Cooking Reviews

This Wok has some serious heat. As a professional chef with Asian style recipes on the menu I've used many a stove top wok. Until now I'd never found an electric wok that could generate enough heat to sear in the flavors of meats and vegetables. Not only does the Breville Electric Wok deliver as much heat as a top of the range stove top wok, its surface is non-stick so I can use less oil for healthier results. Every thing about the wok is clever, from the detachable base, to the dishwasher safe parts, to the cook and look glass lid. Whoever designed this is in to wok cooking in a big way. Very clever, very stylish, very hot.

By far the best looking kettle on the market and it looks even better once you get it home. It also has the largest capacity of all kettles I've looked at and it boils superfast. The auto-off feature is great as I have kids in the house and you never know what's going to happen leaving the old tea kettle on the stove. Worth the price

I am very, very picky when it comes to house wares and kitchen appliances, and before deciding to take my chances on this Breville electric kettle, I had spent probably too much time researching different brands of electric kettles online (Braun, Krups, Cuisinart, Bodum, etc.). I was inclined to getting the Braun kettle that has received so many rave reviews on Amazon, but the few complaints about it petering out, and being made of plastic, made me continue my search for a kettle. If it's going to cost almost $50, I wanted a kettle that could boil more than 6 cups of water, last longer than 3 years, and be made of stainless steel. After typing in all sorts of descriptors on search engines, I finally came across the name Breville, and checked out the manufacturer's Web site. After seeing this Nova kettle's product specifications, & contrasting it to other makes & models featured on Amazon, I took my chances with this kettle, and have been completely obsessed with it ever since (& I am fully confidet it will continue to function well even after that "just-bought-it" glow fades away). It has more than I had wanted, all in one: concealed heating element, REMOVABLE water-scale filter, a window to see the water level (not that annoying floating ball), larger 1.9L capacity, auto-shut-off, 360 degree accessible base, great looks, & VERY FAST! Plus, I noticed that the water in the kettle continues to stay heated for quite a while after it has boiled and the kettle has shut itself off. The only thing some people may find unfortunate is the rather shorter-than-expected length of the electric cord. But for all the other pluses going for this product, I think it's a negligible quality. I had never heard of Breville before, but I hope they venture out into other high-quality kitchen products, with the same caliber of quality. So, the verdict is: 5-stars, and a Perfect-10 as a kitchen accessory. And, I am guilty of spending FAR too much time shopping for house/kitchen stuff! So, I wanted to write a review to save others from wasting the same amount of time I did.

After two years of hitting all the health food stores in NYC, I happened to see a review of the Breville Juicer on line at Chowhound.com from a very happy owner. He was joined by a few more as the day wore on. I wanted a sturdy juicer, not some plastic tinker toy, but I did not want to spend a small fortune on it. I came to amazon.com and saw the reviews (all glowing) and the price was certainly right. I bought it last weekend and the juicer arrived at my office yesterday afternoon. (Tuesday). When I saw the box I thought; How am I gonna get this home on the Subway? But I did with no problems. I took all the pieces out of the box, put them all together (after reading the instruction booklet) and was stunned. It looked like a piece of modern scupture. Rather large but very pretty.

And yes, it does sound like liftoff from Cape Canaveral when you turn it on. But does it juice! I brought home some apples and carrots yesterday and juiced them. Today I brought home a different variety of apples, parsley, ginger and carrots. I know I won't be pulverizing everything in the fridge forever and the thrill will hopefully wear off in a month or two. At least I hope so. Just finished my second glass of carrot-apple-ginger-parsley and have energy to spare. Usually at this hour (9:30 PM) I am totally exhausted. NYC does that to you. But I feel fabulous. I know it's the juice. I would highly recommend this Breville juicer to anyone who really wants a great deal and a sturdy juicer. The ability to make your own fresh juice in seconds is priceless. Just a bit of advice: buy your fruit and veggies in bulk.

I used to have an ACME juicer (you know, the big round "anchor" that took a month to clean?). I wanted a new one so, being a victim of infomercial hypnosis, I looked into the Juiceman. Thanks to the reviews in this forum, we decided against JM and looked at the Breville. WOW! Great juice, quick cleanup, easy to use. As far as noise? Who cares? It's not that noisy. I read a couple of reviews saying that it made alot of noise...ever heard a wood chipper? It makes light work of beets, carrots...anything hard. Comes apart easily, can go into the dishwasher if you're too lazy to rinse the parts off one by one. In short..it's a GREAT machine at a competitive price. The 2nd most used appliance in our kitchen. Next to the coffeemaker (I'm the Juan Valdez retirement account!)

I bought the LaLanne Juicer and hauled it home in my little old lady shopping cart. When I got home I dutifully read the instruction manual and carefully washed and assembled my new toy. The first problem was that the on/off switch was in the permenant on possition. I had to pull the plug to turn it off. I also noticed that the power was much lower than the Breville which I had looked at before I decided to go with a juicer backed by such a famous health nut. To make a long story short I hauled the thing back and bought the Breville. It is awsome. I juiced up some red cabbage and carrot and apple juice that tasted fantastic. It was easy to clean but I will definately put a wet paper towel around the pulp catcher next time as there was a little problem with some fine pulp escaping. All in all it is a great machine and I highly recommend it.

Mine appears to have an internal electric ground fault. As I tried to plug in my brand new Breville panini maker, enough sparks flew to burn the end of the electric plug. I won't get a chance to find out how well this product does its job. It is going back.

I placed my order for this with some trepidation after reading a number of posts about shipping problems, and I was not familiar with the brand.

It arrived securely packaged in the manufacturer's box which was snugly packed again in Amazon cardboard. So no problems there.

It is a great sandwich press. I love the hinged top plate and the settings that allow you to heat food without touching the top surface (like reheating pizza and melts).

I like the way it stores standing up so it takes up almost no counter space. I expect to use this a lot.

I still don't know the brand, but it is made in China like everything else today, so I guess it doesn't make any difference.

My gosh! What a product. Pressing punanis has never been easier. Why not invite someone over to press those luscious treats till the cows come home. Even authentic Italian punanis are a doddle. Don't miss it!