Diguo Belgian Belgium Luxury Royal Family Balance Syphon Coffee Maker Classic Double Column Top Grade, Classic and Elegant Design (Golden)

This is truly a quirky machine. It has brought us much enjoyment and love the ingenious of it. It is definitely a centre piece for the table and such a talking point. The coffee tastes lovely from it too, which is a bonus, it does not leave the bitter after taste that you can often get when using other coffee machines Something to treasure.

It looks magnificent. It was someone's best ever idea. It is fantastically silly but also, which I like, shiny. It gets dangerously hot. It is unstable and the little tap is far too stiff. It makes terrible, terrible coffee because the balancer kicks in straightaway so there is no steeping time.And yet, I love it.

This looks good and works well. It's best if you use hot water as it can be a bit slow to brew but you'll enjoy watching it if you've got some spare time.

Nicely made. This has turned my coffee making experience into a lovely ritual. The coffee is good and a nice change from my usual espresso based coffee.