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The best home appliance brands in the 2021/22 Finder Retail Awards
We reveal Australia's favourite home appliance brands for 2021/22
The Finder Retail Awards recognises Australia's favourite brands across a huge number of 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 2021/22 Awards.
Best rated robot vacuum cleaner brand: LG
LG came recommended by 100% of customers surveyed when it comes to its robot vacuum cleaners. LG also received great scores in all categories, allowing them to take the win.
Finalists
- Samsung
- Ecovacs
Best rated washing machine brand: Bosch
When it comes to washing machines, Bosch is hard to beat. In addition to receiving a 100% recommendation rating, Bosch scored well on all metrics receiving particularly high scores for features and functions, and washing performance.
Finalists
- Samsung
- Fisher & Paykel
See Finder's picks for the best washing machines in Australia
Best rated clothes dryer brand: Haier
In a back-to-back win, Haier has been named Australia's best rated clothes dryer brand. Performance and reliability and value for money were among the features that make customers love Haier's clothes dryer. The brand also received a respectable 97% recommendation rating.
Finalists
- Fisher & Paykel
- LG
Best rated refrigerator brand: LG
LG topped the scoreboard for cooling performance, features and functions, and design whilst also receiving impressive scores across all other metrics. LG also comes recommended as the refrigerator brand of choice by a whopping 98% of its customers that were surveyed.
Finalists
- Haier
- Fisher & Paykel
Best rated coffee machine brand: DeLonghi
When it comes to kick starting your day the right coffee machine can make all the difference. Delonghi scored well across the board as well as receiving a 97% recommendation rating, showing why its customers love Delonghi.
Finalists
- Nespresso
- Sunbeam
See Finder's picks for the best coffee machines in Australia
Best rated kettle brand: Russell Hobbs
Russell Hobbs proved unbeatable when it comes to Australia's best rated kettle brand. In addition to receiving solid scores across all metrics, 95% of its customers would recommend Russell Hobbs' kettles.
Finalists
- Sunbeam
- Breville
Best rated microwave brand: Samsung
As multi category winners in this year's awards, Samsung claimed the title for Best Rated Microwave brand. Samsung scored particularly well cooking performance and ease of use whilst receiving admirable scores across the remaining metrics.
Finalists
- Panasonic
- LG
Best rated toaster brand: Breville
A quality appliance is the key to any good slice of toast and Aussies have made it clear that they love to make their brekky with Breville. This brand proved to be an all-rounder, receiving excellent scores across all metrics, as well as a 93% recommendation rating from its customers.
Finalists
- Kmart
- Russell Hobbs
Best rated blender brand: Kmart
Consistently rating well for ease of use, performance, and value for money, Australians have rated Kmart as the best blender brand for this year's award.
Finalists
- Nutribullet
- Nutri Ninja
Best rated food processor brand: ALDI
100% of surveyed Australians who had purchased an ALDI food processor would recommend the brand, which helped ALDI secure this year's best food processor Finder Award. They also rated well for ease of cleaning, safety and value for money.
Finalists
- KitchenAid
- Magimix
See Finder's picks for the best food processors in Australia
Best rated sandwich maker brand: Breville
Nothing beats a nice and warm toasted sandwich for lunch, and no other brand could beat Breville as the best sandwich maker brand. Recommended by 100% of surveyed Aussies, Breville topped the rankings for durability, ease of cleaning and performance.
Finalists
- Russell Hobbs
- Sunbeam
See Finder's picks for the best sandwich makers in Australia
Best rated slow cooker brand: Breville
Australians have recommended Breville as the best slow cooker brand in this year's Finder Awards, rating its products highly for cooking performance and value for money.
Finalists
- Sunbeam
- Russell Hobbs
See Finder's picks for the best slow cookers in Australia
Best rated smoke alarm brand: Google Nest
To help keep your home safe, Australians recommend Google Nest as the best smoke alarm brand. It rated well for value for money, design and ease of use, and was recommended by 97% of survey respondents.
Finalists
- Fire Pro
- Quell
Best rated stand mixer brand: KitchenAid
Whether it's snacks for the kids or cakes for yourself, KitchenAid has been ranked as the number one stand mixer brand in this year's Finder Awards. Easy to use with excellent performance scores, 97% of Aussies recommend a KitchenAid stand mixer.
Finalists
- Kenwood
- Sunbeam
Best rated split system air conditioner brand: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Whether you want to stay cool in Summer or keep warm in Winter, Australians rate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the number one brand in split system air conditioners in this year's Finder Awards. All surveyed Australians recommended the brand.
Finalists
- Haier
- Mitsubishi Electric
See Finder's picks for the best split system air conditioners in Australia
Best rated rice cooker brand: Breville
For an easy to use rice cooker that cooks well, consider Breville, which is this year's winner of the best rice cooker brand Finder Award.
Finalists
- ALDI
- Russell Hobbs
Best rated water filter brand: Home Master
For the freshest water, Australians have rated Home Master as the best rated Water Filter brand in Australia. Home Master topped the results for Cleaning and maintenance and value for money, and was recommended by 97% of surveyed Australians.
Finalists
- AlkaWay
- BRITA
Best rated heater brand: Omega Altise
To keep warm this winter, consider a heater from Omega Altise. The brand has taken out the Finder Award for best heater brand this year, with high ratings for safety, value for money and features and functions.
Finalists
- Rinnai
- Paloma
Best rated juicer brand: Optimum Appliances
According to surveyed Australians, the best juicer brand is Optimum Appliances. With high scores for value for money and overall performance, it takes out this year's Finder Award.
Finalists
- Smeg
- Kogan
Best rated pressure cooker brand: Philips
Philips is the brand to take the pressure out of pressure cooking, winning the Finder Award for best pressure cooker brand in this year's Finder Awards. It was the clear leader in cooking performance scores.
Finalists
- Kogan
- Kmart
See Finder's picks for the best pressure cookers in Australia
Best rated deep fryer brand: Tefal
Tefal has won the Finder Award for best deep fryer brand this year. Recommended by 100% of surveyed Aussies, Tefal topped the charts for ease of use and value for money.
Finalists
- Russell Hobbs
- Philips
Best rated ice cream maker brand: Yonanas
For fresh, delicious ice cream, consider an ice cream maker from Yonanas. The brand has won the Finder award for best Ice Cream Maker brand for the second year in a row, rating highly for value for money and recommended by 100% of users.
Finalists
- Apuro
- KitchenAid
See Finder's picks for the best ice cream makers in Australia
Best rated multi cooker brand: Crock-Pot
Recommended by 100% of surveyed users, Crock-Pot has taken out this year's Finder Award for best multi cooker brand. Its products rated highly across all areas, but topped the list for cooking performance and features and function.
Finalists
- Sunbeam
- Breville
Best rated BBQ brand: Ziegler & Brown
Ziegler & Brown has won this year's Finder Award for best BBQ brand in Australia. With the highest cooking preformance result of any brand, and strong scores across the board, it's not a surprise it was recommended by 94% of surveyed Aussies.
Finalists
- Coolabah (ALDI)
- DeLonghi
How we chose the winners
The 2021/22 Finder Retail Awards recognise brand sentiment from customer feedback on different retail product categories. Finder worked with data and insights company, Dynata to conduct thousands of customer interviews around their product purchasing history and satisfaction with their purchased products.
Disclaimer: Please refer to our methodology for more information on how we scored and judged Finder Retail Awards candidates. While we endeavour to assess the majority of product providers in the market, this is not always possible and it may be that not every brand in the market was included for judging.
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