Bauknecht GSF 5454 TW Thermodry

Advantages: Sharp, well balanced, easy to keep sharp, look good in the kitchen
Disadvantages: Cost

...about £60). These were better, with a far nicer balance and much easier to work with. The edge dulled after quite a while, but was able to be brought back to fairly sharp with a MinoSharp Water Sharpener that was recommended for Global Knives. Eventually, I took the plunge and spent £200 on a set of 6 Global Knives with a block to hold them, via an offer in the Times newspaper. The knives are as follows: GSF-15 8cm Peeling knife with Spearpoint blade GSF-22 11cm Utility knife GS-3 13cm Cook's knife GS-5 14cm Vegetable chopper G-2 20cm Cook's knife G-9 22cm Bread knife The GSF knives have solid handles, with the GS and G series knife handles being hollow to balance the individual size of blade. When using any of the knives, the first thing you notice is how sharp the blades are. The glide through anything thrown at them, and make... Read review

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Advantages: large drum, economy button, quick wash, washes well
Disadvantages: Haven't found any yet and I've had one for about four years.

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Caused Damage, Didn't Return Calls, Atitude was Tough.

...a floor damaged by a Whirlpool engineer. The reason for writing this opinion is to warn any potential purchasers of Whirlpool and the other makes they look after including Bauknecht and Ignis equipment. The Customer Service Department appear to have no idea of the concept of Customer Care. I phoned to report the problem, they had already decided that it was not there fault, but they made me go out and waste time getting quotes anyway. No concept of the customer is always right; their Engineer said he didn’t do it so basically tough on the poor customer. No one returned my calls or emails; I had to keep phoning over several days before I got to speak to someone. Then the attitude was basically tough. I do not have a problem with either appliance, but the after care service is absolutely dreadful. I will certainly never buy a Whirlpool... Read review

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