Bosch EasyGrassCut 23 Review

The Bosch EasyGrassCut 23 sits right at the entry point of Bosch’s electric trimmer range. It’s a 280W corded machine with a 23cm cutting width and a line that feeds automatically each time you release the switch — nothing more, nothing less. The Amazon.co.uk listing gives an item weight of 2 kg, and the box contains the trimmer and a spool. For the price, that’s exactly the point: it’s built to be the cheapest sensible option for someone who just wants tidy lawn edges without spending much.

What it’s good at

For a small, regularly-mowed lawn, this trimmer does the one job it’s designed for reasonably well. The light weight makes it easy to swing along a border or around a flowerbed without arm fatigue, and because it’s mains-powered there’s no battery to plan around, no charging downtime, and no cell degradation to worry about years down the line. The automatic line feed keeps things simple — releasing the switch tops the line up, so you don’t stop to tap the head or pull line by hand. An adjustable additional handle helps you set a comfortable working position. As a low-commitment way to keep small areas of grass looking neat, it does its job.

Where it falls short

The 280W motor is the limiting factor here, and it shows the moment the grass gets thick, tall, or damp. Where a stronger corded or cordless trimmer would push through without much drama, this one bogs down and needs slower, more careful passes. The 23cm cutting width is also on the narrow side, which means more back-and-forth on anything beyond a modest garden. And critically, this is a line-only machine — there’s no metal blade option now or ever, so anything tougher than grass (nettles, brambles, young woody growth) is simply off the table. Being corded is the other trade-off: you’re tied to an extension lead and a nearby socket, which rules it out for anywhere far from the house.

Who should buy it

This trimmer makes sense for one specific buyer: someone with a small garden, grass only, who has a socket within easy reach and wants to spend as little as possible on keeping the edges tidy. If that’s you, the EasyGrassCut 23 is a fair, no-frills choice. If your plot is larger, your grass grows thick or long between cuts, or you ever need to tackle anything beyond soft grass, you’ll be better served by a more powerful corded model such as the Bosch ART 30, a cordless trimmer like the EasyGrassCut 18V-26, or a proper brush cutter with a blade option (see the best electric brush cutters).

Verdict

A genuinely budget corded trimmer that does exactly what its spec sheet suggests — light grass, small areas, nothing tougher. It’s an honest, cheap entry point rather than a machine to grow into.