OK, this is my remedy for the short cord appliances.. I added a couple of receptacles that are user friendly. This is what I did. I installed a new 20 amp breaker, ran no.12 w/ground to a GFI receptacle and added one more receptacle proteceted by the first one. Walla, problem solved. Because I now have a dedecated 20 amp circuit, I have no worries of overloading.
Peace
Dave