Household Appliances – Creative Uses {Giveaway} – CLOSED

As you may or may not know, I am going to the Kenmore Blogging Summit (!!!) in about a week and the focus will be on innovation.  As you know, creativity can go a LONG way in making day-to-day chores so much easier.

Kenmore asks: What is your most unusual, yet practical, use of a common household appliance?

For me, it’s the {after LONG and careful consideration} … slow cooker.  And here is why — if my slow cooker is doing the cooking, that means I am NOT, which in turn means I have more time to spend with my kids.  We can play outside, paint, read, play games, you name it!  The slow cooker doesn’t warm my home, so I can use it year-round.  You may be thinking that my use is not uncommon … it’s probably not.  But, if my kids are running around in the backyard while the slow cooker is cooking, I can clean rooms that overlook the backyard (which is about 1/2 of my house since it’s so small!).  And THAT is a good use of an appliance – at least in my humble opinion.

Did you know that you can make more than just dinner in a slow cooker?  You can make breakfast, too!  Oh, and, if you make homemade Christmas ornaments, you can place them in your slow cooker (rather than the oven) until they are dry.

EDIT!  After posting this, my husband said, “What about the mircowave?”  OH!  The microwave!  My Grandma taught me how to make sponges last longer with this trick …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFSy5LWdIEw]

GIVEAWAY!  Submit a video showing your most unusual, yet practical use of a common household appliance for your chance to win a prizes from Kenmore!

Prizes will consist of Sears gift cards ($100, $50 and $25)!

To submit your video, please email it to me at residentmayor at satx.rr.com with the subject line “Creative Uses Giveaway” on or before 7pm CST – January 18, 2012.  I will then select the top five (5) entries from those submitted and turn them to Kenmore. 

RULES:

1.  The brand of your appliance cannot be visible (unless it’s KENMORE).  Cover them with tape (or anything else), please!

2. Format: Uncompressed Quicktime files at 1920×1080 16:9 are preferred.  Any uncompressed file would be best, and the bigger the format, the better.

3.  Entries close at 7pm CST on January 18, 2012.

4.  This giveaway is for U.S. residents only.

GOOD LUCK!!

**Disclosure:  Kenmore is sending me, all expenses paid, to the Kenmore Blogging Summit.  This post was an optional part of my attendance.