Helen McCue
Helen McCue is a freelance contributor who trained as a Home Economist. After starting her career in the food industry, she moved into home appliance reviews, utilising her cooking skills and experience to put all kinds of products to the test, and over the years has reviewed hundreds of home and kitchen appliances for a variety of publications.
Having completely renovated her current house, Helen reviews kitchen appliances from her open plan kitchen at home in a beautiful Berkshire village. When she’s not working, Helen can be found enjoying the local countryside or dreaming about her next house renovation project.
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5 fruitful juicers we rate highly for getting your five-a-day
The best juicers you can buy right now, including slow and centrifugal juicers from NutriBullet, Smeg, Breville, and more
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Philips Viva Masticating Slow Juicer review
The Philips Viva Masticating Slow Juicer is a reasonably-priced slow juicer but its performance is a bit of a mixed bag. Here's what else we thought while it was in review
By Helen McCue Published
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The apartment-friendly Hurom H-AA slow juicer can help you save the planet
This Hurom H-AA slow juicer makes delicious drinks with minimum waste. It's a great way to saving overripe fruit from first-class ticket to destination trash can
By Helen McCue Published
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Sage 3X Bluicer review
The Sage 3X Bluicer is a one-stop shop for creating delicious drinks. It's a juicer and a blender in one, and here's why we gave it 4.5 stars
By Helen McCue Published
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The 5-star Nutribullet Juicer Pro is the ultimate compact (and healthy) kitchen gadget
The Nutribullet Juicer Pro is an inexpensive yet easy-to-use juicer that makes great juice with minimum waste. Here's why we rated it five stars while testing
By Helen McCue Published
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I used to wake up with back pain before sleeping on the Emma CliMax Hybrid mattress
We reviewed the Emma CliMax Hybrid mattress that combines foam and springs for ultimate support, but is it too firm for our liking?
By Helen McCue Published
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Our thoughts after testing the design-forward Smeg ECF01 espresso machine for a week
Coffee newbies with a higher budget and eye for design may find the Smeg ECF01 to be a worthy investment
By Helen McCue Published
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Zwilling Enfinigy Drip Coffee Maker review
The Zwilling Enfinigy Drip Coffee Maker is a good looking investment coffee maker that makes great coffee with ease
By Helen McCue Published
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Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill review: this appliance lets you grill in the kitchen
The Ninja Foodi AG301 5-in-1 Indoor Grill is an indoor multi-functional grill that’s also a great air fryer, but it’s expensive and bulky
By Helen McCue Last updated
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Tefal Actifry Genius XL 2-in-1 air fryer review: a flexible dual level air fryer
With multi-layer cooking and the ability to cook stews and curries, the Tefal Actifry Genius XL 2-in-1 is a versatile air fryer – but it takes time to get used to
By Helen McCue Published