Waking you up with style.

Advantages: Great coffee.
Disadvantages: An expensive way to make coffee.

...I wouldn?t say I?m not a coffee drinker, some days I can?t live without caffeine, but I?m certainly not one of those people who goes into starbucks and orders a ?grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n?-Low and one NutraSweet? so I am usually a little sceptical about this sort of thing, however I received this as a gift so my hands were tied. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The Delonghi ESAM 5500 Perfecta (Who comes up with these names?) was very easy to use. Just fill up with water and milk, chuck some coffee beans in (literally if you feel like a spot of basket ball) and off you go. It allows for a large variety of coffees, although not as many as starbucks does, and allows you to change lot?s of settings to fine tune your coffee such...

anakha6 07.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Delonghi ESAM 5500 Perfecta

Magnificent Espresso - Delonghi Magnifica Auto Espresso Machine

Advantages: Excellent consistent espresso. Fully automatic. Easy to use and maintain.
Disadvantages: Initial outlay. Large footprint on worktop.

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atlantis140 14.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Delonghi ESAM 3200 Magnifica

Great but but not very quiet!!!!!

Advantages: easy to use, very easy to cahnge the mode...really nice coffe
Disadvantages: the girnd it is not quiet at all!

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bpaps 12.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Delonghi ESAM 3300 Magnifica

A classy looker and an impressive performer

Advantages: Looks good. Solidly made. Excellent coffee once you learn how to use it!
Disadvantages: Takes time to learn how to use it and get good, consistent results.

.... From reading other experiences and recommendations on the web and taking into account my budget (no more than £250) - I had narrowed it down the Classic and the Baby Class. In the end it was aesthetics and the addition of a solenoid valve (more about that later) that made me finally choose the Baby Class. I have not been disappointed. Using the Baby Class It is very possible with just a few attempts to make a really good espresso or cappuccino by following the instructions carefully. However, as with anything where there is no automation and the operator is fully in charge of the end result, practice really does make perfect. For me, this is part of the joy of owning a machine like this - I can engage with the coffee making process in a way that I can't with a push button fully automated machine (such as the DeLonghi ESAM5500...

JonnyCarpo37 24.10.2008 (27.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Gaggia BABY Class

GHD's ... my first love

Advantages: they work!!!!!
Disadvantages: the price

...HAVENT!! They do leave nast y marks on furniture if you leave them on and could be lethal if you do leave them in the house on all day. When you straighten your hair, if you touch the part just straightened then you WILL burn your fingers, (it is 210 degrees after all) so be careful The only thing i would say that could be improved with them is to of put a heat pad on them as your have to clamp down hard on the opposite sides of the plate and this does burn your fingers after a while. I strongly recommend these hair straightners to anyone, although if your hair is only slightly wavy then i would say go for the Hair Tools straightners which are th esame style as the GHD's but at only £40, my sister uses these and she highly recommends them but then again her hair is no where near as curly as mine!!! No matter what people try...

better_dan_u 20.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of GHD Salon Styler - Hair Straightener