I don't know about you, but I never really thought much about the importance of hardware like…read moredoorknobs, coat hooks, and cabinetry knobs. In fact, these details are absolutely vital elements of putting a house together. At Mother of Pearl and Sons Trading, you can find a vast range of beautiful hardware to embellish your home. There are both classic and modern architectural styles with knobs and handles made of different material. The employees here are very well qualified at helping you decide among the numerous options available. Depending on the look you want to achieve, the staff at Mother of Pearl and Sons will liaise with your designer and architect to fin the perfect fit.

If you need a coffee plunger, you must consider a Bodum and you don't need to go to Fountain Lakes…read moreto buy a Bodum. You can go to Bodum's own shop at Westfield Bondi Junction. They have every kind of Bodum you could possibly imagine. Their stock are not the most inexpensive coffee makers, but they are quality. But don't go for the coffee makers, they sell all kinds of kitchen stuff. Who knew Bodum sells toasters, well at the Bodum shop they do, seriously cool toasters in all kinds of colours, they have a plastic coating (heat resistant I am guessing) and the colours include red, green and the one I want: Purple, who ever heard of a purple toaster. No one would dare give a toaster as a wedding present any more, well I would dare to give one if it was a bodum.

Just wanted to make sure that bestforless gets a more recent and fair review than the one currently…read moreon yelp. They were very good at always answering the phone, questions and working out changes before the installation. People need to realise how much they can affect a small business with their petty reviews like the one left on here! This and other review made me nervous about hiring bestforless, so I contacted them to confirm if they were aware of these kind of reviews. I was happy with their response, they confirmed if any issues arise on the day of installation I could let them know straight away and they will try and solve it, so I and decided to go ahead with their services. They just finished installing my standard wardrobe and I am happy with the results and the service they provided. It is a standard wardrobe with mirror doors. I don't think it is unresonable of them to expect deposit and then full payment prior or on the day of, for a well finished job. Just imagine going to ikea, walking out with your shelves for free and telling ikea you'll transfer the payment once you install them and see how they look.

This is probably one of the smallest Swimart outlets but what they lack in size, they have in…read moreservice. Very polite and helpful, they explain all the more difficult technical things to do with pool cleaners for silly people like me. They come out and service your pool and clean it leaving it sparkling. They are prompt and take empty containers with them. They sell all sorts of pool equipment and toys. The best part for me is going there in the middle of the week when they are not as busy and having them explain stuff and taking time to make sure you understand.

While Chef's Warehouse in Surry Hills is generally the more talked-about vendor of specialty and…read moreindustrial cookware, Kitchen Kapers is a well-kept secret that stocks a similar range of goods - and it's open to the public. This little corner shop houses all manner of tableware and cooking utensils at decent prices like Regas earthernware dishes and Italian Bialetti coffee macinettas, hard-wearing piping bags, conical strainers and tongs designed especially for fish fillets, through to large-scale rice cookers and cured meat slicers like those found at proper delis. For bona fide chefs, they also sell industry grade uniforms, including aprons, whites and toques, and offer trade discounts. Meanwhile, home cooks like me can simply revel in the awesome range of useful items and baking products - multicoloured cupcake patties and alphabet-shaped icing cutters, just to name a couple.

Kitchen Kapers is a place for small business café/restaurant owners or the foodie chef wannabes…read morelike my little sister... one more or... mum's who are creating their child's first birthday cake and haven't done much in the way of creative cooking before. I'm in the last category, you might have guessed. Before I came here I'd already bought my circus patterned cup cake holders (I figure it's the cutest easiest way to create a 1 shape - just place the cupcakes in a straight line right?!). But if I hadn't I might have bought the large 1 cake tin hanging in the wall. I didn't know they existed and didn't fancy cooking loads of cakes to cut and mold my own 1. What else do they have? A huge range of baking trays in all manner of shapes and sizes - square, loaf, circle, butterfly. Slate presentation plates - the kind you see in an upmarket cafe with their gourmet cakes displayed on. Uniforms Crockery, glasses, knives, teapots - all the things you'd find in a home kitchen but at restaurant quality. Large meat cutters Milkshake makers Large hot tea canisters Party gear, cake decorating icing and equipment Cook books Candles Mini colourful tongs Anything you'd want to cook anything with essentially

When you decide that you are going to build a home, you realise very quickly that this is a major…read moreinvestment and that a lot of thought must go into each decision you make. So with that in mind, and budget, when we decided to build our new home we were given the choice of two companies by the builder to select our tiles and stone for the bathrooms etc. Lisa at Sareen Stone has not only been extremely patient but a weath of information and has steared us in the right direction with our selections and we could not have been happier. Lisa gave us samples of our selections which made it so much easier to co-ordinate the rest of the rooms...so good. ps: Hillsdale is just near the airport and very easy to find.

Breville Breville makes the best Toaster Ovens. You can ask…read moremy 95 year old Uncle John. I was staying with him years ago and he showed me how to use his Breville Toaster Oven. After buying many toasters over the years only to have them burn out, I was sold on the Breville. I use it everyday for toast and it is great to reheat leftovers. It comes with the 10 inch Square pan. The instruction book even has recipes in the back. My warranty expired a very long time ago. I've definitely gotten my money worth. If you need a reliable toaster oven that will last years I recommend Breville.

Okay I finally pulled the trigger on a Sous Vide and boy are there lots of options in the market…read moreplace but trust me all are not created equally. This journey started more than a year ago (no I didn't spend a year doing research) but it did frequently cross my mind during the decision making process and after speaking with a number of SME (Subject Matter Experts) I finally made the purchase, thanks Omar S for sharing your experience as I drilled down on what was important to me. This is not by any means the cheapest appliance of this type out there for residential use, but the quality and workmanship raises the bar and leave the competition behind in my opinion. This sous vide arrived in quality packaging that contains everything you need to get cooking. One thing that separates this device from a lot of the others is that it operates 100% on a easily uploaded app, it is important to load the correct app being there are (2) apps available, you'll want to upload the orange colored app for the joule sous vide turbo model for a simple connection to your new cooker. I decided to try this unit out on two beautiful Filet Migons for the inaugural experience - after seasoning the two steaks with butter, minced garlic and salt and pepper I vacuumed sealed them using my "food saver" and let them rest while setting up the equipment. After filling the container I purchased with water that fits this particular unit (not required you can use a pot and utilize the clip and magnetic base on the sous vide turbo unit) I connected to the app I downloaded on my iPad- I decided to use a manual recipe verses a recommended one on the app that was set up for turbo mode, I didn't need to use the turbo mode since I had plenty of time today so I did a manual setup - after measuring the thickness of the steaks and weighing them I simply when through the set-up which is impossible to screw up on the app it provides step by step instructions and once the field is populated simply hit next. Now I'm ready to cook: Steaks are prep'd, seasoned and vacuum sealed. Container is filled with cold water to the correct level on the sous vide. The sous vide turbo is secured in position using the spring clip and is sitting on the bottom of the container. Set up the recipe in the app, (2) Filet Mignon 10 oz each about 2" inches thick, desired temperature med-rare 132 degrees, cook time 2 hours 45 minutes. Hit the pre-heat button on the app and wait for the notification. Put the vacuum packed steaks in the container and ensure they are fully submerged I use silicone coated magnets to secure the vacuum bag in place one magnet inside the container the opposing magnet outside the container (use as many magnets you feel are needed, you don't want the package to float). Hit the start cooking option on the app and leave it to do its thing. Once the app alerts you the cooking is complete remove the steaks Pat dry add more seasoning is you want and sear using a grill or case iron skillet or whatever you have. I seared the sous vide steaks over extremely hot charcoals (about 650 degrees) for a about (1) minute per side and plated them. I had a wonder experience using this device right out the box, this is so easy and effective no more guessing on the temperature of whatever you're serving. I am confident I made the right choice and can't wait to try my next recipe this is definitely a game changer...

There's a Mitre 10 in Newtown again!! Bigger, better, well stocked and now called "Sunlite Mitre…read more10" which the sales team assured me means it's better than just any old regular Mitre 10! I never knew how much I'd miss having a hardware/home/garden store at my fingertips til the old Mitre 10 closed. This fresher and much improved store is a very welcome addition to the neighbourhood. It's hard to walk though the store without coming out with an armful of DIY tools/products and there are lots of friendly, helpful staff around! Lots of room to stand back from the shelves and gaze/ponder (scratch your head) over the selection... and heaps of cool stuff to help get sh*t done! Broken tap? Fixed! Bathroom shelf? Got one! Jaffle maker? Got one of those too!