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Rich |
Hello Nicey, wifey, and the junior staff members.
I'm having a bit of a mare with my kettle as it goes... can't remember what make it is, a new one c. 4 months old, chrome look, round base... but it's got a nasty habit of not turning itself off when filled to just below (or above) the fill line... it overflows into the stand which is pretty dangerous in itself and proceeds to turn my kitchen into something resembling a Finnish sauna... Needless to say, it will be replaced in the very near future!
Keep up the thirst-quenching work...
Rich
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Nicey replies: Thats all wrong isn't it. |
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Tomsk |
Doughnuts
Excellent piece of research by POST CTI Technical Support Team into supermarket doughnuts, but what about the poor independent baker, struggling in high streets abandoned for "retail parks" by larger firms?
The best doughnuts in the world (according to a scientific survey of one person, me) come from Beaney's bakery under the railway arches in Strood, Kent. On the other hand, a bakery that shall remain nameless (by the bus station in Rotherham) had no jam doughnuts at all. What's that all about? Call yourself a baker's?
Is there a public transport and bakeries theme developing here? Oh dear, rambling now
Cheerio,
Tomsk |
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Biscuit Man |
Maybe this is why vending machine coffee tastes awful……
1. CLICK ON THE LINK
2. MOVE YOUR POINTER TO THE COIN SLOT, & PUT THE COIN IN THE VENDING MACHINE
3. CLICK ON A BUTTON TO CHOOSE YOUR DRINK
4. CLICK ON THE CUP WHEN IT IS READY.
5. AND LAST... CLICK ON THE WORD "APRI"
ENJOY! Don't forget to click on "APRI" |
Nicey replies: I'm not sure if I feel closer to the Italians or somehow distanced by that. Mind you its been a long time since I had a vending machine cup of coffee.
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Boots
Malted Milk Review |
Hi,
I'd just like to put a word in for the Chocolate Malted Milk. Biscuit to the Gods. The only problem with them though is the wrapping. To open it you have to pull the tab which is at least 5 or 6 biscuits down the pack. This forces one to eat all the biscuits above that line and 4 more below to gain an adequate seal with the wrapping for stowage in my biccie tin. Not that it stays in the tin for long. If they ever make it there at all. Thats reserved for the wifeys 'Lincolns'. A biscuit so dreadful that I find it quite absurd that someone went to all that trouble to make a rubbish biscuit.
Thank you for the articles on kettles. Please can you warn people to not heat their cold tea in the microwave. You may, like I did, leave the spoon in. Oh, The horror....
Boots |
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POST CTI Technical Support Team |
Dear Mr Nicey,
Inspired by your web site we have been busy rating a selection of doughnuts which can be enjoyed whilst having a nice cup of tea and a sit down. Our scientific analysis has helped us to avoid the disappointment of having a nice cup of tea and a sit down ruined by an under achieving doughnut. We would like to share our results with you and your readers.
Our team of highly qualified doughnut technicians have studiously evaluated each offering from the leading doughnut retailers, grading their experiences against a pre-defined set of criteria. We have used these results to determine the best doughnut overall and the best value for money doughnut. The winners of each category are as follows:
2004 Best Doughnut: Marks and Spencer
2004 Best Value for Money Doughnut: Morrisons (Pack of 5)
We expect the results to spark furious debate and we are quite prepared to re-evaluate any doughnuts if required (except Alldays).
Kind regards,
POST CTI Technical Support Team
Retailer | Date | Price (£) | Packaging | Jam Content | Jam Quality | Appearance | Coating Quality | Texture | Average | Total | Comments |
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Morrisons | 2/12/04 | 0.118 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 330.5 | Suitably impressed | Sainsbury's (Box of 10) | 20/7/04 | 0.099 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5.3 | 323.2 | More bang for your buck | Tesco Metro (Bag of 5) | 7/7/04 | 0.116 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 310.3 | Gobsmacked. | Asda (Bag of 5) | 8/7/04 | 0.112 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.7 | 250.0 | Wow. | Safeway (Supermarket) | 1/7/04 | 0.1475 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5.3 | 216.9 | Focussed on doughnut not packaging resulting in a first-class experience. | Safeway (Bag of 10) | 29/9/04 | 0.099 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 212.1 | Average | Marks & Spencer | 18/6/04 | 0.25 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 | 204.0 | Sets the standard. Well done. | Co-Op | 25/6/04 | 0.127142857 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 157.3 | Cheap. | Safeway (Garage) | 16/7/04 | 0.1475 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.7 | 149.2 | Let down. | Waitrose | 15/6/04 | 0.2425 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5.5 | 136.1 | Needs twice as much Jam. Premium price for an average doughnut. | Tesco Metro (loose) | 30/6/04 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 | 53.3 | Disappointing. | Mary Rose Bakery (Alldays) | 21/7/04 | 0.345 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 34.8 | Shocking |
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Nicey replies: This is outstanding work of the highest level, we all owe you a debt of thanks. |
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