Coffee Machines

It really is a smart way to drink coffee

Advantages: Keeps your coffee warm, easy to clean.
Disadvantages: Girlfriend borrows it :-)

...sale I came across the SmartCafe Hot Mug. I think it cost me about £1.99 at the time and it has proved to be a most valuable purchase. So valuable that I often cannot find it as my girlfriend has taken to using it whenever it is available. Features Well, it's a mug. But wait! This is not an ordinary mug. It has one of those plunger things that you find in your everyday cafetiere. So to use, simply put your coffee grounds in the bottom, add ...
...brilliant! The excitement doesn't stop there however, the mug is double walled, so if you like to take your time drinking your coffee then it's not going to get cold quite as fast. Does it work? Yes, it does. The plunger has a rubber edge to allow it to glide along the inside wall of the mug whilst maintaining a good seal. The handle part slides into the wall of the mug by the handle. The mesh in the plunger is fine enough to keep the coffee ...

non_sense 25.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of smartcafe hot cafetiere mug

The Alpha and Omega of All Coffee-Makers

Advantages: Great lattes and easy automatic cleaning function. Adjusts to almost any cup height.
Disadvantages: Expensive and parts get stuck sometimes.

The Philips HD 7850/60/61 Senseo Latte Select B is a good addition to the kitchen, provided you really love lattes. It is quite stylish and black, which is a plus in my opinion, and it's also pretty small, so it fits in my tiny kitchen. It's by far the most chic coffee-maker I've ever come across and it has a few add-ons which make it very easy to operate. It filters coffee very quickly ( 30 seconds) and it has and automatic turn off, both of which ...
...Actually, in my opinion, quick is the only way to go when you want coffee, because you are usually drinking it in the mornings before work. It makes a wonderful latte in my opinion, but I've found the capuccinos and latte machiato to be tasty as well/ It will also make cafe lattes and just plain old coffee. The add-ons I mentioned previously are unusually helpful, as coffee makers go. It has strength settings for the coffee, so when you stay out ...

LovePotion_9 09.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Philips HD 7850/60/61/63/67/68/69 Senseo La

A COMMON SENSE(O) COFFEE MACHINE

Advantages: Super fast coffee delivery, Lovely fresh flavour, Compact design
Disadvantages: Pod's can be expensive if you do not shop around; Water tank needs to be filled with hot water

...eventually decided upon was the Philips Senseo - a fine looking pod based machine that sounded easy to use, simple to clean and the pods were not overly expensive but were readily available. A little price comparison work and I found one ready to take home for little more than thirty pounds. What is in the box? Firstly – and of course most importantly – you get the machine itself; measuring a touch over twelve inches in height it takes up little ...
...decided upon is finished in finest black plastic and metal, although there are silver, blue and red variations available to match personal taste and colour schemes. Next out of the box comes the water tank, easy to fill via the tap it holds one and a half pints and slots effortlessly onto the back of the unit. A couple of pod holders come next, the first deep enough to hold one pod while the second is designed to accommodate two pods – ideal for ...

tractor-boy 26.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Philips HD 7810/60/61/69 Senseo Black

Fresh coffee in an instant

Advantages: A huge variety of drinks
Disadvantages: Some of the drinks are too small

...searching, the owner of a Bosch Tassimo coffee machine. Our cheap filter coffee machine packed in so we have been relying on the cafetiere, which is great but you are left with bits of coffee at the bottom of your mug! I have read so many reviews on coffee machines and still couldn't make up my mind. I looked at a variety of machines in shops but they were often very bulky. The filter coffee machines in the past have always been good but I wanted ...
..."a starbucks at home idea." *** Three weeks ago we are again staring at the coffee machine shelf in John Lewis and noticed the Tassimo. It was compact, pleasing to eye and offered a huge variety of coffees, hot chocolates and teas. It was also fairly reasonably price at £97 although I see now you could purchase it cheaper from Amazon. An impulse purchase and we bought the red one. We get home open the box but no freebie discs. How annoying we really ...

Helenofellon 21.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bosch TAS4011GB

Irritating ease of use

Advantages: Good looks, reasonable price, plenty of hot coffee
Disadvantages: ease of use

Everything you read is accurate about this machine. However, I am looking to replace it because the whole lid has to lift up to put the coffee and water in. The disadvantages of this are that it won't fit under cupboards above when sat on the worktop; the lid discharges all the condensed water from the previous coffee making session onto your worktop via the back of the machine, necessitating you to pull it out to dry the worktop off (mine are wood!) ...

foxycat49 02.01.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Morphy Richards 47070 CAFE Matino