Our pick of the latest products, hacks and hints to make your home life simpler and more sustainable…
Feature Poppy Benner
If you like to make foodie gifts, you’ll love these great-value baking accessories – perfect for festive cookies and cake pops!
Caffeine fix
Hosting a big crowd this festive season? Then Cuisinart’s new filter coffee maker is sure to make after-dinner coffees that much easier. The large-capacity glass carafe can hold between 12 to 18 cups, yet with slimline proportions it sits beautifully on the countertop, taking up little space. We love that you can program the machine at the start of the evening and choose exactly when to serve and enjoy. This is ideal when hosting overnight guests, too, as the freshly brewed coffee will be ready and waiting for them in the morning, and can be kept warm for 40 minutes. This model is available in Matt Black or White to suit your kitchen scheme.
COSY NIGHTS
Duvet days just got a whole lot better! This snuggly offering from Slumberdown is made from 100 per cent British wool to naturally regulate your temperature and has a pure cotton cover, too. Equivalent to a 10-13.5 tog level, we love how the duvet’s super-soft feel and comforting weight takes you straight into a deep, relaxed night’s sleep.
3 OF THE BEST… FESTIVE TEA TOWELS
Christmas Treats tea towels, £9 for 2, Next
Ulster Weavers Nutcracker Ballet tea towel, £8.95, Amazon
Driving Home For Christmas tea towel, £11, Rebecca Pitcher
Coming clean
Bissell’s powerful new spot cleaner is a useful tool to have on hand in case of spills, stains and lingering odours. With HydroSteam technology for better and faster stain removal, this portable model works on both hard and soft surfaces. We love the reduced drying time of just 20 minutes, too – ideal if guests are imminent and you need to freshen up in a hurry!
Cook the perfect, succulent turkey with a roasting tin that’s sturdy and has a resin-coated rack to help distribute heat evenly.
