Philips Htb 3000

[Aiko Bartels]

Simpledaily wrinkle removal

With the Philips 3000 series base steamer, you can spend less time removing wrinkles from your clothes and more time wearing them. Built-in sturdy StyleBoard and a large steam nozzle with a sharp end make any wrinkled clothes easy to work with.

Tilted StyleBoard gives better results

The tilting StyleBoard provides useful support when steaming. To achieve an accurate result in the total length, simply push the fabric between the steam plate and the StyleBoard.

3 steam settings for powerful continuous steam flow

For optimal results on different fabrics, set the preferred steam setting. Use lighter steam for thinner fabrics and more vigorous steam for thicker fabrics and sheaths.

Large sharp-tip steam nozzle for accurate results

Perfectly accurate: Our innovative steam tip features a large sole and precision tip designed for easy ironing of hard-to-reach places such as collars and button slats.

From beef to puddings, soups to stews, the Philips All-in-One 3000 Series delivers a speedy pressure-cooking experience. It delivers automatic pressure release in just 7 minutes - 50% faster than stove top cooking.*

The NutriU app allows you to join a community* of chefs around the world to share tips & tricks, as well as discussing NutriU recipes and articles with other users. You can connect with other passionate cooks, share new ways of cooking, or simply stay in touch with what your family and friends are cooking.

While rotary shavers usually have slow rotating motors (around 2000 RPM) compared to foil shavers (up to 14 000 CPM), a difference in speed and torque is noticeable among the different Philips models.

So instead of an electrical connection (like in the case of a fully automatic station), the accelerometer will sense when the shaver is upside down and completely still and presume that it must be inside the Pod.

Among those are the larger batteries (almost all models offer 60 minutes of cordless operation from a 1-hour charge), more useful LED displays (selected models), more grippy material on the sides and some extra accessories like charging stands.

The important thing to know is that all of them shave exactly the same, so as long as any Prestige model comes with the accessories you need (like for example the Pod), you can safely buy it.

If you want the pod fluid to last longer always rinse your shaver of all shave cream, and hair stubble. No need to let it dry before placing it in the pod. Atleast lube your shaver once a week if dry shaving. Daily if you are wetshaving, and rinsing it. Basically lube it everything you clean it.

The current Philips shavers feel a lot less plasticky and hollow compared to the the previous generations, especially in the low to mid-range segments. But the even older ones (like the XL models for example) were built like tanks.

Some Panasonic models are truly impressive and sometimes feel over-engineered, with release tabs for the foil head even on their travel shavers like this one. Braun for example have ditched them, the only exceptions being the Series 8 and the Series 9. The old Series 7 and 5 used to have them, but not anymore.

Please advise which gives the closer shave. Philips, Panasonic, or Braun. Using closeness as the only criteria!

Thank you and I greatly appreciate you doing this for all of us. Your articles are well written and extremely informative.

Hey Ovidiu,

I have been reading plenty of your blogs about electric shavers and love how informative they are. I currently have a Braun series 8, and find it very difficult to shave my neck hairs as they lay flat on my neck. If I attempt to wet shave, I find that I nick my neck quite often. Is it because I am shaving incorrectly, or should I give a rotary razor another try. I used to use the Philips series 3000, and never had these issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

I finally got tired of my beard in the late 1970s, and I shaved it off. I then bought a brand-new Norelco shaver. This was probably 1979 or 1980. It had 3 rotatry blades and a pop-up trimmer, and it worked well. I continued to use Norelco (Philips Norelco) shavers into the 2000s and 2010s, and I was always happy with them. They were readily available in pharmacies and in many other stores such as Bed Bath and Beyond and Costco.

At some point in the 2000s, Philips Norelco changed the design of their shavers. Many of them no longer had a pop-up trimmer. Instead, the trimmer was a separate attachment, meaning that you had to remove the shaving head and replace it with the trimmer. Philips Norelco also somehow changed the way that the rotary blades were replaced. I never had a problem putting in new blades through the 1990s, but at some point, the blades were held in by small plastic retainers, and some of them had little orange-colored tweezers to turn the retainer rings.

Third, I bought a Braun Series 3 in 2022 from my local pharmacy. It was on sale for about $39.00. It was too good to pass up. It is a ProSkin, Model 3040s. I have not used it very much yet, but I like it.

2: I do not use the trimmer on the Braun. I have discovered over the years that trimmers on electric shavers are not all that great. I use a Gillette Fusion-type manual razor because of the trimmer blade on the back; I use the trimmer to shave under my nose and to trim my sideburns.

4: I do not like canned shaving cream, mainly because I am sensitive to fragrances, and I no longer want to bother with a shaving brush. I use a fragrance-free soap, such as Dove fragrance-free soap: I work up a lather in my hands and I apply it to my face, especially on sideburn area and under the nose. It works well.

A big thank you for writing this long and informative post/comment about all your different shaving products & routine from way back till this day. Very nice indeed. And happy birthday in advance! I hope you still have many years to come!

You are too kind, thank you so much for the comment. It did take a while to put everything together and I struggled the most to keep the text as short as possible and remove any unnecessary info. But with so many series and things that needed some clarification, like model names and motor speed, it came out a lot longer than anticipated. But I do hope it will still be useful to many.

I am not sure your comment about Norelco being the only rotary manufacturer is 100% correct. It is, if you only consider the top three as regards market share. I believe Remington makes rotary shavers as well. I have no experience with Remington other then remembering my dad used one when I was a child.

I have read numerous reviews on Philips shavers over the years. All of them combined do not provide the insight of your one review. I own multiple Philips shavers and wish I had access to your review before I purchased several of them as it took my time and money to learn what you published about the closeness, coverage, cleaning, etc. Thanks for putting this together!

It seems not all of the old Series 6000 have the same head with dual track (SH60) like you mention here. I found the S6610/11 here in Canada but the heads are different with single track cutter. Still round head but not with dual track. What do you think of this model and is it still a better option than the new 5000?

Thanks

That is an excellent observation. You are right, not all the old Series 6000 come with the dual-track SH60 heads. Just like the Canadian S6610/11, the European models also come with single-track SH50 heads. So in this case the only real advantage of the old 6000 over the new 5000 would be the form factor of the round shaving heads. Also, the new 5000 comes with the SH71 heads which are gentler than the SH50.

Nice penmanship and such detail.

I live in an isolated part of the world and stuff ( blades ) are hard to find. I had an old S 5400 ( round heads ) that the on/ off switch finally gave it up. I bought a S 5800 with angular head. I have a lot of SH 50 blades ( which I havevleft over. Will these fit the S5880 razor ( angular head ) It would be splendid if they did. Appreciate any info you might have

Great writeup! Took some time to get through your comprehensive article but you made it very clear. I bought the 9000 Prestige and I encourage everyone to do the same (use your links) if they valued your article. All the best. Kent

Your articles are absolutely brilliant. Well researched, superbly written, clear and detailed. There is no other website that comes close to this one for genuine, unbiased and expert information on shavers. Kudos to you sir!

Thank you, Ovidiu, for a great article.

I want to clarify one small detail for new USB-A charging system for Philips. Does it mean that old cables would not fit anymore these new shavers? Either socket size or voltage or both are different, correct?

Mr. Nicolas,

Thank you for your very informative review!

I have a couple of questions for you if you have the time.

I am presently using an old SmartTouch 9160XL that I purchased new a NUMBER of years ago and I am pleased with the performance it provides. I recently found out that replacement heads (HQ9) have been discontinued through Philips Norelco and Encompass. My questions are:

1. Is there a current replacement head that will fit the 9160XL?

2. If there is not a replacement head, in your opinion what would be a comparable new shaver with similar performance/features?

Thank you in advance for your time and expertise.

1. As far as I know, the SH50 should fit just fine. These are however single-track heads vs the triple-track HQ9, so you may not find them as effective.

2. Right now the shavers that use the SH91 blades have the best performance: the Series 9000 and especially the Series 9000 Prestige as the latter is also slightly more powerful in the highest speed setting.

Mr. Nicolas,

Thank you for your very informative review!

I have a couple of questions for you if you have the time.

I am presently using an old SmartTouch 9160XL that I purchased new a NUMBER of years ago and I am pleased with the performance it provides. I recently found out that replacement heads (HQ9) have been discontinued through Philips Norelco an Encompass. My question are:

1. Is there a current replacement head that will fit the 9160XL?

2. If there is not a replacement head, in your opinion what would be a comparable new shaver with similar performance/features?

Thank you in advance for your time and expertise.

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