The best… quiet domestic appliances

Magimix Le Mini Plus Available in n a range of colours, this compact food processor is both quiet and easy to use, automatically adjusting its speed to suit the job (£150; www. johnlewis.com).

Miele Compl Complete C3 Silence ▲ Ecoline The C3 has a noise level of just 69 decib decibels (compared with 75 for a typical vacuum cleaner),aner), cleaner), thankss thanks to insuulation insulation around the motor and a speecially specially designneddesigned heaad. head. At 800W,, 800W, it’s powwerful powerful too (££230; (£230; wwww.miele.co.uk). www.miele.co.uk). Logite Logitechec ech M330 Silent Plus Anyyone Anyone who’s ever been irrrritated irritated by the clickinng clicking of their own, or sommmeone someone else’s, compu computer mouse will welcom welcome this wireless model. el. Its makers sa say it reduces clicking noises by up to 90% ( (£35; www.alza.co.uk). k).

Dualit Classic Kettle This sleek device features D Dualit’s Whisper Boil technolog technology, which makes it the quie quietest kettle the firm has prod produced. It comes to the bo boil oil quick quickly, and has a replaceab replaceable ble elem element, to extend its poten potentialntial life lifespan (£130; www.lake www.lakeland.co.uk).eland.c

Whirlpool Whirlpoolw Supreme Care Carec Premium Premmium FSCR10432 Whirlpool Whirlpoolrlpool have cut noise by replacing the belt drive found in most washing machines with a motor that rotates the drum – resulting in less vibration during the spin cycle. It has a generous 10kg capacity and an A+++ energy rati rating ng (£550; www.very.co.uk).