Happy Hobs!!

Advantages: Works very well, fairly inexpensive, easy to use
Disadvantages: Bit runny

...A couple of summer's ago, my husband gutted our old kitchen and put me in a nice new one with all the mod cons, including my new halogen hob! He told me I needed to be careful when cleaning it and the maufacturer's instruction for cleaning recommended Hob Brite, by Homecare. I tootled off to Tesco and found it very easily, in with the rest of the household cleaning products. It cost at the time about £1.25 but it's since gone up in price a little and the last bottle I bought cost me £1.39 from Sainsbury's - the bottle contains 300ml, and to my knowledge does not come in any different sizes. The first time I used my new hob I'd cooked us all a spaghetti bolognese and there were a few splashes of sauce sprinkled over the hob. I left the hob to cool down before I attempted to clean it, as directed on the bottle's instructions...

mightymuffin 04.04.2007 · Read review
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Sparkly Hobs

Advantages: good results, good price
Disadvantages: -

...Recently I just bought a ceramic hob cooker because previously I never really worried too much about spillages around the cooker but now with the shiny black surface dirt starts to show up more easily. I love my cooker and being a huge pasta lover and loving my sauces etc this means that there are going to be spillages whether it's tomato sauce stains, oil after frying these all make a mess if not cleaned quick so this is why I looked into products for cleaning the hob and I found Hob Brite. I have never really heard of many big brands doing cleaning products for the hob. I know there are these cleaning wipe things but to me these aren't reliable although I haven't heard of Homecare who make Hob Brite. I haven't heard of them but I certainly wouldn't forget to recommend if I ever come to the subject of discussing hobs...

ms19 22.06.2005 · Read review
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A good job for the hob

Advantages: Economical to use, leaves hob looking like new
Disadvantages: None

...Last year, we bought a Hotpoint electric oven and ceramic hob to replace the gas ones installed when our house was built, and supplied with the hob was a small sampler bottle of Hob-Brite. I'd owned an electric cooker some years earlier, and I'd always used Jif (as it was called then) to clean the hob. It did the job well, but I thought I may as well use up the freebie bottle of Hob-Brite, even if I didn't carry on with it afterwards. Made by an Ipswich company called Homecare Products, Hob-Brite comes in a bright orange plastic bottle, making it easy to spot on the supermarket shelf, and one of the first things that struck me when I went to use it, was the blue flip up cap, which I found extremely easy to open. I have a touch of arthritis in my fingers, and I find some of the caps on containers, (Cif, to give it the correct name...

silverstreak 12.06.2005 · Read review
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Sparkly hobs as quick as a Hob Brite .

Advantages: Lasts a lond time , great results , good value .
Disadvantages: Smells a little harsh when using

...BACKGROUND ******************* In my never ending quest for a clean house , with as little effort as possible , I have been trying yet more cleaning products . I actually bought Hob Brite a few months ago and have been using it since , about once a week to polish up my hob unit . I have a Baumatic inset oven with a ceramic gas hob . I have had this a few years now but it is still in reasonable condition as I try to look after it . I used to just give it a wipe with a mixture of warm water and washing up liquid , cleaning the metal burner rings with a scouring powder or pad . This scouring however was not doing the metal any good . HOB BRITE *************** Hob Brite is packaged in a bright orange plastic bottle with a flip top lid . There is an inset to press near the bottom of the bottle which you squeeze carefully to...

grafter123 08.06.2007 (09.06.2007) · Read review
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The best little hob I have seen

Advantages: Fast, efficient and clean - a great way to cook
Disadvantages: You must use the right pans on it

...If you want a responsive, fast and efficient cooker hob then look no further than this little induction hob. I have to admit I was really curious when I saw it advertised in the Scotts of Stow catalogue as I hadn't really heard of induction hobs although I had seen one demonstrated on QVC a little while ago which had intrigued me. This hob was around half the price of the QVC one at just £29.99 so I was keen to find out more and, being something of a gadget freak, that meant doing a bit of research first to see what induction cooking was all about. Let me stress here that I am not a scientist so for the purists amongst you I accept that my explanation may leave something to be desired but it made sense to me so I hope it will be understandable to others. Basically an induction hob is an electrically powered cooker hob but it is...

laramax 21.01.2008 (19.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Malata Induction Hob

Cooking on Glass

Advantages: A stunning, easy-to-clean hob with two timers.
Disadvantages: Fiddly controls which are easy to change accidentally.

...When I was planning my new kitchen one of my main considerations was that I wanted the very minimum of nooks and crannies which could harbour dirt. I was tired of spending a lot of time trying to clean around control dials or feeling guilty because I hadn't bothered. So far as a hob was concerned the obvious solution was an electric ceramic hob with electronic touch controls and I settled on the Siemens because of the flexibility of ring size which it gave me and it could be fitted above a drawer unit provided that the working surface was 40mm thick. The price (currently £507 including VAT and delivery from directelectricals.co.uk) was reasonable too. It arrived well-packed in recyclable packing material. I make a point about this because I found the amount of unrecyclable rubbish that was generated in the course of fitting...

SueMagee 13.04.2003 (14.04.2003) · Read review
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Review of Siemens ET 78354EU Ceramic Hobs

keep your hob shiny and brite!

Advantages: Hob brite last's ages
Disadvantages: none that i can think of

...Hob brite is a cream cleaner with conditioners, for ceramic and halogen hobs. I've been using this for the past two years and found it to be very good, Hob brite is recommended by belling,creda,neff,tricity bendix, zanussi,rangemaster, beaumatic, stoves and De Dietrich. It's very easy to use, pour a small amount on a cloth or tissue, don't over do it you really do only need a small amount, you'll be there for hours rinsing otherwise. Wipe glass lightly and rinse. I use a non-scratch scourer to get the burnt on bits off, Hob brite recommend you use the homecare razor scraper, unfortunately I lost mine! Do not use on a hot hob, It dries intantly, I use it on a cold hob and have found it works better this way. Hob Brite contains- Less than 30% inert meneral filler Less than 5% none ionic surfactant food grade acid...

muppetlady 25.09.2003 · Read review
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Fancy an Arty Day Out? Try the Ceramic Experience

Advantages: Laid Back atmosphere, children welcome, fun and lots to do at reasonable prices
Disadvantages: Can get busy and hectic and you may have to wait

...Having 2 children and being a stay at home mummy, I often look for new places to visit to keep the children occupied. A friend mentioned the Ceramic Experience, to me and I had to investigate and see for myself. You can find the Ceramic experience On the road down to the Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre and is directly opposite the Express by Holiday Inn. The entrance is through heavy double doors which is wide enough for a double buggy as well as wheelchairs. It is on floor and ground level making it was access and there is always a member of staff there to meet and welcome you with a smile. The Ceramic Experience has recently moved. It used to be in 2 rooms, now it is all one big room. There is a cafe area where you pay for all your goods and anything which you may have to eat or drink while you are there. There are 2 large...

Groovee 10.10.2004 · Read review
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REMMINGTON POWER CERAMIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER CS1001

Advantages: Top class performance, excellent results, great value
Disadvantages: Absolutely none - unless you're accident prone!

...my hairdresser, a friendly young girl who loves a natter and a bit of gossip. I told her that my sister's wedding was coming up and I'd really like to take control of my hair so that it looked half decent for the photographs. She washed and trimmed my hair as normal and then added some l'Oreal Protective Hair Serum. Only a small amount, about the size of a grape. This was stroked in from the roots downwards and the hair then blow dryed until it was completely dry. Taking out a slim pair of black ceramic straighteners she then gently ran the blades down the top layer of hair from about half way down, where the kinks start, to the ends. She hardly pressed the straighteners on to the hair at all and the whole process was extremely quick and totally painless. My hair felt extremely soft afterwards, appeared very straight...

inycon2 21.05.2004 (31.10.2004) · Read review
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BUTLER BHO 3010 ELECTRIC CERAMIC HOB

Advantages: NONE
Disadvantages: VERY POOR AFTERSALES SUPPORT

...BUTLER BHO3010 PURCHASED 30TH JUNE 2006 I connected the hob to the mains and found that it did not heat up I wasnt aware that you had to connect up 3 links to make the unit work Somebody came and fixed it for £40.00 as it was not a warranty job The hob worked well up til March 2008 and then one of the touch circuit boards stopped working. I contacted the main contractor for repairs who said that I had to pay £69.99 call charge which was taken from my credit card there and then.An engineer called and said that a circuit board had gone down and it would cost £110.00 for the part. The repair was done and I was £180.00 out of pocket. I wrote to the Managing Director of Butlers at Maidstone but NEVER received any sort of reply. I sent them an email on yheir web site again with no reply. On boxing day 2008 the hob went again...

DENLARKING 02.01.2009 · Read review
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