Product Description

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51144 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Wahl UK LTD
• Model: ZX550

Features

• "Wake up" to coffee function.
• 1.5ltr/12cup capacity. Removable dishwasher safe filter and serving jug.
• Anti drip valve. Water level gauge.
• LCD timer. FREE Frothee Maker

Manufacturer's Description
About The James Martin Collection

TV Chef James Martin has teamed up with Wahl to produce this comprehensive product range. Consisting of 14 products, this range combines high quality and value to provide you with precision products.

About James Martin

James Martin was born into the chef's life: his father ran the catering side of Castle Howard stately home in Yorkshire, and when he was only 12, James could boast that he'd cooked for the Queen Mother on her visit there.

At 16, he went to Scarborough to begin his formal training. While there, he was student of the year for three years running. His work was noticed by Antony Worrall Thompson who brought James to London to work, first at 190 Queensgate and then at dell'Ugo. James then travelled throughout France working in the kitchens of French chateaux alongside the matriarchs of grand old families.

On his return to Britain, at age 22, he opened the Hotel and Bistro du Vin in Winchester where, as head chef, he changed the menu every day.

His TV career started in 1996 when he became a regular team member on Ready Steady Cook and he has since appeared in numerous TV shows such as Delicious!, James Martin Sweet and Yorkshire’s Finest as well as Castle in the Country and Stately Suppers for the BBC. In 2006 he impressed fans with his dancing skills in Strictly Come Dancing. James now presents Saturday Kitchen live on BBC One every Saturday morning as well as appearing in the Great British Village Show on BBC One and Sweet Baby James on BBC Two.

James is the author of numerous cookery books including the recent James Martin's Great British Winter, published in 2006.

There is nothing better than the smell of coffee first thing in the morning; well imagine waking up to that smell in your own home. The James Martin Coffee Maker has a delayed timer function which allows the user to set the ideal quantity for just that early start. With it's stainless steel body, attractive neon blue power indication and digital display timer the unit would not look out of place in even the most fashionable kitchen.

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Customer Reviews

Not that bad.
I took a risk after reading the previous review and thought I'd buy this one anyway as there isn't much choice in stainless steel coffee makers that you don't need a mortgage for. I'm glad I did.

The coffee is fine (it doesn't taste of plastic at all) and it looks great if you've gone for the steel look in your kitchen.

The one hour cut out thing is probably a good idea if you are as forgetful as I am and anyway all you have to do is press a button to keep it going.

I haven't given it 5 stars because the hinge for the lid came out the other day. I presumed this is for cleaning, but it was a fidddy job getting it back in again.

Don't waste your money!
I've moved around a bit so I've bought a few drip-coffee makers. Usually I buy the cheapest one in the shop - thinking it'll make coffee whatever it costs. In the US these go for $20, and do just what you'd expect - make a pot of coffee in 10 minutes.

This time - I thought I'd take a step-up, and buy a more expensive model thinking that I'd get what I paid for - so I shelled out the £30 for this one-big-disappointment. It looks nice and substantial on the counter, but it isn't - the only 'functionality' is a timer switch-on. The carafe drips on the counter when filling the reservoir with water, and mug with coffee.

I really wish I'd just bought the cheapest one in the shop again.

**6 MONTH UPDATE**

I had this coffee maker for 5 months or so before I realised it was taking longer, and longer to brew a whole pot. I bought this filter-machine because I wanted something quicker than the 20 minutes my percolator was taking. When I finally sent this coffee maker back to Amazon it was taking 1/2 an hour to brew a pot.

Think again
I bought one of these for the office (have a Gaggia Classic at home). Looked good in the pictures, stainless steel for £30. Sadly: jug dribbles, hotplate is very ineffective and now the main lid hinge has come undone. On top of all this the coffee isn't really worth the effort. It now lives in its box under my desk and I am scanning ebay for another gaggia for work. Morale of the story - you get what you pay for