Buyer's Guides

In my book, the toaster is without a doubt one of the best small kitchen appliances you can choose to have in your home.True, toasting bread is something an oven can do equally well – but it will take...

To be perfectly honest, I’ve always wanted to have a mini oven, ever since I was a child.I wasn’t particularly adept at cooking until Tom and I got married (and even then I was known to burn the porridge...

I hear you, I hear you.I hear you saying “Joyce – what on earth do you know about beard trimmers?!”Well, as it happens, quite a lot.Tom has had a beard since before we’ve met, and while it has gone...

One of the first things Tom and I agreed on when we finally decided the time has come to leave the crowded and busy streets of our hometown and move somewhere a bit more “in the country”, was that...

Oh, how I used to hate my bathroom scales.I still do, in a way, but to a lesser extent.At various points in my life I hated the numbers they kept showing me, and was close to chucking them out...

Don’t you just love microwave ovens?They are versatile, time-saving, often energy-efficient, and can make your life that much easier. They can fit into the smallest of spaces, they can defrost, reheat, cook: in short, they can cut the time...

When renovating a home, moving into a new one, or just looking to spruce up a room – I find the details are often what makes all the difference. Yes, of course the large pieces are very important, but...

While I feel most of us will still associate popcorn with going to the cinema, we have long ago entered into the era of at-home movie watching. Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime and of course Sky are all making...

You can probably already tell I’m a sucker for kitchen appliances. Anything that can make the time I spend preparing food shorter and more enjoyable, I’m all for it. It’s not that I don’t like to cook – I...

Don’t you just love pancakes?I swear Pancake Day is the most beloved holiday in our house, even today, after the kids have moved out. Back when we were still a foursome, I used to make pancakes four mornings...