Best Novelty / Snack Makers

This yoghurt maker is brilliant made L reuteri first time no messing about like other yoghurt makers, just mixed the ingredients cold poured into… Read more

pots added a little warm water into base switched on and 36hours later had Lovely LReuteri. Good solid yogurt maker.

I’ve been using the Luvele Pure Plus Yogurt Maker (2L Glass Model) for just under a year, making a 2-litre batch of yogurt about once a week. The… Read more

borosilicate glass container with the airtight silicone lid creates a clean, plastic-free fermenting environment, and the overall design feels simple, thoughtful, and beautiful. What I appreciate most is how little hands-on time it requires—about 15–20 minutes of attention—after which I can step away while the machine gently does its work.

The results have been consistently thick and creamy, and the wide range of time and temperature settings makes the process feel flexible and dependable. For me, this yogurt maker has made homemade yogurt feel easy, approachable, and sustainable week after week.

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Had the older Easiyo containers they worked perfectly. They were marked at the water levels required making it easy. Unfortunately, it broke due to… Read more

wear and tear. So purchased a new one. It often doesn’t work, even with trying the water levels and yogurt mix. There’s no clear indication on the new containers. Making it difficult, wasteful. Anyone with visual issues even harder. Or in country or remote areas hoping to buy in bulk which was useful previously. I note on the website they’ve tried to add checking water. Water quality isn’t the issue, especially for the container it goes into to set. You don’t need quality, you need quantity. You’d be better to buy yoghurt, freeze and mark it for long term, and easy use from the shops.

Perfect wwaffle maker UNTIL the no-stick coating peels – 1st waffle maker lasted 16 months before the non-stick coating peeled, the replacement lasted 6 months before the non-stick coating peeled. Breville… Read more

replaced both units but stated Breville would not replace any more units. All care and cleaning performed according to Breville instructions, only conclusion...poor design or poor Chinese quality control?

Easy to use – Quirky, a bit of fun, easy to use and clean. I have had no issues using this maker, however there are some expectations about the outcome that… Read more

separates it from larger units. The density of the waffle is less and while that seems a negative, your using less batter mix than a conventional maker... but still getting a good product. I use a cooking oil spray on the plates before each use and cook near the full temp level. Its not fast but it also has a reasonable time for domestic use. Serving up as a whole or as individual pieces makes it versatile. I'm always a fan of appliances that don't take up too much cupboard real estate too.

Best waffles – After being served waffles from a friend whist in the States I came home and asked for a waffle maker for my birthday. This waffle maker has worked… Read more

perfectly from the first waffle. I am using my friends recipe and it is delicious. If you make too many you can just reheat in the toaster for a snack. It is easy to clean and is quick.

Nano plastics for your eggs with a flurry of PTFE to finish. Who thought this filth was a good idea? If you want to avoid toxins in food, give this a wide berth.

Okay – Was happy with it to start with, unfortunately after a few uses we started having some issues. Once the batter was placed in the machine it would… Read more

just settle in the bottom half of the machine and not rise up to the top half of the machine. Would love to know if anyone else has had this issue or if anyone has a solve for this?

This unit is crap – When it worked out of the box was great, but the pleasure only lasted maybe 15 minutes. the unit turned off never to come back alive again. it's not… Read more

the thermostat as I waited till the unit got stone cold. still nojoy. It's not even good for a paper weight.

This does awesome eggs. After a few years I dont use it anymore for eggs, I use it to hold jiffy pots, with the dome on top, and over clear plastic… Read more

containers to germinate my chilli plants. I dont use the powered base at all! Just the egg holder and dome lid, works awesomely

Love it!!!! – I love this little milkshake maker. I read somewhere else someone was complaining about having to hold the button down while it makes the shake. NO… Read more

YOU DON'T. Press & hold the button for a couple of seconds then let go, it stays on. Press again to turn off when the shake is done. One thing, I agree the cups could be a little bigger as the MAX line is only half way up the cup.

Waffle heaven – Waffles are always perfect, no spray needed and no mess either, this is such an easy machine to use and clean, it’s easier than making pancakes, and… Read more

they taste better. Plates heat up, the light lets you know to put your batter in, close the lid, lock the lid in and wait till it beeps to let you know it’s ready. Use tongs to put on the plate. Wait till the machine cools down and give it wipe over. We have also made hash browns and omelettes using this machine. Impressed with the small cupboard space it needed too. It’s a weekly event as we also freeze the waffles and they can be heated up in the toaster on a school morning.

It makes Ice Cream and Gelato – This machine has no frills, just two dials, one tells you the temperature the other the timer, the rest is up to you. One minor complaint is that it… Read more

has no on /off switch so you are going to have to turn it off at the power point or use a wireless smartplug. Winding back the timer is a bit tricky, I found by pressing down I was able to rotate it slowly to off. It is rated at 150W and weighs in at around 12KG , so you don't want to be lugging this in and out of a cupboard, I suggest you find a permanent spot for it. We all know that the difference between Gelato and ice cream is not great , Gelato contains more milk and less fat, so all these fancy machines you see around do all the same thing , they make ice cream .

Many machines have a number of settings, this one is bare bones, so all you need is the machine and some common sense to make decent Ice Cream ,all those settings are just a gimmicks varying time and temperature, and talking of temperature this one peaks out at minus 23 degrees C . My first batch peaked out at minus 22C and my second at minus 18 degrees C the result was neither this way or that way but the second one at the higher temperature was my first choice. You may see claims that this machine peaks out at minus 35 degrees C, it does not, that belongs to it's bigger and more expensive brother. I read of people complaining that their paddle got stuck and would not turn or something snapped off, well all I can say , show some common sense,if this happens the ice cream is ready . Maybe that's indicative of using a machine with masses of settings people maybe expect it to talk to them.

Now to noise, I see some complain about noise , so I put this to rest, it's not noisy. I tested the DB at 68DB at 6 inches and 59DB at 1 metre. Normal conversation is 60DB at 1 metre. You can end up with a stuck inner pail if you leave it wet , make sure you dry it and the cooling shell before you start churning. Most ice Creams can be done in less than 50 minutes and if you pay attention as to when the machine starts to struggle then that is the time you should use.

There is no need to put the ingredients in the fridge before churning, just make sure you have everything mixed and the sugar dissolved with a whisk before hand. Nuts and other things like Rum and raisins ,chocolate powder or chips can be added later in the process. I did a coffee ice cream with a double shot of espresso which I added at the begining and it was delicious. The Ice cream can be messy when getting it out of the pail and you will lose a bit in the transfer to a container, but that can't be avoided regardless of what brand you use..

Don't pay full price for this hunt around , I have seen it at over $600.00 but many suppliers have it much lower you should be able to pick up this commercial grade machine for between $380 and $450.00 delivered. Thats what you will pay for a Breville or a Cuisinart, you just won't get the bells and whistles . This machine also sells under the Buffalo brand , and I see where claims are made it's manufactured in Germany...........wrong company, this is made in China like most of the machines.

It has a one year warranty although I have seen claims it has a 2 year warranty so check that out when buying.

All in all to this point it works as it should and makes creamy Ice Cream and Gelato and I recommend it if you want to start making your own, it will work out cheaper than premium ice Cream, and after all , that is what you are making, comparing it to low grade watered down cheap brands it is more expensive.

Great Product – I purchased the Green Living electric yoghurt maker Model (AOT-YM01). It makes up to 2 litres of yoghurt at once from fresh milk of your own choice… Read more

by incubating the milk at a low temp approx 40deg C and starting off with either culture or a few tablespoons of previous yoghurt, (my method). You can regulate the yoghurt strength by inspection over (5-10hours) and I'm really impressed with it's simplicity and results.

Waste of money – Complete waste of money, I followed the instructions exactly for poached eggs and both eggs exploded in 40 seconds, blowing the lid off and making a mess of the microwave. Show details

Makes great pancakes and is much safer and consistent than a fry pan. Grand kids love them!

Machine is good but the vessel stained after the first time I used it, I’ve tried everything and it hasn’t removed it. The vessel appears to be… Read more

getting worse each time I use it. Apparently it’s a known issue to ninja, I did contact them and they offered to replace vessel, but then sent another email to say, they wouldn’t replace it for discolouring. 2 emails with conflicting information very disappointing as I do know they have been replacing them, They need to put a warning that coloured drinks / fruit stain the vessel.

I recently purchased a Davis&Waddel yoghurt maker to make l.reuteri yoghurt. I made 3 batches and all were failures. I tested the yoghurt maker with… Read more

water to test the temperature. After 24hrs the yoghurt maker had only reached 32°c. I contacted the makers twice for their help. My emails were ignored. Fortunately I got a full refund from the place of purchase. I would definately NOT recommend this product. I've purchased a Luvelle maker which produces perfect l.reuteri.

omg - it works – Despite a couple of years of making California rolls (sushi rolls) i wasn't getting any better, though my homemade versions tasted great - so decided… Read more

to buy this with a little rolling machine (as yet untried). The Sushezi aka Sushi Bazooka works - yes it does - not too fiddly, not too hard to figure out. And it turns out a really good, solid, rice wrapped filling ready to wrap in nori. I was seriously surprised - even when i got it out of the box i wasn't expecting it to work so well. My California roll-making just hit expert level. And it just rinses clean. Perfect. Note: the price was including a Sushi Roller.

Perfect pancakes, easy to use – Pancakes are a staple in our house on a weekend, so our Perfect Pancake Press gets a fair amount of use. It produces perfectly round, evenly cooked… Read more

pancakes and is so easy to use, even my 6yo can cook pancakes with no assistance. The timer function takes the guess work out of cooking and it is the easiest appliance to clean. We use our own pancake recipe, not the one provided in the box.

Mini waffle maker. It really is mini! A bit tiresome if more than one eater. Probably break out the jaffle maker if two people eating. A few good… Read more

quick recipes on instagram @myfussyeater @mymumcooks.

I add a poached egg on top. Probably freeze waffles if baking a batch.

Uneven temperature. Absolute nightmare to clean. I bought on sale for $50 but will be returning and spending double to buy a better brand. Fail. Show details

A frustrating design that'd hard to use – Our nine month old baby eats entirely home made food - all made in batches and frozen using various freezer trays such as this. We purchased this… Read more

Heinz product having filled all our other trays with assorted meals with the hope that it would provide an easy way to store and deliver meals to our endlessly hungry baby. Our other trays are all silicone while this is a mix of hard plastic and silicone which has so little flexibility that it's virtually impossible to remove one portion of food at a time with no provision to flex the entire container.

Minimum frustration is vital when you have a young baby. No one will argue with that. This product has been nothing but frustrating and a complete waste of time.

So, the product doesn't work. This doesn't stop Heinz standing by it and refusing a refund despite being unfit for purpose. Pretty poor service from such a large company...

Nice product – It’s very good product. Storing baby food in its very easy and very easy to take it out after freezing no more hard work to take it out from the pot when baby is very hungry. Quality is also good. Totally good and nice quality this product got.  Show details

The ice maker itself was ok and initially we were happy with it. Longevity left a lot to be desired though. We had one replaced under warranty and the next two died just outside warranty. We have now stepped up to a Morphy Richards one that we love.