The 6 Best Lakeland Kitchen Buys for 2026

Lakeland introduced its first heated airer in 2008, and this is still the one to start with. It has three tiers of heated aluminium bars with 21 metres of drying space for up to 15kg of washing, stands 137cm tall, weighs 5.5kg and folds to 8cm deep. Lakeland puts the running cost at 8p an hour, based on an electricity price of 26.11p a unit.

More than a thousand on-site reviews give it a solid average, but read the one-stars before you buy. The recurring complaint is that the bars only dry the fabric touching them, so heavy loads hung over a single bar can stay damp for a day or more, and the washing can turn musty in a cold room. Most owners say the cover helps, and that costs extra. There is no timer on this model.

Bakeware is the reason Lakeland exists, and the 8-inch sandwich tin is the one most British recipes start with. This version is 1mm carbon steel with two layers of Quantum 2 non-stick, a fill line inside, silicone-gripped handles and a loose base. The edges are deliberately left unrolled so water cannot sit under the rim, which is why Lakeland calls it completely dishwasher safe. It is oven safe to 240C. Buy two.

The low reviews make a precise point. Several bakers say the base measures nearer 19cm than 20cm, so Lakeland’s own 20cm parchment circles do not fit, and one professional baker found the sides not quite vertical. Others found the 4cm sides too shallow for deep sponges, or had batter seep round the loose base.

The Only Pan Pro is Lakeland’s take on the hybrid pans sold by pricier brands: tri-ply steel and aluminium, with a raised, textured steel surface over a PFAS-free ceramic non-stick layer, which Lakeland says can take metal utensils. It is 26cm across and holds 3 litres, works on every hob including induction, goes in the oven to 200C, and comes with a domed lid, a steel steamer basket and a silicone turner. The product page shows a 25-year guarantee.

Early reviews are mixed. The lid knob and helper handle are the same metal as the pan and get too hot to touch, which several buyers mention; at about 2kg it is heavy; two found food sticking and hard to clean; and two could not see how the steamer works with so little room for water underneath.

Most bread makers bury you in crust and loaf-size settings. The EasyUse has one button to choose among 12 programmes and another to start, covering white, wholemeal, French-style, gluten-free, dough and cake. It makes loaves up to 2lb, keeps them warm for an hour, and at 29 x 24 x 29cm it is slim enough to live in a cupboard. The pan, paddle, hook and measures come in the box.

The trade-offs are in the reviews. One buyer returned it after the handle came off the bread pan twice. Another wanted a delay timer to bake on cheap overnight electricity and found there is none; the current product page does not list one, so do not expect it. A third received theirs without an instruction booklet.

This is the best-reviewed thing in this guide, and it is under a tenner. It is a 10 x 8 inch tin in the same carbon steel and double Quantum 2 non-stick as the sandwich tin, with straight sides, unrolled edges, silicone-gripped handles and portion guides at each end for cutting 20 identical brownies. Oven safe to 240C and dishwasher safe.

There were no reviews below four stars when we read them, so the weaknesses are small and specific. One long-standing customer preferred the old 7 x 11 inch shape and found ready-rolled pastry sheets fit it less well. Another had the non-stick come away on a first tin; Lakeland replaced it under the guarantee and the replacement has been fine.

The Deluxe answers two complaints about the original. It adds a built-in timer you can set from one to 12 hours, so it switches itself off, and it reworks the front so a bar is not in the way when you hang things. Capacity is the same 15kg on 36 heated bars, it folds to 8cm, and Lakeland gives the same 8p an hour running cost.

Its review profile is a little weaker than the standard model’s. The one-stars repeat the slow-drying theme, and add a flex too short to reach a worktop socket, a cover (£44.99, sold separately) that hides the switch and timer once zipped on, and a few units that stopped heating and beeped after several years. One owner wrote that the standard model they had used for 13 years dried faster.