Bialetti CF 40 Mokona

Advantages: It's a good all round battery shaver
Disadvantages: None

...Discovering on holiday that I had forgotten my ‘wet-razor’, I decided to purchase a cheap, battery-powered shaver. Faced with vast array on sale I bought the cheapest – the Philips HQ40. ‘Well, it will suffice until I get back home’ I reasoned. But after a few days of use I was pleasantly surprised, and found it to be a very good shaver indeed. Straight from the box the shaver was ready to use. It comes complete with two AA batteries, a small double-ended cleaning brush and an information sheet explaining how to fit the batteries, how to clean the shaving heads, advice on shaving-head replacement and something that really surprised me – a helpful little tip on how to achieve a close shave. Using the shaver is simplicity itself. Remove the plastic shaver-head protector; push up the little white button above the Philips logo... Read review

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Advantages: Compact, cheap
Disadvantages: not the closest cut, a bit slow

...-- Background -- I have always been one for a wet shave, I've always believed the sharpness of a true razor gives much better cuts than the rotating blades of an electric shaver. I received the HQ 40 as a birthday present from the wife so I felt I had to give it a fair crack. -- In the box -- The shaver comes in a nicely compacted box which simply contains the shaver, some instructions and perhaps surprisingly the two AA batteries that are required to operate the shaver. Fit the batteries into place and away you go. The shaver is no more than 4 or 5 inches in height so would be ideal for carrying around in a pocket if you ran out of time for your early morning shave. The contrast of the colours is also a nice feature, the front of the shaver is predominantly red with a touch of grey which then runs all down the rear... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap and simple to use.
Disadvantages: Only for serious caffeine users

.... The system works in the same way as a pressure cooker. The water is converted into steam which is forced through the coffee, up a tube and into the upper container as a hot black lovely liquid. It takes between 5 and 10 minutes. The coffee it makes is very strong but can be made weaker according to the quantity of coffee used. This is the most basic and cheapest form of percolator. Whittards sell the cheapest and most reliable versions of these. There is a version made by Bialetti which are ridiculously expensive and unjustifiably so, since they are exactly the same in every way. Also beware of very cheap versions which tend not to be made so well. Whittards sell them in differing cup sizes, and by cups they mean the little espresso cups: 3 cup size £8.40 6 cup size £10.50 9 cup size £12... Read review

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