Archive for Chris Haslam
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Online 4 out of 5Lavazza A Modo Mio coffee machine review
18 November 2009Italian coffee giants Lavazza have thrown their hat in the coffee pod ring to compete with the likes of Tassimo and the current champions Nespresso, but will the A Moda Mio serve up a quality crema or just leave a bitter taste in the mouth? At just 20.5cm...
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Online 2.5 out of 5Casa Bugatti Vera Kettle review
29 October 2009The appliance brand has absolutely nothing to do with super cars, but is the Casa Bugatti kettle the Veyron of the kitchen or just another overpriced worktop ornament? Kettles have been getting technical of late – rapid boiling elements, clever water...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Krups Citrus Expert ZX 7000 juicer review
18 August 2009Can this top of the line citrus juicer help Pocket-lint squeeze its way to five-a-day, or will it be another waste of worktop? First up, the ZX7000 is a citrus press not a full-on juicer, so it won’t squish your apples, carrots and wheatgrass into a...
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Sports Fitness 4 out of 5Timex WS4 adventure watch review
6 August 2009Whether you’re scaling K2 or just negotiating Knightsbridge can Timex’s "wrist-top adventure instrument" keep you safely on track? We strapped ourselves in to find out. The WS4 serves up an altimeter, barometer, compass and thermometer, it's waterproof...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Dyson DC31 handheld vacuum review
24 July 2009James Dyson doesn’t do things by half, but does the promise of a vacuum cleaner powered with the fastest motor on earth make doing the housework any less of a chore? The new Dyson DC31 handheld has a switched reluctance motor ten times quicker than...
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Online 3 out of 5Bosch Tassimo TAS8520GB coffee machine review
3 July 2009Bosch and Tassimo promise freshly brewed hot drinks - from Twinings green tea and Milka hot chocolate to Starbucks filter and Kenco cappuccinos - but can this table top vending machine deliver designer drinks tastier than the office canteen? At 20cm wide...
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Online 3 out of 5Cuisinart Ice Cream Duo ice cream maker review
26 June 2009Brits are being knocked out of SW19 by the hour and by our reckoning that makes it summertime. What better way to celebrate the arrival of intermittent sunny days than by giving the latest ice cream maker from Cuisinart a thorough tasting. Sorry testing....
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Online 4 out of 5Bosch Rotak 34LI lawnmower review
19 June 2009Can a pumped up laptop battery really tackle the lawn? We’ve put Bosch’s cordless rotary mower to the test to see if it’ll serve up centre court stripes in the Pocket-lint garden. The Rotak 34Li looks the business. The chunky plastic styling and...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Bosch TDS2556GB Sensixx B25L steam iron review
11 June 2009It’s time consuming, tedious and at the bottom of Pocket-lint’s list of fun things to do, but can the latest high pressure steam generator from Bosch blast through the ironing before the boredom kicks in? Built for serious bouts of ironing, steam...
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Online 4 out of 5Tefal Actifry electric fryer review
10 June 2009Wedges, French fries, chunky or crinkle cut we love our unhealthy potato dishes, so the promise of a kitchen gadget that’d churn out proper deep-fried style chips using only a drop of oil seemed too good to be true. We put it, and our cholesterol level,...
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Online 4 out of 5Siemens EQ.7 bean-to-cup coffee machine review
27 May 2009It’ll cost you more than a return trip to a coffee plantation in Columbia, but can the all-singing Star Trek inspiring Siemens deliver a truly memorable macchiato? With its blue neon LEDs and piano black finish it would be a cold heart that didn’t...
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Online 4 out of 5Kingsford O-Grill 3000 portable BBQ review
21 May 2009The Q from Weber has been mauling all-comers in the portable grilling stakes (or should that be steaks?) for years now, but can this fashionable young upstart deliver go-anywhere cooking in time for the great British BBQ season? We got grilling to find...
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Online 2.5 out of 5PowerPlus Piranha wind-up electric shaver review
13 May 2009Hand crankable bike lights, torches, radios and phone chargers are one thing, but a wind-up electric shaver? We have, quite literally, put our neck on the line to see if the Piranha from PowerPlus can really cut it. With two flexible rotary heads, a pop-up...
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Online 4 out of 5Panasonic ES8249 Pro-Curve shaver review
8 May 2009When we think high-tech shavers we generally imagine a Braun or Philips, but can Panasonic’s top of the range wet and dry, the ES8249, cut it with the big boys? From a design point of view the ES8249 ticks many of the right boxes; it’s silver and...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Giles and Posner Stonebake Pizza Grill review
7 May 2009We’ll take any excuse to scoff pizza - but would the Stonebake Grill’s promise of authentic pizza in just a few minutes live up to our expectations, or were the results going to be more half than stone baked? Measuring 35cm in diameter, sporting chunky...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Magimix M190 CitiZ & Milk Nespresso machine review
5 May 2009The fully automatic Magimix M190 CitiZ & Milk Nespresso machine promises delicious mess-free espresso, but does the addition of a unique milk heater and frother finally mean proper cappuccinos for all? Using the Nespresso coffee pod system the Magimix,...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Brewzer 10 pint home brewing system review
4 May 2009With the price of a pint soaring over £3 and our credit well and truly crunched can this dinky home brew kit really produce cheap drinkable booze in just 14 days? We couldn’t resist finding out. In the Brewzer box you get everything - apart from water...
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Online 3 out of 5Jura ENA5 coffee machine review
29 April 2009It’s the slimmest bean-to-cup machine on the planet and promises unbeatable coffee at the touch of a button, but can the Jura ENA5 justify its price tag? At 23.8cm wide the ENA5 is surprisingly slender for a fully featured bean-to-cup machine, but at...
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Online 3 out of 5Breville Hot Cup review
27 April 2009Boil water at the touch of a button - can the new Breville Hot Cup really deliver a proper cuppa in an instant while saving energy and shrinking your carbon footprint? Here’s the deal, if everyone in the UK gave up hot drinks we’d instantly save a...