Friday 13 August 2010

Little Tikes Sizzle N Serve Kitchen

Little Tikes Sizzle N Serve Kitchen Reviews
Other products by Little Tikes Ratting 4.0 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 5 Total Use 0


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Kids can recreate their favorite cooking shows at home with this modern kitchen. The contemporary setup allows kids to serve food (both real and imagined) to friends and family at the table on the other side. The grill features faux flickering fames and realistic sound effects, and a working ice-maker drops plastic ice cubes into cups. Little Tikes. Ages: 3+

Technical Details

- Grill is designed like a contemporary stainless unit and is mounted on the front of the kitchen for easier access
- Grill has great flickering flames and sound effects
- Working ice maker drops plastic ice cubes into glass
- Storage in fabric lined wicker baskets
- Hanging pot storage like modern kitchens
- It rotates 90 degrees for 2 kitchen layouts - straight or L shaped
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Customer Buzz
 "Enjoyable Product" 2010-07-25
By Anubis
We bought this kitchen for our 3 year old son. They have one at his day care and all the children play with it - girls AND boys. He's thrilled to "cook like Daddy". It has kept him occupied quite nicely and has been lots of fun.

Customer Buzz
 "So great I bought a second one for my granddaughter's house" 2010-06-24
By Joy Eason (Grapevine, TX, US)
So easy to put together. My two year old grand daughter plays for hours on end. So much so that she misses her kitchen when she goes home so I bought her another one for her house. It is so like a real one that she is learning how to cook for real!

Customer Buzz
 "Great Kitchen" 2010-06-12
By Karen M. Amborski (Huntsville, Alabama United States)
Bought this kitchen for my grand daughter. She loves it, she is only one. But enjoys the knobs and phone. Great little kitchen for her to grow into.

Customer Buzz
 "The kids loved it!" 2010-06-05
By Shoe Monster (The Nation's Capital, USA)
Bought this as a Christmas gift for my godchildren (ages 2 and 5). Liked and used by both, although, the 2-year old girl hardly lets her brother near it! Super fast delivery -- even at Christmas time!

Customer Buzz
 "Don't Expect Customer Service from Little Tikes" 2010-05-13
By Lady 49er (Traverse City, MI)
After much research, I decided on this particular kitchen as a Christmas present for our toddler. I chose it because although it was rather expensive, it had the most features and seemed to have the most flexibility and potential to remain interesting for many years to come.




Unfortunately, after only three months, she accidentally spilled some juice onto the stovetop portion and shorted out the sound board. After writing to Little Tikes about the issue and asking for a replacement stove top/sound board, I was given a "too bad, so sad" response from their customer "service". This basically renders a $150+ toy useless after only a few months! Of course the basic construction is still there, but now it is just like any other kitchen that cost half as much.



Little Tikes should know that their target customer is a person who is inquisitive and has a tendency for mishaps. Not having replacement parts for big ticket toys is simply inexcusable, and their lack of responsiveness makes it even worse. Electronic components should be well sealed and placed in areas that have little chance for being subject to accidents.



More bells and whistles don't necessarily make a toy more fun, but not having them on a toy that is supposed to definitely diminishes the value of the toy to both the child and the parent. From now on, I will include the availability of replacement parts in my research for any big ticket toy items. It's really too bad that Little Tikes is so unresponsive to the needs of their customers, so chances are that future big ticket toys will be purchased from other manufacturers.


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Step 2 LifeStyle Deluxe Kitchen

Step 2 LifeStyle Deluxe Kitchen Reviews
Other products by Step2 Ratting 5.0 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 8 Total Use 0


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The perfect play center for your domestic-minded little ones, the LifeStyle Deluxe Kitchen provides your children with role-play possibilities sure to please. The "stainless steel like" oven, dishwasher, microwave, stovetop and phone all make realistic electronic sounds. Plus, there's tons of storage space for the pretend food items. The included 38-piece accessory set features a Little Helper's Dining Room and Pots and Pans Set, two baskets, a special frying pan and boiling pot with a lid, plus a 10-piece play food set. The special frying pan and boiling pot with lid activate electronic frying and boiling water sounds when placed on the stove's front burner. Kitchen also features framed window with overhead light, "granite like" countertop and sink with pretend faucet and pull-out sprayer. Minimal adult assembly required. Measures approximately 49" x 18" x 48.5". Requires 14 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included).

Awards: Named #1 Toy for Pre-Schoolers on Today Show's Toy Test 2002



Technical Details

- Appliances make realistic electronic sounds
- 38-piece accessory set included
- Framed window with overhead light
- Sink with modern faucet and pull-out sprayer
- Granite-look countertop
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Customer Buzz
 "Long lasting & lots of fun" 2010-08-07
By Tonya Jayston (Sedona, AZ)
We bought this for Christmas when our first son was 3. He is now almost 7 and still loves playing with it with his friends and our other children. Our 1 year old and 2 year old LOVE it as well. I only wish we thought of buying it sooner for our first son. I think it is only recommended after 3 years but I would recommend it for 6 months +. My daughter played with it before she could even walk (at 8 1/2 months) she would crawl over to the kitchen and use it to pull herself up to a standing position to play with it. My kids are very rough on their toys and this is still standing and used daily after four years. The noise on the burner doesn't work that well as water was poured on it during a secret mission cooking experience but other than that everything still works and beeps as it ought to which is really amazes me. For the people who gave it poor reviews- it must be put together properly in order to have the oven door close and no, this is NOT a self cleaning kitchen. The children take all of the drawers out of the kitchen and all of the cooking products & food products out of it to play with them, so yes, it does create a mess but it is so easy to pick up afterwards and why would you buy a toy that they don't want to play with? It also provides a great opportunity to teach the children how to pick up after themselves with an easy task of putting everything back where it belongs in their kitchen. We supplemented it with many Melissa & Doug food products and the Melissa & Doug produce stand and they play with it every day.

Customer Buzz
 "Assembly is a nightmare, poor quality materials." 2010-07-25
By Frustrated Father
Save your $[...]. This kitchen is a father's worst nightmare come true. A total piece of junk! In addition, I think it is dangerous because the set keeps falling apart. I am promptly returning this product.

Customer Buzz
 "read before assembly" 2010-05-22
By Kim
I was so excited to unpack and assemble this kitchen when it arrived, and let my 17 month old see it standing up, that I slipped the refrigerator and microwave sections on top of the oven/dishwasher section right away. It slipped right in. Turns out it doesn't unlock nearly so easily, and it is pretty important to put the granite counter top on first. You cannot put it on once these sections have locked into place. We eventually figured out how to separate these sections using 2 flat head screw drivers. There is a round peg approximately 1 cm that must be lifted out of the hole before you can slide the top sections off. Slipping a LARGE flat-head screwdriver adjacent to either side of the peg, and leveraging it up easily lifts the peg out of the hole. This was not intuitive, however, and I suggest not repeating my mistake!

Customer Buzz
 "Outstanding Purchase!" 2010-02-01
By C. Smith (Rangely, CO, US)
I highly recommend this kitchen. We purchased it for our three-year-old daughter for Christmas and she has played with it almost every day!! We put it together during one nap time and had it hid before our daughter woke up. It is very realistic and love all the lights and sounds (even though it does take eight batteries). It's large enough for her to play together with a friend and I think she will play with it for quite a few years. I thought the price was fair and was impressed with the quick shipping. Overall, I would highly recommend this product!

Customer Buzz
 "kids kitchen" 2010-02-01
By Rhonda Scott (Tennessee)
the kids love this kitchen. It is a good purchase. The only problem is the microwave door is very hard to open and close.


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