Expert reviews and analysis of the best kitchen appliances products
Ninja’s viral ice cream maker turns frozen bases into genuinely creamy ice cream, sorbet, gelato and slush across ten one-touch programmes, and will make a scoop of almost any flavour, savoury ones included. It is bulky, loud at around 75 dB, and needs a day’s notice. UK price £239.
A stylish countertop slush and frozen-drink maker that turns out good slushes and cocktails when the recipe is right, but asks for plenty of sugar, patience with cleaning and a fair bit of experimentation.
The Rommelsbacher BA550 tops its bread-maker test field: excellent ciabatta and wholemeal results in three hours, frugal 184Wh bakes, 13 sensible programmes and flawless build - at a genuine bargain price. Just expect audible kneading.
The Cutmore ProSharp restores even badly neglected knives in eight to ten pulls, with adjustable angles from 15 to 24 degrees covering Japanese, Damascus, European and outdoor blades - plus bread-knife and scissor slots. The fixed-angle OneSharp is the budget sibling.
