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Buying guides & how-tos

What the listings do not tell you: running costs, capacity claims, warranties, and when to buy.

Line-art air fryer beside a kilowatt-hour gauge, illustrating how much electricity an air fryer uses in the PhilippinesHow-toNo. 07How Much Electricity Does an Air Fryer Use in the Philippines?What an air fryer costs to run at Meralco’s October 2026 rate: per hour, per cook and per month, for…Updated 21 Oct 2026Read →10.10 sale: the appliance prices to beat, from PisoPicksBuying guidesNo. 0810.10 Sale 2026: The Appliance Prices to BeatThe price each of our picks has to beat on 10.10, based on prices we recorded in September, and how…Updated 26 Oct 2026Read →Line-art air fryer, rice cooker and turbo broiler side by side on a counter, illustrating which appliances are worth the space in a small condo kitchenBuying guidesNo. 09Small Condo Kitchen: Which Appliances Are Worth the Counter Space?Sixty centimetres of counter, two outlets, no hood. What earns its place, what depends on how you cook, what to…Updated 28 Oct 2026Read →Line-art rice cooker beside a kilowatt-hour gauge, illustrating rice cooker electricity cost in the PhilippinesBuying guidesNo. 10How Much Does a Rice Cooker Cost to Run in the Philippines?Cooking the rice is cheap. Keep-warm is where the money goes. The formula, two worked examples at Meralco rates, and…Updated 21 Oct 2026Read →Line-art air fryer basket with a cleaning brush, illustrating how to clean an air fryer basket without damaging the coatingHow-toNo. 11How to Clean an Air Fryer Basket (and Make the Coating Last)The non-stick coating fails because of how the basket is cleaned, not on its own. The routine the manuals agree…Updated 13 Oct 2026Read →Line-art wall outlet and plug next to the label 220 volts, illustrating a pre-purchase electrical checklist for appliances in the PhilippinesHow-toNo. 12220 V, Brownouts and Your New Appliance: A Five-Point ChecklistIs it a 220 V unit? Can the cord take it? Surge protector or AVR? What happens when the power…Updated 28 Oct 2026Read →