As a manufacturer of small food-related appliances, Breville has carved out a reputation for quality and putting the consumer's requests first. The signature stainless steel products achieve a great balance between reliability and, while not low, an attainable price plus quality that can go toe-to-toe with many top luxury brands.

Starting with a basic, Breville toasters are a great example of their attention to detail. The Ikon toaster comes complete with a patented mid-cycle Look and Lift function, and you can take advantage of the regulated defrost and reheat functions, as well as a bagel setting that toasts faster on the inside than out the outside. It'd be tough to burn a slice of bread with this machine on your side.

The popular Breville juicers have ridden the wave of the juicing trend, contributing their design expertise to make it an easy and unintimidating process to do at home. For example their Juice Fountain Plus with its 13,000 rpm motor and its extra-large centrifugal shoot will have you juicing up a storm of hard and soft fruits in just 5 seconds. Easy to assemble and clean, and featuring a 1-litre juice pitcher with froth separator, you'll have no excuses not to hop on the fresh fruit and vegetable train.

While on the higher side of their price line, Breville espresso machines are celebrated for being absolutely worth it, down to every rich drop of "crema". The Barista Express looks awfully handsome on your countertop and has the ability to adjust to pressurized filters for ease of use for beginners or non-pressurized café style filters for the more expert barista. The integrated grinder is also fully adjustable, and of course there's a milk frother for cappuccino and macchiato lovers.