It is no secret that, as a food blogger, the kitchen is my happy place and source of inspiration. I spend endless hours creating recipes, testing them until they’re perfect, photographing them for the blog, and (my favorite part) enjoying the final product for dinner. Then, of course, comes the cleaning up and putting away.
I love my job, but it’s hard work. Thankfully, I have lots of help from my Beko appliances! My Beko fridge and dishwasher are my ride-or-die best friends and sidekicks of my kitchen. I know it sounds dramatic, but I truly couldn’t live without them.
I’ve shared my love for Beko in previous blog posts, where I provided tips for cleaning as you go and unloading the dishwasher more efficiently. I’m super excited to partner with Beko for this third article in the series, where I gush about my favorite features of these state-of-the-art appliances.
I’ve had a long, happy, and committed relationship with this brand, as we even had Beko appliances in my childhood home in Turkey! While the brand is new to the US, they’ve been around since 1955 and have proven to be one of the largest and most sustainable appliance manufacturers in the world.
It’s truly a full-circle moment for me to have Beko appliances of my own and to be sharing them with you today. Read on to learn about my favorite features and why Beko appliances make my kitchen (and me) happy.
Storing Food Items is a Breeze
Ample Shelf Space and Bright Lighting
Because I work with food on a daily basis, you can bet that my fridge is always chock-full of recipe ingredients and leftovers. If you also keep a stock of food in your kitchen, then you know it’s super annoying to have to reach into the deep, dark depths of your fridge to search for a food item. Without proper shelving space and lighting, food items often get pushed to the back of the fridge to slowly expire as you forget about them.
Thankfully, I’ve never run into this problem with my Beko fridge! The adjustable glass shelves help me increase usable space and accommodate larger or smaller items. Plus, the bright LED lighting allows me to see all of my items clearly. Even after a big grocery haul, I can easily store all of my ingredients, keep them organized, and avoid that back-of-the-fridge conundrum.
The fridge even has a concealed interior filtered water dispenser, which doesn’t take up precious shelving space as most refrigerators do.
Produce Stays Fresh Three Times As Long
Aside from packaged food items, I purchase tons of fresh, colorful fruits and veggies that play starring roles in many of my recipes. Since I cook and photograph my recipes, I need that produce to look bright and fresh, even after sitting in the fridge for a week or longer. Because of Beko’s innovative EverFresh+ with Active Fresh Blue Light technology, I can feel confident that my produce will stay fresh for all of my recipes.
This EverFresh+ technology mimics natural light conditions, allowing the photosynthesis process to continue right in the fridge! As a result, it keeps fruits and veggies fresh for up to 30 days, which is three times longer than your average fridge.
Better yet, the technology also helps produce retain its vitamins and nutrients, so I still get all those awesome health benefits.
Hosting-Friendly
While my home is a place of work for me, it’s also a place to gather with family and friends. As any hostess knows, the first thing that seems to run out when guests are over is ice!
I’ve never had to embarrassingly serve a beverage without ice, as my Beko fridge always keeps it coming. In fact, the Turbo Ice Maker in my freezer makes 11 pounds of ice in only 24 hours. Cold drinks for everyone!
Cleanup Has Never Been Easier
Okay, now let’s talk about that life-saving invention we call a dishwasher. If you cook on a regular basis, you know that your dishwasher is a crucial appliance that does a lot of the work for you. Therefore, it’s important that your dishwasher actually cleans your dishes.
A Deeper Clean
Don’t you just hate it when you pull a still-dirty dish out of the “clean” dishwasher? It’s kinda gross, and it makes you question how “clean” your dishes actually are.
Most dishwashers have a spray arm (the part on the bottom of the dishwasher that rotates and sprays water) that rotates on a fixed axis and sprays in a circular motion, which doesn’t quite get to those dishes in the corners. That’s likely why your dishes come out not-so-clean.
With my Beko dishwasher, I never have this problem! The dishwasher has something called CornerIntense® technology, which features a spray arm that rotates on a movable axis to clean every inch of the dishwasher, including the corners. I love how clean and sparkly my dishes are when they come out! There’s even a light inside, so you can easily locate all your dishes once they’re clean.
To achieve an even deeper clean, the dishwasher has a spacious interior with adjustable shelves to accommodate dishes of every shape and size and ensure they each have enough room to truly get clean. I especially love the versatile third rack at the top, where I can lay out each piece of silverware instead of throwing them all in a basket.
Not only do my dishes look clean, but they also smell clean. This is all thanks to Beko’s IonGuard technology, which uses a fan and a hidden ionizer to circulate fresh air and keep those icky odors away. Even though I have a constant rotation of dirty dishes in the dishwasher, the appliance stays smelling fresh and clean.
Performance That Outlasts Other Dishwashers
Did you know that you’re technically supposed to clean out your dishwasher’s filter every two weeks? I don’t know about you, but that seems like a hassle.
You also might be wondering, “Why do I need to clean my dishwasher filter?” Well, food and grease on your dishes can fall into the filter, which clogs it and decreases its performance over time.
I love that my Beko dishwasher features an EverClean™ filter, which keeps the filter clean for up to four times longer than the standard dishwasher filter. This means that I don’t have to take time out of my busy schedule to clean my dishwasher filter every two weeks!
They’re Compatible With My Work-From-Home Lifestyle
My job as a food blogger allows me to work from the comfort of my own home, but it also means that I use my appliances more often than someone who works outside of the home. To me, it’s important that my appliances are energy efficient, quiet, easy to clean, and nice to look at! I’m here to tell you that Beko checks all of these boxes.
Aesthetically Pleasing and Easy to Clean
My fridge and dishwasher make an appearance in some of my blog posts, so it’s vital that they are aesthetically pleasing and easy to clean. From the stainless steel exterior to the sleek and modern design, there’s something so special and luxurious about my Beko appliances. Many of the appliances are also coated with a fingerprint-free coating, so they always stay photo-ready.
Quiet
I prefer a peaceful, quiet home during my computer hours, and I can think of nothing worse than a noisy appliance interrupting my workflow. Thankfully, my Beko dishwasher is as quiet as 39 dBA (a scale used to measure sound). The average dishwasher is about 50 dBA or above!
If my Beko appliances must interrupt me, they do so for a good reason. The fridge sounds a subtle (not obnoxious) alarm if the doors are left open. I welcome this interruption, as I don’t want my recipe ingredients going bad!
Energy Efficient
Working from home uses up quite a bit of energy throughout the house, especially because of how often I open my fridge and run my dishwasher. Even so, I don’t have to worry about my environmental impact or my bills at the end of the month!
Beko appliances use minimal water and energy while still achieving a high level of performance. My fridge is Energy Star qualified, and my dishwasher is rated Energy Star Most Efficient.
The dishwasher also offers several programmable cycles, which help me save on energy consumption. I like to choose the Normal cycle for a full load at the end of the day, but I also love the Express cycle for my big cooking days when I need to run the dishwasher multiple times a day. I can even schedule a cycle for overnight washing!
I truly cannot stress enough how much I love my Beko appliances. They keep my kitchen clean, organized, energy efficient, hosting-friendly, and, above all, happy!
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