If you’ve been on Mommies with Style over the last month and a half, you may have seen me sharing about from my new kitchen on my Frigidaire Fridays features.  I’ve been talking about my dishwasher, my fridge and my stove. 

(And you can see all of my reviews on my Frigidaire Moms section, by the way!)

I realized today that I haven’t yet talked about my new microwave.  I’ve definitely been remiss as this little appliance is actually a great addition to our kitchen. 

For starters, it’s bigger than my old microwave.  I didn’t really think I had much of a space issue before but I’m finding I do love the depth of the new microwave from Frigidaire. 

And it also has some totally handy functions that are great when you’re a busy family – like the chicken nuggets button, which somehow seems to know just how long to cook them for.  It also has a baked potato, veggies and popcorn function, all which seem to work at just the right time and temp.

I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and will be receiving a Frigidaire Refrigerator, Range/Microwave, Washer/Dryer set, and a Dishwasher to facilitate my review.

This reminds me of that book, Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.  Because really – he likes that, that, and that.  Who needs more from a review than this?

Read some of my other Frigidaire reviews on my Frigidaire Moms section of Mommies with Style.  Still loving my Dishwasher which runs quieter than any other appliance I’ve ever owned.

I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and will be receiving a Frigidaire Refrigerator, Range/Microwave, Washer/Dryer set, and a Dishwasher to facilitate my review.

Here’s a cool thing I did this past weekend.  I made this French Toast Apple Bake on the recommendation of Melissa from Girlymama.  It was great!  But as I was cooking it to bring to an Easter Brunch at another family member’s house, and we had Mass to attend, I wasn’t sure how and when to make it.

I ended up making it the night before, but cooking it first thing in the morning.  When it was done, I used the awesome warming drawer at the bottom of the stove.  (Previously I had been using it for storage of cooking sheets.)

The next neat feature I plan to check out and utilize is the Delay Start.  You can program your stove to turn on and start to cook anything anywhere from 1-24 hours from the current time.

Here’s some cool eco-friendly information about my new stove too:  The newly introduced Frigidaire line just received the EPA’s prestigious 2010 Energy Star award for their “Swap and Save” Energy Star Promotion. The award recognizes Frigidaire’s commitment to smart energy management and its efforts to share the importance of energy efficiency with a wide audience.

In addition to the time-saving features you already know about, the new Frigidaire collections also save you considerable amounts of energy and water – from washers that use up to 82% less energy and 60% less water, to dishwashers that use at least 41% less energy and 40% less water than was used just 10 years ago.

Visit Frigidaire’s EcoSavings website to calculate your potential cash and energy savings by swapping out old appliances.

I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and will be receiving a Frigidaire Refrigerator, Range/Microwave, Washer/Dryer set, and a Dishwasher to facilitate my review.

One of the things I’m learning with this new stove is that I really just can’t cook.  My last stove was over 8 years old and was not only looking old & tired, but it underperformed by 2010 appliance standards.

My new Frigidare Freestanding Electric Range definitely means business.  I opted for an electric range as I have a weird aversion to gas.  My old electric took awhile to heat up on the range portion - as I assumed all electric ranges did.

It’s definitely not the case with this new stove.  I turn it on high and it’s on full heat within a matter of seconds.  It’s fabulous.  And it cooks like a dream. 

Not to mention that the stove part is also more efficient.  I don’t know how 350 degrees isn’t just 350 degrees for every stove, but it just isn’t.

Lastly, I have yet to use but am excited to start using the keep warm drawer.  See the drawer at the bottom in the picture?  I’m currently using it for storage of pots and pans but I plan to clear it out soon to actually use it for it’s intent – which is to turn on the warming feature to keep side dishes and other dinner items warm when I need to.

I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and will be receiving a Frigidaire Refrigerator, Range/Microwave, Washer/Dryer set, and a Dishwasher to facilitate my review.  To read more of my reviews, check out my Frigidaire Moms section on Mommies with Style.

So the local delivery guys brought all of my Frigidaire appliances last week [In case you missed it, check out last week's post about me being a Frigidaire Mom!].  I was like a kid on Christmas morning as they installed everything and hauled away my old appliances.

Here are some side by side comparisons of my old and new appliances – check out how shiny and new all of my Frigidaire appliances are!

This is my old fridge – we moved it to the basement for extra storage:

Here’s the one one during install, so shiny and new!:

The old dishwasher was barely running when they took it away – I wasn’t sorry to see it go!

Shiny, new and runs so quietly, we don’t even know it’s on:

My old stove was also having some issues.  Hopefully it’s happy in its new junkyard home:

I want to pull up a sleeping bag and sleep next to my new stove, it’s so beautiful:

It’s really amazing how having new stainless steel appliances just change the entire feel and face of my kitchen.  Friends have been commenting that it’s like a new room entirely without my old white appliances.  It’s true.  I can’t say how thrilled I am with my new appliances thus far.  Going forward, I’ll review each one independently completely with some videos of the new appliances in action!

And in case you missed it, some info on Frigidaire:  Frigidaire introduced more than 250 new appliances in 2009, all designed with the idea of creating more time for Moms. Standing behind its claim, Frigidaire offers a “More Me-Time Guarantee.” Moms will save a minimum of eight hours a month or their money back.

In addition, Frigidaire announced a new partnership in September with admired actress and philanthropist, Jennifer Garner.  The pair teamed up to launch the new Frigidaire line and to kick off the “Make Time for Change” campaign to support Save the Children.

Starting, January 18th, you can log  onto the Make Time for Change to play Spin & Win for a chance to win prizes including a new time-saving Frigidaire Affinity washer/dryer. Plus every day you take a spin, Frigidaire donates $1 to Save the Children as part of their $250,000 commitment to this worthy cause.

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I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and will be receiving a Frigidaire Refrigerator, Range/Microwave, Washer/Dryer set, and a Dishwasher to facilitate my review.