Aldi’s Alcafe Barista Moments range includes Americano, Latte Macchiato and Cappuccino coffee pods for use with Dolce Gusto coffee machines. Switching to the Aldi pods could save you over £180 per year on your coffee habit, based on making two coffees per day with your machine. So should you stock up? We asked 22 coffee drinkers to try both the Dolce Gusto pods and Aldi’s pods in a...
A monthly subscription will increase by £1 from £7.99 to £8.99, while annual membership will increase by £16 from £79 to £95. In an email to customers, Amazon justified the price rise by pointing to the increased number of products available with Prime shipping, and the larger catalogue of entertainment available via streaming service Prime Video. If you are already a Prime member, you’ll be...
Its part of the supermarket’s Home Refresh launch which went out in Aldi stores today, Thursday 12 March 2020. As with all Aldi launches, the products aren’t going to stick around for long. This freestanding wine cooler is one of the cheapest you’ll find, but how does it compare with other wine coolers in terms of features? What is the Aldi freestanding wine cooler? We’ve...
Developed in partnership with Dualit, the Velvetiser hot chocolate maker is designed to work with Hotel Chocolat’s premium hot chocolate flakes to create the ultimate ‘barista-grade’ hot chocolate. It’s one for a chocaholic’s Christmas wishlist, but at just under £100 it’s pretty pricey considering you can get similar results using an ordinary milk frother...
A simple freestanding cooker is the cheapest route to having an oven, grill and hob. They can be simpler to shift if you redesign your kitchen. And, if you move house, they are easier to take with you. But there are various aspects worth thinking about before you decide to buy one. Read on to learn about five things to consider before buying a cooker. Cookers are cheaper than buying a separate...
One homeowner reported trying the hack to dust the inside of a radiator, which caused an explosion that burnt her ankles and blew out her window. Read on to find out what the hack is, why it’s dangerous and what to use instead to clean your radiator safely. What is the radiator cleaning hack? The cleaning hack explaining how to dust the inside of your radiator first popped up on social...
Sadly, they’re not smart enough to fill themselves up or pour out your mug of tea unaided, but a smart kettle will enable you to perform the basic task of boiling water, without leaving the comfort of your sofa. This convenience comes at a price though, and you’re unlikely to be able to pick up a smart kettle on a whim from your local supermarket. We recently tested a smart kettle...
The new Gordon’s Alcohol Free 0.0% gin hit supermarket shelves in late December and we bought a bottle, along with Gordon’s Special Dry London Gin, for a blind tasting to see if we could tell the difference. Two of our in-house gin lovers tasted several G&Ts made using each Gordon’s gin, without knowing which ones they were drinking, to find out. Read on to see if we could...
Whether you’re a fan of the classic pig-in-blanket, or want to get your hands on a vegan version, we’ve tasted own-brand offerings from each of the major supermarkets to find our favourites. Up first you’ll find our meaty selection, and below that we have the vegan versions, wrapped in either fake bacon or vegan pastry. Read on to find which sausages should find a place on your...
As well as being great for decorating our homes, houseplants also make wonderful gifts. For roughly the same price as a bouquet of flowers, you can send someone a beautiful plant that will give them pleasure for a much longer time. Some of the retailers even offer houseplant subscriptions for regular plant deliveries. But how do the different online houseplant retailers compare? Which? has taken...