How to Protect Small Home Appliances

While researching a deep fryer on Amazon, I read a review where a customer was complaining that a certain brand of deep fryer had broke after only around four months of use. But, by reading her review of the product I was able to quickly determine what had gone wrong. Basically, she wasn’t getting enough power to the deep fryer. Small appliances can be expensive and no one wants to constantly replace these items because their old ones have broken. If you want to protect your small appliances, you must follow these tips.

How to Protect Small Appliances #1: Read the Instructions

Before using any small appliance, you must read the instructions carefully. The instructions will tell you everything you need to know about how to protect your small appliance. For example, you will find out how to wash it. You will also find out how to properly use the item.

How to Protect Small Appliances #2: Use the Item Properly

One of the reasons people have small appliances break is because they aren’t using them properly. Even an expensive KitchenAid mixer will break if you don’t use it properly. For example, when making bread dough you must use certain power levels or you will burn out the motor. If you want to protect your small appliances, find out how to use them properly by simply reading the instructions.

How to Protect Small Appliances #3: Don’t Use an Appliance for Projects It Can’t Handle

Another big mistake people make with small appliances is using them for projects that they cannot handle. For example, don’t buy a cheap stand mixer and expect it to knead bread dough. You must choose small appliances that can handle the jobs you need to do. This will take research, but this research will save you money.

How to Protect Small Appliances #4: Use Enough Power

If you want to protect your small appliances you must use enough power. This is especially important during the holidays. You may be tempted to use several small appliances at once to get the job done, but this isn’t a good thing to do. Having more than one powerful appliance plugged into an electrical outlet can damage your small appliances by limiting the amount of power that it receives.

How to Protect Small Appliances #5: Never Use Extension Cords

As I mentioned earlier, a customer on Amazon was upset because her deep fryer had quickly tore up. She complained about the deep fryer having a short cord, which led me to believe that she must have been using an extension cord to compensate for the cord that came with the product. This is a big no-no. Plugging your small appliances into an extension cord will limit the amount of power the small appliance receives, which will damage the item.

How to Protect Small Appliances #6: Store Properly

You may only use some of your small appliances for the holidays and that’s fine, but you must store them properly. Don’t put small appliances in a leaky basement and then get upset when they no longer work. Instead, place small appliances in a dry environment, preferably in an airtight storage container. This will not only ensure that the item is protected, but it also ensures that the item stays clean.

How to Protect Small Appliances #7: Keep the Item Clean

If you look closely at many small appliances, you will notice that they have vents. These vents ensure that the motor stays cool. In order to protect your small appliances, you must keep these vents clean. If you allow the vents of your mixer to become stopped up with cake batter, the motor will quickly burn out. Take time after you get done using an appliance and clean it properly.

How to Protect Small Appliances #8: Use the Proper Equipment

If you want to protect your small appliances you will need to use the proper equipment. A perfect example of this is to avoid putting metal in the microwave. Read the instructions of your small appliance and make sure that you are always using equipment that will not damage your investment.