Keep your washer and dryer running like new with a simple tip from Angela Warner at Warners’ Stellian: keep it clean! Regular cleaning ensures your appliances stay in top-notch condition, maximizing their lifespan and performance. Let’s give our washers and dryers the TLC they deserve for years of reliable service!
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New Year, New You
Out with the old, in with the new. It’s a new year, a perfect time to give your home a little TLC. Our Spokesperson, a.k.a The Appliance Whisperer, Angela Warner, welcomed Housing First Minnesota into our Edina showroom to walk through some appliance care tips to kick off 2024.
Cleaning Your Dishwasher
Do you remember the last time you cleaned your dishwasher? If you notice a change in performance, it’s a sign to clean your dishwasher. Regular maintenance helps keep your appliances running smoothly as detergent residue and food build up over time. If you don’t have any dishwasher cleaner from brands like Affresh, you can put vinegar in a dishwasher-safe bowl on the top rack in an empty dishwasher and run as normal. The vinegar will break down residue and food buildup. New dishwasher models have filters on the bottom of the tub. Remove that every so often and give it a good rinse.
Stainless Steel
Notice fingerprints on your fridge? Grab a bottle of Cerama Bryte, spray directly on the surface, and with a microfiber cloth, wipe the cleaner with the grain. You can also use baby oil and a towel, wiping with the grain for added shine!
Dryer Vent
If you notice your clothes are drying as well as they used to, check your dryer vent! It should be cleaned at least once a year as it can become a fire hazard in your home with all the build-up of lint. Always remember to clean your dryer’s lint filter every time you use it.
Furnace Filter
Here is another one you might forget about. To keep up with regular maintenance for your heating and cooling system, change out the filter in your furnace regularly. Without changing it will affect the performance, and in the Midwest, we would rather avoid heating issues during the frigid months!
Microwave Vent
This one may be forgotten about but don’t worry, it’s an easy one! Head to your microwave and underneath you will find the vents. Give those a good clean for optimal use and you’re good to go. The grease and grime from cooking can build up and not make your microwave work as well as it should.
We hope you found this blog helpful! To learn more about Housing First Minnesota and their upcoming events (did someone say Parade of Homes?!) check them out online.
Distinct by Design™ with Café
Distinct by Design™, Café kitchen appliances are changing the way you can customize your home. We have said it before, and we will say it again – deciding on what appliances to buy can be overwhelming. Café is making it easier by letting you customize the appearance of your kitchen appliances.
Picture this. You walk into your local Warners’ Stellian showroom and find the Café range of your dreams. You can get your appliances in either a white matte, black matte, or stainless finish.
But wait, there’s more! You can take it a step further to reflect your style. On any of those finishes, you can choose between:
- Brushed Stainless
- Brushed Brass
- Brushed Black
- Brushed Copper
- Flat Black
- Brushed Brass
So what are you waiting for? Customize your kitchen your way. Visit your local Warners’ Stellian showroom or check us out online.
Full Steam Ahead
Steam Oven [steem uhv-uhn] noun
Ovens that use hot steam rather than hot air to cook food.
Steam Ovens
Around for 25 years, steam ovens are becoming a must-have for today’s kitchen. You might also know them as combi steam ovens, where they can do many tasks a regular oven does, but with the performance of some steam. Let’s dive into some of their key features.
Photo: Wolf
Cooking with Your Steam Oven
First, steam ovens are forgiving when cooking food to a specific temperature. You won’t be drying out any chicken in these! Steam ovens don’t mean vegetables, fish and chicken only. Similar to a regular convection oven, it will brown your food to perfection.
Photo: Miele
Cooking Meat
Because this oven infuses food with moisture, you can count on it not drying up. This also helps with keeping all those yummy nutrients in the food and maintaining its color. You might notice that food also takes less time to cook because water conducts heat quicker than air.
Photo: Miele
Baking
If you’re an avid baker, you’re in luck because you can cook and bake with your steam oven. In fact, you can do both at the same time, without worry about odor transfer.
Photo: Sharp
Saying Yes to Leftovers
Not everyone is keen on having leftovers, but your mind might change after reheating last night’s dinner in this appliance. Your family won’t even know it’s leftovers with the steam oven’s reheat mode.
Photo: Warners’ Stellian Edina Showroom
Cleaning Up
You see all of that moisture? Not only does that help cook to perfection, it makes cleaning up a breeze! Gone are the days of crusted on cheese from pizza that went rogue. The moisture from the oven makes cleaning your oven fun again.
Recipe: Wolf
Interested in more kitchen ideas? Read more on our blog, or visit our Instagram for Angela Warners steam oven tips!
Gas or Electric Appliance – How do you tell the difference?
Are you looking to see if you have a gas or electric appliance, but not sure how to tell the difference? Our specialists are here to help.
You might be wondering, big deal why are you telling us this? In the end, to save you money (and time)!
You don’t want to spend $800 on a dryer to find out when it’s delivered it cannot be installed because you only have a gas hookup and bought an electric dryer.
Model Number
If you are looking online at warnersstellian.com or at your current model here is how you would know.
In the image below you will see the appliance’s model number, WKEX200HRA. From the model number we can see that this specific model is an electric fuel type because it has an ‘E’.
Now, it the next image below you will see the appliance’s model number, WKGX201HRA. From the model number we can see that this specific model is a gas fuel type because it has an ‘G’.
Check the Cord
Another way you can check to see if you have a gas or electric appliance is by looking at the cord. The electric dryers will have a normal looking three prong cord. The gas dryers will have a thicker cord.
This is an example of an electric dryer. Notice the size of the cord and how it is very different from the gas dryer below. The cord does not come with the dryer.
Here is an example of a gas dryer and the cord comes attached to it.
Note that this is the same thing for gas and electric ranges as well! Did you discover if you have gas or electric appliances? Let us know! You can also check out our appliance buying guides for more information on a specific category.