Presto 09402 MyPod Refillable Replacement Pod Senseo

Presto MyPod Refillable Coffee Holder – The Philips Senseo coffee maker uses disposable pods to make a delicious cup of coffee. But those pods can get expensive, and they don’t have every flavor and type of coffee imaginable. That’s where the Presto MyPod can help! It replaces your Senseo’s pod holder, allowing you to use your own ground coffee. Simply pour the coffee into the MyPod, put on the compacting cover, and insert it into the Senseo!

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Presto 09402 MyPod refillable replacement pod for Senseo
Presto 09402 Mypod Refillable Personal Pod/coffee Holder +100 Extra Filters I used this and it is NOT the same as using a real pod of coffee. It does not foam up like a Senseo at all. Coffee is weaker no matter how much you use. I give it 1 to 2 stars.

5 Stars Great product
I love this refillable pod. It’s much more cost effective than buying the pre-made pods and I can use whatever coffee I want. I use it in the evening when I want one quick cup of a flavored coffee. I fill it with a scoop and a half of whatever coffee I’m in the mood for and make a cup in about 2 minutes. I can use much better quality coffee for much less money that the premade pods.

5 Stars A MUST HAVE!
I guess I would be called a coffee snob….I like my coffee. I haven’t found any coffee pods that equal the flavor of Starbucks fresh ground coffee. This little set up allows me to grind my own coffee and enjoy an “Americano” quality cup of coffee. My son uses my Senseo when visiting, and he worked at Starbucks years ago. He’s getting married soon and I’ve purchased a Senseo AND the Presto MyPOD Replacement for he and his wife. You’ve just got to have this if you have a Senseo.

2 Stars Wrong Size?
I’m not sure if my Senseo model may have been the wrong one. When I try to use the product by the directions, I get water all over the place. Was there supposed to be another part of help seal it better. I don’t know.

I am just writing it off as a bad investment.

3 Stars a comprimise product
Yes you can make good coffee with this product and save some money while doing it. It’s kind of messy and doesn’t seal as well as when using the pods. I would give it a b-

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5 in 1 Pest Repeller PC51 Ultimate Pestcontro Unit Which Includes 5 Powerful Features

Koolatron’s Multi-Purpose Electronic Pest Repeller – The PestContro 5 in1 System! Ultrasonic sirens to fight pests within the room; Electromagnetic technology to help drive pests out of the walls where they might be living; Ionic air purification to help cleanse the air quality within the room wher the unit is plugged in; a soft glow floor light; and an extra outlet built into the side of the unit so you don’t lose any plug space! Designed for average sized rooms, the PestContro 5 in 1 Dual Technology Pest Repeller begins working the moment you plug it in to drive rodent pests from your home or office, producing ultrasonic sound above the hearing range of humans and common domestic pets such as dogs, cats, snakes and birds. The electromagnetic function also begins creating an uncomfortable environment for pests within the walls of the home or office, encouraging them to relocate their nests out of your home. The electromagnetic feature works within the wiring of your home and will not affect computers, tvs or other electronic devices. The Ionic feature is controlled by the On/Off switch found on one side of the unit. Color coded LED’s on the face of the unit confirm the various functions are working correctly to assure your PestContro 5 in 1 electronic pest repeller is performing at peak capacity.

Great for: Homes, Apartments, Garages, Warehouses, Offices, Restaurants. Anywhere rats, mice and other critters are a problem!

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star does not work
bought a similiar product, does not work, still see a lot of dropings, waste of money.

1 Star Do Not Buy if you have children of any age
Do not buy this product if you have kids of any age. My two daughters, aged 17 and 12, both came running from their rooms immediately after I plugged the unit into a wall socket complaining of a horrible noise. My eldest described it as if there were a million crickets screeching into a microphone. As such, this product is unusable in my home. It would be nice if the product documentation gave fair warning.

5 Stars Works for us!
Had serious mouse problem in kitchen & basement for months. Couldn’t get rid of them. Reluctantly bought this product but hopeful it would really work.

Placed in hallway in the basement. Directions state it may not be effective through walls so opened all doors in basement. Haven’t heard or seen a mouse since. No spiders either. Myself, husband, son’s, can’t hear anything, and dogs are unaffected. However, my son’s girlfriend can hear it and drives her crazy when she goes downstairs. That’s the only drawback. I just unplug it when she is here.

1 Star Field tested and not approved
I received and started using this product (5 in 1 Pest Repeller PC51 – Ultimate Pestcontro Unit Which Includes 5 Powerful Features) just over a month ago. I live in the country where rodents and other pests are a common concern and the ad stated “Anywhere rats, mice and other critters are a problem!”. So I was hoping this would solve my pest issues and I would not have to resort to poisons. But it seems that it has not. The traps are going strong and I cannot say if the “Ultrasonic Rodent Repellent” part of this thing or the “electromagnetic function” is doing anything at all. I could not and would not recommend this product to anyone.

1 Star But it makes for an interesting night light!
This piece of junk doesn’t repel anything. I’m not a child but even I have noticed weird feedback noise emitting from the device from time to time. The only good thing I can say is it does make for an interesting night light.

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Cordless Swivel Sweeper Original As Seen on TV by Swivel Sweeper

The new floor and carpet sweeper that lets you clean dirt and messes faster and easier than ordinary cordless sweepers / 360 Degree Swivel Head swivels 360 degrees allowing you to maneuver around furniture Can be used on tiles, wood and carpet without fear of scratching Gets into hard to reach places and corners Easy to store Quiet and Easy One hand operation Cordless – you can use it anywhere

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Fantastic sweeper- bought my 4th one as gift

I am afraid I agree- I just don’t get why people have trouble with the Swivel Sweeper- I have 4 of them now with friends over the last 6 months. Everyone loves them- they are not meant to be the end all vacuum but we have animals and they even pick up cat and dog hair easily. It is best to keep it fully charged but it still works after 30 minutes of use. I love it and highly recommend.

5 Stars swivel sweeper is a handy deal
if you have a cat(s) who tracks a little of the kitty litter out of its box, this is what you need for picking it up.

if you get small piece of leaves etc. tracked in your house, this is what you need.

it is not a vacuum cleaner, and not made for big jobs. but when you want to do some quick, light clean up, it is great.

5 Stars I love my Swivel Sweeper
Cordless Swivel Sweeper Original As Seen on TV by Swivel Sweeper

I read that someone would give it zero stars. I’m so sorry they’ve had problems. I’d give it 10 stars if I could. I agree with the person who said you have to have realistic expectations. It’s not a vacuum cleaner. But for this disabled individual who cannot schlep or manage anything greater than two pounds, this is PERFECT! And it works really well. In fact, it just picked up kitty litter on a battery that was almost dead!

Here’s my tale:

About two and a half years ago, I had hideous 35-year-old wall-to-wall shag carpeting torn out, exposing GORGEOUS hardwood floors, which I had sanded and polyurethaned. I immediately purchased a Swivel Sweeper and a microfiber mop. (See Simplee Cleen Microfiber Household Swivel Mop Kit with Two Microfiber Pads) I Swivel Sweep and Swivel Mop about once a week. After I Swivel Sweep, I spritz water mixed with a bit of white vinegar on my floors and mop. I believe the correct proportion is 1/2 cup of vinegar to a gallon of water. But I don’t measure. Anyway, my floors are still incredibly beautiful after two and a half years.

And the ONLY reason I recently replaced my Swivel Sweeper is because I accidentally threw out the dust tray. But for $29.59, I got another Swivel Sweeper and I now have spare parts … including a spare battery.

Otherwise, I believe my original model would still be going strong after over 100 uses!

I see they have a new model. Maybe I’ll get that in another two years. But for now, I’m very happy with my product and my floors, which is a good thing. Having floors sanded and polyurethaned is well worth the very messy effort. But I don’t want to do it again in my lifetime!

Carol

1 Star Good for a bald person
The first one I purchased lasted almost a year so I thought I would buy a replacement. The second one stopped working after the first use. The gears and shafts get easily bound up with hair and then the motor won’t run. Would probably last if there wasn’t a trace of hair on the floor but with two daughters and a wife with long hair this is a waste of money. I would recommend it only to a bald person.

2 Stars Vaccuum gets 4 Stars… But the Battery? None.
This product picks up small pieces of dirt and debris on a low pile carpet or bare floor very well. I also like the dirt “escape hatch” that releases to have the dirt fall into the trash without having to get my hands dirty. However, 2 months into owning this unit, the battery began failing to charge. Now I have to go out and spend more money on a replacement rechargeable battery.

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Popularity: 15% [?]

SMART MOP

Smart Mop

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Benriner Cook Help Spiral Vegatable Slicer

Benriner Cook Help Turning Slicer

The Benriner “Cook Help” serves as an amazing kitchen tool for both the professional and the household cook. The tool only requires a simple cranking motion and it churns out vegetables in a very fine, continuous, and string-like form with very little waste.

Ideal for creating elegant garnishes. Safe and easy to clean.

Includes three Stainless Steel blades- a flat-edged blade; a medium-toothed blade; a coarse-toothed blade.

Features:

Finely cut vegetable into strings, curly strands.
Stainless Steel Blades
Safe and high quality construction.
Made in Japan

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Nifty spiral slicer
We have used this spiral slicer quite a bit. It is easy and intuitive to use. It has made our lives much easier preparing salads and veggie dishes.

4 Stars Great when you figure out how to use it
I must agree with the woman who gave it one star and then said she wished she could change it to five (although I’d only give it four based on the difficulty of the instructions). I searched high and low to try to understand what I was doing wrong and got truly frustrated when I read people saying that using it was intuitive. It SHOULD be intuitive, but there are a few things you need to know to have success with this (and you won’t learn them from the instructions which are a poor translation from Japanese to English). 1) There are arrows on the blades; make sure they face toward the vegetable. 2) Make sure the blade is low enough that the vegetable passes over it AND then gets sliced off; it is easy to have them too high which then just creates grooves in the vegetable with nothing coming through except mush. And, as another person said, 3) use the larger teeth for softer vegetables. Carrots are a good practice vegetable.

My take on this product is that if you want to make spaghetti from vegetables, this works and you really have to use something like it. However, I think the price is high for what you get (molded plastic and blades) and the instructions are shameful; this shouldn’t have been so frustrating, but until I figured it out, it certainly was. I will use it now that I figured it out and I am sure I will enjoy it, but I took the time to write this review so hopefully others can be spared what I went through (and the vegetables I mangled) trying to figure it out.

5 Stars The Best Choice
I got this spiralizer after a long wait and a lot of research. It seems the biggest problem people have with them is that they don’t like the wastage of the food and some seem to have problems using them. I got it out of the box and put in the largest toothed blade and got ready to make some Diakon noodles for my Thai Peanut Noodles dish. It cut so easily that I had to keep checking because I just could feel no resistance on the handle so I was not sure I was doing it right. The noodles came out perfectly and the only part of the veggie that was wasted was a thin silver dollar size piece on the top, which I promptly ate. I thought I was going to have to buy another type of unit to be able to get angle hair size pasta from carrots but with this unit it will not be necessary. I choose this one over the other models mainly because you can order replacement blades for it but am thrilled that it works so well and will take care of all my spiralizing needs. Oh yah, the vender sent it out the day I ordered it.

1 Star One of the BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS I have had in quite a while
I wish I could reverse my rating of this device from one star to 5 but I am not able to- please keep in mind that I no longer want to rate this 1 star when you read this review.

At first, I bought this product and got nothing but frustration from it. Usually my entire family can figure out new methods and ways to use things, even if hardly anyone else can figure it out.

I had given up.

I had gotten nothing but frustration with the Benriner Cook Help, so I wrote a review of it expressing it as such.

After writing the review, I approached the Benriner as someone who never saw it before and I started experimenting.

My problems had been due to miscommunication on how to use this unit. There is not a whole lot out there about the Benriner Cook Help, so I was depending on the few directions out there, and none of them worked.

Here is what I figured out:

Although it is often told that you can make angel hair noodles from zucchini, I was always told that you have to use the smallest blades to do this. That is not true.

The key to using this device is that the softer the vegetable, the larger the blade attachment that you need to use.

The result is to have very long spaghetti style noodles just like you would cook, but they are raw. Then you made raw tomato sauce by processing tomatoes, herbs, and veggies and use it over top.

I have not been able to get carrots to work with this yet, but I have been working most intently with zucchini because that was my biggest goal in using this device.

However, I have found that if you apply pretty solid heavy pressure on the unit with one hand and the handle while you crank it with the other, I can get most of the zucchini to spiral out in perfect noodles. My family loves it and I could not be more thrilled.

At first, I was using the smallest blades for things- but they would not work, and I got frustrated.

If you have hard seeds in the vegetables, you will also find that they will clog up the blade area in any size and make it so you can not spiralize as well.

If you work with it and learn what size works for what- you can get a lot of excellent performance from the Benriner Cook Help.

Lastly, take the blades out BEFORE you wash it, and it will clean up very easily.

I regret that I can not reverse my previous rating, but at least I got another chance to do a follow up review to let you know the update about what I have discovered!

5 Stars This is THE spiral slicer to buy!
I just received my new Benriner vertical spiral slicer yesterday (from Cutlery and More with a good price and free shipping ~ my order arrived in 3 days!) and I couldn’t be more pleased! This is definitely THE spiral slicer to buy! THE BEST!

I made the mistake of trying to save money and originally purchased the Joyce Chen Saladdacco and that was just a piece of useless crap. (Sorry). It is so cheaply made and inefficient, I kicked myself for a year after wasting my money on it. I was so frustrated after trying to get a satisfactory product. I can’t tell you how many times I tried to cut nice zucchini spaghetti and ended up with mush. I finally donated it to the thrift store.

I debated for a long time before purchasing another. I didn’t want to throw more good money away but my hunger for that good raw veggie pasta got me motivated, so I did a little research, checked all the reviews and decided to splurge for my 56th birthday and get the more expensive Benriner. I’m so glad I did! I enjoyed a big dish of PERFECT, delicious and pure raw zucchini spaghetti marinara last night! I can’t wait to use it again. I’m a raw vegan and I’m sure I can put this baby to good use and often.

So I say spend the extra money and buy the best. This one is worth every penny. It’s sturdily built yet lightweight and the perfect size. It’s very easy to use and clean-up is a breeze. It doesn’t take up much storage space either. I even had fun reading the box and the instructions-the Japanese translations are a hoot!

Shop around for the best price. I didn’t buy at Amazon or their third party sellers but I did use one of the Amazon links and I’m very satisfied.

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Popularity: 8% [?]