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Advantages: Cheap, simple coffee machine.
Disadvantages: Is a bit of an ugly blighter.

...machine! And while I know Hinari are the lower end of the market for these sort of kitchen household items, I had a toaster from them that only gave up nearly 10 years later! I also had a couple of other pieces from them, and again they did the job without fuss, and still worked even some years after buying them. So I had no hesitation grabbing this off the Sale shelf, £5-99 in my sweaty little mitt ready to pay at the till. So, I get it home, plug ...
...as with just about any Hinari product, the aesthetics aren't that great, and so for some people it just won't be something you would consider in the kitchen. However it isn't overly ugly (well okay.... erm could be better then) ….. and it doesn't look too out of place on our kitchen worktops. I don't know why, but on Ciao they have it listed as 15 cups capacity, however ours is only listed as 10 cups. So it isn't for someone who might make a lot ...

runetune 18.09.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Hinari CM80

Cheap and cheerful

Advantages: Very easy to use and even easier to clean
Disadvantages: All plastic

I bought this machine just over a year ago and I'm using it every day. I always thought of coffee machines as being fiddly and difficult to use but you just tip in the coffee and cold water, flick the switch and go. It takes about the same time as boiling a kettle for instant coffee.. even if I'm running late I still have time to fill up my flask on the way out the door. The filter is reusable and has a little handle so it's easy to clean and very ...
...up to 12 cups but I find it's less... but maybe I just have big cups. Anyway there are marks on the side to say how many cups it should make so you don't waste water (or coffee) by making more than you want. It keeps it warm for as long as you need which is nice when you're up all night studying for exams. I'd recommend this machine if you're looking for something cheap but trustworthy. ...

CG1anon 27.08.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of Hinari C100

For the price you can't go far wrong.

Advantages: Cheap, easy to clean, cheap, makes great coffee, cheap.
Disadvantages: Filter lets some fine sediment through.

After the company I work for refused to renew the contract for the Tea & Coffee vending machines, myself and my co-workers were left without our daily caffeine hits. I got the machine from Argos for about £5 and for the price I was expecting a very flimsy bit of kit that would last about 5 minutes. It looks and feels very cheap but it makes hot coffee and that's the main thing. So far it has been running 40 hours a week over the last 6 months. At ...
...away with use. It says that you can get 12 cups from one pot but in reality you can only get about 8 or 9 average sized paper cups. The only real bad point is that the built in filter is rather coarse and lets some sediment through. Use with disposable filters is recommended. ...

FrontSideBus 24.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Cookworks XQ663

Cheap to buy, quality to use

Advantages: Cheap, works well and cleans easily
Disadvantages: None

I love this machine for its ease of use, but also for the fact that it was incredibly cheap and does the same job as machines that come in at ten times the price. It was purchased as my third coffee maker in one year (I'm a clumsy beast), so I think I am now in a position to offer an objective view on the budget coffee maker market ;-) After the initial clean out, I've not had a single issue with this machine, it's flawless. Coffee is dumped into ...
...quickly* you have a passable cup of the black stuff. I will point out two things for potential purchasers to consider: 1) Remember that the size of a 'proper' cup of coffee is fairly small. If you're using mugs/larger tea cups, plan to make two cups as shown on the machine for each of your normal cups 2) Coffee from a drip machine will not be as strong as that from a good machine operating under pressure. I recommend using half as much coffee as ...

edinburgher 21.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Cookworks XQ663

Senseo Coffee Machine

Advantages: Easy to use, nice coffee.
Disadvantages: Only one kind of drink can be made.

I don't have one of these myself, but my mum and dad have one, and I use it alot when I'm there. They love this machine and I must say I love it too. Its so easy to use, and makes gorgeous coffee, the only bad thing I have to say about it is that you can only make plain coffee with it, unlike machines such as Tassimo and Dolche Gusto which you can make espresso, latte, mocha, hot chocolate etc, with this you can only make filter coffee. But, if thats ...
...brilliant. The pods you use are relitively cheap, and you can get cheaper varieties of them rather than the Senseo ones which fit perfectly. Its fully automatic, meaning you just press a button and it dispenses the rigth amount of water for the cups, and you can make either one or two cups at a time unlike some other machines meaning it saves time and energy. Its great value for money and you can get them from £31 from places like Littlewoods and ...

stephbond89 30.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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