Good Housekeeping Good Buy Awards 2007

Best appliance

best buys,consumer advice,dream kitchens,home appliances,Good Housekeeping Dana Cukier collects the Good Housekeeping award for Neff

The Neff U1644 electric oven (£1072-£1215; 0870 513 3090; neff.co.uk) scooped the Best Appliance award. It\'s packed with features busy cooks will find useful, including telescopic rails so shelves slide out to give easier access to the food you’re cooking. The door handles rotate for a more comfortable grip and the judges were impressed by the child lock feature. Collecting the award for Neff was Dana Cukier, pictured centre with GH\'s Louise Chunn and Liz Kershaw.

 

Highly commended appliance

best buys,consumer advice,home appliances,homecare tips,Good Housekeeping Miele Solution HEPA 5000 vacuum cleaner Highly commended in the Best Appliance category was the Miele Solution HEPA 5000 vacuum cleaner (£200; 01235 554455, miele.co.uk).

Best kitchen appliance

time-saving ideas,best buys,consumer advice,dream kitchens,home appliances,Good Housekeeping Brooke de Laune and Becky Rawlings collect their Good Housekeeping award for Kenwood The judges loved the Kenwood Libra Multipro FP950 food processor (£179.99; 02392 392333, kenwood.co.uk), which has weighing scales built in. It scored 87/100 in our tests for the November 2007 issue and our judges said: "A truly ground-breaking product that saves time and cuts down on washing up. No kitchen should be without one." Brooke de Laune and Becky Rawlings (pictured centre left and centre right) joined us on the night to pick up the award.
 

Highly commended great gadget

best buys,consumer advice,home appliances,homecare tips,Good Housekeeping Collette O\'Neil and Kate Blinkhorn collect their Good Housekeeping award for Black and Decker The Black & Decker Dustbuster Pivot (£59.99; 01753 511234, blackanddecker.co.uk) was highly-commended in the Great Gadget category. Pictured centre left and centre right with their award are Collette O\'Neil and Kate Blinkhorn.

Green product of the year

eco friendly,best buys,consumer advice,homecare tips,Good Housekeeping Louise Chunn, Simon Bender, Richard Martin, Karina Wallace, Tim Foster and Liz Kershaw collect their Good Housekeeping award The amazing Ecloth Cleaning System (£8.99) came top of the class in the Green Product of the Year category, new to this year\'s awards. The guys behind this chemical-free cleaning success story turned out in force to celebrate their achievement. L-R: Louise Chunn, Simon Bender, Richard Martin, Karina Wallace, Tim Foster and Liz Kershaw. If you haven\'t already converted to Ecloth, you can buy online at lakeland.co.uk.

Highly commended green product

eco friendly,best buys,consumer advice,homecare tips,Good Housekeeping Paul Hamzij and Chris Arthur collect their Good Housekeeping award Highly commended in the Green Product of the Year category was Antony Worrall Thomson’s Fresh and Green Kitchen and Hob Degreaser, £1.99 from supermarkets or online at wwf.org.uk. Congratulations to Paul Hamzij and Chris Arthur (pictured centre left and centre right) on their award.

Innovation of the Year

best buys,consumer advice,Good Housekeeping,fun for children Nintendo Wii games console A product that needs almost no introduction to those with kids, the Nintendo Wii games console (£179) won the coveted Innovation of the Year award. The wireless motion-sensitive controls mean you can make a character on the screen mimic your own movements. Play a round of golf or show off your bowling skills in the living room. As our testers and our guests on the night found out, it\'s a real workout!

Highly commended innovation

best buys,consumer advice,Good Housekeeping Eleanor Lester and Sonia Spencer collect their Good Housekeeping award for Eddingtons. From technological wizardry to kitchen staple, the Eddingtons Non-Stick Rolling Pin (£19.99, 020 8579 3444, whiskcooking.co.uk) was highly commended by our judges in the Innovation of the Year category. A simple idea, this coated metal rolling pin keeps its cool to stop pastry becoming tacky and is dishwasher-safe, too. L-R: Eleanor Lester and Sonia Spencer.

Household hero award

best buys,consumer advice,homecare tips,Good Housekeeping Rose Gray, Louise Chunn and Liz Kershaw collect their Good Housekeeping award for Cif Which brings us to our last category, the Household Hero award, nominated by GH readers. Thanks to all of you who voted for your favourite cleaning product. Cif Cream Lemon (£1.29 from supermarkets) pipped the competition to the post in this category and scored an impressive 86/100 when our GHI testers put it through its paces. Collecting the award was Rose Gray, picture centre with Louise Chunn and Liz Kershaw.

Highly commended household hero

best buys,consumer advice,homecare tips,Good Housekeeping Charles Gordon accepts a Good Housekeeping award for Bissell OxyKIC Highly commended in the Household Hero category was Bissell OxyKIC (£7.99 from lakeland.co.uk). Charles Gordon joined us to collect the award.

Congratulations

best buys,consumer advice,Good Housekeeping Group of women celebrating over drinks Congratulations to all our winners and thanks for joining us on the night. A good time was had by all and we\'re looking forward to testing, evaluating and debating the merits of even more products next year.

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