We tend to over-romanticise aspirational appliances - sleek espresso machines that promise Parisian-style mornings, robot vacuums that vow to reclaim your time and steamers that supposedly change lives (and bedsheets).
But real domestic loyalty is often earned not by the glamorous gadget, but by the workhorse. The one you reach for when something’s gone wrong - when red wine hits wool, or the cat hits the carpet.
