CHOICE kitchen tester Fiona Mair reveals the worst product she’s seen

Head kitchen tester for CHOICE reveals the product she dislikes the most after trying more than 3,000 appliances – and her favourite gadget of all time

  • Fiona Mair has worked for Australian consumer organisation CHOICE since 1997 
  • So it’s no surprise she has seen many weird and wonderful things in 22 years
  • She reveals the item she dislikes the most and favourite product of all time

Fiona Mair has worked for CHOICE since 1997 – so it’s no surprise she has tried and tested many weird and wonderful things in her 22-year career.

After trialling more than 3,000 kitchen appliances, the home economist has revealed the item she dislikes the most  – and her favourite product of all time.

Out of all the appliances she tested in the lab, the test coordinator said the ‘shonkiest’ product would have to be the Rollie vertical grill – an electric egg cooker.

Fiona Mair (pictured) has worked for CHOICE since 1997 – so it’s no surprise she has seen many weird and wonderful things in her 22-year career

Out of all the appliances she tested, the test coordinator said the 'shonkiest' product would have to be the Rollie vertical grill

Out of all the appliances she tested, the test coordinator said the ‘shonkiest’ product would have to be the Rollie vertical grill

The niche yet popular kitchen appliance allows home cooks to prepare eggs without the use of pots or pans. 

‘It’s not technically a Shonky, it performed OK, but I thought the Rollie vertical grill – which cooks eggs and turns other sweet and savoury dishes into cylindrical pops – was just unnecessary,’ Fiona said in a CHOICE piece about her ‘dream job’.

‘That’s what Shonky is to me – unnecessary appliances. Oh, and appliances that come with loads of accessories that you’ll probably never use. That annoys me. I hate accessories.’

After testing more than 3,000 kitchen appliances, the home economist has revealed the worst item she has come across - and her favourite of all time

After testing more than 3,000 kitchen appliances, the home economist has revealed the worst item she has come across – and her favourite of all time

She said her favourite kitchen appliance of all time is a food processor because it's 'versatile' features, followed by a slow cooker

She said her favourite kitchen appliance of all time is a food processor because it’s ‘versatile’ features, followed by a slow cooker

She said her favourite kitchen appliance of all time is a food processor because of it’s ‘versatile’ features, followed by a slow cooker.

‘It helps keep your food budget down. You can use cheaper cuts of meat as well as legumes and vegetables. and still manage to get a lot of flavour out of them,’ she said.

Besides scouring through thousands of kitchen appliances, Fiona said she has also tested more than 8,000 scones, 4,000 chickens, 3,000 sausages, 800 meringues, 500 stir fries and 300 pizzas.

‘I definitely can’t look at another steak or sausage right now,’ she said, laughing after she recently finished their barbecues test.



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