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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Are You A SMEG Lover ?

Advantages: Great looker
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Since I have started writing reviews on the contents of my kitchen I would like to follow up by telling you about my SMEG fridge freezer yes the names funny but the fridge freezer is a serious piece of equipment that I would never be without even though it cost my mum as a house warming present over £1700 well she would not buy me any other brand as she swears by SMEG and we have always had this brand in my family home. I know what you are all thinking why spend so much on a fridge freezer well the truth is if it had not been bought for me then I would never be able to afford it. Before I talk about the fridge freezer here are the specifications for comparison. Features: 11.6cu.ft gross fridge capacity 3.6cu.ft gross freezer capacity 2 freezer drawers 1 freezer shelf Bottle rack in door Horizontal bottle shelf Egg tray...

jenny76 10.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Smeg FAB32

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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smeg integrated washing machine - average

Advantages: does what it's supposed to
Disadvantages: very long cycle times, can be shortened but only slightly

...When I moved house I left my old washing machine behind and I knew I was going to get a new kitchen so bought this integrated appliance for the future. I must admit though I did not do enough research on this product. This was mainly due to the need for a washing machine and also my friend has a SMEG washing machine. This appliance does everything you need for a washing machine. You can vary the spin speed from 1600 down to 600 depending on the type of fabric so is quite flexible. Across the top of the appliance you have the soap/conditioner drawer which is divided into prewash and was soap and a separate compartment for fabric conditioner. Next you have the buttons which control the start/stop, fast-forward, easy-iron, half-load and spin speed options within a program. Finally on the right is a dial which you use to select...

jupiter28 25.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Smeg WMI16AAA

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

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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Do You Like Our New SMEG, Ma?

Advantages: Very neat, quiet and washes well. Cuts environmental impact
Disadvantages: Would query the A rating for drying.

...it, we'd forgotten to check 'significant' opinion sites. As it turns out, I was the first to review this on Ciao anyway and on Dooyoo, I'm having to suggest it in the first place. The SMEG had the lot, and despite still being £299* after being reduced by 50 quid was what we went for in the end. It was also the only stainless steel-fronted one on show. * If I recall correctly, this is still less than we paid 9 years ago. It goes without saying, that, despite being a vast 'warehouse' Currys, it wasn't actually in stock apart from the demo model, but to be fair, the delivery was well handled and with plenty of 'information' coming my way without asking. You ring a number the day before delivery, and by keying in your order details, a mechanised system tells you your '4-hour delivery slot'. On the actual day, they ring you 30...

BNibbles 15.01.2008 (17.01.2008) · Read review
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Review of Smeg DF 612 B

SMEG SUK92MFX5 - PERFECT COMPANY

Advantages: excellent performance, Energy efficiency - A, 100% durable
Disadvantages: none

..., I am now using this range regularly since the time that I bought it a year ago to prove its quality and performance instead of using the other range that I have been using before. Although my old range is still serviceable but I am excited to use this SMEG SUK81MFX5 not only that of being new but I am impressed with its quality and excellent performance. I just keep my old range as an alternate or extra range during occasions where I need an extra range for preparation of foods and recipes. So far, since the time that I've been using this SMEG SUK92MFX5 until now, I have no problem at all. I can cook my food within its time frame of cooking while rushing to go for my work. The dual fuel type, the safety device for the gas, the Electronic Programmable Timer, and its compartment ensures me its excellent quality and I found...

Veytrivey 21.01.2009 (22.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Smeg SUK92MFX5

OK, I admit it, I'm a SMEG HEAD!

Advantages: Does exactly what it should AND has a highly amusing name.
Disadvantages: All the cheesy jokes in this review.

...Ladies and gentlemen, in this review, I'm going to wax lyrical about my SMEG.... that's an oven. Recently my husband and I - blimey I sound like the Queen - decided it was time to re-vamp our kitchen. We were living with the one which came with the house which was fine really but had been designed in about 1982, hence the floor was bright red, the cupboards were pine the tiles were grey the work surfaces were grey, the doors were bright blue with red handles all the towel rails were red and the oven.... was pants! It was old, gas powered and had only two settings, RED HOT or off. And when I say red hot I mean you could probably smelt iron in it, you could fry eggs on the door after about 10 minutes and by dint of the fact it didn't melt I can only assume the lining was made of cunningly disguised ganister. So.... when we set...

Sweary 04.02.2004 · Read review
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