More detail than some will appreciate, but also a clue on how to find sulfur at a good price. The article fruitnut has linked to clearly states that sulfur can be deficient in fields used to grow alfalfa, and that improved yield will be had when sulfur is applied. Several years ago, when I was trying to find an economic source of sulfur, to lower soil pH around our blueberry shrubs, I was obliged to do some rather extensive research. I learned that farmers in northeast Iowa were seeing problems with corn and soybeans that they could not address with conventional fertilizer. Analysis of the crop was done, and a sulfur deficiency was found. This was around 1975. Since then, agricultural sulfur has become more widely available here in the midwest, where it is often applied to fields used for growing alfalfa, corn, and soybeans. This is NOT being done to lower soil pH-rather, sulfur is applied because the plants need sulfur, as a nutrient. Why is this important to those of us who grow blueberries? Its important, because farmers are buying sulfur in large quantities, and that helps keep the price low.

I need to get some good (read: companies/websites that others have had good experiences with) for Art Deco style furnishings and accessories. TIA! Kathy

I recently bought two kinds of liners from Lowes. (to make my old cabinets look less worn out! One was the clear liner that is ribbed and it seems very sturdy. Put it in my silverware drawer, and pots and pans drawer, etc. I also got maybe a Rubbermaid product that is printed and kind of cushy. I put it in less heavy duty areas - my towel drawer, under spices etc. I was surprised to read that you can wash it in the washing machine if it gets dirty. wow. Here is my tip though. I have always cut liners by just showing the stuff in there, creasing it where it meets the wall then cutting it with scissors Surrpisingly time consuming, and not very perfect. This time I measured my drawers and cut it with my rotary cutter and mat and rulers I used for quilting. It was so quick and easy and fits perfectly. Even the ribbed clear plastic cut with ease. Now I want to do my bathrooms too.

Clearly the motorization of the door is not to improve the cooking process, it is a design choice. I would point out that the button is not in the center of the oven, it is on the right hand side so the whole issue of burning yourself is really not an issue (again, this has been in use in Europe for years now). I think the question is how, if at all, it might hinder the cooking process. Clearly, if someone likes the ability to "peak" into the oven by tilting the door slightly open via a handle vs fully opening and if losing that ability is material to that person then this would not be for them. The point of the motorization (as opposed to it being for motorization sake) is for aesthetics/design. In a traditional separate kitchen this appliance would be out of place. Having said that, the kitchen is increasingly part of an open layout in today’s homes, it is part of an entertaining space (in some ways the center of such a space) and no longer a purely functional area. Otherwise there would not be a mkt for counter-depth integrated refrigerators, all would be about purely function and utility. Would love feedback from anyone who has actually used this version, though assume I won't find any as it is not in the US yet. If you go to YouTube you can see them showing how it works but of course that is w/ a Miele pro handling it. Personally, while my family likes to cook a lot I have to say, so long as it works, if the only materials difference is pressing a button to open/close a door vs using a handle it is not a big deal to me. I think the appliance itself looks pretty great in an open layout. Best I have seen outside of Gaggenau.