Finder Retail Awards 2023: Australia’s best appliance brands
We asked more than 30,000 Australians to rate their favourite brands and appliances – here are the winners for 2023.
The Finder Retail Awards recognises Australia's favourite brands across over 100 diverse categories. We survey thousands of real Australians to understand how they feel about their recent product purchases, and use that information to reward the most popular brands.
These are the best brands for home appliances in the 2023 Finder Awards.
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2023 Finder Retail Award Appliance winners
Best-rated air conditioner brand: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
For the third year in a row, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been crowned the number 1 brand for air conditioners in Australia. The brand amassed especially high scores for performance, ease of use, product features and value for money. 98% of surveyed customers recommended the brand.
Highly commended
- Daikin
- Samsung
Best-rated air fryer brand: De'Longhi
There's nothing quite like crispy, homemade fries and when it comes to the air-fried variety, Aussies prefer De'Longhi. The brand scored highly across the areas of performance, ease of use and value for money. 93% of respondents gave De'Longhi air fryers their seal of approval.
Highly commended
- Kmart
- Russell Hobbs
Best-rated air purifier brand: Samsung
Air purifiers are rapidly becoming one of the most popular home appliance products in Australia. In the 2023 Finder Awards, the highest-rated brand was Samsung. It scored well in all areas with 94% of respondents heartily recommending the brand.
Highly commended
- Panasonic
- Kmart
Best-rated BBQ brand: Weber
The trusty Weber has taken out this year's Finder Award for best BBQ brand with a massive 98% of surveyed Aussies giving it their recommendation. It scored particularly highly for ease of use and performance.
Highly commended
- Jumbuck
- Matador
Best-rated blender brand: NutriBullet
Consistently rating well for ease of use, performance and value for money, Australians have rated NutriBullet as the best blender brand for this year's award. 96% of customers said they would recommend a NutriBullet blender to friends and family.
Highly commended
- KitchenAid
- Nutri Ninja
Best-rated bread maker brand: Panasonic
A bread maker is a machine that fully automates the baking process, from combining the ingredients and kneading the dough to baking a final product. In the 2023 Finder Retail Awards, Panasonic was named the best bread maker brand with an overall recommendation rating of 90%.
Highly commended
- Philips
- Breville
Best-rated clothes dryer brand: Electrolux
Electrolux has been crowned Australia's best-rated clothes dryer brand, beating out heavy hitters like Bosch, Whirlpool, Simpson and Samsung. Performance and reliability and value for money were among the features that customers scored highly. The brand received a recommendation rating of 93%.
Highly commended
- LG
- Bosch
Best-rated coffee machine brand: Breville
When it comes to kick-starting your day the right coffee machine can make all the difference. Breville scored well across the board as well as receiving a near-perfect 99% recommendation rating.
Highly commended
- Vittoria
- Philips
Best-rated food processor brand: KitchenAid
KitchenAid's highly distinctive food processor range appears to have made an impression on Aussies with an astonishing recommendation rating of 100%. The brand scored highly in the areas of performance, ease of use, cleaning and maintenance and product features making it this year's overall winner.
Highly commended
- Breville
- Russell Hobbs
Best-rated fridge brand: LG
LG has once again been rated Australia's best fridge brand in the 2023 Finder Awards. It outscored all of its competitors for performance, product features and value for money. A cool 99% of customers gave the brand their personal recommendation.
Highly commended
- Samsung
- Westinghouse
Best-rated freezer brand: Westinghouse
Westinghouse topped the competition for freezers in 2023. It received very high marks for performance, ease of use and value for money. 98% of customers we surveyed recommend the brand.
Highly commended
- Haier
- CHiQ
Best-rated dehumidifier brand: Arovec
In the 2023 Finder Retail Awards, Arovec was named the best dehumidifier brand thanks to impressive scores across the areas of performance, ease of use, cleaning and maintenance and product features. Its overall recommendation rating was 95%.
Highly commended
- Damp Solutions Australia
- AusClimate
Best-rated dishwasher brand: Miele
Miele has been crowned best dishwasher brand at this year's Finder Awards. It received the highest scores for performance and ease of use. 94% of surveyed customers gave it their recommendation.
Highly commended
- Bosch
- Fisher & Paykel
Best-rated heater brand: Kmart Anko
Kmart Anko has been rated Australia's best overall heater brand with a total recommendation rating of 86%. The brand scored highly for ease of use and value for money (which is unsurprising given its ultra-affordable prices).
Highly commended
- Arlec
- Aldi
Best-rated humidifier brand: Arovec
In addition to being the best dehumidifier brand, Arovec also took out the top prize for humidifiers. It scored equally highly across the areas of ease of use, cleaning and maintenance, product features and value for money. 92% of surveyed customers recommended the brand.
Highly commended
- Glow Dreaming
- Beurer
Best-rated iron brand: Tefal
Tefal has won the 2023 Finder Award for best iron brand in Australia. Recommended by 94% of surveyed Aussies, Tefal scored strongly in all areas including performance and ease of use.
Highly commended
- Russell Hobbs
- Sunbeam
Best-rated juicer brand: Omega Juicers
Omega Juicers emerged as a dark horse in the 2023 Finder Retail Awards, taking out the top prize against the likes of Breville, Smeg and KitchenAid. Impressively, 98% of surveyed customers recommended the brand.
Highly commended
- Kambrook
- Smeg
Best-rated kettle brand: Breville
Breville took out this year's award for best-rated kettle brand. It performed well across all metrics including performance and ease of use. 97% of its customers would recommend Breville kettles.
Highly commended
- Smeg
- Sunbeam
Best-rated microwave brand: Westinghouse
Westinghouse claimed the title for best-rated Microwave brand in the 2023 Finder Retail Awards. It received a tick of approval from 98% of respondents with high marks in all areas.
Highly commended
- Kmart
- Samsung
Best-rated multi cooker brand: Crock-Pot
Recommended by 93% of surveyed users, Crock-Pot has taken out this year's Finder Award for best multi cooker brand. It trounced the competition across several metrics including features and ease of use. This is the second year running that Crock-Pot has won the award.
Finalists
- Russell Hobbs
- Philips
Best-rated oven brand: Smeg
Smeg beat out more than 20 other oven brands to be crowned this year's best oven manufacturer courtesy of its high scores across performance, ease of use and value for money. 92% of respondents said they would recommend the brand to others.
Highly commended
- Haier
- Westinghouse
Best-rated pressure cooker brand: Philips
Philips has won back-to-back awards as Australia's best pressure cooker brand, having previously taken out the same category in 2022. It was the clear leader in cooking performance scores and also rated well for product features and ease of use. 96% of surveyed Australians recommended this brand of pressure cooker.
Highly commended
- Breville
- Kogan
Best-rated rice cooker brand: Kambrook
For an easy-to-use rice cooker that cooks well, consider Kambrook, which is this year's winner of the best rice cooker brand Finder Award with high scores in the aforementioned areas. It was recommended by 96% of respondents which isn't too shabby at all.
Highly commended
- Aldi
- Sunbeam
Best-rated sandwich maker brand: Breville
Breville has once again won the award for best sandwich maker brand. Recommended by 98% of surveyed Aussies, it performed strongly in all areas including performance, cleaning and maintenance, value for money and ease of use.
Highly commended
- Target
- George Foreman
Best-rated slow cooker brand: Russell Hobbs
Australians have recommended Russell Hobbs as the best slow cooker brand in this year's Finder Awards. Surveyed customers rated the brand highly for its cooking performance, ease of use, value for money and product features. It received an overall recommendation rating of 94%.
Highly commended
- Kambrook
- Kmart
Best-rated stand mixer brand: KitchenAid
KitchenAid has practically become synonymous with stand mixers so it is no surprise to see it come out on top in this hotly contested category. It received excellent scores across all available metrics and was recommended by an astonishing 98% of surveyed customers.
Highly commended
- Russell Hobbs
- Philips
Best-rated toaster brand: Breville
Breville is now on a winning streak, claiming the accolade of best toaster brand for the second year in a row – a clear testament to the brand's enduring quality. It received excellent scores across all metrics, as well as a 90% recommendation rating from its customers.
Highly commended
- Sunbeam
- Smeg
Best-rated treadmill brand: NordicTrack
NordicTrack has jogged comfortably into first place in the best treadmill category, beating out more than 20 competing brands. It was recommended by 92% of the customers we surveyed with an unmatched performance score.
Highly commended
- Avanti
- HealthStream
Best-rated vacuum cleaner brand: Dyson
Dyson likes to position itself as the premier brand in vacuum cleaners and it would seem Australians agree, with great scores across every metric. It came recommended by 93% of customers surveyed.
Highly commended
- LG
- Ecovacs
Best-rated washing machine brand: LG
LG is the best washing machine brand of 2023 according to our extensive survey. It performed well in all metrics with particularly high scores for features and washing performance. It also received a near-perfect 99% recommendation rating, making it this year's undisputed winner.
Highly commended
- Bosch
- Electrolux
Best-rated water filter brand: BRITA
In 2023, customers rated BRITA the best tater filter brand in Australia. It scored exceptionally well in the areas of performance and ease of use, and was recommended by 98% of surveyed Australians.
Highly commended
- Home Master
- AlkaWay
Meet our experts
Susannah Binsted
Head of international PR, Finder
Susannah Binsted is the international PR manager at Finder. She leads the Finder Retail Awards for 2023.
William Capada
Insights support analyst, Finder Awards
William Capada is a data analyst for Finder's Customer Satisfaction Awards. He helps make sense of all the scoring.
Saranga Sudarshan
Insights analyst, Finder Awards
Saranga is responsible for gathering the data that fuels the Finder Awards. He ensures our winners are based on facts, not biases.
Chris Jager
Senior editor, Finder shopping
Chris is a senior editor at Finder covering all things shopping and retail. He has been writing about consumer technology for 17 years.
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