Toastmaster Bagel Automatic Bagel Slicer

Not as good as I expected
This is not for people with limited counter space in their kitchens. It is fairly large and takes up a lot of space. I have sliced bagels with it several times, and although it is safe to use, it is not safe to clean. When you take it apart to clean it, which you are supposed to do after each use, you have to handle two extremely sharp cutting blades. First you must handle them to disassemble the unit, then you must separate the blades, then wash and dry them, then clamp them back together, then insert them back in the unit. I feel that there is less chance of getting cut with a knife that with this. I also have yet to get an even result. One half of the bagel is always skinny, and the other half is always fat. This may be that I am doing something wrong, I am still experimenting. It does zip right through the bagel in just seconds, and it is just about
impossible to cut yourself when you are using it to slice a bagel. I know one thing---I am not going to clean it after every...

Worthless product
The electric bagel slicer did not work as advertised, and I gave it away. I thought it was going to be a great product because my teenage son and his friends love bagels from Panera Bread. Once I gave the electric bagel slicer away, I discovered that Panera Bread will pre-slice bagels for home purchase. Yea!



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Miele : CVA2662SS 24 Built-In Nespresso Capsule Coffee System - Stainless Steel

Cost of ownership extremely high
This review covers the CVA 2660 (the predecessor of the CVA 2662) because the inner workings of the machine are basically the same. The major difference between these two models is that Miele added touch controls to the CVA 2662. Other than that, they are virtually identical models.

We bought the CVA 2660 in 2005 and had it replaced under warranty due to constant error messages that the technicians could not fix. The second unit performed better initially but after around 2,000 coffees the error messages appeared again. The two main issues were the feeding and ejection mechanism of the capsules. For existing owners of the CVA 2660 or CVA 2662, the error codes were F72 and F75. We could fix the problem by removing the stuck capsules and completely restarting the machine. Needless to say that every time a capsule got stuck, it was unusable. With multiple error messages per week (sometimes several per day), the cost of lost Nespresso capsules was not insignificant ($0.65 per...





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Saeco S-TG-ST Talea Giro Super Automatic Espresso Machine

Seductive, but disappointing, very disappointing
I have purchased this coffee maker because I tasted the coffee it makes at a friends party. It was awesome. My friend had his machine for a few weeks and was very excited about it. This is a good looking machine, easy to fall in love with. I immediately went to purchase one. That's when my problems started. and by the way, so did my friend's. If you don't want to read any further, the summary is - DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS MACHINE!!!

Pros: When it works, it makes wonderful coffee

Cons: you need about 10 minutes to read this and let it sink
1. Usability - after a few weeks of use it stopped working. The first problem with this machine is its usability - specifically, feedback to problems. It has a very capricious operation and the feedback it provides whenever a problem occurs is illegible. It is capricious because, it complains when (a) the water tank is half empty. When it complains you cannot make a decision to override it - in other words, when the...

Thought you couldn't have a delicious cup of coffee with no effort? Think again!
We got this coffee maker for my husband, who likes to drink a lot of coffee and expend practically no effort to prepare it / clean up afterwards. He already knew drip machines were not for him - clean up after every use... So he had switched to a French press and got to like the bold flavor but that ended up being too much work still. After that he was only drinking "Turkish coffee" (i.e. dump the grounds in a cup and pour water over them) - that was about the right amount of effort but just didn't taste that great. Especially compared to his favorite "Americanos" at the neighborhood coffee shop.

SOO, when I saw this machine I knew we had to get it. We found it almost 50% off at an unnamed dept. store - so I have absolutely no reason to justify an expensive purchase by writing a positive review :).

I would not say it's cheaply made at all. The parts where it matters most use high-quality materials. I don't care if my water tank is plastic - it seems to be crack...

Great coffee, ok quality
Have been using this machine for a week now, and, most importantly, it makes outstanding coffee. I am not a coffee expert, but as a (now former) Starbucks regular, I can testify that I'd prefer coffee from this machine over Starbucks brew any day.

Other things on the good side:
- easy to install and simple to operate
- very fast, a great cup of coffee is always just a minute away

On the downside:
- Although the design is ok, the execution is a bit on the cheap side (for what I'd expect at this price tag) with plastic body and controls not having a feel of precision mechanism
- alarm indicators (too add water, add coffee, empty waste tank) are a bit cryptic and it takes an effort to figure out what this machine wants from you, maybe I'll get better at it with time.

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NEW Samson Single Auger Juicer - GB-9006

Everything I expected, hoped for
Betty, you should of kept it, just a thought. I love it. Juices everything, finally have natural peanut butter, as I live in Thailand, they have smucker's products, but not peanut butter, and expensive here. Made paste, ground beef for chili with it, eye steak, no fat.

does all it says, and extremely fast and easy clean up. no problem with plastic, especially the GE-U, and long warranty.

highly recommend to anyone, as it makes juicing and clean up very easy, which means you will actually use it, instead of the novelty wearing off. the wife is into it more than myself, quite surprising, as totally ignorant about juicing before. even the little one, now 14 years old won't buy OJ anymore, juices her own. the family is eating much healthier, instead of the processed crap with no nutrition.

2Much Plastic for me
For the price, it should have been metal, looks cheap and feels cheap. I know it is suppose to have a long life span but all that plastic looks cheap. I returned mine.



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Sunbeam FPSBHM1502 240 Watt 6 Speed Hand Mixer w/ Dough Hooks

Too fast for its' own good
Problem with this mixer is the speed. It's way too fast on lowest setting.
Unless you have a bowl the size of car tire, whatever you mix is going to fly all over the place.
I've never used it past first setting.

Typically when I make something with butter and sugar, I have to mix that by hand first.
Then when adding wet ingredients, I can start using the mixer.

:/

No speed control
This mixer was violently fast at the lowest setting, and it has five more speeds that are even faster. It is going back.

Kills my hands and wrist
I, Sarah bought this item strictly for making dough for homemade pita bread and boy does it hurt my hands. It's too powerful for it's own good. Every time after using, my hand is all red and sore, ouch! I don't recommend this item, unless you have some BEEFY MAN HANDS. I only used it twice and I don't plan on using it again. Now, I have my husband Jon use the mixer with the dough hooks. He told me that it doesn't hurt his hands but is very powerful. Buy if you're a man, I guess. It's really up to you. Hope you find what you're looking for. I know I didn't.

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Just Pop It Hot Air Popcorn Popper-Basketball

It's great
I was looking for a present for my wife and this one is perfect she has always wanted this one.

Good as a Sports Room Trophy, Little More
It's cute but it won't pop. I used homegrown popcorn (which might have a tougher hull than commercial grade popcorn, I'm not sure). Anyway, it burned the kernels rather than popping them. The resulting popped corn That DIDN'T burn tasted burned. Stick to regular air-poppers.

bounce this item
Was given this as a gift and unfortunately cannot return it. I have tried several kinds of popcorn, even the delicate ladyfinger type and it won't pop anything!!! Bounce this popper out of the court. I had no option to give it no stars or I would have.

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Alligator Onion Chopper 67AL1

Onion Chopper
Best way to chop onions, it is used every day! This chopper is just a great addition to my kitchen!

Great product
I just got mine and have used it a couple of times. Does the job well. The storage bin is rather too small for high volume chopping.



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