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5 days ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Hosting instantly becomes easier once you can tick drinks off of your to-do list. Incredibly, I might have crossed out the need for drinks-related dinner party and BBQ forever with my latest arrival to test as Ideal Home's Kitchen Appliances Editor: the much coveted Ninja Slushi.
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6 days ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Ninja's bean-to-cup coffee machine is now on sale, with £50 off over the Easter weekend making it the cheapest it's ever been, with the lowest possible price at Amazon and John Lewis for £499.00 (that's cheaper by 99p). Since installing the Ninja Luxe Café in my kitchen, there's constantly a fight to be the first one to the coffee machine in the morning. A truly startling amount of coffees have been extracted from this machine in the months since I started testing it.
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6 days ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Let's be honest: nothing can ruin a good kitchen colour scheme as easily as a small appliance. When your only options are black or...black, it's easy to see why air fryers and toasters end up routinely shoved under worktops. That's why, as Ideal Home's Kitchen Appliances Editor, I've been petitioning for pastel versions of appliances like the best Ninja air fryers for the longest time.
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
You can spot an Ooni pizza oven from a mile off, with the brand's signature sleek lines and minimalist designs. Now, you can get that look (and emphasis on helpful features) in your kitchen too, with the launch of the Halo Pro Spiral mixer. Last week, the first batch of Halo Pro Spirals sold out in under 4 hours and became the brand's most successful product to date. As a result, I've got serious kitchen appliance envy over everyone who has already secured one.
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Nobody can deny that a good frying pan is a kitchen essential. However, buying the right one for your kitchen is a more difficult matter. Not all frying pans are made equal, so how can you pick the right frying pan for your kitchen? How thick should your chosen pan be, and which features should you be looking for as you shop?
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Buying a new pan set can be a trying experience. How do you decide which brand to choose, let alone choose between materials, price points, and non-stick capability claims? Every shopper is looking for something that will last in their kitchen. So, as Ideal Home's Kitchen Appliances Editor, it's been my mission to find the best saucepan sets and pans for an induction hob that do just that.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
You can always rely on Le Creuset's releases as a litmus test of trends, and with the brand's newest launch, one thing is certain: the vintage cookware look is here to stay. The release of the limited edition shade Flamme Dorèe (now available from Le Creuset's website) is a 'reimagining' of the brand's best-ever selling colour Volcanic, but with a new glistening finish to make it seriously shimmer.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Baking trays are a true kitchen essential. There's rarely a recipe that I come across that doesn't involve using one at some stage to roast, brown or grill. Despite that, I spent years neglecting to spend serious money on baking trays. In my student and house share years, I spent £5 or £10 every six months on cheap supermarket trays which inevitably turned greasy, scratched, and irretrievably damaged after not long at all.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Woks can be expensive and cumbersome to store at the best of times. That means they are often relegated to the bottom of the list of things to buy in a new home. However, according to professional chefs, we're thinking about woks all wrong. First of all, yes, you do need a wok, and secondly, rather than an add-on to your existing best saucepan set, a good wok should be at the centre of your culinary sphere.
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Molly Cleary
Ninja is hosting a pop-up event for its sell-out espresso machine, the Ninja Luxe Café, which you enter through a giant version of the coffee maker. Inside, you'll find various stations to try out the machine for yourself, as well as the chance to consume ample amounts of caffeine. Following the release of the Luxe Café (which I awarded an easy five stars in my Ninja Cafe Luxe Café review), one of the best bean-to-cup coffee machines out there, the hype has only grown around this product.
