Mother’s Day Buying Guide

April 14th, 2014

Appliance Talk

Not sure what to get for Mum this Mother’s Day?

You’re not alone – a lot of us have been racking our brains looking for the best way to appropriately honour this special person in our lives.  Because every Mum is different, every Mum will appreciate a different type of gift.

To help provide a little bit of inspiration, here’s our short Buying Guide, full of great Mother’s day gift ideas, including special offers to make the special day even more special:

Queen of Baking

For some families, a visit to Mum’s house means eating your way through all of the cakes, scones and biscuits that are generously offered to all who pass through her door. If this sounds familiar, read on:

The Panasonic Bread Maker SD-2501 has always been a favourite of ours, and also a favourite of our customers.  Not only does it make preparing standard loaves a breeze, but you can also use it to make gluten-free snacks, pizza dough and jam.

Another appliance that’s super-handy when baking is a good food mixer to combine the ingredients.  As luck would have it, we’ve an assortment of great options available for your Mum:

The highly portable Sunbeam Folding Mixmaster MX1000P can be easily stored in Mum’s crowded kitchen, and offers great mixing performance besides.

The Kenwood kMix range of food mixers comes in a variety of bright colours to improve your mother’s day (see what I did there?), and can be used for preparing a variety of different ingredients in different styles.

Here’s what we mean:

Thanks to its assortment of attachments and special modes, the kMix would make a handy resource for any home baker.

The KitchenAid Artisan KSM150 is a powerful and reliable classic that looks great in any kitchen while providing performance you can count on.  Built to last, it’s no wonder that a KitchenAid is the fixture of many a kitchen.

The Coffee Connoisseur

Some Mums are always on the go, and need a bit of extra energy.  Some mums appreciate the finer things in life, and accept nothing but the best.

To help out both of these Mums, here’s a selection of our top coffee machines, offering high-quality drinks and excellent performance:

For a Mum that could use a high-quality shot of espresso without having to do too much work, the Jura ENA Micro 1 is a simple to use Swiss coffee machine that produces top-notch drinks at the touch of a single button.

Also, Jura is offering a Lindt Hot Chocolate Gift Pack, valued at $150, along with every ENA Micro 1 purchase for a limited time only, to help sweeten the deal (geddit?) this Mother’s Day.

The Philips Saeco Minuto Coffee Machine is a compact design that includes a built-in milk frother for instant lattes and cappuccinos, just like you’d buy in the cafe.

Here’s how you can use the appliance to prepare a perfect long black:

If you like the look of this coffee machine for your Mum, remember that for a limited time only you can enjoy up to $300 cashback on your purchase of selected Philips Saeco products, as a little extra bonus.

 

The Delonghi Coffee Machine ECAM22110SB uses a straightforward dial control to select your favourite coffee type from an extensive menu, including milk-based coffees thanks to the integrated milk system.  You can then further personalise your coffee using the buttons, creating a drink that exactly matches what Mum likes.

One more thing to consider regarding this coffee machine – you can get up to $250 cashback on your purchases for a limited time only.

The Kitchen Whizz

For all those adventurous sorts of Mums who love trying out new things in the kitchen, we’ve got a selection of great kitchen small appliances to help feed their ambitions of cooking mastery:

The Philips Food Processor HR7778-03 makes a whole assortment of different options and settings available to manage almost any kind of food prep.

Here’s how you can use one of these to make a perfect pesto:

As an additional bonus, you can also receive up to $50 cash back when you purchase this food processor, and also go in the draw to win up to $10,000 worth of groceries!

The Tefal Cook4Me Multi Cooker can be used to prepare more than 80 pre-programmed recipes, allowing it to fulfil the role of a whole cupboard-full of small appliances.  Ideal for a Mum that wants to be able to cook anything, but doesn’t want to clutter up the kitchen.

The Panasonic Microwave is a great and simple all-rounder in the working kitchen, with easy to clean electronic controls.  Speaking of easy to clean, this microwave does not use a turntable to cook (instead using Inverter technology), leaving more room inside for bigger dishes, and making the interior super-easy to wipe down.

To help Mum get more use out of this microwave, your can also get a choice of bonus Tupperware, valued at $70, with your purchase of this microwave for a limited time only.

The Panasonic Rice Cooker is ideal for cooks with a lot on the go, as its advanced fuzzy logic technology helps to automatically adjust its settings.  So even if Mum’s too busy to keep a close eye on the appliance, she’ll still get perfect rice each time.

And finally, there’s the Philips Viva AirFryer HD9225-50.  Rather than using a deep fryer or pan-frying on the stove, this appliance uses hot air to achieve similar results without using oil.

Its attachments and accessories also allow the appliance to cook in other ways, such as using the baking dish to prepare a frittata:

Just imagine what a creative Mum might be able to do with an appliance like this!

The Health Junkie

For Mums who are on a bit of a health kick, here’s an assortment of appliances that can help support the development of positive habits:

Oscar Neo Juicers use cold press juicing techniques to extract more of the nutrients from fresh fruits and veggies, making them the ideal juicer for anyone wanting to get more health benefits from their juices.

Here’s how your Mum can use one of these juicers to prepare a healthy green juice:

That’s right – leafy green juices.  Let your Mum experiment with new flavours and textures while enjoying plenty of nutritional benefits!

The BioChef Blender has been specifically designed with preparing healthy food in mind, and can be used to blend and even cook (yes, cook) fruits, vegetables, ice, nuts and grains.  You can also use it to knead dough for baking.

Here’s how one of these blenders can be used to make tasty berry ice cream:

30 seconds, people!  That’s great for Mums on the run!

The Tefal Vita Cuisine Compact Steamer is the simple way to cook with steam.  While your Mum may have steamed a few veggies on the stovetop before, this appliance will allow her to steam an entire meal at once, locking in more of the food’s freshnesss and nutrients.  What’s more, the design collapses to a more compact size, for storage, making it slot neatly into Mum’s kitchen cupboards.

The Domestic Goddess

It may not be the most positive stereotype in the world, but some mums really do love keeping a great-looking home.  And now you can help make up for all of those times you didn’t clean your room (don’t try to pretend otherwise) by making a gift of one of these super-great cleaning appliances!

The Tefal Steam Iron uses a large tank to provide a consistent flowof steam, allowing more ironing to get done with less effort.  What’s more, the iron has designed to be easier to control, so getting the laundry done, ironed, and ready to be worn again doesn’t have to be a trial for Mum.

For dealing with those little cleaning jobs in areas where it’s just not practical to use a full-size vacuum, check out the Dyson Animal handheld vacuum cleaner, which is perfectly balanced for cleaning the tops of bookshelves and the corners of rooms.  Ideal for any Mum who hates dust!

For homes filled with carpets, the gift of a Bissell Spot & Carpet Cleaner could be a real winner.  This portable carpet washer uses Heatwave technology to permanently remove spots and stains, allowing Mum to finally erase all trace of that mess you made on her floor ages ago…

To give Mum a little extra present, for a limited time only you can receive a free Bissell Easy Sweep with every purchase of a Bissell Spot & Carpet Cleaner.  And if you’re worried that your mum may not like her gifts, don’t worry – Bissell also offers a 90-day money back guarantee.

Still looking for the best Mother’s Day gift?

If you’re still not sure about what to get Mum for Mother’s Day, or if there’s something else you’ve got your eye on, the Appliances Online team are standing by to help!  Our experts are available 24/7, 7 days a week, to help with any appliance enquiries you might have, either before you order a gift for Mum or afterwards when she has questions on how to use it.  Just contact us on 1300 000 500!