Why trust Telegraph Recommended? Meet our team of experts
Telegraph Recommended helps our readers make informed decisions about their most important purchases. Our rigorous and unbiased product reviews cover seven broad categories: Home & Garden, Sleep, Tech, Health & Fitness, Beauty & Grooming, Parenting and Travel & Outdoors. Each category has its own editor and suite of expert testers.
We use consistent, fair and transparent metrics to test and compare products. No manufacturer can ever influence what we test or what we write. Product guides are updated regularly and the most important new products receive their own, in-depth standalone reviews.
The 10-strong Recommended team includes experienced Telegraph editors, writers, production journalists and SEO specialists. You can meet them below, as well as finding out how our tests work, how we make money and how we stay independent.
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What we test
No-one can pay or persuade us to test their products. We only review products our readers are interested in, guided by the Telegraph's community, SEO and I&A (insight and analytics) teams. As well as conducting reader polls, we research trends and keep abreast of all the new releases by attending trade shows and consulting our experts.
To dispel a common misconception, we are not sitting on a pile of free goodies. We buy products where necessary to test. Other products are loaned for testing, but it is always on the understanding that they will be returned. Where manufacturers don't want them back, they are auctioned for charity unless it would be unhygienic to reuse them. Loaned products are only reviewed if our testers think they deserve to be.
How we test
Different products require different testing methods. For example, a fan needs to be tested for efficiency using a power meter and for noise using a decibel meter. A smartphone has to have its battery run flat to test charge duration. Each product type is always tested on the same five consistent metrics, so that tests remain fair over time. The overall score you see is the average of these marks.
All products are tested at home in real-life conditions for a minimum of a week. Some long-term tests take up to a year. Testers are obliged to take photos and videos so that you can see the tests are real and consistent.
Each review is dated with the last time it received a major update. This can mean new products, new information, new advice or new opinions.
How we make money
Most of our reviews include a link to a trusted retailer where you can buy the product. If you decide to make a purchase, the retailer may send a small percentage of the payment back to The Telegraph. These are known as affiliate links. They are regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and must always be disclosed. This is why you'll see a disclaimer at the top of every Telegraph Recommended article.
Not all retailers use affiliate links and we do not decide what to review based on them. Our testers don't know who we will link to. Links frequently change based on availability and price, because we want to send you to the seller with the best customer experience. If you buy a product but later return it, we do not receive any payment.
Our experts
We employ dozens of external expert testers in specific fields such as technology, fitness, parenting and gardening. Each has years of experience. Co-ordinating their efforts is a team of 10 in-house journalists. Here's who we are:
Zoe Galloway
Head of Telegraph Recommended
Zoe oversees the editorial operation at Telegraph Recommended, ensuring our reviews remain accurate and independent. With over 10 years' experience in the product review space, Zoe was previously Editorial Ecommerce Director at Hearst UK, managing shopping content across brands including Women's Health, ELLE and Cosmopolitan. Zoe was also Head of Content at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where her team was nominated for Best Affiliate Team at the BSME Talent Awards, and has worked for brands including Which? and IndyBest, as well as launching i Newspaper's product review vertical, ibuys.
Simon Lewis
As reviews editor, Simon is dedicated to helping The Telegraph's readers choose the best products, the best services and in particular the best gifts and deals. Simon has been at the Telegraph since 2015 and in 2021 took on the task of making Recommended the most trusted British source of product reviews. He previously edited at the Mail On Sunday, Maxim and Loaded, amassing 20 years' experience in consumer journalism.
Hannah Mendelsohn
Hannah is a commissioning editor for Recommended, specialising in home, garden and sleep product reviews, buying guides and deals advice. Hannah was previously homes editor at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she co-ordinated product testing and reviewed hundreds of different products, from mattresses to vacuum cleaners to online florists. She launched the magazine's annual Sleep Awards and appeared in Channel 4's documentary 'Air Fryers: Are They Worth It?'.
Nathan Spendelow
Commissioning Editor, Technology
Nathan is a commissioning editor for Recommended, specialising in tech product reviews, buying guides and deals advice. Previously deputy editor at Expert Reviews, where he hosted the website's annual Product of the Year Awards, Nathan has a decade of experience testing and writing about smartphones, laptops, tablets, TVs, games consoles and everything in between. He is an NCTJ-accredited journalist and has flown around the world covering the biggest tech launches, taking him as far from home as San Francisco, Taiwan, Hawaii, Seoul and more.
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Rebecca Astill
Commissioning Editor, Health, Fitness, Travel, Beauty and Parenting
Rebecca is a commissioning editor for Recommended, specialising in health, fitness, travel, beauty and parenting product reviews, buying guides and deals advice. Rebecca's guide on the best dating sites and apps won Best Evergreen Article at the 2025 Commerce Awards for Publishers. Rebecca was previously reviews and affiliates writer at Reach Plc, where she tested new products and recommended the best value buys.
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Emilia Hitching
Home and Garden Reviews Writer
Emilia is a reviews writer for Recommended, specialising in home, garden and sleep product reviews, buying guides and deals advice. Previously sleep and wellness Editor at Homes & Gardens, Emilia led a team of testers to find the world's best sleep products and travelled everywhere from mattress factories in Glendale, Arizona, to development labs in Älmhult, Sweden.
Adam Hamdani
Adam works closely with the Recommended team to ensure our content reaches the widest possible audience. With over eight years of industry experience, he brings strategic insight to content planning and performance. Adam previously held roles at LADbible and The Independent, where his team was nominated for Audience Team of the Year.
Simon Wiley
Senior SEO Executive
Simon has over five years' experience in optimising online content to ensure maximum reach and efficiency. With previous roles in Cape Town and London, his international experience offers a unique perspective on SEO strategies. He is a speaker at brightonSEO, the world's biggest SEO event.
Keira Clarke
Keira is a production journalist for Recommended, working across all areas to sub-edit and publish content for print and online publication. Keira has over four years of industry experience, previously working as a consumer reporter and lifestyle digital writer for The Sun.
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Sonakshi Khosla
Sonakshi works across all categories to format our content for publication. Having previously worked at Expert Reviews as a sub-editor, Sonakshi has four years of industry experience and is skilled in everything from testing and proofreading, to video editing and HTML coding.
How we find deals
During annual sales events, such as Black Friday or Amazon Prime Day, we want to guide readers towards the best deals on products we have tested and approved. Unlike other publishers, we don't recommend deals on things we haven't tested and we take great care to calculate savings against the average price, rather than the price temporarily inflated before the sale or the recommended retail price (RRP).
To do this, we use independent services such as CamelCamelCamel and PriceRunner to track the price history of any product. Having discovered the highest, lowest and average price, we only recommend deals that are at least 10 percent below the average. For more detail, see our guide to how to find the best deals.
Journalistic ethics
The Telegraph is a trusted media brand, responsible to its readers and wider society and committed to providing journalism of the highest quality and integrity. All product reviews must be fair, accurate and impartial.
All staff observe the Editor's Code Of Practice as administered by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and the Advertising Code as administered by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP). Where articles contain affiliate links, they are also governed by the ASA.
The clear rule is that advertisers and commercial staff can not influence editorial judgements. The final decision on all editorial content is the editor's.
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