove Pellet stoves from Wodtke Pellet stoves and heaters Aga multi fuel stove Aga Rembrandt Aga Berrington stove

The move would extend a strategic partnership formed last May when Haier purchased a 20 percent stake in the New Zealand vendor and added its chief financial officer and chief marketing officer to F&P’s board.

Under the agreement, the two companies are sharing product development, manufacturing and market resources to reduce production and procurement costs.

As part of the arrangement, Haier is presently producing select products under the Fisher & Paykel brand, and the partners are looking to expand the assortment.

The pact also gives Haier exclusive rights to market and distribute Fisher & Paykel products in China, while F&P will distribute Haier-manufactured and branded products in New Zealand.

Haier Australia will continue to handle the Haier brand on that continent for the immediate future.

According to a Fisher & Paykel spokesperson, the companies are also exploring opportunities to market and sell each other’s products in the U.S.

The partnership gives Haier access to Fisher & Paykel’s premium assortment, while extending F&P’s global reach. The deal will also help the New Zealand manufacturer [...]

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Each has its advantages and disadvantages and it is worth spending some time researching the numerous options.

Wood doors are covered in the next section due the the large number of combinations of styles and colors available.

Laminate

Laminate cabinet doors can have endless possibilities in color, texture and shine.

You can go for a soft look with creamy colours and a matt finish, or, if you want to make a real statement, choose Italian-style with glossy fronts and bold colors.

A great advantage of laminate cabinets is that they are virtually maintenance-free. Wood is a natural product and prone to changes in temperature and humidity and needs a lot of care, but laminate only needs to be wiped clean occasionally.

Laminate doors suffer from a lot less wear and tear than laminate countertops and should stay looking good for a long time.

Glass

Large expanses of wood or laminate in a kitchen can look good sometimes but if you want to break up the monotony, glass doors can be [...]

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Because front-loading washing machines spin so rapidly—up to 1,200 revolutions per minute—and their drums rotate on a horizontal axis, the vibration and noise these machines produce can be a nuisance for users, especially when a front-loader is used near main living areas or on a second floor in a home.

Our testers have seen plenty of front-loaders that produce a lot of vibration and noise, though no front-loader has ever actually moved from its spot during our vibration testing. Until now. In a recent vibration test on a wood floor, the $550 LG WM2010C[W] front-loader turned on an angle and moved forward about three inches when it had an 8-pound evenly distributed load . And when we repeated the test with a 1-pound unbalanced load, the LG again slid forward several inches.

LG offers a solution with the “SpinSense” function, which the manufacturer says “can be used to help reduce or eliminate vibrations, especially on wood floor installations.” [...]

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I’ve read that more watts are better. Is that true or am I just wasting my money?

Don’t buy a stand mixer based on wattage. It’s usually the power used, not produced. But be sure to check the warranty as they vary. Also consider:

• Buying the biggest bowl available if your recipes frequently call for lots of flour

• Buying an extra bowl, for around $50, if you make two-step recipes so you won’t have to scrape and rinse between steps

• Checking Websites for rebate information. KitchenAid is offering $40 back on select 5- or 6-quart stand mixers (the KitchenAid Classic K45 has repeatedly been our top-rated model).

Most of the tested models have one beater that spins in one direction and moves around the bowl in the opposite way. The bottom-rated stand mixers have two beaters that spin against each other, just like a hand mixer.

While these models were the least expensive, they were also mediocre or worse at mashing potatoes, mixing [...]

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DCS by Fisher & Paykel has once again scaled new heights of design and innovation with the announcement of its new DishDrawer Tall. Think of it as where DCS design meets Fisher & Paykel innovation. The company has reinvented its revolutionary DishDrawer, the world first dishwasher in a drawer, with the introduction of the DCS DishDrawer Tall featuring a more spacious design and new sleek modern styling that loses none of brand compact charm. Continuing to innovate and improve on its uniquely designed industry leading appliances has never been a tall order for Fisher & Paykel Appliances.

DishDrawer dishwasher is a signature product line for the company with its distinctive ergonomic design that doesn’t take up a lot space and cost-saving and environmental features that minimizes water, energy and detergent usage. Since launching the DishDrawer in 1997 after years of testing and research, Fisher & Paykel has continued to redefine the dishwasher of the future and to date has sold more than a million DishDrawers.

DishDrawer Tall has been designed specifically for the North American market and will be manufactured in the company new facility located in Reynosa, Mexico. DCS expects to [...]

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