http://www.alltipsandtricks.com Tips and tricks for a better life Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:56:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-choose-a-toddler-car-seat-graco-nautilus-3-in-1-car-seats-have-good-reviews/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-choose-a-toddler-car-seat-graco-nautilus-3-in-1-car-seats-have-good-reviews/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:02:00 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=3234 One of my best friends wants to buy a car seat for her little daughter. She came to me to ask for help, so we did the research together. We spent last evening looking at various models and we came up with a list of points one needs to check when buying a car seat [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-choose-a-toddler-car-seat-graco-nautilus-3-in-1-car-seats-have-good-reviews/feed/ 2 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/keurig-coffee-maker-review/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/keurig-coffee-maker-review/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:16:47 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=3182 How many appliances can one buy during a lifetime? I can buy lots! There’s always something I need more than what I already have. Like coffee makers: I’ve got one, but it makes lousy coffee. I can’t stop myself wishing to buy a better coffee machine. At my last job, we had an awesome espresso [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/keurig-coffee-maker-review/feed/ 0 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/3m-filtrete-ultra-clean-air-purifier-claims-to-be-better-than-hepa-amazon-reviews-suggest-it-might/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/3m-filtrete-ultra-clean-air-purifier-claims-to-be-better-than-hepa-amazon-reviews-suggest-it-might/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:35:10 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=3090 Air purifiers have different effectiveness levels. There is a standard which measures this. It is called CADR and it stands for Clean Air Delivery Rate. It indicates the volume of filtered air delivered by the air cleaner per time unit, adjusted with the particle removal efficiency of the air purifier. CADR is measured in cubic [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/3m-filtrete-ultra-clean-air-purifier-claims-to-be-better-than-hepa-amazon-reviews-suggest-it-might/feed/ 0 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/did-you-know-you-can-use-a-pressure-cooker-for-canning-all-american-921-pressure-cooker-canner-review/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/did-you-know-you-can-use-a-pressure-cooker-for-canning-all-american-921-pressure-cooker-canner-review/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:12:34 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2922 I love my pressure cooker. It helps me spend less time cooking, because foods boil so much faster in it. I have one of those basic stainless steel pressure cookers, without any bells and whistles such steam gauges or multiple pressure settings. Even so, I’m very happy with it. I was. Until I saw the [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/did-you-know-you-can-use-a-pressure-cooker-for-canning-all-american-921-pressure-cooker-canner-review/feed/ 0 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/memory-foam-mattress-reviews/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/memory-foam-mattress-reviews/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:13:16 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2905 The advantage of insomnia is that you have a lot of time for thinking. The disadvantage is that you can’t direct your mind to enjoyable thoughts only. I discovered that thinking about practical things helps keeping unwanted thoughts away. Last night was one of those nights when my restless mind would not stop wandering through [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/memory-foam-mattress-reviews/feed/ 1 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/reel-mowers/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/reel-mowers/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:48:47 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2890 Reel mowers make a great power-mower alternative. Clean air, less noise pollution, less resources spent… these are only a few advantages of using a push reel lawn mower to trim the grass in your yard. When I first had a lawn and had to take care of it, I bought one of those electric grass [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/reel-mowers/feed/ 0 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/telescopic-ladders-ideal-for-small-spaces-werner-mt-22-multi-ladder-review/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/telescopic-ladders-ideal-for-small-spaces-werner-mt-22-multi-ladder-review/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:12:40 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2852 Each time I paint my walls, I wish I had a ladder. I never get to buy it, though. I use the kitchen table, which I drag around to do the ceiling and the upper part of the walls. It’s usually fine, but moving from one room to the other is a bit of a [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/telescopic-ladders-ideal-for-small-spaces-werner-mt-22-multi-ladder-review/feed/ 0 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/portable-propane-gas-grills-weber-386002-q-100-bbq-grill-review/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/portable-propane-gas-grills-weber-386002-q-100-bbq-grill-review/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:40:38 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2822 Before starting this research for buying a food smoker, my idea of barbecue grills was simple: a solid grate over a metal box filled with coal, set on two bricks in the backyard. Now that I’m into barbecue smokers and I already love Weber Smokey Mountain Cookers, I wanted to see what other Weber stuff [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/portable-propane-gas-grills-weber-386002-q-100-bbq-grill-review/feed/ 4 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/10-reasons-why-barbecue-smokers-are-better-than-grills/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/10-reasons-why-barbecue-smokers-are-better-than-grills/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 20:43:02 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2692 I am about to buy a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. I haven’t ordered it yet because I have a hunch Amazon is not going to deliver it here. I’ll see if there are any good local alternatives. Another reason for giving it a second thought is that I discovered an electric smoker which looks good [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/10-reasons-why-barbecue-smokers-are-better-than-grills/feed/ 0 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/bradley-btis1-original-fully-automatic-4-rack-smoker-review/ http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/bradley-btis1-original-fully-automatic-4-rack-smoker-review/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 20:31:47 +0000 Violeta http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/?p=2804 Do you know the saying “there’s no smoke without a fire”? Any electric smoker can successfully argue that. There can be smoke, even without a fire. As much as I like charcoal barbecue smokers, I took a look at several electric ones, just in case I change my mind about buying the Weber Smokey Mountain [...]]]> http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/bradley-btis1-original-fully-automatic-4-rack-smoker-review/feed/ 0