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| Salter | Big Time Electronic Timer With Extra Large Display | This is the best kitchen timer I have ever had, apart from the one installed on the cooker. It is easy to set and has a loud, clear ring. |  | Anon | 09/11/2009 18:16:11 |
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| JML | Twista Mop | Four dogs (plus various dogs which I foster for a charity), three cats and a husband who is a builder....and this mop cleans my slate tiles beautifully! I would recommend to anyone with slate or hard floor tiles, this mop is fantastic. Well done JML.... | | This isnt the | 07/07/2009 08:44:35 |
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| Alessi | Juicy Salif Citrus Fruit Sqeezer | I own the alumnium one and also the black/grey one. There are certainly a design statement piece. look absolutley fabulous in a modern kitchen. Since i bought the black one have recently been told that it is a collectors piece as they are so hard to get hold of. would love to know how much the black one is worth if anyone knows. | | Kerry | 26/09/2008 07:30:29 |
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| Brabantia | 50 Litre Chrome Touch Bin. | My Mum has one of these bins. She works in a school kitchen so food hygiene is very important which makes her `house-proud` for wont of a better word. I know for a fact she loves this bin. If you make sure to use the special Brabantia bin liners. The lid is removed to place them inside and once the lid is back on again you cannot see the liner, it`s brilliant! Luckily, she has never had a problem with the mechanism in the lid and I believe Brabantia replace THE WHOLE LID FOR NOTHING if she did, which is great customer service. Mum has had the bin for about 2-3 years now and she likes the fact the bin hides odours but make sure the bin doesn`t become overful as it takes a superhuman effort to lift the full liner out of the bin. Argos have reduced this bin even more in price which means I will buy one myself very, very shortly
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| Brabantia | Built-in Bin | I`ve just bought and installed this bin from Argos. It is absolutely superb. Cuts out the whole bin sloppy mess nightmare with its automatic lid. The bin tucks away out of sight in your cupboard. The capacity is surprisingly large - 15 litres. It is a wide bin so you can easily empty a dustpan into it without spillage. It also looks good - well, as much as a bin can look good. | | Dr Ian Gibson | 02/02/2006 09:26:20 |
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| Brabantia | 50 Litre Chrome Touch Bin. | You can teach an old dog new tricks and at 57 I have found this... Wonderful Bin! If you have the space buy two - one for wet and one for dry. The touch opening, interior size, and good looks have won me over. I even put the top into the dishwasher if and when cleaning is required. 5/5 | | christine cave | 27/01/2003 09:43:54 |
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| KENWOOD | SB206 | After resolving to eat more fruit and cut down on the booze, I decided that a smoothie maker might be a sound investment. After browsing Amazon I plumped for the Kenwood SB206 as it looked like a fairly handsome beast and the reviews were generally positive, although some reviewers had reservations, most notably about the spout clogging and the difficulty in cleaning the unit.
Both of these concerns are unfounded, the spout works well, if you keep the machine running whilst dispensing, something that is made abundantly clear in the instructions.
I really fail to see why anyone would complain that the machine is difficult to clean! The parts are easy to remove and rinse through, on the proviso that you wash it shortly after use. I dont own a dishwasher, but understand that jug and components arent dishwasher-proof, but it takes so little effort to wash, this should only put off the most slothful individuals.
So far I have used this smoothie maker without any real problems and have enjoyed some extremely tasty smoothies, the controls are absolute childs play and the recipe sheet in the back of the instructions is extremely useful source of inspiration for the beginner. This smoothie maker can take everything I have chucked in it and chews up ice with absolute ease, albeit more loudly than I anticipated.
Please remember this is not a juicer and you need to remove any stones or pips in the fruit you place in the machine - although in a machine costing a little over 20 quid it would be extremely churlish to complain about this.
The machine comes with complete with a stirring stick, which seems to be a fairly pointless accessory and the Kenwood is a bit larger than some other models, but this is mere nitpicking. I am more than happy with my smoothie maker ; it has been terrific fun experimenting with different combinations of fruit, ice and juice. For the money it is certainly a sound buy.
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| KENWOOD | SB206 | I am new to the whole Smoothie drinking craze but thought I would give it a try in my mission to lose weight and snack on healthier foods. This is perfect if, like me you want something that doesnt break the bank and does its job. I bought this with the innocent smoothie 57 and a half recipes and must say I am glad I did. It is full of great recipes for smoothies, juices etc. One thing to mention is that this smoothie maker is really only for softish fruit - not for apples, carrots etc and they can be in quite a few recipes. I have therefore bought a juicer as well but would have needed to do this had I bought any smoothie maker. The tap can block as mentioned in the other reviews but if this happens you can just pour out from the top so no biggie!
All in all, a great, cheap, smoothie maker. | | Amazon Reviewer | 05/04/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Brabantia | 50 Litre Chrome Touch Bin. | I have an issue with the touch mechanism for opening the bin. 2 are supplied with the bin but they go faulty and fall off (usually) in the bin bag. It`s a pain going through the rubbish to recover it all the time! Apart from that a terrific bin.
Where can I buy bin lids for a 50 litre stainless steel bin? I don`t want to spend another £70 on a complete new bin! | | G man | 06/01/2006 12:20:24 |
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| Brabantia | 50 Litre Chrome Touch Bin. | Great bin - best ever only one fault. I am now on my third complete lid as the plastic holding the spring breaks about every year. I`ve had mine about 4 years. | | MGM -surrey | 06/05/2004 12:37:35 |
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| Unbranded | Cream 30 Litre Pedal Bin | I agree with Edita - exactly the same thing happened to my bin after about a year. A bad design fault, unfortunately. |  | Augusta | 12/03/2008 14:57:02 |
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| Unbranded | Cream 30 Litre Pedal Bin | I love this bin. the only disadvantage is that the lid catch breaks easy as it is made of plastic. I broke mine and I can not use my bin any more... | | Edita | 18/05/2007 18:13:10 |
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| Brabantia | 30 Litre Touch Bin | Good overall, although I had to used my elbow to open the lid if both hands are dirty, and this was slightly tricky. | | elbow !! | 05/12/2005 07:57:44 |
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| JML | Twista Mop | I have in the last 2 weeks purchased this mop, disappointed as I was expecting the floor to be drier than a normal mop and it seems wetter holds the water arround the scourer |  | Paula Ritchie | 02/03/2009 06:28:33 |
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| Unbranded | Polished Rectangular 20L Press Top Bin | This bin was the only one I could find to fit in the space I had available at 21cm in width. I am on my second bin as the mechanism broke in the lid and I had to replace the whole bin. The mechanism has just broken again after about 6 months use I think without digging out my receipt which I will have to do to change it again. The bin looks and feels great but this one design fault is frustrating. I don`t know who makes it or I would drop them an Email. I have given it 2 because the plastic braking and they need to reinforce that part to have a great product. | | Dave | 30/06/2008 08:15:11 |
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| Wahl | ZX590 James Martin Mini Chopper (ZX590) | Blender is OK, easy to clean inside the chopper spindle, unit is easy to clean, bowl a little fragile, better grade of material, better thought to chopper spindle design would help as plastic an metal to not go, one wears quicker than the other, this means once worn the motor will spin and the blade will go nowhere. On the plus side more hygienic than Kenwood, as you can clean inside the chopper. But chop chop not so good, some how does not do it well you always end of with under-chopped bits and over chopped bits, shame !!!!! | | Amazon Reviewer | 04/12/2007 01:01:01 |
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| jml | Halogen Oven | I bought one of these today, and it blew up after being used for 10 minutes !!! |  | lyn | 26/08/2009 12:51:56 |
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| JML | Twista Mop | Utterly disgusted with this mop. The floors were left VERY wet and I had to go over them with a dry microfibre floor cloth. Very poor product and if I could score it zero I would! | | Melanie | 22/07/2009 18:14:33 |
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| KENWOOD | SB206 | This is really dissapointing after examining the entire manual and having more than one person confirm its not me doing anything wrong - it jsut leaks, as said by a few other reviewers - right through the base as the seal doesnt seem to do its job - an absolute piece of tat. Unfortunately i bought it from someone who had it as an unwanted present, can hardly return it. Dont bother basically. | | Amazon Reviewer | 04/01/2009 01:01:01 |
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| Wahl | ZX590 James Martin Mini Chopper (ZX590) | what a complete waste of money. I bought two of these - one for me, one for granny and can confirm it CANNOT deal with any of the following ingredients:
fresh herbs - turns to a pulp
celery - blade gets stuck
tomato pieces - even when cut up small - turns to a pulp
apple pieces - gets stuck
nuts - no way! gets stuck
bread - cannot make breadcrumbs unless bread is so stale its gone crispy!
garlic - nope
onion - a nice array of pulp and big lumps, even when precut
So still waiting to find a food it can actually deal with.
AVOID! | | Amazon Reviewer | 03/05/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Wahl | ZX590 James Martin Mini Chopper (ZX590) | This product is rubbish and was returned to as totally unsuitable. It would not chop parsley and when returned the retailer (National Chain) admitted they had received a number of returns. | | Anon | 19/04/2008 08:36:16 |
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| EMMA BRIDGEWATER | Glassware Trifle Bowl | This is the most beautiful, large trifle bowl and makes a fabulous centre piece on my table. It is truly gorgeous! If you like it in the picture, you will adore it when it arrives, as I did! | | Devon | 09/11/2009 18:22:37 |
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| Unbranded | Smart Cafe Hot Teapot | Best teapot I have ever owned! Keeps tea warm without getting stronger for about an hour. Finding it hard to find replacement glass though. Friends bought this teapot after seeing mine - GREAT buy!!!!! | | DinkyDi | 29/10/2009 09:18:58 |
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| MORPHY RICHARDS | Silver Multi Chopper | This is the best chopper / blender I have EVER owned! Came online to try to uy my mum the same one, as she uses blenders / choppers as much as I do for soups especially, and also chopping herbs and cheeses etc, but I cannot get one ANYWHERE!!!! This product is AMAZING and should never have been discontinued!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeease Morphy Richards, please start manufacturing it again! With the right publicity, this could be massive cos it really is the BEST!!!!!! | | Beverley Beresford, Coventry West Mids | 01/08/2009 08:51:18 |
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| PRESTIGE | multi cooker | This product is a little gem. If you don`t have a gas cooker, this is the most controllable way to cook with electricity. It heats up much quicker than any electric rings on your cooker and is completely versatile. I use it at every meal time and would be totally lost without it. Can`t recommend this product highly enough - just a shame it`s as rare as rocking horse poo to find and buy at a reasonable price online. | | MARVID486 | 22/07/2009 18:09:41 |
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| CARLTON | CMC6W | Best kitchen gadget I`ve ever bought. Now its 4 years old and still works like new. | | mike leggatt | 31/03/2009 15:31:28 |
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| BRABANTIA | 30-litre touch bin | Looks great. very practical. sleek design. specially fitted bin bags available. shuts firmly | | matthew, lux | 31/03/2009 15:30:54 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | This product is the best kitchen gadget I own - perfect eggs every time - easy to use - easy to clean - easy to store - I LOVE IT !
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| Alessi | Anna G. Corkscrew | I love this product! I had such problems opening bottles before but now with the Anna G I can open up whatever bottle presents itself to me. It`s also a good dinner party trick, using Anna G to open what normal bottle openers often find challenging. | | Ben McCullough-Young | 26/09/2008 07:29:57 |
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| Alessi | Anna G. Corkscrew | I adore this bottle opener. I am very attracted to Anna G. A wonderful corkscrew which excietes me when I touch her. Stunning | | Blair | 26/09/2008 07:29:51 |
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| DUALIT | Coffee Grinder | I bought this grinder as the Starbucks Barista (its REAL name is the Solis 116 - it gets re-badged by Dualit/Starbucks). Ive had it for well over a year, and it is performing as well today as it was when I bought it.
So, in all a reliable great value for money grinder, whose misgivings can all be fixed as follows:
1. The it grinds to fine or (as I have found when using it to get a decent espresso) it doesnt grind fine enough problem can be fixed quite simply if youre willing to dismantle it - follow the excellent instructions that can be found by putting grinder tweaks into google.
2. the static problem goes away if you earth the ground outlet with a metal object - which means getting a teaspoon and rubbing it all over the machine (to neutralise the charge the coffee picks up in the tunnel). I do this every so often and dont get problems with static
3. the sliding out drawer can be fixed by wrapping a rubber band around the plastic tongue that sits beneath the drawer. This provides enough friction to keep it in place.
My hope is that this may actually help some folk who experience these problems to enjoy their coffee more...
| | Amazon Reviewer | 18/09/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Philips | Steam Generator Iron- GC6104 | We have had this iron for over 2 years now with no problems superb quality and steam generation its in a league of its own. Just a little warning I paid #48 in Makro for it. How there can justify a price of #294 I do not know. | | Pete | 03/09/2008 09:40:29 |
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| Alessi | Anna G. Corkscrew | This is a splendid item which i am using to open bottles | | Sarfraz Rathore | 28/08/2008 20:16:31 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | I own a Bosch Egg Boiler and I think it is great and what I most like about it is the Stainless Steel Hot Plate. I would like to get one for my sister in Law but I don`t seem to be able to get a site that sells them. If anyone can let me know where to get one I would appreciate it very much. It is really a very good product. and I would give it 10 out of 10. I look forward to anyone helping me. | | Meta Clarke.e-mail | 26/07/2008 09:30:31 |
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| DUALIT | Coffee Grinder | I just had to come on here and post a wee review of this grinder. I recieved it for my 30th birthday last week (i admit, i chose it then asked people to buy it for me!)
Its everything i expected and more. Ive never had such great Crema on my espresso and this is down to the fantastic grind it gives. Ive had the Krups grinder for the last 8 years and thought it was fine, im a bit of a coffee adict (fiend) and have gone from having a few good cups of strong filter coffee a day to three or four espressos a day as they are just so darn good!
I dont use an electric coffee maker, i use the Presso hand drawn, rather green friendly coffee machine and this with the fantastic grind im getting is giving me superb shots!!!
One thing id better mention, it makes a HUGE difference if you get good coffee beans :) even the best supermarket fair trade beans dont compare to a good freshly roasted source (look about online and im sure youll find places that deliver just like i did.)
Well, thats enough rambling, upshot is this machine rocks! Youll not be dissapointed if you get one.
PS, large grind is also totally fine, take my word on this! I scoured the internet for about a week looking to get the very best value for money on a grinder!
Well done Dualit!
Jamie | | Amazon Reviewer | 25/07/2008 01:01:01 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | Excellent product, though the egg tray on my machine also cracked in several places before eventually breaking. If in need of spares for the egg boiler go to bosch.co.uk and take option `At Home - Household Appliancies`. Then take the option `Main Navigation - Spare Parts`. Under appliance search - e number enter `TEK1101GB`. The parts are then listed that can be ordered directly from Bosch, eg measuring mug and egg tray. | | Colin Murray | 23/02/2008 09:50:07 |
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| Rosemary Conley | Ultimate Electric Wok | Brilliant product, would like to buy another, cant find one anywhere, | | Anon | 19/02/2008 17:55:11 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | I have a Bosch egg boiler, which I think is brilliant but I am unable to use it as I have lost the measuring jug, does anyone have the measurements required so I can do it myself. | | Anon | 04/02/2008 10:00:44 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | I own a Bosh TEK 1101 Egg Boiler and I just love it but the egg tray has broken up and cracked and I need a new tray as the rest of the machine is perfect. Can anyone let me know where I can get an egg tray please. If I cannot get one I will just have to buy a new egg boiler which I think is pointless when it is like new. I would be very grateful for anyones help. Meta Clarke and I would give it 5 out of 5 as well reviewed 5th Nov 2007 | | Meta Clarke e-mail meta_clarke@msn.com | 13/11/2007 16:53:25 |
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| Trudeau | Evolution Salt & Pepper Mill | Great grinder but ours is now 6yrs old and the little gray piece inside has worn and needs replacing. Where can I purchase a replacement? | | Sharon A.C.T Australia | 15/10/2007 11:14:59 |
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| Brabantia | 30 Litre Chrome Touch Bin | Love this bin. We put in on our wedding shower list as a goof because 7 years ago at Fortunoff it was almost $200 in American money. We have had it ever since and any one that sees it loves it. We had to replace a tiny piece on the lid once no biggie. However I am on-line looking for another replacement piece to the lid, not bad after 7 years though. Don`t want to give it up...enjoy. | | Bozenka | 23/07/2007 18:30:19 |
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| Unbranded | Vacu Vin Pineapple Slicer and Corer | If you love fresh pineapples these are a must! We have had one for a couple of years now and they are wonderful. They peel and core effortlessly every time. Am looking to buy for friends now. | | Andrew | 11/04/2007 07:15:00 |
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| Unbranded | Le Sock | These are excellent, small compact and versitile, can be used for a bottle of bubbly as well as wine. | | Andy | 19/03/2007 22:02:10 |
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| Unbranded | WD83 | fantastic product The motor does not run for hours like the brevil britas unit. it cools about 1/2 litre only at a time So pleased I have bought a second one. | | WATER DRINKER | 25/02/2007 15:28:50 |
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| Phillips | HR1840 | I think this is great.Ive used other juicers and they clog and spill everywhere.This one doesnt! | | Patrese | 20/01/2007 11:25:23 |
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| Trudeau | Evolution Salt & Pepper Mill | great product. feels like a really solid, well constructed gringder. and it is!. excellent deramic grinding mechanism and staonless steel parts, measn it can be used for salt, pepper or anything!. it would be hard to find a better grinder at any price. | | srj | 06/12/2006 07:20:24 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | I have also have experience of a Bosch egg boiler and, unlike the previous reviewer my experience was very unhappy - because I had to leave it behind when I moved. Previous to then I also regarded it as one of my favorite pieces of equipment - but no, I took the telly instead. Seriously though, it is a very nice piece of kit and I hope to get hold of its successor shortly. Looks very good, is well made and finished and does what it says on the can. Great alarm by the way - there`s no way you`re not going to know when your egg`s ready. | | PeterSt1954 | 06/10/2006 07:45:42 |
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| Corningware | Dish | Love this. It is great for serving two nicely colour contrasting vegetables side by side and keeping them warm in the oven before serving. Cleans easily. | | Mary | 17/08/2006 19:37:33 |
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| Unbranded | Antony Worrall Thompson Meat Grinder | Hello, although the machine looks great I was very disappointed with this product. It took me 30 mins to grind 1lb of meat, the engine of the machine is very loud nearly like a pneumatic drill going through the kitchen.
I have the commercial juicer from Breville which is very good I cant believe they would put such a bad product on the mark | | Susan | 10/07/2006 10:21:37 |
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| KENWOOD | JE810 | I just got this juicer, it`s brilliant. It goobles up fruit in seconds, giving lots of smooth, delicious juice. It`s really sturdy and well built too. Fantastic | | Harry | 16/06/2006 09:51:31 |
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| Rosemary Conley | CTWK1 | Yes - I did own this product and have used it almost every night (barring holidays, salads and take-aways) for two and a half years. It was great for steam/stirs and the non stick coating was still quite good. unfortunately, tonight, its element gave up and I am looking for another to replace it asap!
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| Unbranded | Simplehuman 40 Litre Round Soft Touch Brushed Steel Bin | love it, love it, love it ! | | housewife | 18/12/2005 16:15:13 |
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| Unbranded | 30 litre Matt Black Touch Top Bin | I bought this and it was a Brabantia bin, very good indeed. | | Robin Cutler | 18/12/2005 16:15:10 |
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| KENWOOD | JE810 | Great machine beats many on spec and price. simple to strip and clean. takes whole fruit and handles hard vegetables due to powerfull motor. | | RICHARD MAIL HULL | 29/11/2005 07:44:21 |
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| GEORGE FOREMAN and trade; | classic grill | fab grill | | golden117 | 01/02/2005 10:03:50 |
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| Olde Thompson | Triangle Set | I OWN THIS PRODUCT. THEY ARE WONDERFUL.BEST PEPPER MILL I HAVE OWNED. | | ANN | 01/02/2005 09:59:58 |
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| BOSCH | Egg Boiler | I own a Bosch egg boiler for the past two years and I have to say it is my favourite piece of kitchen equipment, it is a most amazing product, eggs come out perfect, hard boiled medium or soft boiled, you will not be dessapointed if you decide to purchase one of these, it leaves your kitchen steam free and is fun to use, I would never be without one of these, I recommend you get one too, has to be used and seen to be believed just how fantastic this product is, I cannot give it enough praise! Well done Bosch for this innovative product! | | Mrs S Button | 03/01/2005 11:00:20 |
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| PRESTIGE | multi cooker | had one many years ago brillant been looking for a new one for years now will buy three one for each of the children | | thelma | 05/11/2004 10:32:53 |
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| KENWOOD | IM200 / Ice-cream Maker | works very well | | Mr Whippy | 20/08/2004 17:12:23 |
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| MOULINEX | Multitrio Mini Chopper | Great little kitchen gadget. Easy to use and clean. Chops all sorts from herbs to onions to nuts, garlic, etc. | | Pat | 22/01/2004 11:32:57 |
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| MORPHY RICHARDS | Silver Multi Chopper | I have a multi chopper. It's great for making soups and smoothies. I've tried others but this is the best and doesn't take up loads of space. It's easy and safe to use, and easy to clean. | | Purdy | 16/11/2003 12:16:50 |
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| MAGIMIX | Le Glacier Ice Cream Maker | Never had an ice cream maker before but how excellent when its hot (or not). follow recipes carefully as sometimes can go wrong, although that was probably my fault! I have never had better strawberry ice cream in my life!!!! Professional ice cream makers beware if more people have this product, you're out of business!!!
Also good for making up your own recipes, champagne & strawberry sorbet is out of this world! | | Steve Turner | 16/07/2003 11:42:02 |
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| Unbranded | Prepchef | Superb!!!
We do a lot of cooking for our 18 month old baby which involves a LOT of peeling. This thing cuts the preparation time by half if not more.
Nuff said. | | Chris | 04/01/2003 17:22:43 |
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| BREVILLE | Anthony Worrall Thompson Juicer | I`ve had mine for a few years. Not broken down at all. The only comments are that as the blade becomes more blunt with use, it extracts less juice from the fruit and veg, leaving the pulp wetter. It does separate the `froth` as you pour it from the jug. That`s the whole idea of the internal `shaft`. It does leak a bit here and there but so what. Juicing is a messy business really anyway! It`s all got to be washed and cleaned in the end! All I need is a new blade (still works) but I`ll be back to that super dry pulp and max juice in no time. | | Mr. D | 07/02/2009 09:22:37 |
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| DUALIT | Coffee Grinder | I would agree with many of the other reviewers that the coarse grind setting is not coarse enough for cafetiere use. I use setting 3-4 (finer) for espresso use and this works well. Fine for grinding for espresso then but average on cafetiere; it will work but it is not optimal. Also you can get a mild shock from the electric plug when it is disconnected from the mains. | | Amazon Reviewer | 20/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| BREVILLE | Anthony Worrall Thompson Juicer | I`ve had one of these and used it for 4 years now. We`ve got loads of apples and use it only for apple season but very heavily making a gallon or so of juice at a time. We broke one of the Kenwoods in it`s first year but this one has survived with no replacement parts needed. The juice separates on short time standing and we just syphon it to get the clear stuff. If you only want a small quantity of juice this machines not for you but for heavy use it`s pretty good. Haven`t tried to get spares as yet - wish me luck. | | Trish | 19/10/2007 13:13:46 |
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| Rosemary Conley | Ultimate Wok | I have one of these in my holiday caravan and it is one of the best things I have ever bought! We love stir fries and curries and this wok is perfect. No oil needed, just brown your food and leave to simmer. The one imperfect thing is that the wok does get very hot so if you accidentally touch the side with your arm while stirring - ouch! But then, it has to be that way to work properly and I will have to learn to be more careful. | | Squirley | 23/07/2007 18:28:40 |
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| Trudeau | Auto Corkscrew | I bought this for my parents who can no longer cope with ordinary corkscrews. They find it easy to use and appealing in looks - and it is beuatifully engineered, excellent value at <£20 THe only reason I give it 4 rather than 5 points, is that you do have to learn the sequence of how to use it, which defeats some people | | Stokey Sue | 03/06/2007 07:32:51 |
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| Rosemary Conley | JE7 | I love my juicer. There is a knack to taking the top off, but you soon get use to it. It makes a fantastic smoothie, and you can just shove the whole fruit in. I got mine in a half price sale, and it was a bargain. | | Fiona | 16/04/2007 11:13:58 |
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| KENWOOD | KM196 | This is an affordable alternative if you don`t want to spend £300+ on the kenwood mixer (one of the best kitchen machines. They`ve been making them for years and are sturdy with powerful motors). Good attachments and you can blend,chop, liquidise, grate, whisk etc. The housing unit (bit plasticy) could be a bit stronger though. starts to move about too much if you`re making a stiff batter or dough. | | Nazia | 27/11/2006 10:25:01 |
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| BELLINI | BECF20 | great for parties fun for all ages fantastic for chocoholics does clog easily so be careful
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| BELLINI | BECF20 | great for parties fun for all ages fantastic for chocoholics does clog easily so be careful
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| BELLINI | BECF20 | great for parties fun for all ages fantastic for chocoholics does clog easily so be careful
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| Rosemary Conley | CTWK1 | I went from traditional wok to this one and loved it! It was used every Saturday night for 6 years, and when my children got older they used it if they wanted a stir-fry. I liked the speed with which it reached its cooking temperature, its volume and most of all its height, we did a lot of big stir fries. I never used it to simmer or steam and so cannot comment on the thermoststic controls, mine was alwways on for sti-frying.
Unfortunately the non-stick gave out from the bottom of the pan up to the level at which I would deep fry certain dishes and so I am now replacing the wok. I did find the handles a bit tricky, particulary when emptying out a large stir fry onto a serving dish. I suggest the manufacturer provides a trditional detachable long handle as part of the package | | jim | 12/10/2006 12:24:15 |
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| HADEN | 10183 | I wanted something that would chop onions, and grate carrots. This does both (well, the carrots are chopped finely rather than grated), though it is small so can only do one medium onion at a time.
You have to get all the right bits slotted far enough into the right places, which can be fiddly - and if you dont it wont work.
Overall though it does what it says on the tin, for a good price, and doesnt take up much space on the worktop. | | Amazon Reviewer | 17/04/2006 01:01:01 |
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| JACK LA LANNE | 1955 | Excellent `quite` juicer. Most other juicers are quite noisey. It is easy to clean and is of good quaity. There are no gimmicks like free books etc. You get what you pay for. | | cowie | 06/06/2005 21:17:37 |
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| SWAN | popcorn maker | we love it! it"s quick and easy to use, with little mess. Only problem is it could do with some flavour like sugar. | | kayla | 01/02/2005 10:04:27 |
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| KENWOOD | JE350 | Easy clean and deals with all types of fruit and veg. Could do with a neater fitting juice collector tumbler as some of the juice is lost down the side of the machine. A half pint glass makes a better job of it!
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| CHANTICLEER | Chanicleer Alice Cotterell | I do own a set of these cockrel plates & I love them . However was very disappointed when the red cock`s combs washed off in the dishwasher. | | susan toews | 26/09/2008 07:30:17 |
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| Brabantia | 30 Litre Chrome Touch Bin | Looks lovely and lid opens and closes efficiently in use. Two main flaws 1. the lid catch is prone to breaking under pressure and its difficult to get the spare part. 2. the inner bucket handle easily catches on the bin liner, ripping it. - so don`t over fill it! | | G C Cornwall | 06/08/2007 13:31:56 |
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| MAGIMIX | 14108 | Good, but can be a pain to clean.. Also pulp stays in basket so you need to clear this often if you are doing more than 4-5 items, but pulp is dry, better than most in that respect, restricted chute so you also need to cut up produce to fit thus you lose some of the juice. Good juicer if you are just starting out. | | Fatboygettingslim | 10/07/2006 10:21:27 |
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| Rosemary Conley | CTWK1 | We bought this wok having read the instructions and understood that the dial setting for the heat had a range from 1 = keepfood warm 3 = simmer right up to high for stir fry. We were very disapointed that the thermostat control had too wide a temperature diferential of 14 degrees. It was imposible to simmer or control the coooking process with continual manual switching of the thermostat. I wrote to the manufacturers with our findings but they were not willing to make any changes to the control and said that we were the complaint received on this problem. Other wise the wok is good for all round heat and capacity but you will have to keep altering the dial if you wish to simmer.
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| viners | Premier Gold 5pce pan set | I have owned two sets of these pans now and both times the handles have fallen off. That said on both occasions Viners have offered to replace them. The set is now withdrawn so i believe it was a designfault as others have also had the same problem with the handles. Not good as it was expensive set at the time and bought with a view to it lasting!!! | | Anon | 26/09/2008 07:30:45 |
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| Unbranded | Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker | I bought Jamie`s new flavour invention at a Goodwill store in town for $0.79 (brand new)!!!! I can`t believe he`s charging over $30 in Canada!! Haven`t used it yet, but a little skeptical based on the reviews above about the non-durability of the plastic!!! | | Crazy Canuk | 26/09/2008 07:29:55 |
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| Brabantia | 30 Litre Chrome Touch Bin | Love the bin but catch has broken after 3 weeks very poor plastic design for an otherwise good product | | P.M Surrey | 18/09/2008 08:55:37 |
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| Kenwood | Blender & Mill BL355 | i bought this blender about 8 months ago, unfortunately i forgot to buy the insurance. The blender is no good value for money. The rubber mill in the middle smells like burning plastic anytime i am using it to blend... it is so bad now that it makes some weird noise when in use. I had to pack it up | | Jun | 26/04/2008 12:55:57 |
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| MOULINEX | BKA342 | Mine packed up within a year of purchase. Its ok for experimenting as a starter juicer but certainly not for everyday juicing. Wouldn`t recommend. | | MM | 27/05/2007 08:28:19 |
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| AWT | Antony Worrall Thompson Electric Carving Knife | This is the most dangerous knive i have ever purchased.Although the design is good and the knife easy to use, the mains wire which is approx.1 metre long is to short and gets dangerously close to the blades.If your power points are fitted to your kitchen wall think carefully before you purchase this item. | | john , leicestershire | 28/10/2006 09:44:27 |
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| Rosemary Conley | JE7 | this juicer is great until you try and take the sieve and base off after juicing for cleaning. It is a nightmare. It is so difficult i hurt my back trying, and now i have to wait until my hunky partner can take it apart. I would not recommend this product. | | kay | 14/07/2006 09:08:40 |
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| Magimix | Le Duo Combined Juicer and Citrus Press with Chrome Finish | After 2 years moderate use a few areas have cracked and now machine has stopped working, guarantee is only a year. | | JCD | 01/02/2005 10:00:58 |
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| RIVAL | ice cream maker | in the instructions it said that this product will run for one hour before turning off i have only just brought mine and have used it five times and on every occasion it has stopped working after about 15 minutes as the motor as over heated not giving the ice cream time to get thick enough | | julie | 20/08/2004 17:12:18 |
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| Brabantia | 30 Litre Steel Pedal Bin | Beautiful design, however it is hard to get the filled up binliner out of the bin, as the bin is rather narrow. | | GW Surrey | 22/10/2003 09:26:12 |
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| Unbranded | Prepchef | No `kite` mark, mmnn, no wonder - it`s a dangerous piece of kit! | | Gordon | 01/08/2009 08:48:09 |
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| AWT | Antony Worrall Thompson Electric Carving Knife | I purchased this knife and found the blades to be very flimsy it was useless and not easy to hold the button down without your thumb acheing I would have returned it and told them it was not fit for purpose but unfortunately my husband lost the receipt - It will probably just be resigned to the rubbish bin. A total waste of money | | Maureen | 01/02/2009 13:27:24 |
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| Unbranded | 30cm Saute/roaster from Viners | I purchased this pan via Good House keeping magazine and up until yesterday thought it was fantastic but alas the non stick coating is now peeling off in one place and I can see it starting to lift in other spots. I have always hand washed it and never used a metal utensil with it. Alas I do not know who to contact as it may be guarenteed ? | | F.REEVES | 28/01/2009 15:43:40 |
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| AWT | Antony Worrall Thompson Electric Carving Knife | This was a gift at Christmas 2008...this is an extremely dangerous knife...and after cutting one side of the turkey started getting VERY HOT AND SMOKING...then it just sizzled and packed up...luckly Argos will refund the cost BUT I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE AN APOLOGY FROM WHOEVER MANUFACTURED THIS DANGEROUS ITEM...WHAT IF AN ELDERLY PERSON HAD USED IT?? | | Sassa | 18/01/2009 15:36:06 |
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| Unbranded | Antony Worrall Thompson Meat Grinder | I had one of these, it was noisy and took ages to grind meat effectivly, It even managed to set itself on fire while making sausages - which turned out to be the most useful thing it did in it`s life. I don`t think I`ll be buying another, I now assume Antony Worrall Thompson puts his name on any old rubbish. | | Dover Dan | 11/12/2008 09:45:22 |
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| Unbranded | Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker | i used mine for the 1st time last month although it was still wrapped for many months, on the first shake it shattered the smokey plastic inside, i also had pieces of plastic in my salad dressing, i did not have the receipt so have e mailed jamie oliver .com to see if they will replace it, i notice the new ones are a different design | | judith | 24/10/2008 16:34:18 |
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| Rosendahl | Stainless Steel Magnetic Knife Holder | Paid a fortune for this knife holder because it`s European and looks super modern. The magnetic part is a thin layer just glued on. Some knives don`t stick to it well and others get stuck to it almost permanently. I have to pry off my knives and some of the black from the magnetic substance gets stuck on my knife and I have to scratch it off. Really disappointed at this product, expected more from Rosendahl! | | Unhappy in USA | 15/04/2008 09:58:00 |
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| Unbranded | Antony Worrall Thompson Meat Grinder | I also have one of these and also very disappointed gone back to the hand grinder.This is taking up valuable cupboard space | | j | 18/03/2008 09:09:50 |
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| JML | Pancake Maker | The above is an astute appraisal. It welds the food to its surfaces and when you flip, casts its contents all over the cooker. JML is surely flaunting trades descriptions; `batter scatterer and food burner` would be more accurate. The local Charity shop has two; no surprise. | | Linda | 18/03/2008 09:09:49 |
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