The M100 Lotus Elan: a classic roadster

Advantages: Classic good looks and affordable rag-top fun
Disadvantages: Leak-prone hood

...Having just sold my 1990 "Lotus Racing Green" Lotus Elan S1, I thought I'd share my experience of owing this ground-breaking car. The Lotus brief was a two-seater roadster that would appeal to the American market. With this in mind, it's easy to see why the cabin appears so spacious - American's don't like to be cramped! The windscreen is shallow-angled and you get the feeling of being in a much larger car as the dashboard stetches away in front of you. The driving position is "proper sportscar", low slung but extremely comfortable - the drivers seat on some examples can benefit from minor TLC having been subjected to ten years or more of use. The comforting smell of fibreglass as you enter the cabin is one common to all Lotus', but on particularly damp days, can be overridden by the gentle waft of damp carpet! I've never met...

fallon005 16.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of Lotus Elan

Morphy Richards Rice cooker - Too clever for me!

Advantages: An easy way to cook rice dishes
Disadvantages: Not suitable for small families due to the minimum cooking quantity

...A few months ago I read a review about a rice cooker and thought that, yes I could do with one of them. I settled on the Morphy Richards 48744 as to be honest that was the only one offered on the fact finders website and I thought I would use up some of my points. . The Rice and Pasta cooker is a mirrored silver colour with black handles with a toughened glass lid with a black handle and a steam hole. The cooker is 21 cm high without lid or 24cm with the lid and 28cm in diameter plus handles makes it 36cm. The cable is 90cm long. It fits nicely into one of my top wall mounted kitchen cabinets if the lid is turned upside down. The cooker is supplied with a pasta cooking pad, which is like a round piece of clear/white rubber with holes in it, a plastic measuring beaker and a small plastic white spatula. Inside the machine is a large...

paulpry118 20.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Morphy Richards 48744 RICE Cooker

It's no slow cooker....

Advantages: versitile and time saving
Disadvantages: none

...the kitchen and with the ceramic insert doubling as an oven dish you get extra value.It is also worth taking into account that it uses very little elctricity to run, far less than running an oven for an hour or so. -------------------- Using your slow cooker:- Choose your dish,prepare your ingredients...chuck them in, switch on and go and enjoy the day..Then come back a few hours later and enjoy your meal !!! The only things that you realy need to know is that meat is much better if very lightly fried to seal in the juices, and although this is not nessasary if you don't your meat can have almost a slimey texture. It is always worth bearing in mind that slow cookers work by keeping the moisture sealed in..so the less times you lift the lid the better !!! Meals such as porridge and rice dishes need less cooking so...

babajane32 06.08.2002 (13.08.2002) · Read review
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Review of Cordon Bleu Slow Cooker

Enough of fast food - use a slow cooker.

Advantages: Easy to use and efficient
Disadvantages: Hard to clean

...I'll start with the best bits about the cooker: From the moment I bought the appliance, I have had next to no trouble with it(see worst bits). It comes in bubble plastic so it's not damaged and its all ready to plug in. Once plugged in, you're up and away! It's made of strong, white porcelain which would be hard to crack. There is a layer of metal around which provides the heat, although there is an ever-cool coating on the outside so you can't get burned. The porcelain dish is removeable so once the meal has been cooked, the dish can be removed and placed on the table ready to serve. There is a glass lid which is very helpful. With a lot of slow cookers i have had, the lid has been the same colour as the dish and so i could not see in. Having a see-through lid ensures you know how well the food is cooked and if it's boiling, etc...

GentleGiant 30.10.2002 (03.11.2002) · Read review
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Review of Prima Slow Cooker

Hinari Slow Cooker Fits Our Lifestyle

Advantages: can be left on all day, economical to run, easy to clean
Disadvantages: need to remember to put the food in hours before you eat

...For all you busy people out there or people who wish to save on your gas/electric bill and save on your food bill too, then this kitchen gadget is defintely for you. A slow cooker is an extremely low wattage appliance that can be safely left on all day (or night). How it works is you place your ingredients in the pot, add a bit of fluid such as water or broth, put on the lid, and switch on to your chosen setting. It gently cooks your food with steam. More about that later. The Hinari Lifestyle slow cooker retails for about £39. It is stainless steel on the outside, with a vented smoked glass lid. The removable inner pot is earthenware (hence why in the USA they are called crockpots)and comes in black. The crock liner is extremely easy to clean as the steam cooking action keeps the food moist so it all just wipes off. Occasionally you...

Shroud 14.02.2003 · Read review
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Review of Hinari Lifestyle Slow Cooker SC350

Slow Cooker...Right Up My Street

Advantages: An easy way to cook,
Disadvantages: NONE

...I invested in a slow cooker, purely by accident. As some of you may know, I hate cooking. The thought of throwing everything into a slow cooker and leaving it alone all day, appealed to me. However, this slow cooker that I am writing about, was originally bought for some one else. It was to be a present for someone, who had been saying that they wanted one for while. When we bought it, we liked it, and to be honest I wanted to keep it! As things turn out, the present was returned to us, as it wasn't big enough for the amount of food this person wanted to cook in it. ************************LOOKS************************ This slow cooker is in three parts. There is a lid, an outer pot and an inner pot. It is quite stylish to look at, and it is not over sized. It quite happily sits in the corner, on my work top. The lid is glass...

purebitch 07.08.2002 · Read review
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Review of Hinari Lifestyle Slow Cooker SC350

Its' OK, I suppose - PURE Elan DX40 DAB/FM Radio

Advantages: Not many - it looks good anyway
Disadvantages: handle too heavy, controls t and display too small

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judylugg 22.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Pure Digital ELAN

Cookworks Rice Cooker 1.5 Litre

Advantages: Cheap and accurate
Disadvantages: Does not have power off button

...Cookworks Rice Cooker 1.5 Litre Precise, Accurate. Just wash rice add correct amount of water , pop on the lid & go do something else for 10 minutes....... come back to lovely fluffy rice. Even keeps the rice warm for you if you are busy with the curry or someone has rung you on the phone. Keeps hot for as long as you want, an hour is okay! The rice is just right temperature when you get back to it. You can be sure it doesnt burn at the bottom if you have the correct amount of rice to water measurement unlike the traditional method where you have to keep an eye on the pan, in case it boils over or boils dry, its automatic. Its a very nice cooker with 1.5 ltr capacity Have been using it for 3.5 year without any problem Good for a family of 4 Does not have a power off button so have to turn off from mains Normal...

madistar 31.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cookworks Round RICE Cooker White

Cookworks white round 3.5 litre slow cooker

Advantages: convenient, unattended cooking possible, dishes never over-cooked
Disadvantages: Lasted for only 3 months - inner crock leaking.

...I have no previously experience in using slow cookers however I do know that these cookers are good for convenient cooking i.e. put everything in the cooker in the morning, go to work, come back home and have a cooked meal ready for you. I intended to use it for soups and casseroles. In January I decided to have one and I saw this Cookworks slow cooker on January Sales at Argos for £10.99 (normal price £12.69). Before I bought it I have a quick look at the reviews of this cooker at the Argos website - plenty of reviews (~50) and almost 5-stars rating (max.). Also, there is forum in the moneysavingexpert website dedicated to this cooker and lots of praise about this cooker. When I got it, it comes with very brief manual and basic instructions for use and some 'do's and 'don't's. The cooker is easy to assemble - a removable inner...

volcano 29.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cookworks SC35 Round S/Cooker White

Good, dependable, no thrills cooker

Advantages: no thrills, does the job, easy to use, clean, good instruction book
Disadvantages: handle on grill tray

...of safety features, the main one being that the grill won't work unless the grill door remains open at all time. (Both doors have glass panels for easy observation) The instruction manual is fairly basic but informative offering advice on fitting, cleaning, cooking & temperature conversions along with a few do's and dont's at the back. Performance is generally ok; the fan assisted oven is a bit noisy and is a bit awkward to clean. While the protective layer on the hotplates soon begin to flake away after repeated use, with telltail signs of corrosion around the periphery of each plate. The only real annoying issue is the grill tray. There is no fixed handle just a clip-on, which more often than not slides along the edge of the tray and could quite easily slide off....best get a proper grill tray instead. Overall then, this cooker is...

dreamstar70 05.01.2001 · Read review
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Review of Beko DC212 Electric Cooker