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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

Simple Plastic Cafetiere

Advantages: Simple, easy to clean
Disadvantages: Still needs cleaning after use..........

...I have owned a standard Bodum 8 cup plastic cover model for many years. Although less attractive than the fancy stainless steel jacketed model the function and performance is exactly the same. 1. For each mugful add one tablespoon of fresh ground coffee. Be sure to keep the coffee grounds in the fridge once opened to avoid losing those lovely aromatics…. 2. Pour hot water (just below boiling point, to avoid losing the more volatile aromas and flavours) ...
...on offer around £9.99. Although Bodum branded products may seem pricier than other options on the shelf, you can always buy spare parts if you need to. However this is rarely necessary since you can cannabalise from parts that you already own or just clean up the metal parts. I would agree that calling it 8 cup is a tad optimistic, the reality is 4 decent mugs of coffee or just two if you half fill the cafetiere and adjust the coffee grounds accordingly. ...

suehome 24.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Bodum 8 Cup Cafetiere

12 tiny cups of coffee!

Advantages: Cheap, perfect for a small kitchen!
Disadvantages: says it will make 12 cups of coffee but will only make 3 decent sized mugs or 6 small cups!

Cookworks Coffee Machine Introduction Me and my husband love coffee, and drink it daily. We used to have a café tier, you know the little glass things which you put ground coffee into and press down? But one day my husband smashed it by accident and so since it’s been instant coffee all round. Two days ago I saw an advertisement for this Cookworks coffee machine from Argos for just £4.99, it said it would make 10-12 cups of coffee, ...
...family came down as it would mean we could make a pot for all of us, as if it would make 10 cups of normal sized coffees, it would make around 5 large cups of coffee which is how big our cups are. We weren’t expecting much from a £5 coffee machine, but thought if we got good quality coffee , it would be fine, and then when we did get another café tier, we would be able to use that for me and my husband, and use the coffee machine when we had more ...

stephbond89 14.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Cookworks XQ663

Bosch Tassimo. Purchased as a stand in!

Advantages: Simple to use with consistent results. No mess
Disadvantages: Cost of pods, ranging from 16 p to 32p per cup.

The Tassimo was purchased as a cheap way to make espresso style coffee on our boat. We tried it in our Kitchen when our pump espresso machine died and as yet it hasn't been replaced 6 weeks later. The ease of use is its strongest point. Insert a pod of your favourite style drink. The machine reads a bar code on the pod and produces a perfectly acceptable drink at the push of a button. It may not satisfy the coffee perfectionist but for most people ...

black-dog 27.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bosch Tassimo Coffee Maker

Kenwood Frothie - Makes a lovely hot chocolate!

Advantages: Mixes cold and hot drinks, enough for the whole family; heats evenly
Disadvantages: Machine is a bit noisy

This frothie maker is excellent. It heats up enough drink (for example, hot chocolate), for a family. Or you can have cold drinks such as milkshake. We just add enough milk and some hot chocolate powder, and it will heat it all up within a few minutes. So everybody's hot chocolate is ready at the same time, and is warm enough. If you have cold drinks, they can be mixed too. Everything is mixed evenly. The only negative is that some people may find ...

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Review of Kenwood CL 428 Frothie Drink Maker