The new AEG 8000 Sense Boil & Fry for your next kitchen design and you’ll be choosing an innovative induction hob that makes assisted cooking more effortless, featuring a CookSmart Touch Display and a range of functions that save energy and enhance the cooking experience.
✅ Boils water up to twice as fast and saves up to 18% energy* ✅ Sense Boil avoids boiling over, saving further energy ✅ Sense Fry avoids overheating the pan and means a perfect result, every time ✅ Assisted cooking function gives step-by-step guidance to expand cooking repertoire ✅ Eco-Tips automatically display to help save energy, without compromising on results
The Whirlpool brand has once again been recognized at the Red Dot Awards, this time for its innovative Whirlpool induction hob featuring CleanProtect. A distinguished panel of 39 experts from 20 countries across four continents has honored this product for its user-friendly design and aesthetic appeal.
Crafted with a sleek and minimalist aesthetic, the induction hob is a testament to modern kitchen elegance. Its smooth glass surface not only enhances the kitchen’s look but also promises unparalleled cleaning convenience, courtesy of CleanProtect. This advanced nano-coating ensures the hob’s surface remains free from stains and streaks, streamlining the cleaning process.
Equipped with Whirlpool’s 6th Sense Technology, the hob guarantees effortless culinary excellence. It offers four intuitive preset functions for each cooking zone, designed to ease the selection of the appropriate heat level. Whether you’re keeping dishes warm, melting ingredients, simmering sauces, or boiling water, a simple selection of the desired program prompts the hob to automatically adjust to the optimal power level for your cooking needs.
Which? Best Value Appliance Brand of the Year goes to… Beko plc
The judges put 32 of Beko’s products from 10 different home domestic appliance categories to the test and found that almost a third of all their models tested this year are Great Value models.
The Fagor Electrodoméstico brand presents ShineWash, “a new range of dishwashers designed to satisfy the most demanding needs.” With a focus on quality, efficiency and convenience, the new ShineWash dishwasher line includes 24 models with white and stainless steel finishes, in standard size and compact size (45 cm), capable of adapting to any type of kitchen.According to a study carried out by the firm, where dishwasher consumption habits have been analyzed, 30% of users have highlighted this point, the low consumption of this appliance, as the first consideration when choosing the model for their home; while 66% also place it among the first three reasons in terms of their purchase choice,” the company notes. In this sense, the new ShineWash range offers an improvement in consumption with class B models and with advanced functionalities that offer control of consumption and water over the washing cycles and greater time savings. With features such as TurboSpeed, users will be able to save up to 50% of wash cycle time without losing efficiency, or also opt for the 58-minute daily program. With energy class classifications from B to E, consumers can choose the model that best suits your consumer habits.
On the touch display of the ShineWash range dishwasher, Fagor Electrodoméstico incorporates the EcoBar indicator, so that users can control both the energy and water consumption of each washing cycle, allowing them to control each cycle and adjust it to their needs. “Depending on the circumstances in which we find ourselves, we sometimes prioritize a cleaning cycle that consumes little or, if we are in a hurry, we resort to programs that are shorter but consume more. In this sense we give control to the user so that in everything moment, optimize the washes according to the needs you have at that moment,” says Esther Rioboo, product director of the firm.
In addition to providing results in less time, the ShineWash range incorporates technologies that allow the user to better maintain the appliance, thus extending its useful life, another of the factors that users of the study carried out by Fagor Electrodoméstico pointed out as key when choosing their dishwasher. Designed for safe maintenance, consumers can trust that their dishwasher will deliver exceptional performance over time, thanks to its Self-Cleaning Reminder or Antibacterial Filter. In addition, the built-in premium features ensure thorough cleaning so that each wash cycle provides the best results.
The ShineWash dishwasher range includes both free-standing and integrated models, in standard (60 cm) and compact (45 cm) sizes designed to adapt to the needs of each home. From freestanding models that can be placed anywhere to integrated models that blend perfectly with the kitchen design, the brand is committed to a wide variety of options to choose from.
Philips – The World’s Leading Air Fryer Brand Unveils the Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket AirFryer with 9L Capacity! the launch of the Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket AirFryer, a groundbreaking innovation in kitchen technology that redefines cooking efficiency and culinary excellence! Equipped with RapidAir Plus Technology – Experience unmatched cooking results. This cutting-edge technology ensures even air circulation throughout the food, delivering crispy textures and tender insides effortlessly. Key Features of the Dual Basket AirFryer: – 9L Total Capacity – Featuring the largest baskets in the market with a 6L and a 3L drawer. – Dual Cooking Drawers – Prepare two different dishes at once without any flavor mixing. – 8 Pre-set Cooking Functions – Perfectly tailored for various dishes, ensuring precise cooking. – Synchronized Cooking – Have both parts of your meal ready simultaneously, saving time and energy. – Smart Copy Function – Transfer settings easily between drawers, simplifying complex meals. – Dishwasher-Safe Components – For hassle-free cleaning.
AGA ERA has won the Red Dot award for product design, reaffirming its status as a design icon. The cooker combines technology and heritage, using glass extensively for a sleek, unified look.
The award is part of one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions and the Red Dot Label is one of the most sought-after marks of quality for good design across the globe.
Glass and chrome are used to create an entirely new feel for a heat-storage range cooker, and new techniques and the latest technology are employed to create all the external parts for a modern aesthetic.
AGA Technical Director David Carpenter said: “We believe ERA is the world’s first heat-storage range combining a highly efficient fan oven alongside two cast-iron heat-storage ovens, making it not only innovative but also technically challenging. The award is a recognition for the entire team that worked on the project who, employing innovation in design and state-of-the-art technology, created a truly unique range cooker.”
Currys PLC conveyed a positive outlook for the upcoming year, buoyed by indications of a rebound. The consumer technology product and service retailer, headquartered in London, forecasts its adjusted pretax profit—excluding its operations in Greece—to be in the range of GBP 115 million to GBP 120 million for the fiscal year concluding on April 27. This projection is on par with the GBP 119 million adjusted pretax profit from the previous year and surpasses the initially estimated minimum of GBP 105 million.
The company reported a 2% increase in group like-for-like sales over the 16 weeks following the Christmas peak season. Despite this uptick, the annual like-for-like sales for the group saw a 2% decrease. Specifically, the UK and Ireland experienced a 2% drop in like-for-like sales, while the Nordic region recorded a 3% decline.
Key Financial Results Revenue: €658.8m (up 9.4% from 1Q 2023). Net income: €51.3m (up 33% from 1Q 2023). Profit margin: 7.8% (up from 6.4% in 1Q 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.The persistent growth of the coffee business, as well as the recovery of the nutrition and food preparation category, led to an organic increase in turnover at constant currencies in the high single digits for the third consecutive quarter. The consistency of trends, combined with the one-month consolidation of the business combination between La Marzocco and Eversys, enabled the Group to increase turnover by about 10%”, commented CEO Fabio de’ Longhi.
The advantages of induction hobs are many, but anybody who owns one and prepares food often will understand that one big disadvantage is the condensation created. Faber S.P.A., are absolutely aware of this issue and offer solutions to overcome it.
Condensation is created due to the higher efficiency and heating rate of induction hobs. This can lead to damage of the cooker hood and also of the furniture in the kitchen. There are some remedies that you can follow to reduce the impact of condensation in the kitchen, while Faber’s Zero Drip hood range will ensure that it is no longer an issue.
The Hoover brand has been awarded the prestigious Superbrand status for the fifth consecutive year!
Since 1995, the Superbrands organization has been benchmarking the sentiment toward top-performing brands in the UK, and we are proud to maintain our position amongst the nation’s most-loved brands.
The achievement of the Superbrand status for the fifth year in a row is testimony to the hundreds of people behind the market leading brand who have all played a part in delivering innovative, trusted solutions, practical, forward thinking, and stylish products across freestanding, built in and floorcare year after year
