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  Review of Kenwood SB260 smoothie maker

  Features

  500W. Capacity 1.5 litre maximum, 300ml minimum. Plastic goblet. 2 speeds plus pulse. Tap. Stirrer. Recipe book.

  Comments

  Good points: Blended fruit well apart from a few large pieces of berry at the bottom of goblet. 

  Drawbacks: Didn’t tackle ice very well. Very noisy in use. No pulse control.

  Rating: 64/100

  Price: £39.99

  Stockist: 023 9247 6000 - http://www.kenwood.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - November 2008

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  Review of Russell Hobbs 12620 juicer

  Good Housekeeping Top Scorer

  Features

  550W. Capacity: 1.8 litre maximum, 200ml minimum. Plastic goblet.  2 speeds plus ice setting. Pouring lip. Tap. Stirrer.

  Comments

  Good points: Coped well on both hard fruit such as apples and softer berries and bananas. The tap drains thick and thin smoothies equally well and there's a pouring lip on the goblet.

  Drawbacks: Did not crush ice very evenly. Lightweight jug tricky to locate on motor housing.

  Rating: 81/100

  Price Range: £25.49 - 59.99

  Stockist: 0845 6589700 - http://www.saltoneurope.com

  GHI Test Report - November 2008

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  Review of Philips HR1865

  Features

  Centrifugal. 700w. 2 speed settings. Juice jug. Cleaning brush. Safety lock. All removable parts are dishwasher safe.

  Comments

  Good Points: This powerful juicer was quick to juice with the minimum of effort. Whole fruit such as apples and tomatoes fitted easily into the feed tube. Apple juice had a sweet pleasant flavour. Both the carrot and tomato juice had a very smooth texture and fresh flavour. Easy to assemble. Large pulp container to collect the waste.

   Drawbacks: Apple juice quite fibrous

  Rating: 84/100

  Price: £130

  Stockist: 0845 601 0354 - http://www.philips.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - November 2008

  
  

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  Review of Anthony Worrall Thompson BL19 blender

  Features

  600W. Capacity: 1.5 litre maximum, 500ml minimum. Plastic goblet. 2 speeds plus pulse. Pouring lip. Cord storage. 7 pre set programmes.

  Comments

  More like a blender than a smoothie maker as there is no tap and there are seven programmes for blending thing such as mayonnaise and batter although there is a specific smoothie setting which worked well. The results were uneven on the ice crush setting.

  Rating: 73/100

  Price: £39.99

  Stockist: 0800 525 089 - http://www.breville.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - January 2008

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  Review of Rosemary Conley's EnerGi smoothie maker

  Features

  450W. Capacity: 1.5 litre maximum, 250ml minimum. Plastic goblet. 2 speeds plus pulse. Pouring lip. Cord storage. Tap. Stirrer.

  Comments

  Blends fruit well, leaving no large chunks. Slightly uneven results when crushing ice. Machine wobbles slightly when on maximum setting.

  Rating: 76/100

  Price: £29.99

  Stockist: 0870 050 7727 - http://www.rosemaryconley.com

  GHI Test Report - January 2008

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  Review of Kenwood Smoothie Concert SB250 smoothie maker

  Good Housekeeping Top Scorer

  Features

  500W. Capacity: 1.5 litre maximum, 200ml minimum. Plastic goblet. 3 speeds including pulse. Pouring lip. Tap. Stirrer.

  Comments

  Coped well on both hard fruit such as apples and softer berries and bananas. Crushes ice quickly and evenly. Lightweight jug lifts off easily from base .

  Rating: 80/100

  Price: £39.99

  Stockist: 02392 392 333 - http://www.kenwood.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - January 2008

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  Review of Philips HR2737 citrus press

  Features

  25W. 1 speed. Cord storage. Non slip base. 2 directional cone.

  Comments

  Very small and compact, more suitable for pressing small amounts of fruit.

  Rating: 63/100

  Price: £15

  Stockist: 0845 601 0354 - http://www.philips.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - January 2008

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  Review of DeLonghi KS3000M citrus press

  Features

  30W. 1 speed. Drip stop. Non slip base. 2 directional cone. Different sized filters. Dust cover.

  Comments

  The size of the filter can be adjusted with a sliding scale which is useful to control the pulp content in the juice. Difficult to position fruit before pushing down the lid. Drip stop doesn't stop drips.

  Rating: 65/100

  Price: £59.99

  Stockist: 0845 600 6845 - http://www.delonghi.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - January 2008

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  Review of Krups ZX700 citrus press

  Good Housekeeping Top Scorer

  Features

  130W. 2 speeds. On / off control. Cord storage. Non slip base. Dust cover. Dishwasher safe.

  Comments

  130W. 2 speeds. On / off control. Cord storage. Non slip base. Dust cover. Dishwasher safe.

  Rating: 77/100

  Price: £79.99

  Stockist: 0845 602 1454 - http://www.krups.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - January 2008