Philips HD6153/16

Advantages: extract juice from many types of fruit
Disadvantages: Bulky, huge, must peel the oranges, makes a lot of froth, time-consuming

...Let me state first what I wanted this juice extractor for: I like having a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for breakfast. I currently use a Philips comfort citrus press which requires cutting the oranges into halves and manually pressing them down. I really fancied the type of juice extractors I have seen in bars: all is required is to drop the whole orange in and juice comes out at the other end (quickly & no effort). This is not what the Breville Anthony Worrall Thompson Juice Extractor JE15 does ! It seems that the fruits are grated and spun to maximise the juice extractions (I thought the extraction was via a press): this means that the oranges (and other citrus fruits) have to be peeled first. Having discovered that I could not insert whole unpeeled oranges, I also then realised that: a) it is really huge & bulky (many times... Read review

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Advantages: Light, great shave, holds charge well
Disadvantages: Expensive to run if not looked after

...I picked up one of the is the reduced section of a Boots Store: the store had had a refit and they were getting rid of loads of goodies. The usual price in Boots is about £100; I got it for £37. Considering each head costs about £12, this is great value. Those of you who like reviews to be really long lists of technical info, please look at the phillips site: I won't be copying it all here. Please don't knock the review just for that. http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/h/hq815016/hq815016psseng.pdf I've had two other Phillips shavers for about ten years. They've both been very reliable, though both have started to be poor at holding their charge. Batteries can't be expected to last for ever, so I suppose 10 years seems very good. Compared with the older models, this new one is much lighter and easier to handle. It's also a trendy... Read review

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Advantages: Steam tip; Easy to fill; Decent size water tank; Good results.
Disadvantages: None so far.

...After getting completely frustrated with the iron that was in our rented flat I deceided to splash out on a new iron. I was curious to know if it was my ironing skills that were at fault, or whether its true in the realm of irons that you get what you pay for. So with a budget of €60, I scoured the Argos catalogue and reviews on Ciao. The Argos catalogue has a method of rating irons based on the amount of steam they produce, and the grade of the soleplate - with ceramic being the best. So eventually I picked out the Philips Azure as best value for my budget, and sent my husband to queue in Argos for said iron. Being the wonderful man that he is, he actually came back with the object of this review - the Philips GC4311 - as it was on sale from €90 to €45. So I actually got a more expensive iron for less than my budget - always a plus... Read review

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