Reviews & Articles

A list of the best Buy Me Once items in each tech category – the toughest, best-quality products, designed to be repaired, updated and used for years, not months.

I've done the research and here are my findings... 

Our research into the most reliable kettles 2025 

SO we’ve boiled down the data (pun very much intended) to reveal the most common kettle failure points, why they happen, and which brands are actually doing something about it.

If you've been hunting online for "SolidTeknics carbon steel" or "SolidTeknics cast iron," you're not alone. But Solidteknics is neither of those things... and that's precisely what makes these pans special. 

SolidTeknics AUS-ION isn't traditional carbon steel or cast iron - it's what happens when clever engineers decide to solve all the problems of both materials at once.

Made from 100% Australian wrought iron, these seamless one-piece pans deliver the heat retention of cast iron at half the weight, with the quick-heating properties of carbon steel but none of the warping issues.

Shoe giant Timberland long stood as a bastion of quality within the throwaway world of fashion. As its standards have slipped, industry rivals refuse to pick up the slack. The mainstream of the shoe industry is banking on customers accepting a new normal.

Warmer climes and (slightly) sunnier skies are finally here. Summer travels beckon and the sartorial challenge of summer dressing while avoiding non-stop beach wear must be attended to. Look no further than our July spotlight brand, Thought Clothing (formerly Braintree Clothing).