Epinions Recent Reviews for Quagmar

Hamilton Beach Standup Hand Mixers 64580: It's Certainly The Cheapest Stand Mixer...

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 13:10:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - I feel I have to preface this Epinion by stating that I generally like Hamilton Beach products. I own both an electric can opener and a juicer made by HB, and both products work fine and are a good bargain for their respective selling price. The same...

The "Q" Stands For Quirky

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 02:03:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Ah, the Quantum...the first two hundred dollar bowling ball that people were stupid enough to buy en masse. Like most balls, the Quantum was featured on television, being rolled by Walter Ray Williams and whoever else Brunswick was giving...

Risotto's Greatness is no Fluke

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 01:28:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - I placed Risotto on the Top 10 DJ/Dance album list I wrote for this site, but this album transcends that simple level. Fluke's album is a sonic masterwork, a terrific balance of driving percussion, lush samples, emotional tempo, and controlled...

George Foreman GGR50B Indoor Grill: The New Champ

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:41:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - The GGR50 is a terrific product. That's a superlative I don't use lightly, but the thought and design in this product merits it. While not perfect, it is light years ahead of the indoor grills available previously, and I fully believe this will be the...

This Clown Makes Me Grimace

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:54:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Like most American children born in the last fifty years, I have spent a significant amount of money swallowing fast food. Fast food certainly has its place in our society, and there are many "burger joints" that, while maybe not of the highest...

How Much Did R&D Get For This One?

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 14:01:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - The West Bend Slide-Thru (sic) Toaster (model number 6220) is a classic hunk of American engineering. What other country would produce a toaster that lets you skip the strenuous, "take the bread out of the toaster and place it on the plate"...

Not Quite Nine Miles High

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:15:03 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - The title is a reference to a lyric in "Seven Pointed Star", the track that is the focus of the "Seven by Seven" EP, released in 1997 by Astralasia. Though Astralasia has an odd habit of consistently appearing on albums dedicated to...

Welcome...to Prodigy Island

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:50:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Since you are here reading a review of a Prodigy EP, it is a safe assumption you have at least an idea of who the group is and their influence on the techno landscape. In light of this, I will skip the roll-call and history report and go straight into...

I'm All Dried Out Over You

Thu, 2 Nov 2000 12:31:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Sorry for the bad pun in the title, but I couldn't resist.

The Deni Food Dehydrator (Model Number 7100) has a basic dehydrator design. It dries at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, using a fan to circulate the air within the appliance. It comes packaged...

Good Grill, Good Value

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 12:34:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Hamilton Beach (HB) has an extensive lineup of indoor grills, both closed and open style. The Meal Maker Express (Model Number 25300) is the most useful of all the HB grills, and it is a viable option to the Foreman (Salton) grills. Considering that the...

Pazz on the Pizzazz

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 04:38:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - We have had the Presto Pizzazz in our store for about 4 months, and we (the employees) were initially intrigued by it. It looks like a giant Eurosealer with a pizza tray and a board game timer attached. After finally getting to test out the display...

What is this Noise?

Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:32:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Wow, I never expected to see this Coldcut (aka Matt Black and Jonathon More) album up for review, but here it is. The reason I didn't expect it is because "What's That Noise?" was released in 1989, making it an absolute dinosaur in the...

Passable Old School Techno

Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:57:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - The Best of Techno series was a four (I think...at least four) volume set released by Profile Records in the early 90's as a showcase for (at the time) lesser known electronic acts, mostly European. The series as a whole was pretty hit-and-miss, and...

The Digital Sampler

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:05:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Quagmar - Digital Empire Volume 1 (there are 2 volumes to the series at the time of this review) could be best qualified as a two disc sampler set. The music, while mostly excellent, is all over the map in regards to style and even chronology. Highlights of the...