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Compare cooking appliances for everyday meals, from microwaves and air fryers to breadmakers, mini ovens and grills. Find buying guides, different appliance types and related advice.

Buying guides

Best Air Fryers

Air fryers worth shortlisting for everyday UK cooking, from compact single-drawer models to big dual-zone and oven-style cookers.

Best Breadmakers

Choose by loaf size, everyday baking, gluten-free recipes, useful dispensers and control.

Best Electric Multi-Cookers

Pressure-and-air-fry all-rounders, simple slow-cooking pots and oven-style choices for the meals you actually make.

Best Electric Pressure Cookers

Choose by useful cooking space, steam release and the meals you want to make, from a simple steel pot to an air-frying multi-cooker.

Best Electric Roaster Ovens

Compare sizes, cooking features and power requirements to find the right roaster for family meals and smaller batches.

Best Indoor Grills

Contact grills, open griddles and grill-air-fryer hybrids compared for the food you cook and the washing up afterwards.

Best Mini Ovens

Air-fry, compact, budget and hob options, with practical strengths and drawbacks.

Best Pizza Ovens

Choose between manageable gas ovens, indoor electric cooking, easier rotating stones and larger ovens for garden entertaining.

Best Raclette Grills

Choose the right pan count, cooking surface and table setup for a relaxed shared meal.

Best Rice Cookers

From small portions to family batches, choose the cooking style, capacity and controls that fit your meals.

Best Sandwich Toasters

Ten toastie makers, panini presses and sandwich grills, compared for bread fit, sealed edges, cleaning and family batches.

Best Slow Cookers

Family batch cookers, smaller pots and useful searing options, with timing and cleaning trade-offs explained.

Best Solo Microwaves

Nine solo microwaves for everyday meals, tighter budgets, larger dishes and quieter kitchens, with the trade-offs that matter.

Best Soup Makers

Ten useful choices for smooth soup, smaller lunches, family portions and quieter blending.

Best Sous Vide Machines

Find the right balance of pan fit, simple controls, recipe help and space for the portions you cook.

Best Teppanyaki Grills

Compare family plates, long party grills and removable cooking surfaces by the meals and table space they suit.

Best Toasters

Reliable two-slice, four-slice and long-slot toasters for evenly browned bread, crumpets, bagels and busy breakfast routines.

Useful calculators

Estimate the size, costs and trade-offs that can change which appliance makes sense.

Advice and comparisons

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