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Home & Kitchen reviews

Espresso machines, air fryers, knives and the rest of the counter, scored from every published measurement we could find.

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Bissell SpotClean Pro portable carpet cleaner in grey and blue with its hose, cleaning tool and two tanks
7.3/10

Cleaning

Bissell SpotClean Pro

A mud stain came out in under a minute. Set-in coffee needed a pre-treatment and still left a mark. That boundary is the most useful thing to know about it.

Hario V60 cone dripper in white ceramic with its handle and flared base, standing on a wooden board
7.9/10

Coffee & Espresso

Hario V60 Dripper

The single large opening means the dripper controls nothing and you control everything. That is the reason it makes the best cup in this catalogue and the reason it makes bad ones.

Instant Pot Duo electric pressure cooker in stainless steel and black on a kitchen counter, its IP-DUO control panel lit and reading OFF
7.8/10

Cooking Appliances

Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1

It is not rated for pressure canning low-acid food, which is the one thing worth knowing before you trust it with anything. Everything else it does well enough to replace four appliances.

Vitamix 5200 blender in black on a kitchen counter, the tall clear container fitted and the variable speed dial and toggle switches visible on the base
7.6/10

Cooking Appliances

Vitamix 5200

One reviewer gave it ten out of ten on smoothies, protein shakes and nut butter, then measured 19 percent of a load of ice still unblended. Two others say it turns ice to snow in seconds.

Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-inch chef's knife on a white background, black textured handle and a plain stainless blade stamped 5.2063.20
8.3/10

Knives & Prep

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife 8 in

The knife professional kitchens buy by the box. It goes blunt faster than expensive steel and that turns out to be the point, not the problem.

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