Small appliances and kitchen kit, tested against what buyers actually report.
Tom’s Guide’s test, a specialist Rio-versus-Duo comparison and 24 retailer ratings on the Instant Pot Classic 5.7L: a touchpad, a steam switch and an anti-spin pot, but no low pressure, a one-year guarantee and prices from £79 to £149.
Mumsnet, Trusted Reviews and a soup-maker blogger on the £75 Morphy Richards Sauté and Soup 501014: lid-off sauté, family-sized 1.3–1.6L batches, quick reliable soup, and a fixed jug that is not dishwasher safe.
Two UK editorial tests and 531 Currys buyers on Ninja’s Foodi 11-in-1 SmartLid OL550UK: excellent pressure cooking and steam-air-fry, oven-level air frying, a huge footprint, and £192–£215 against a £294.99 RRP.
Expert Reviews and Home Coffee Expert found the LatteCrema Magnifica Evo easy and good for the money, and 1,327 Currys buyers rate it 4.6/5. Australian owners report frother faults. £345 at De’Longhi, £529.99 at Currys.
Two editorial tests and 46 John Lewis buyers on Russell Hobbs’ £31 Chalkboard 24180 slow cooker: good food, a leaky lid in one test, no timer, and about 2.6 litres you can actually fill.
Ideal Home had it hot within 15 minutes; Trusted Reviews smoked fish on it; 371 Lowe’s buyers rate the US version 4.5/5. 2,200W, 1,562cm², 16.5kg, about 58p an hour flat out (our sum). £519 against a £579 RRP.
The Hisense RB390N4WWE replaced the F-rated RB390N4WW1. It gets 4.8/5 from 1,665 Currys reviews, holds 207 litres of fridge and 97 of freezer, and costs about £64 a year to run on our sums. £399 at Currys.
TechRadar’s test, a Mumsnet owners’ thread and 4.9/5 from 86 eBay ratings on the Instant Pot Duo 5.7L: stews in under an hour, about 7p a meal at the October cap, a two-thirds fill limit and patchy UK stock as the Classic takes over.
Two testers found Ninja’s KT200UK within 1°C of its settings and boiling a litre in under two and a half minutes. Expert Reviews measured the jug at 78°C, though. Now about £70, down from £110.
Bosch’s Series 2 HHF113BR0B single oven gets 4.7/5 from 2,645 Currys buyers and a ‘brilliant price’ line from Which?, but one two-year owner finds it uneven. We cover 0.79 kWh a cycle (about 20.8p), the cut-out and 66L vs 41L.
The Bosch Series 4 SMS4EKI06G gets 4.8/5 from 340 Currys buyers and has been lab-tested by Which?. B rated at 64kWh per 100 cycles, it costs about 17p an Eco wash on our sums. £499, or £100 more than the Series 2.
Tefal designed the Includeo with disabled users from the start. Expert Reviews measured a 3 min 7 s litre and about 3p a boil, and nearly 500 buyers rate it 4.5 to 4.6. It holds only one litre, though, and is not cool-touch.
Real Homes, Mumsnet and 1,146 Joseph Joseph buyers on the Totem Max 60L: stacked 30L + 30L with a 3L food caddy, £210–£235 RRP, 3-year guarantee, about 41p a branded bag and £19 a year in filters.
TechRadar’s timed cooks, Trusted Reviews’ UK test and a ten-month owner on the Ninja Woodfire OG701UK: 63p an hour flat out, about 80p of pellets a smoke, three conflicting weights, £314.99 against a £349.99 RRP.
A Woman & Home kitchen test, a 72-reply Mumsnet thread on dupes and 71 owner ratings on Le Creuset’s 24cm Signature casserole: even heat, chipped-enamel claims, the dishwasher warning and a £229–£319 price spread.
Trusted Reviews timed Smeg’s 50’s Style kettle at 3 min 44 s for a full 1.7 litres. AO buyers rate it 4.7/5 from 3,051, John Lewis 4.1 from 752, and Mumsnet owners question how long it lasts. Plus the real cost per boil.
Mumsnet’s editor test of the Touch sibling, a 32-reply owners’ thread and 464 buyer ratings on the Bo Pedal 2 x 30L: the 91.7cm open-lid height, code O bags at 27p vs 14p, which finish is fingerprint-proof and the 10-year guarantee.
Expert Reviews and TechRadar tests, the r/ninjacreami owners’ forum and 4.7/5 from 146 Marks Electrical buyers. We cover the 24-hour freeze, tub count and spares, two noise readings, re-spin, running cost and a £147–£190 price spread.
Mumsnet’s top solo microwave and 4.6/5 from 1,924 Currys buyers. We check whether a dinner plate fits the 25.5cm turntable, what 800W and heating category E mean for times, the one-year guarantee and a £69–£95 price spread.
Two 3.7-litre drawers with sync and match for £74.99. We pull together Which?’s lab test, 496 Currys buyers at 4.7 and a Trusted Reviews sibling test, cost it at the cap, and answer Salter or Ninja AF400UK.
Expert Reviews, CHOICE’s lab and 768 Tesco ratings on Ninja’s USB-C portable blender: 470 ml usable, battery claims from 5 to 20 blends, ice that splits the testers, and £44 against a £54.99 list price.
Trusted Reviews and Tech Advisor tests, Reddit owners and 620 Argos, AO and John Lewis ratings on the Magimix Vertuo Pop: the small tank, 86 mm mug clearance, 47p–99p pods, and whether a Dedica or Bambino Plus is cheaper to run.
Ideal Home’s 2026 test, Coffee Forums UK owners and 889 AO and John Lewis buyers on the Sage Bambino Plus: the 3-second claim against a timed test, both basket types in the box, auto-milk quirks, noise, and when the cheaper Dedica is enough.
Expert Reviews' test, bakers on The Fresh Loaf and around 3,500 retailer ratings agree the Artisan excels at light baking and lasts. Bread is its limit, and the box contents and price vary more than the mixer does.
TechRadar’s test, UK home-barista forums and 2,904 Currys buyers agree the Dedica EC685 is small, quick and good with pre-ground coffee. The footnotes: 15 bar is a pump maximum, and the frother is basic.
Two editorial tests timed the Dualit Lite 46205 at about two minutes a round. One found the browning exceedingly even, the other only fair, and owners split the same way. Plus 36mm slots, the one-year guarantee and the John Lewis version with two.
Three sources on the Russell Hobbs Inspire 24361 kettle: a Mumsnet home test that timed one cup at 43 seconds, 4.9/5 from 372 AO buyers, and a Coolblue verdict that the filter struggles with limescale.
TechRadar put a meter on it at 60.7 dB, a blogger has run one daily for a year and measured the drawers, and 554 verified buyers rate it 4.8/5. Plus 2,470 W worked out against the current price cap, and three different answers on the guarantee.
A 7-litre bowl for £129.99 and a 4.3-litre bowl for £189 are not the same purchase, and the bigger number is not the better one. Six machines from £28.99 to £189, with prices, weights and buyer ratings checked on 8 September 2026 — and the three that have no rated sample at all.
A 3.9-litre bowl holds 2.4 litres; a 3-litre bowl works to 1.3. Five food processors from £59.99 to £299 with prices, ratings and sample sizes checked in September 2026 — and why the guarantee, not the wattage, is where the money goes.
