The holidays are a busy cooking season.  Avoid failure of your most important kitchen appliances by following these simple steps.

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Angie Hicks, Angie’s List founder: “Now is the time to pay attention to your appliances. If you’re fridge has been acting on the fritz or your freezer isn’t keeping things frozen it’s time to get them taken care of because want you don’t realize is a lot of times an appliance repair company is harder to come by right around the holidays.  My best tip for making sure your oven is in tip top shape this holiday season is to check the temperature. To do that go out and buy a simple boxed cake mix and cook it to the specifications. If the cake comes out too dry or undercooked then you likely have a problem with the temperature and you want to have that checked out.”

John Mathew, Mathew Appliance:  “The last thing you want to do is put your oven through a self clean cycle because that is when they will break and then you have to find someone to come out and hopefully have the part you know two days before Thanksgiving. If you are going to self clean your oven do it in June so you’ve got plenty of time to get it fixed.”))

Angie Hicks. Angie’s List founder:  “Your refrigerator does require some very simple maintenance – it’s basically cleaning. What people realize are the refrigerator coils can collect a lot of dust and dirt, especially if you have pets. Vacuum those weekly or even monthly to make sure your refrigerator runs efficiently.”))

Angie’s List Tips:

Do any self-cleaning far in advance

Clean your refrigerator coils weekly or monthly

Proper care extends life and saves repair costs