{"id":149774,"date":"2025-03-10T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/spreadeagled-cats-and-gladiatorial-warfare-everything-i-learned-testing-mattresses\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T22:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:04:35","slug":"spreadeagled-cats-and-gladiatorial-warfare-everything-i-learned-testing-mattresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/spreadeagled-cats-and-gladiatorial-warfare-everything-i-learned-testing-mattresses\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreadeagled cats and gladiatorial warfare: everything I learned testing mattresses"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThis week: why mattress testing isn\u2019t just about naps, chef-approved kitchen gadgets and simple spring updates\u2022 Don\u2019t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI once noted here that testing heated airers is like weighing kittens. Testing mattresses is more like weight-lifting hippos. Manoeuvring these floppy giants around a small house would be hard enough for a normal person, but as a 53-year-old woman who never reached five feet tall, I wouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s first pick for a mattress-lifting team.The Filter\u2019s invitation to involve my extended family in testing the best mattresses delighted me because it meant they could do the lifting. They joined my husband, Alan, and our cat, Iggy, who favoured the Simba Hybrid Pro for radiator-adjacent spread-eagling and the Ikea Valev\u00e5g for claw sharpening.The best air fryers, tried and tested for crisp and crunch\u2018Hands down my favourite bit of kit\u2019: 13 kitchen gadgets top chefs can\u2019t live withoutThe best head torches: six tried-and-tested favourites for running, hiking and campingFrom resistance bands to squat-proof leggings: the pilates kit you need \u2013 and what you can do withoutWhich brand makes the best plant milk? I tried 10 favourites, from oat to almond, to find out Continue reading…
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