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Brilliant Simple Coffee Machine

Advantages: Quick, excellent tasting coffee- grinds and brews
Disadvantages: None really

If you like straightforward freshly brewed coffee then this is the machine to get. What it does - It grinds coffee beans and makes filter coffee from them. What it does not do - make "fancy coffee" - no steam, hot milk, froth etc. Good points - it makes the coffee quickly and without fuss. It can make just one or two cups or up to ten. It keeps the coffee warm in a vacuum jug. It is easy to wash. It needs no materials other than coffee and water. ...
...make coffee as it wakes you up. It produces wonderful smells, It works with both beans and ready ground coffee. The cold water holder is graduated so that you can see how much water you have added. Its attractive looking and the jug looks nice on its own. Not so good points. It does not have any method of heating the coffee after it has been made unlike many coffee makers. This means that the coffee will only stay hot for about an hour. Personally ...

shricthism 21.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Cuisinart DGB 600 BCU

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

Terrible Coffee

Advantages: none that I can see
Disadvantages: way too popular, quite commom=n in restaurants, people thnk its proper coffee

These machines are just perfect for people who have never had truly good coffee. Some time in the past, the British public got 'coffee' and 'espresso' confused, and now it is virtually impossible to go into a restaurant in the UK and order a cup of coffee without being given an Americano. Drip coffee and long espressos are different things. Long espressos are bitter, dark, and full of harsh acids that occur when the coffee grounds have way too much ...
...velvety, and has just the right balance of acidity (provided you use a good quality bea, properly roasted, and a proper coffee maker). Those of you in the UK should try Monmouth Coffee in London or Artisan Roast in Edinburgh for your beans, and as for coffee machines, THROW AWAY YOUR CAFETIERE!!--start with a CHEMEX. Then you will know what proper coffee tastesw like ...

EdGarvey 08.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Philips Senseo Coffee maker

Coffee for your senses

Advantages: Delicious coffee
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...have worked in conjunction with Philips to produce the coffee that goes into the pods. The pods take the quesswork out of how much coffee to use, there is the perfect amount in each pod. The pods come in various blends and types , including dark roast, medium roast, decaffeinated, Sumatra blend, Kenya blend, Brazil blend - these are all single pods or classic and dark roast mug or two cup pods and also a cappuccino - which include pods and sachets. ...
...preference and the coffee that comes from the machine is dark and aromatic with a lovely crema layer on the top. I drink black,coffee but if I am making it for people who drink it white I usually heat some milk in the microwave to pour into the coffee when it is made. Personally I wasn't keen on the cappuccino pods and sachet - I much prefer it black. The resulting black coffee is rather like a slightly weaker espresso. MAINTENANCE The Senseo ...

baherbc 21.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Philips HD7814/62 Senseo