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Guides and shortlists for compact kitchen appliances. Every recommendation names a specific model, explains which capacity and footprint it suits, and says who should buy something else instead.

Comparison · Kitchen

Two 1-litre kettles: Sage Compact Kettle Pure against the Russell Hobbs Compact

Both hold a litre, both boil a single mug, and both are bought for a small kitchen. Sage's is glass and steel with a cushioned lid, 2400 W, narrow and deep, with no limescale filter stated. Russell Hobbs' is plain brushed steel, 20.4 cm tall, with a washable filter and a longer guarantee if you register it. This comparison sets their makers' figures side by side and says which kitchen each suits.

Updated 10 November 2026

Review · Kitchen

Philips 3000 Series Airfryer L (HD9252/91) review: four portions, thirteen functions, and a worktop that needs depth

Philips' 4.1-litre basket air fryer is the biggest machine in our compact coverage and the one with the longest feature list: seven presets, a 30-minute keep-warm, defrost and toast among thirteen functions. It is also 36 cm deep and 4.55 kg. This review reads Philips' own leaflet to work out which two-person kitchens it suits and which it will crowd.

Updated 5 November 2026

Shortlist · Kitchen

Compact air fryers for one or two people: four models that fit a small UK kitchen

Most air fryers are sized for families and American worktops. These four fit under a wall cupboard, cook one or two portions without waste, and differ in ways that matter more than the marketing: basket size, height, weight, controls and whether the drawer can go in the dishwasher.

Updated 25 September 2026

Comparison · Kitchen

Ninja Air Fryer 3.8 L (AF100UK) vs Ninja Double Stack 7.6 L (SL300UK): one drawer or two?

Same brand, same 28 cm width, same 3.8-litre drawer — one machine has one of them and the other stacks two. The Double Stack is 3.5 cm taller, 8 cm deeper, more than twice the weight and 900 watts hungrier. For two people the question is whether you cook one thing or two at a time; for a small kitchen it is whether the extra height fits under the cupboards.

Updated 25 September 2026

Review · Kitchen

Ninja Crispi (FN101UK) review: a glass air fryer you can put away

The Crispi takes the air fryer apart: a 1,700 W heating pod that sits on a glass container, cooks in it, and comes off so you can eat from the container and lid it for the fridge. Two containers come in the box, 1.4 and 3.8 litres, and nothing has to live on the worktop. That is the idea; here is what Ninja's own documents say it weighs, measures and washes, and who the trade-offs suit.

Updated 25 September 2026

Shortlist · Kitchen

Small kettles for one or two people: six that boil a single mug without wasting the rest

A 1.7-litre kettle in a one-person kitchen boils water nobody drinks. The small kettles below hold half a litre to a litre and a half, fit under a wall cupboard, and — the number that matters most — will switch on with a single mug of water in them. Six compared on capacity, minimum fill, power, height and the filter you will or will not have to clean.

Updated 25 September 2026

Guide · Kitchen

What size air fryer do I need? Litres, portions and the cupboard gap, with real dimensions

Air fryers are sold by litres, and litres answer neither of the two questions a buyer actually has: how many people does it feed, and will it fit. This guide maps basket volume to portions using the makers' own figures, then shows why a 4-litre machine can be wider than a 9-litre one — with the measurements of four compact models to prove it.

Updated 25 September 2026