That is actually a common stage/movie makeup trick to make actors and actresses look younger. Not meant for use in public, though
Another vote for oxyclean.
I went to the store the other day, and saw that every brand has its own OxyClean now. There were about 4 different products all called Oxy-something!
My friend used my Oxyclean on her carpet to remove coffee, but she says she still can see the stain…
Carine, tell your friend that sometimes two or three applications of OxyClean is necessary for complete stain removal, especially if the stain has been there for a while and has had time to set. I’ve gotten stains out of clothes that have been on the clothes for years. But I’ve had to let them soak in OxyClean, wash, soak again, and sometimes a third time. Still cheaper than replacing the clothes.
My sister has one similar from Conair. It works pretty well.
Ones I want to hear about:
Secret Hair or Perfect Hair-hair pieces to clip in to your scalp to make it thicker. It did work great for this one woman whose hair was so thin she looked almost bald. Still, I’d feel like a moron, and it’s so freaking expensive!
That bacon tray thingy. Supposedly you set bacon on it and it cooked perfectly. Bah. I found out that turkey bacon is much easier and tastier.
Some kind of thawing tray, that thaws food in like, ten seconds.
EEEEW, that hair tattoo thing looks so so stupid. I think it would also be a pain to get out.
Oh, I forgot-what about the Aerobed? I want one of those!
Guinastasia, the thawing tray totally doesn’t work!! Saw a test of it on a consumer show. It does melt ice cubes really fast, just like the commercial says, but it doesn’t do much else. As I recall, it thawed a hamburger patty about 2 minutes faster than just sitting it on the counter (oooohhhhh!).
Well, I took the plunge: came home t’other day with Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer ($149.95). I knew I wanted one of some kind, and also knew that if I went cheap and wasn’t happy, I would labor under the delusion that it was my own fault. So far, no regrets. The “recipes” that come with it are pretty lame (“For apple juice: three washed apples” or somesuch), and don’t give any info about nutritional benefits of various combinations like on the commercial, but it works just fine (although a bit slower than on tv).
People mentioned (in this thread and elsewhere) that it takes a lot of produce to get any juice. It may be the machine, but I’m getting just about as much as I would expect out of what I’m putting into it (note: a carrot will not produce juice by the quart). Apples make everything taste better, and positively rescued my carrot-spinach-parsley concoction. Favorite eyeopener: tomato-celery-onion-jalapeno-horseradish with a shot of Worcestershire. Zowie!
Also picked up one of those sideways canopeners (don’t recall the brand name…Sidewinder, maybe). It’s the one that cuts around the side of the can under the rim, so that the whole top comes off instead of falling down into the food. Works like a charm. The QuickChopper (one with the plunger) works okay for some things, but not for bell peppers. Mine mangled the flesh, but left the skin intact.
Sorry, little highjack here… When using Oxyclean in the laundry, do you just had some with the regular load, with the detergent, or does the Oxyclean replace the detergent?
That thawing tray is just a flat non-stick pan. I use a teflon skillet instead and it works just as well. It DOES thaw frozen meat relatively quickly and has rescued me a few times when I forgot to defrost something for dinner.
Oxyclean works great for me. If you have soft water, you need to use less since it won’t dissolve fully otherwise. I use it in my carpet steamer, to soak clothing stains, etc.
Carine, I just add a scoop of Oxyclean in addition to my detergent. However, when I’m soaking something to get a stain out, I just put the washer on soak mode with a scoop of Oxyclean.
Resurrecting this thread with a couple of questions:
Has anybody bought the Pasta Pro or one of the similar pasta pans with draining lids being advertised?
How about the Ding King?
Does the Turbo Cooker really cook that fast and is the food edible?
I bought a FoodSaver just like the one on TV at SAM’S WHOLESALE and it really does do everything it says it will do.
I wasn’t impressed with Space Bags at all- it’s basically just a really big ZipLoc bag and it’s hard to keep them sealed. The air always managed to get back into mine within a few days of using packing it.
The George Foreman Grill, of course, is the greatest invention since movable type. I think the main health benefit is that it’s grilled instead of fried (the fat drained isn’t that much), but it works much better than knock-off bands. My only beef is that it’s difficult to clean.
I’ve had experience with quite a few of the products:
Ronco Rotisserie cooker: My wife and I got it as an anniversary present from my inlaws. It does work, but our local market and the Costco sell pre-cooked Rotisserie chickens for $6.00, so I’m not sure that buying it raw for $5.00 and wasting the electricity, preparation, and cooking time is worth it. Also, be sure to cover the bottom with foil because when the drippings get slow cooked into the cleaning pan, you are screwed. It takes steel wool to get that off.
Turbocooker: My wife loves this thing…
Igia Epil Stop and Spray: We tried this on my hairy back before going to the beach. It took two applications to get all the hair (leaving it on for the maximum 10-15 minutes to work). I had no problems until I tried to put sunscreen on the skin, which caused a burning sensation. I rinsed it off with cold water and was otherwise fine. I did not have all the other disasterous skin problems others have reported, but my skin is also pretty tough. I definitely wouldn’t use it anywhere sensitive.
Oxyclean: works pretty well, and we add it to the detergent. It does not, however, get out set in blood stains. I had a renegade zit that left a tiny blood spot on an expensive white pillow case. It dried, and when we later tried to get it out, it only faded.
Fix-it-yourself vinyl and leather repair: biggest piece of shit ever. Tried this one on a rip in my leather car seat. Matching the color was impossible because once the stuff heats up, it darkens from whatever ‘wet color’ you started with…and I was only trying to match gray which only involved mixing black and white! The first time I did it, it did actually seal. Every time after that I tried to pick the stuff off and do it again to get just a LITLLE closer to the real color, I ended up with a paste-like mess.
I hear the Ding King doesn’t work for whatever that’s worth but haven’t tried it myself.
Well, I bought the Ginsu 2000 knives.
They’re the cheapest, crappiest knives I’ve ever purchased. The handles are about 1/8 inch thick, the blades are so thin they look like they’d snap if you tried to cut anything with them.
That’s what I get for buying crap off ebay…
i noticed that not very many people have commented on the showtime rotisserie and was wondering were ron popeil get those numbers (of products sold) because it doesnt seem as if many people on this board own one. 
I know a couple of people who have the Rotisserie and absolutly swear by it… They actually make me want to have one…
Originally posted by Sampiro about The George Foreman Grill
You might want to try heating up the grill a bit before scraping. Some foods come off easier that way. I tend to use my fingernails covered by a paper towel; the combination transforms into the ultimate scraper tool.
We have the entire set of Ginsu knives. They seem to be fine, and my roommate has had them for about 10 years. They’ve never been sharpened. (sperfur, are you sure they’re real Ginsu brand knives?)
My older sister bought the “ultimate pancake cooker”-thingy and she loves it. I think the issue is that you have to have it heated up when you start, pour the batter, let it sit for a minute, then flip it. Otherwise you end up with pancake batter all over your stove.
My roomie’s mom buys a LOT of stuff that’s advertised on TV, because she works for some catalogue company.
What I wanna know about is that really long, thin knife with the odd-looking tip that the guy used to make paper-thin tomato slices, saw through a block of marble, etc.
That was pretty impressive. Anyone buy it??
These are the ‘The Original Ginsu 2000’ knives - the deluxe 10 piece set - sold on ebay (several sellers are selling this same set). ‘As seen on TV’ and ‘50 year guarantee’ on the box.
Crappy, thin handled knives. They cut, but they don’t cut like they show on TV.
(Go ahead. Point and laugh. I’m a sucker.) :smack:
I have the George Foreman Rotisserie Oven and I love it. I’m on the Atkins diet, and the oven is perfect for roasting chickens, turkey breasts, salmon steaks, etc. My roasted chickens come out better than the supermarket chickens, and I always know how long they’ve been sitting.