Marco's Kitchen

Advantages: Marco, celebs getting flustered
Disadvantages: not long enough

...I was once told that I was just like Marco Pierre White. Taking this as a compliment I mearly assummed that they were referring to how incredibly talented I am when working with food. Sadly this was not what they were getting at. I have recently discovered that it was more down to the fact that a lot of the time I say things which make no sense whatsoever! This is one way is what can make Marco's Hell's Kitchen so funny. I never watched it when Gordan Ramsey was doing it. But since Marco has taken over I've become completely addicted to it. Down to the fact that they've cut down the programme from what was 90 minutes to the hour, the amount of cooking where we actually got to see how they were doing it has been decreased. Appareantly due to the fact that ITV are 'skint' they couldn't afford to get any celebrities of a high standard...

crezzie 25.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hell's Kitchen

Good for small kitchens

Advantages: Washer/dryer all in one
Disadvantages: Lenght of drying time

...This is suitable for anyone who needs a washer dryer due to lack of kitchen space. It is quite eco friendly too and you don't notice a huge difference on your elctric bill. The look of the washer dryer is nice and looks trendy in a modern kitchen. If you have a more traditional styled kitchen you would want to get one that is built into the kitchen units. It washes the clothes well and has two different spins - 1200 and 600 depending on which one you want. It has all the usual things you would expect from a washing machine. The difference between this washer dryer and a tumble dryer is that the drum is not as big so the clothes do come out a little creased. There is a setting that means the cycle will stop drying clothes when they are almost dry to allow you to iron them or hang them up and this means less creases....

classicmum 15.12.2005 (17.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Indesit WD 12 X

Good for small Kitchens.

Advantages: easy to clean, energy efficient, quiet.
Disadvantages: fridges legs may leave behind marks on the floor.

...consumption per year-152 KWh. Energy efficiency-A. No frost systeem- No. It s legs are screws with rubber pads. It may leave marks on the floor or if you put it on mat or carpet. Its over all looks & performence is good . You feelgood to use this product. It is very good for small kitchen & for small family. I think that the owner fell satisfide after using this product. I would recomend it for small families....

sudarshanwgh 25.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hotpoint RLA34

Not in my kitchen!

Advantages: None that I could see
Disadvantages: expensive, time consuming, poor customer relations

...impressed with their cabinets. At the end of the day, if you are spending £14,000 on kitchen units you want super quality not something that looks as though it could have been B and Q or MFI. Their advertising blurb states that by cutting out the middle man you save a fortune, This appears to be a load of tosh! Also, when spending a lot of money I would expect to see part of a cabinet and a couple of doors, certainly any decor doors or glazed ones. I don't see that you should be expected to choose from a third rate photo and a very small door. You get better than that at B and Q for goodness sake! Sorry, Kitchens Direct but I wouldn't touch you with a barge pole.The one thing I will tell you, hand on heart is that this site (ie Ciao) is useful for it's intended purpose. When I thought there was a problem with employing this company I came...

water-witch 24.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Kitchens Direct

small talk

Advantages: great product
Disadvantages: expensive

...Tigi Bedhead is one of the greatest products that I have used in a long time with products for every hair colour and type you will always have an option of different products to use for every style that you want to achieve. Tigi Bedhead Small Talk is a three in one cream that is used to thicken your hair adding volume and body to it, styles the hair to the look that you want and it also gives your hair some life and makes it look bigger instead of flat and lifeless. This product is best used I found on wet hair as the product is activated quicker and you get better results. It also says it can be used on dry hair but I did not really notice much of a difference. Use a minimal amount of this product for maximum results as it works well and having blonde hair I find adding too much of a product make my hair look dirty, which is not...

jo_field26 18.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of TIGI Bed Head Small Talk Thickifier, Energizer, Stylizer

Dream Kitchen @ Trade Prices - NOT!

Advantages: I'm not sure there are any!
Disadvantages: Expensive, Persuasive

...My partner and I are in the process of renovating our property. An extension is going on the back of our house and as we have to knock out the kitchen window as access, we will be replacing our very old and much neglected kitchen. I had searched around on the net and found a few kitchen companies and requested some brochures. I came to the kitchen direct website and entered my details for brochures to be sent. I had to enter my telephone details as well as postal address for them to send the brochures out. Within 2 hours I had a telephone call from the company wanting to come and do a design appointment in my house. I agreed and made the appointment for when both my partner and I would be home. Meanwhile, I researched some kitchens and prices online. We knew roughly what we wanted and how much we could afford to spend, so we...

abcdefg 21.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kitchens Direct

SPACE KITCHENS IN ADMINISTRATION?

Advantages: Mnnnn
Disadvantages: Mnnnn

...Space Kitchens in Administration! Hi, I have worked for Space Kithens for over 3 years, and I have been astounded at the lengths they go to, to close a deal. Unfortunately Space Kitchens in my opinion still live in the dark ages when it comes to sales... in my opinion they still think that pressure sales, cold calling, canvasing etc is still the be all and end all.... IN A WORLD OF TPS REGULATIONS (telephone prefference service) they still think its the marketing tool of the 21st century - this is in my opinion They tried to form a new company and they showed the staff about 6 weeks ago a new brochure for the new company saying it was the future and that because of all the enquiries off their website they needed to form this new company to deal with the demands. However on Friday we walked into work to find people emptying their...

WhistleBlowerNew 15.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Space Kitchens

Hell's kitchen 3

Advantages: Good entertainment
Disadvantages: Not live - well it is when the presenter's talking but it show's last night's service

...Hell's Kitchen is a reality television programme broadcast by ITV. The programme consists of ten celebs such as singers , actors and televesion presentets to name a few.Their task is to work in a kitchen and provide meals for the diners in the restaurant - sometimes up to 80 people. These celebs cannot cook but they are helped by four proffessional chefs. *Presenter * Hell's kitchen is presnted by Angus Deayton.He's is very commical on the show.He makes me laugh with his quick tounge. * Head Chef * The programme is now running on it's third series and this year's head chef is English Chef Marco Pierre White.He was born in Leeds , England on 11th December 1961 which means he is forty five years old.He is known for being nasty. *Soux chefs * Each team has two proffessional chefs to help them.One of them on this year's hell...

xdonzx 08.09.2007 · Read review
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IKEA Kalsebo kitchen

Advantages: Good quality, easy assembly, great price!
Disadvantages: Having to visit the warehouse ...

...with little difficulty. I did have to decide on an alternative sink, as my choice was no longer available (I had chosen from an old catalogue), but the salsperson I dealt with was very helpful and knowledgeable. My kitchen was delivered as agreed, by two very helpful blokes who even waited while I checked off every item on the delivery paperwork! (No easy task as IKEA lists every component separately and in no particular order so I had over 100 items to find, listed on 3 small-printed sheets of A4 ... ) Once I was sure everything was in order, it was simple to begin construction. The units are made of 16mm MDF faced with white melamine, solidly built and well finished. Drawers have metal frames and runners, with MDF bases - very sturdy and quite capable of storing heavy items such as tins and bottles. The units come flat-packed with all...

sgjenning 16.08.2006 (15.01.2007) · Read review
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Review of Ikea Kitchen Systems

Space Kitchens

Advantages: Didn't buy product - can't comment
Disadvantages: Sales technique

...the head office, could cut out the middle men and get us a "rock-bottom, off the shelf factory price" if we would entertain another of their salesmen. I said that I would meet the guy on the condition that he was in and out as fast as possible, otherwise I would ask him to leave. In fairness the bloke was thoroughly professional and didn't try the hard sell at all. He designed a kitchen and priced it in an hour with no small talk. However, he gave us a price of £5500. I told him in no uncertain terms I wasn't happy given that we'd been promised a lower price. He phoned the head of the company and went through everything item by item, and agreed that there were no options for further discounts. He was very apologetic as we had been misled and had our time wasted. He phoned the next night to check the position and I said that while we...

Phaedrus69 30.08.2005 · Read review
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