Essential Tips To Keep Your Kitchen Knives From Getting Dull

Knives are an essential tool in every kitchen, but they often don't get the care they need. Many people let their knives go dull without realizing it, and a lot of that dullness happens because of how the knives are treated. A dull knife makes cutting harder, which also makes using it more dangerous. Instead of slicing smoothly, you have to push harder, which makes accidents more likely.

Benefits of Having A Breakfast Bar

A breakfast bar is one of those things that everyone dreams of having in their kitchen, but they never seem to get. You may have debated the idea of a breakfast bar for years, but certain things have held you back. If you're looking to be convinced, here are four reasons a breakfast bar is a must for your kitchen space.

Ideas to Help Revamp a Kitchen

A kitchen is the most important room of the home. It can make a massive difference to the aesthetic appeal and value of the property. As much as the kitchen is used for cooking, preparing meals and enjoying it, it is also a great place for socializing. These days there are so many different kitchen design ideas that can be considered to improve the layout of the kitchen that could make a massive difference to the home. Here are some ideas to think of if you are considering ways to revamp your kitchen. 

3 Ways To Improve Your Kitchen Layout

The kitchen is truly the family hub of the home; it is where people come together to share food, catch up on their day, and make memories together. Your kitchen’s layout, however, could limit your ability to do these things if it is not arranged in an optimal way for your lifestyle. Here are some ideas on how to improve your kitchen’s layout with three easy steps.

Spicy Pumpkin Soup and KenmorePro Blender Giveaway

I like using the high powered KenmorePro Heavy Duty Professional Blender to make both cold and hot recipes, as it is versatile. This blender is special because we can prepare warm soups within a few minutes by simply adding the ingredients, puréeing it and blending it on maximum speed for 5 minutes until it starts to steam. We can also use it to make smoothies, soups, sauces, and for other meal prep. 

Kuhn Rikon Tools are Useful in Our Kitchen

I have been using a few Kuhn Rikon kitchen tools that have helped my tasks around the kitchen a little easier and more eco-friendly. 

Breville’s Dose Control Coffee Grinder helps make the perfect French Press Coffee

The perfect cup of coffee always starts with the right amount of coffee grinds! Breville's Dose Control Coffee Grinder helps us to easily get the balanced extraction of flavours from our coffee grinds and be consistent each time.

Organizing with Kilner

The original Kilner jar invented by John Kilner and Co in the 1840's has stood the test of time for over 150 years. Although, the design has been updated, they have kept the unique vacuum feature that helps keep our blends, preserves, and pickles fresh. I find the Kilner jars can be used in lots of different ways, not just to store preserves and pickles. I used a variety of different sized Kilner Jars to organize my kitchen pantry. 

Heart Shaped Egg Ring and Essential Kitchen Tools

I love this cute heart shaped egg ring. It is perfect to make any meal special, as we can use it to fry eggs, and more. I used it over my electric grill and frying pan, and had good results. Since it is made with silicone, the Trudeau egg ring can withhold a temperature of 428F. I found we have to be careful when using the egg ring and make sure to only touch the silicon top and not the metal holder, as it can get hot.

Macarons and Desserts Book Giveaway

I love making desserts, but mostly enjoy eating them! My family encourages me to bake desserts more than healthy meals :)

OXO POP Cereal Dispenser and GreenSaver

I love this OXO POP Cereal Dispenser! It comes in 3 sizes; 2.3L, 3.2L, 4.2L to meet our storage needs. The one handed pop open lid makes this a perfect container to store cereal because of the ease of pouring the cereal through the spout.

Baking Tools from Trudeau

I love the new line of baking tools from Trudeau that allows us to recreate classic Parisian treats at home. Having the right tools is important because it makes baking desserts easy and fun.

Making Indian Food is Easy with Kissan, Win Your Own Basket

With Kissan products, we can spice it up and make Indian food at home easily. As a foodie that loves to cook and bake, I think the quality of the ingredients makes a big difference on how our food turns out. I have been using a variety of Kissan products like their spices and sauces to make quick and delicious meals for my family that we all love.

Breville’s Die-Cast Smart Toaster is Stylish and Functional

I love Breville kitchen appliances because of the quality, functionality, and the sleek well thought-out designs of their products. The innovative products with intuitive features and efficiency will be loved by chef extraordinaire to aspirational cooks. For my family a toaster is a must-have appliance, especially for breakfast! 

William Ashley Warehouse Sale Celebrates 40 Years

Since I was a teenager I have been going to the annual William Ashley’s Warehouse Sale every year with my mom, and now continue the tradition with my family. The Warehouse Sale located at 111 Creditview Road, Vaughan, ON, L4L 9T1 is more spacious and has an ample amount of free parking. This year William Ashley celebrates its 40th annual Warehouse Sale, where shoppers across the GTA gather to take advantage of the fabulous prices on quality products.

Papaya Juice & Colourful Entertaining Products from Trudeau

I love the new wave of bright colours and cool shapes of kitchen items for the table from Trudeau. These products with the beautiful timeless appeal and functionality truly celebrates colour. My family and I love using these products everyday, and I am glad they have used organically coloured glass and sustainable wood, which is also good for the environment. I love how we can match our decor with these vibrant hues and bring excitement to our summer entertainment.

Moms Will Love These Kitchen Tools

I love the innovative everyday kitchen products from Trudeau. Just in time for Mother's day, they have some fun and interesting new kitchen tools that will quickly become part of our everyday items.

Completion of Our #KitchenReno and Painting with Para Paints

I am glad we completed our mostly DIY #KitchenReno project. We fixed the vent, tiled the floor, transformed the cabinets with Rust-Oleum, organized the drawers in the kitchen with Rev-A-Shelf, installed the Delta Touch2O Technology Faucet, and chose quartz for the countertops. I chose the coin silver grey from Para paints for the kitchen wall, and two different shades of white for the ceiling and trims.

Using Rev-A-Shelf In Our Kitchen

We started our #KitchenReno during the holidays, and so far the tiles are placed, the vent is fixed, the cupboards are transformed. We are working on painting, replacing the countertops and the faucet. Since things can be put away with all the major jobs done, I can organize the cupboards. I used Rev-A-Shelf cut-to-size insert wooden organizers to keep my cutlery, knife and utensils organized. These products are available in Home Hardware stores such as Lowes. 

Our Cabinet Transformation Using Rust-Oleum

After transforming the cabinets with Rust-Oleum

We have used Rust-Oleum about three years ago to transform our front porch, and love the results. Due to our trust in their products my husband and I undertook a DIY project during the holidays using the Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformation kit. Using this kit to transform the kitchen cupboards to our preferred colour is less costly compared to changing the entire cupboards or doing messy demolitions.