Our pick for a beginner who mostly drinks lattes and cappuccinos, and wants the grinding done for them, is the HOMCOM 15 Bar bean-to-cup machine. The 20-Bar espresso machines cost less but take ground coffee you supply. The pages list no automatic milk system, so expect to froth by hand. Prices are in the table …

For café-style lattes at home, look for an espresso or bean-to-cup machine with a steam or frother wand, which listings often call a milk frother. A latte is espresso with steamed milk,[1] and the wand is the part that steams and froths the milk.[2] In our editorial judgement that is the practical route, with one …

In our editorial judgement, an undecided beginner (someone with no grinding or milk-frothing experience) should start with a pod machine that also takes ground coffee, because there is no grinder to learn or clean. Choose an espresso machine with a steam or frother wand if you want milk drinks and will buy fine ground coffee, …

Choosing a record player stand comes down to three simple decisions. Where will it go in your home? What does it need to hold? How much do you want to spend? Get these three right and your records will play smoothly for years. Get them wrong and you may hear skipping, buzzing or a muddy …

Choosing the right industrial fan heater comes down to sizing the output to your space, checking it runs safely from your power supply, and picking the element, safety features and controls that suit a working environment. Get those right and a cold garage becomes somewhere you actually want to spend a winter evening. This guide …

In our editorial judgement, match the appliance to what the kitchen lacks: buy a dual basket air fryer if you have a hob and a full-size oven, an air fryer oven (an oven-shaped cavity with a fan) if you have no oven, and a mini oven with hot plates if you have no hob. The …