Good Food
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date: 2025-10-22T08:53:53.000Z
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items: Best toasters to buy in 2025
items: The best kettles for your kitchen
items: 8 diets nutritionists say you should NEVER follow
items: Lakeland tabletop blender with grinder review
items: Kenwood Blend-X Fresh blender review
items: Nutribullet blender review
items: Tefal Five Second chopper review
items: KitchenAid cordless electric mini chopper review
items: Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro review
items: Ninja professional chopper review

Best toasters to buy in 2025
type: item
date: 2025-10-08T09:41:21.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
subject: electronic kit
subject: product review
subject: review
subject: Rosie Mullender
subject: Toast
subject: toasters
subject: Toastie
description: If you often need to make breakfast quickly, you'll know the virtues of having a toaster. We tested two- and four-slot models from popular brands, so you can decide which is best for you
encoded: There’s nothing like a perfectly-toasted piece of toast, browned to perfection so the butter seeps in without becoming too soggy, or the toast being too overdone. And, as it turns out, getting your toast to crisp and colour to your taste can be a fine art, so you need the right model to suit your individual tastes and preferences. From wallet-friendly functional models to more intuitive and higher end toasters – such as those with different temperature settings depending on the type of bread to cooling racks and more – we tested a variety of toasters in all shapes, sizes and price ranges to find the best models to suit different tastes, household sizes and preferences. To ensure fair and consistent testing, we also tested a number of breaded items, from artisan sourdough to supermarket pre-sliced bread and fruit loaf to see how they fared. We also took into consideration factors such as price point, size, weight, slot size and toasting settings and considered a range of different-sized models, from two-slice toasters to four-slice slot appliances. Read on to discover which toasters we consider to be the best things since sliced bread. Whether you’re looking for a budget-friendly option or stylish toaster to match your kettle, we’ve got you covered. View Affiliate Playlist on the source website Best toasters at a glance JUMP TO REVIEWS 5/5 stars Best toaster for quality: Sage the Toast Select Luxe, £119.95 Best toaster for versatility: Gastroback Design Toaster Digital 4S, £99.99 Best 4-slice toaster overall: Bosch DesignLine toaster, £59.99 Best of the rest Best all-rounder toaster: Bosch Styline 2-slot toaster, £85 Best toaster for classic looks: Lakeland 2-slice toaster, £39.99 Best stylish toaster: KitchenAid 2-slice toaster, £152.95 Best 2-slice toaster overall: Zwilling Enfinigy toaster 53008, £89.95 Best stainless-steel toaster: ProCook 2-slice toaster, £59 Best retro toaster: Tower Renaissance 4-slice toaster, £57 Best toaster for stylish kitchens: De'Longhi …

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The best kettles for your kitchen
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date: 2025-10-07T14:34:18.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
subject: Judy Yorke
subject: kettle
subject: kettle and toaster set
subject: kettles
description: They're an essential kitchen gadget, but what are the best kettles to buy? We put them to the test to bring you our top models, including the best matching kettle and toaster sets
encoded: As a nation of tea drinkers, we rely heavily on kettles – whether that's to make a brew for yourself or for a crowd, or to use freshly boiled water to get dinner going. Kettles need to be more than just sturdy and reliable, they should also suit your kitchen. That might mean taking up minimal counter space or, for the design-conscious, matching the style and finish of your appliances. In our quest to find the best kettles we tested a wide range, from functional, affordable models to high-end, feature-packed options. Some light up and play meditative sounds as they boil (yes, really!) while others offer precise temperature control for green tea, coffee or even warming baby bottles. There’s something for everyone. Beyond looks and features, we considered packaging, size, weight, materials, boil time, water temperature, recyclability and sustainability during testing. So, whatever your priorities, you’ll find a kettle below that’s just your cup of tea. Those in hard-water areas should look for models with filters and consult our guide to descaling a kettle, as kettles can quickly show limescale build-up in the interior and around the spout. Remember, if you feel inspired by our choices and decide to splash out on a new kettle, read our notes on how to recycle your electricals and appliances before you say goodbye to your old model. View Affiliate Playlist on the source website Best kettles to buy at a glance 5/5 stars Best kettle for energy saving: Gastroback Design Cool Touch kettle, £78.93 Best retro kettle: Haden Highclere kettle, £44.99 Most stylish kettle: Swan Nordic jug kettle, £54.99 Best of the rest Best quality kettle: Sage the Soft Top Luxe, £119.95 Best premium kettle: Aarke kettle, £200 Best stainless-steel kettle: Bosch DesignLine kettle, £49.99 Best lightweight kettle: ProCook stainless-steel kettle, £59 Best kettle for a luxe look on a budget: Kenwood Dusk Collection kettle, £39.99 Best kettle for looks: De'Longhi Eclettica kettle, £49 Best kettle in ma…

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8 diets nutritionists say you should NEVER follow
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date: 2025-05-16T12:05:32.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Health
subject: Weight loss
subject: diets
subject: fad diets
subject: goodhealth
subject: losing weight
subject: weightloss
description: From cabbage diets to celery juice cleanses, discover what two top nutritionists have to say about some of the most popular fad diets
encoded: Whether you’re looking to consume more protein, gain more energy, live longer or lose some weight, there’s a diet that claims to help you reach your goal. We’re all after a quick fix or magic bullet superfood that can help shortcut the calorie-counting and meal planning that are generally required for improving our eating habits. There are also plenty of celebrities and influencers who laud certain diets as being the secret to impressive bodily transformations. But, the effects – or their ability to stick to these regimes – don’t always turn out to be long-lasting. To help you sort fact from fiction and avoid potentially dangerous ‘secret ingredients’ or eating plans, two top nutritionists share their thoughts on some of the most popular fad diets. They also advise on ways to approach weight loss mindfully without having to down endless vats of celery juice or cabbage soup. Phew! Alkaline diet In a nutshell, the alkaline diet promotes the intake of ‘alkaline’ foods, such as fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts, and the reduction of ‘acidic’ foods, such as meat, eggs and alcohol, with the aim being to change the body’s PH levels. “It encourages fruit and vegetable consumption and limits processed foods, but the body regulates pH independently, so the diet's premise is flawed,” says Eli Brecher, a registered associate nutritionist (ANutr) specialising in gut health and host of The Gut 360 podcast. “And, it may lead to unnecessary food restrictions and nutritional imbalances.” “The fundamental premise that food can significantly change your blood pH is not scientifically supported. Your body naturally maintains pH balance regardless of diet,” agrees qualified nutritional therapist and author Rosie Millen (@missnutritionist). Cabbage soup diet Not a diet that promotes much variety, the cabbage soup diet consists of eating cabbage soup for a week alongside select additions, such as fruit and milk. Supporters claim to be able to lose up to 10 pounds in just seven days whil…

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Lakeland tabletop blender with grinder review
type: item
date: 2024-01-23T10:24:27.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: Fast, effective, and with a range of blending speeds to choose from, this Lakeland blender has plenty to offer – and at a great price, too.
encoded: Lakeland tabletop blender with grinder at a glance The combination of a stainless-steel base and grinder, coupled with the thick glass jug makes this one sturdy blender. And what it may be lacking in looks, it makes up for in function, working as a multipurpose blender and grinder, all for a great price. Read our full guide to the best blenders. How easy is the Lakeland tabletop blender with grinder to use? It takes a minute to figure out how to lock the jug or grinder onto the base and position the lids correctly, but after that, it’s all very intuitive. The buttons are illuminated with blue lights, but these don’t switch off unless you switch it off at the wall, which could be annoying if you plan on leaving it permanently plugged in. Like all glass blender jugs, it’s heavy to lift, but on the plus side it can be placed on the base with the handle to either side to make for easier lifting no matter which is your dominant hand. Suction cups on the feet hold it to the counter, but there’s no safety feature to stop you switching it on without the lid in place. Results The 60-second ice crush programme is slow, but it gets the job done and we like that the texture of the ice isn’t too fine and powdery, making it ideal for frozen margaritas. At max speed it’s powerful enough to puree a tomato sauce in under 30 seconds. But the 60-second smoothie programme is noisy, and our results were hit and miss. It was effective at pulverising raw beetroot, carrot, and kale, but we had to stop it four times to stir a yoghurt and frozen berry smoothie as it was only blending the stuff at the bottom of the jug. For grinding spices, we favoured the pulse button so we could check the grind size regularly, but it only takes a few pulses to grind anything from cinnamon sticks to peppercorns. Smells don’t linger in the stainless steel grinder, so you can switch from coffee to spices with just a thorough wash in between, plus it has a great capacity. We managed to grind 200g coffee beans i…

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Kenwood Blend-X Fresh blender review
type: item
date: 2022-12-05T17:28:35.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: Lightweight and easy to use, this simple Kenwood blender is ideal for casual use and makes delicious frozen berry smoothies.
encoded: Kenwood Blend-X Fresh blender at a glance If you’re looking for a no-frills blender that’s lightweight and easy to move in and out of the cupboard, the Kenwood Blend-X is worth considering. The plastic jug isn’t as hardwearing as some we’ve reviewed, but for simple blending tasks, that doesn’t matter. It’s available in black or white and there are no additional accessories included, so your cupboards won’t be cluttered with parts that you don’t use. Read our full guide to the best blenders. How easy is the Kenwood Blend-X Fresh blender to use? The jug can’t go in the dishwasher, but the blade assembly unscrews from the bottom so it’s easy to give it a thorough clean. And the 1.5-litre working capacity is plenty for most people blending needs. If you’re looking to blend big pans of soup though, you’ll have to do it in batches. You’ll also have to wait for it to cool as the instruction booklet says not to blend anything that’s above room temperature. With just three speeds and a pulse setting, all selected via the main dial, it’s very intuitive to use. There’s an additional ice crush button that should be operated in short bursts, like a pulse button. It took a whole minute of pressing and releasing it to crush six ice cubes, which is the maximum amount of ice allowed, the crushed texture was good though. Results We used the maximum speed setting for a root vegetable and kale smoothie, and it was completely blitzed in just 30 seconds. A thick yoghurt and frozen berry smoothie posed more of a challenge though, and we had to stop it to stir the mixture three times during the 60 second blend. It made short work of tomato sauce though, blitzing it to a smooth consistency in just 15 seconds. Suction cups on the feet keep it stuck to the counter during use, but young cooks will need supervision as it lacks any safety features to stop it being switched on without the lid in place. The lid twists easily into position and has a removable cap for adding ingredients, but it does…

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Nutribullet blender review
type: item
date: 2022-12-05T14:36:38.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: A great quality blender at a decent price, this Nutribullet model has three powerful blend settings and is wonderfully easy to use.
encoded: Nutribullet blender at a glance On first impressions, the Nutribullet blender has quite a compact base, but a large jug that’s roomy enough for most batches of sauce or soup. Available from Amazon (£80.99), Nutribullet (£99.99) Setting it up and getting to grips with using it required very little help from the manual; it’s all very straightforward. There are three buttons, low speed, high speed, and pulse as well as an on/off switch. There are some thoughtful design features considering it’s a relatively budget model, including the four-suction cup feet to keep it in place. Additionally, the jug can be put on the base with the handle on either side, so it’s perfect for households with both right and left-handed cooks. Read our full guide to the best blenders. How easy is the Nutribullet blender to use? There isn't a recipe book included and the manual only offers limited advice on which speed is best for different foods. But with so few settings, it’s easy to work out. The lid pushes securely onto the top of the jug and has a large ring to make removing it easy. It features a removable lid cap to allow you to insert the tamper when things need a stir, or to pour in extra ingredients while it blends. Unfortunately, the blender will run without the lid in place so if safety features are high on your priority list, you might be better off choosing a different blender. But at least the dishwasher safe jug means you can avoid putting your hands close to the blades when it comes to cleaning. Results Impressively, this blender was able to crush a whole tray of ice cubes to a super fine powder that was almost snow-like in consistency, in just 25 seconds. Our frozen berry smoothie took one minute and we had to give it a stir halfway through, but the results were great, with just a slight grittiness remaining from the seeds. Hard fibrous carrot and beetroot posed no challenge for it – the ingredients were almost fully pulverised in one minute, though it did wobble slightly du…

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Tefal Five Second chopper review
type: item
date: 2020-12-22T16:52:30.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: Looking for the functionality of a food processor in a smaller appliance? This Tefal mini chopper might be the product for you.
encoded: Tefal Five Second chopper summary Power usage aside, there are many benefits to opting for a manual device over an electric one, not least that you can use it wherever you fancy in the kitchen, and wash the model thoroughly without worrying about the cable. Of course, a manual product does require a little more ‘work’ on the user’s behalf, but this lightweight model from Tefal is easy to operate thanks to its efficient pull cord, and blitzes ingredients to a good standard considering no electricity is required. It’s also impressively robust. On top of herbs and softer veg, it is able to take on foods such as boneless meats and nuts, although for thorough, precise and uniformly consistent results, you may want a more advanced model, or one powered by electricity. Read our round-up of the best mini choppers How is the Tefal Five Second chopper to use? Considering this is a manual machine, it’s remarkably straightforward to use, and will definitely save you time in the kitchen, particularly as no elaborate set-up is needed. It’s able to splice and dice ingredients – lifting and pulling the handle triggers two independent stainless-steel rotor blades and a plastic blade – it certainly impresses. If you want a large dice, or for food such as breadcrumbs to be broken up into medium-sized pieces, just a couple of tugs of the handle are required. A finer dice requires additional pulls – which is what we did to chop onion and parsley, and to make a salsa. Handily, you can see how finely your ingredients are being chopped through the glass bowl. Overall, we noticed it fared slightly better when finely dicing ingredients – such as onions – while medium-sized ingredients such as breadcrumbs were slightly less uniform. The ergonomic handle is comfortable to hold, and we were impressed to see that the chopper didn’t slip across the worktop while in operation. The fact that it can be cleaned easily is also a plus, with both the bowl and blades being dishwasher-safe. Verdict It may…

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KitchenAid cordless electric mini chopper review
type: item
date: 2020-12-22T16:44:01.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: A mini chopper is great for smaller kitchens and budgets. Read our review of this model from KitchenAid.
encoded: KitchenAid cordless electric mini chopper summary One of the only cordless models we tested, the Kitchenaid chopper needs to be charged for up to two hours before it can be used cordless. It claims to be able to chop up to 40 onions in that time. It’s relatively lightweight, compact, and small enough to keep out on the countertop, or to stow away without taking up too much space. It’s also straightforward to use, offering one-touch operation via the power button on the top, and the speed controller dial on its side. It also has the benefit of having a choice of two speed settings, and it can pulse, which means it can really get to work when making breadcrumbs, blitzing parsley stalks or taking on tougher ingredients such as meat and nuts. Available from KitchenAid (£119) Read our round-up of the best mini choppers How is the KitchenAid mini chopper to use? Considering how compact and relatively lightweight this mini chopper is, it’s powerful and efficient. We found it to be a great mid-size model – large enough to make family-sized portions, but not too big that it takes up precious countertop real estate or cupboard space. It was just as adept at chopping onions as it was blitzing parsley, breadcrumbs, and puréeing a salsa, and we appreciated the inclusion of an additional whisking tool which can help with making mayonnaise, sauces etc. The size of the drizzle cap on the top of the lid lets it down a little. While this is handy for adding liquids, such as slowly pouring in olive oil for mayonnaise, it's wide opening means it's easy to accidentally add too much liquid at one go. The lid can also be slightly fiddly to fit and remove, but once mastered, wasn't a problem. The fact it’s cordless definitely has benefits, the stow away capabilities of the cord means that it takes up less space, and the food chopper can be moved around the kitchen as per your demands. Plus, the bowl, lid, whisking accessory, drive adaptor and blade are all dishwasher-friendly (top rack onl…

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Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro review
type: item
date: 2020-12-22T16:28:41.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: This mini chopper from Cuisinart has lots of the functions of a larger food processor. Read our expert review to see how it stood up to our tests.
encoded: Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro summary The Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro’s 900ml bowl capacity is bigger than most models we tested, making it a great contender for a large household, or for batch cooking or prepping in advance. Given all of its capabilities, the Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro really is a powerhouse and indispensable kitchen gadget if you’re a keen cook. Latest Deals Read our round-up of the best mini choppers Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro first impressions It comes with a dual blade – one blade is curved and sharp for chopping and mixing, the other is flatter and more blunt for tasks such as grinding. To operate, just hold down one of the two control switches for the desired length of time. The ‘chop’ setting can be used for chopping, puréeing and mixing, while the ‘grind’ setting is useful for chopping harder foods. When using the ‘chop’ setting, it’s best to pulse the ingredients. A couple of pulses is usually enough, while a continuous hold action (but no longer than 20 seconds at a time) is advised for the ‘grind’ setting – with little pulses in between for consistent results. How is the Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro to use? It produced very consistently diced onion, achieved through a series of pulses, and it took on parsley and salsa equally well. Breadcrumbs less so. Overall though, it chops and dices beautifully, and didn’t slip on the surface when we operated it. Getting it set up and locked into place can take time. The bowl must be securely locked into position to operate, a handy safety mechanism that can be a tad fiddly to get the hang of. The handle must also be situated above the control panel and locked into place before it will operate. The accompanying booklet comes with handy instructions for how to process all manner of ingredients, from anchovies and bacon to coffee beans and nuts. The device also comes with a spatula, which is useful for scraping ingredients off the side of the bowl between pulses, or for scooping ingredients out from the bowl. Verdict With …

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Ninja professional chopper review
type: item
date: 2020-12-22T14:00:40.000Z
creator: Kayleigh Rattle
subject: Review
description: Mini choppers operate like food processors and whizz up ingredients in moments. Read our review of this version from appliance brand, Ninja.
encoded: Ninja professional chopper summary In terms of setting up, this was one of the easiest mini choppers to put together, taking a matter of minutes from unboxing to operating. It functions with a simple one-touch push of the button on top of the power unit. We found it chopped, minced and puréed consistently, and with ease. Latest Deals Read our round-up of the best mini choppers How is the Ninja professional chopper to use? This is the only model we tested which comes with an additional bowl and lid for storing any ingredients you have chopped, or pastes and pestos you have made. This means you have two 500ml bowls that can stack on top of each other in the fridge. If you’re short on space, you could even use them as storage, even if you're not using the chopper. While a 500ml capacity bowl is larger than some models we tested, the accompanying lids make it suitable for smaller or single households too – if you make too much, it's easy to store the leftovers. It was also one of only two mini choppers we tested to have four blades. The device features a relatively chunky and heavy hand-held power pod which means you can blend your ingredients with one hand once it has locked into place. The lids for each container have a small flip lid, which the base unit fits into. Once you’ve finished pulsing, which is simply a case of pushing down the unit into the hole, you can flip the lid so that it’s covered and ready for storage. Despite being in the mid-price range of the models we tested, it made the best breadcrumbs. It also tackled onion, parsley and a salsa with ease – we definitely noticed how effective the four blades, rather than the typical two, were. Conveniently, all removable parts are dishwasher-safe. Because the bowls have slight ridges on them, food can get stuck – it would have benefitted from providing a spatula. Verdict Overall, if you’re looking for finely, consistently chopped ingredients, this is perfect. If you're after a chunkier chop, you may want to go…

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