Kitchen Appliances 'Made in Britain@

That was also true of Siemens TVs sold by Dixons!

Which? should change it's name to Witch?

Depends. It's quite possible two samples of basically the same model performed differently. You'd need to read the article to know how they tested them. And if they were doing proper lab tests (as they once did) they'd have known the guts were the same.

The reaction here seems to blame Which. When it's possible the blame lies with the maker for poor quality control.

Which bashing has always been a popular sport. I haven't subscribed for ages, but when I did usually found their best buy just fine for what I wanted. Too many treat it like some specialist review mag when it comes to hobby things like cameras etc. I always regarded it as a way of finding a best buy for something that didn't matter that much to me. Just wanting it to perform and last well. When it comes down to cameras, Hi-Fi, cars, etc, many will want more than that.

There's a reason for that. Check out their safety warnings re Sharp Carousel microwave - total horse droppings.

NT

If you wish to give such an example, provide a link. And given how long they've been going it would be very unusual not to have ever made a mistake.

Perhaps you prefer to rely on user reviews which are always 100% accurate?

They relied on subscribers input. The HMV they slated was 1 out of a sample of 1. i found that out years later.

I could point out a number of other idioocities, like putting the wrong plugs in the Rover 2000 and complaining it performed badly, but I won't. One of the problems was that they often got national press coverage for their bad reviews

I already have

the internet didn't exist then

Indeed. But when it's one long litany of uselessness.

Perhaps you prefer to make up sillies.

NT

Or engaging first gear in a Rover 100 without the clutch at maximum revs and then complaining about a "weak gearbox" when it broke. The Rover 100 was deeply s*it in many ways, but that wasn't one of them.

So you simply expect people to take your word for it?

Not in my experience.

Which was a paid for service for its members. Not for the public at large. Were you a paid up subscriber?

Again, I'd love to see the original article this came from.

Well, we all know the press just love to cover such things.

BTW, the original Rover company used to insist on Lodge spark plugs. Long after they were s**te. And the original plug spec on my early 3500 caused misfiring. Took some years before Rover changed it to a better one.

and, of course, never cover the retraction - which there was in this case. Wrong length of plug, ISTR.

Probably because they had a contact with them.

I was. But whenit srarted getting silly, I stopped.

I don't mind whether people google it or not, or find it or not, or who they want to believe. Some can figure stuff out, some can't.

The summary was they claimed the sharp carousel gave especially uneven heating and would likely lead to food poisoning. Having had a carousel from that era I know this to be complete droppings.

No! No doubt you'll use that to make something else up. Unfortunately there are other purchasing advice sources out there that are even more tripe.

NT

There may well be now. But Which started a long time ago when there weren't. And got the same sort of criticism you've just made. Often from those who'd only read a press headline and not the entire Which report. So taken out of context.

Don't make the mistake I made by following their 'best buy' for landline phones (Gigaset). They are still on sale and still in the shops as a Which best buy.

Poor speakers and very poor life expectancy for both the handsets IME. They were cheap and we need them quickly but have now replaced them.

I don't see that context really makes much difference to a big fat warning that the sharp carousel was not safe to use. For the benefit of Sharp, it was never true.

NT

I can confirm that my 2017 tesco 40 quid microwave dies exceptionally uneven heating. But it was only 40 quid.

Their toaster is s**te too. But it toasts.

Sometimes needs two passes owing to lack of heat in the elements

As a matter of interest, what life would you expect for a cordless phone? I assume you considered replacing the batteries?

How do you know the speaker is bad and not the microphone on the caller's equipment or the landline? It seems to me most poor quality calls are the fault of the other person's equipment - either not holding the mouthpiece close to the mouth or walking about.

PS Psychologically, does speaking deliberately quietly cause the other person to speak louder and vice versa?