Cookworks Breadmaker - enjoy home baked bread

Advantages: Freshly baked bread.
Disadvantages: None

...I have always envied people who can make bread successfully. I don?t know how they find the time nor the patience to knead the dough wait for it to rise an then bake it. All my attempts have ended up in the bin. However, I recently asked a friend how she manages to make her own bread, run a farm and do a part time job. It was then she told me that she uses a bread maker and was quite surprised that I hadn?t already realised. Her bread is always delicious being fresh, soft and tasty so I thought I would give it ago. I decided to look at Argos on line to see how much they were and the different types available. It was then that I noticed this Cookworks Bread Maker on offer at £31.89 (catalogue number 422/9399). Compared to some of the other makes it was very reasonably priced and very stylish being black and stainless steel. So I ordered...

colliedog2 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Got me converted to making fresh bread daily Cookworks Breadmaker

Advantages: No mess, no fuss
Disadvantages: It is quite big

...I thought I would give bread making a go. I bought one of these premixed bread recipes and my son and I got down to kneading. It ain't for the faint hearted, it takes ages, it is very messy and the dough is difficult to clean. However we did make nice bread, so much so I really wanted fresh bread without the hassle. I looked at breadmakers and thought I did not really want to spend £100 on something that might not work too well and which may be may be a fad for a lttle while. I noticed Argos had a stainless cookworks breadmaker reduced to £29, I bought it and went home to try it out. The first bread was a disaster I had added too much water (my fault), my second attempt was great. I have now tried breads from the recipe book that comes with the bread maker and I have also bought the supermarket premixes as well. There is no mess...

kormacurrynow 19.10.2009 · Read review
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Cookworks Signature Stainless Steel Breadmaker.

Advantages: easy to use veiwing window to keep an eye on it
Disadvantages: none that i found so far

...Cookworks Signature Stainless Steel Breadmaker i got from argos for £29.99 it is easy to use you have viewing window so you can watch the bread cook it has 12 different programmes to choose from 3 crust settings it bakes 1.5lb or 2lb loaves it is easy to use as it has an add ingredients signal so you can go wrong with it you have a fast bake with is 1 hour and 40mins or a ultra fast bake which is a 58 mins you also have a 13 hour programmable delay timer it has non slip feet so you have no fear of it slipping any way with this machine you can also do not only bread which smells lovely while its being cooked and who dont like the smell of fresh baked bread it does do cakes and jams i have done cakes as it come with a book of which cakes you can do and how to do them the only thing i have'nt tried is the jam the bread comes out lovely...

sani2 12.02.2008 · Read review
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Cookworks Microwave in Silver

Advantages: cheap looks good
Disadvantages: none

...Cookworks MM717CKAS Microwave in Silver Seeing as we have moved in to a brand new build flat it seemed such a shame to be taking a load of our older household furniture and equipment. After clearing out the kitchen and moving the old microwave out of its position of the last seven years I was able to see clearly for the first time that the white colourings of the microwave had turned a rather worn yellow colour. This would certainly show up more in our new fitted white kitchen and I for one was not prepared to move it and tarnish the look of our new flat. A quick browse in the Argos catalogue showed me all I needed when I saw this Cookworks silver microwave for a cheap price. This microwave cost £29.99p although it is available in white for £24.49p and it is the cheapest microwave that Argos has for sale. We don...

newby2 26.05.2007 · Read review
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COOKWORKS BREADMAKER (SO IT SAYS)

Advantages: fresh bread
Disadvantages: takes ages, cant get it right!

...One advantage of getting married is receiving lots of nice presents. Another household item on my list was the Cookworks breadmaker from Argos. I have been waiting until I had used this a few times before I write a review on it, to give it a fair trial. COST +++++ This model was £24.99 from Argos. There were a lot dearer models and brands, but being a wedding present, I wanted something that was reasonably priced. STYLE/DESIGN ++++++++++++ The machine is white (as can be seen in the above picture). The top of the machine has a clear plastic window so that you can check the bread without opening the top of the machine. The control settings for the various cook cycles and programmes are all on the top of the machine also. The machine is very heavy. FIRST USE ++++++++++ I plugged the machine on and it didnt...

kismet 03.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Cookworks 11597

Cookworks 2 Slice Toaster

Advantages: cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: none

...Cookworks 2 Slice Toaster After only recently buying a new toaster and being thoroughly disappointed with its performance or really I should say lack of performance I invested in buying a new one from Argos. My last toaster not only worked when it wanted to and I was often found standing holding the button down to toast my bread but it also lacked the ability to toast all of the slice. The top two inches were always poking out and I had to turn halfway through to make sure the whole slice was evenly browned. I made sure then that my new toaster was capable of fitting inside a whole slice and working well. I decided to pay a little more than the last cheap one which cost me a fiver and spend out £10 on buying a nice silver looking Cookworks toaster. On arriving at Argos and checking availability with the small keypad...

newby2 27.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Cookworks ST6203

The Cookworks Toaster

Advantages: Compact, easy to use
Disadvantages: None really

...Hmm, there isn't an awful lot to say about toasters, come to think of it- but I've been quite happy with our little Cookworks toaster over the last few years so I thought I'd sing its praises... Toasters should all be quite straightforward really (I know there are some fancy ones on the market). The Cookworks Green Cool Wall 2-slot toaster with crumb tray (phew) is not particularly fancy in any way, but it does the job perfectly well. Roughly cuboid in shape, and under a foot long (roughly), it looks about as attractive as a toaster can possibly look in my experience. You can fit two slices of bread in at a time (this can be fresh or frozen... obviously frozen bread will take longer), then you press the handle down and adjust the timer accordingly (I find that normal fresh white bread is best on timer setting two). If the bread pops...

bagoproverbial 09.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Cookworks CW203

Cookworks works, at half the price

Advantages: Cheap, Quick, Good looking for the price
Disadvantages: Inauspicious brand if you want to be snobbish

...The Cookworks MK17DOB, for me, is a great example of how simple no fuss products can be well made for a small price without sacrificing quality. I often feel that with the larger name brands, their less expensive options are usually vastly inferior to their higher price models; the specifications being much reduced and the quality of design and materials used being less than satisfactory at times, usually breaking fairly soon. The larger companies seen to want to breed the notion that the quality of a product should correlate to it's price, hoping to reinforce the idea that you pay more, you get more. That's why as a student I have always ignored any big brand name electronics companies for the little things like kettles and toasters. I knew the ones I could stretch to afford would be rubbish anyhow. So I always stuck to the idea that I...

cokane 27.03.2007 · Read review
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Cookworks Silver Glass Blender

Advantages: cheap, blends most things, easy to clean
Disadvantages: has trouble blending ice, only two speed settings

...This review is for the cookworks silver glass blender for the domestic kitchen. Impressive looking and works well, I'd say it is not a bad purchase at all for just under twenty pounds. With a million uses, we tend to abuse it only for smoothies and the occassional mass houmous making. It is actually capable of blending up many other things including tomatoes, veg etc for making homemade soups. Also the manual says you can make baby food (although thankfully none of us are at that stage in our lives yet - it is useful to know you can save money by making your own). Also fantastic for cheating on baking, especially in the cake and muffin making department when you simply can't beat the akward lumps out of the mix! But of course we are wonderful housewives with exceptional skills at the all in one methond from food tech so this very rarely...

mints4merlin 21.06.2007 · Read review
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Cookworks Silver 3 Bowl Steamer

Advantages: steams veggies, healthy, very cheap. Easy to refill with water mid use.
Disadvantages: longer cook times than guidelines, beware of heat at end of cooking

...Readers to my Health Grill review will know im having my kitchen done at the moment, so Ive been trying to get ways of cooking our dinners healthily & easily & not having to use microwave meals all the time. Well I decided a steamer may be of use after cooking my veggies in the microwave one at a time, the first being cold when the last was done, nothing several microwaves would have sorted! I only wanted something cheap, as im not sure how much it will be used when the kitchen is finished. So I browsed through Argos & found the Cookworks 3 bowl steamer in silver at only £12.99. Nowhere on this is a model number, not even on the instructions, but thats the title of the product. The picture at the bottom represents my model. It has 3 big bowls & a unit at the bottom with the controls to generate the steam from water you put in...

sallyspud 07.04.2008 · Read review
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