Cat Ellis

1 week ago | inkl.com | Cat Ellis

Gaggia Classic coffee maker on kitchen counter. I've tested a new coffee maker every month for the past year here at TechRadar, and there have been some real gems. The Jura J10, for instance, is a fully automatic powerhouse for creating hot and cold beverages at the touch of a button, while the manual Smeg Mini Pro is frankly gorgeous, and excellent for consistency.

1 week ago | techradar.com | Cat Ellis

I love a good smoothie, particularly on a baking hot day, but no matter how many blenders I try (and there have been a lot), there's one tasty ingredient they all seem to struggle with: blackcurrants. A big handful of mixed frozen fruit makes a delicious post-gym drink when blended with a scoop of protein powder, a banana, and plenty of oat milk, but without fail, I end up with gritty seeds that stick between my teeth and form a layer of silt at the bottom of the cup.

1 week ago | techradar.com | Cat Ellis

Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, taking place from July 8 to July 11, but you don't have to wait until then if you've been looking for a great deal on an espresso machine. Right now, the excellent De'Longhi Dedica Style is down to just £197.55 at Amazon (was £278.98) bundled together with a standalone burr grinder and enough descaler to keep you (and your new espresso machine) running for a year.

1 week ago | techradar.com | Cat Ellis

Summer is here, and if you're anything like me, you've found yourself longing for a refreshing cold-brewed coffee. Not only is it nicely cooling on a hot day, it has a different flavor profile to coffee brewed hot, with a smoother, more mellow taste even if you use the same beans. There's only one problem: making it the traditional way means steeping your ground coffee overnight, or even longer to extract the full flavor.

1 week ago | techradar.com | Cat Ellis

Ring is known for making some of the best video doorbells you can buy, and these are an obvious choice if you're looking for a way to check who's at the door, see whether that package you've been waiting for has arrived, or give visitors instructions if they call while you're out. That's not all, though – your Ring doorbell has a lot more to offer, and you might only be have scratched the surface of what it can do. Some of your doorbell's features are only available if you're a Ring Home member.