Name of Product: HP fax 1040 and 1050 machines Units: About 928,000 in the U.S. and 240,000 in Canada and Mexico Importer: Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif. Hazard: The fax machines can overheat due to an internal electrical component failure, posing fire and burn hazards. Incidents/Injuries: Hewlett-Packard is aware of seven reports of fax machines overheating and catching fire, resulting in property damage, including one instance of significant property damage and one instance of a minor burn injury to a consumer’s finger. Six incidents were reported in the U.S
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Our good friend and blogger Jason Butler has recently taken up the task of writing 39 essays in 1 year, and one of them is his take on The Joy of an Induction Stove . He’s an avid fan of an induction cooktop, and we think his thoughts from someone who uses one 2-3 times a day are hard to find and amazing to get. Some highlights: It’s incredibly fast. It boils water in less than half the time of our old electric stove, and faster than our gas one. You grow to love this. Our cooktop is a smooth surface that wipes clean easily
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Sometimes you need a kitchen contraption to go, and the American Weigh Signature Series Black Digital Pocket Scale allows you to do just that. If your’e like me you want to know portions when at the office or on the go, and having a pocket scale might sound nuts but it’s not. When starting any diet off you need to re-learn portion size and having a durable and compact digital pocket scale for easy portability makes the task easy. This pocket scale weighs items up to 1000 grams in 0.1 gram increments, and has an easy-to-read, backlit LCD display.
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With the iPhone app Annoying Orange: Kitchen Carnage you can slice, blend, and dice your way through lots of fruit and be happy with the results. If you’re unfamiliar with Annoying Orange, head on over to their web site and then you’ll know why you need this app to continue on in your mobile existence.
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The Breville BJE200XL 700-Watt Compact Juice Fountain makes juicing just about anything quick and easy. The heavy-duty compact juice fountain with centered knife blade assembly features a 700-watt motor that operates at 14,000 RPM for maximum extraction of all things juice. The extra-large 3-inch centered feed tube will fit entire limes, lemons, and even oranges. There’s even a stainless-steel micro-mesh filter for keeping out the bad things you don’t want in your juice.
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Pot racks are pretty amazing when you have an island to hang them over, and this pot rack made of Solid North American sugar maple with a grey finish delivers on a classic look. The nickel brackets and accessories have the ganging hardware included, and you can clean up the rack with a damp cloth. Additional pot hooks and extension hooks are available, and best of all it’s made in USA.
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The only single-up machine that makes great coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and espresso, the compact footprint - fits easily anywhere. The CBTL Contata is made in Italy - the birthplace of espresso, and you can match it with their exclusive milk foamer for wonderful latte’s and capiccinos. We’ve been enjoying this machine over the Summer and can safely say the french roast coffee is amazing. At CBTL Contata Single Cup Coffee and Espresso Brewer
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Name of Product: Honeywell Surround Select Portable Electric Heaters Units: About 19,000 Distributor: Kaz USA Inc., of Southborough, Mass. Manufacturer: Ningbo SMAL Electrics Co. Ltd., of China Hazard: The heater’s internal housing, including the fan, heating element and circuitry, can detach, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: None reported Description: This recall includes Honeywell Surround Select Series portable electric heaters with model numbers HZ-420, HZ-430, and HZ-440 and five-digit date codes that have 11 as the last two digits.
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This festive and fun football shaped cutting board / serving platter will be the hit of your play off football party, and it’s constructed of high quality moso bamboo, so you can know you’ve chosen an ecologically green alternative to wood. Perfect for football parties and tailgating, it makes a great gift for the football fan in your life as well. At Totally Bamboo Football Cutting Board
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Are you tired of wondering how many cookies will really fit on a cookie sheet and also to not have them move around on said cookie sheet? We are. This helpful cookie pan is embossed with drop zones for your cookie dough placement, and the durable steel construction won’t warp and is finished with a nonstick coating. Silicone handles give you a good grip when transporting the pans to and from the oven without burned hands as well. At Sur La Table
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