Here are Appliance Retailer’s picks for the best new and newish appliances for March 2014:

A unique in-bowl drive system delivers optimum speeds from the same motor for different tasks. The slow speed can be used for chopping or making dough, the middle speed for whisking and juicing and the high speed for blending and milling.

Combining a processor with a jug blender, this new marvel from Sunbeam has a 1,000-watt, direct drive motor and comes with slicing and shredding discs and whisking attachments.

This garment steamer is the first vertical steamer with a flat surface to hold the garment in place whilst steaming.

With two heat settings plus fan only, this variable thermostat heater offers and portable and compact solution to chilly weather this winter.

This premium ventilation solution combines powerful extraction, halogen lights and a 2-speed fan and is ideal for kitchens, bathrooms, laundry and toilet applications.

The 2,400-watt concealed element provides a rapid boil to the thermal shock resistant Schott glass jug, which has five temperature settings and is ideal for brewing speciality teas.

Australia’s first 6-Star WELS dishwasher can wash and rinse a full load using only 10 litres of water. Also available in black and stainless steel, this dishwasher has 15 place settings.

A slim, flat glass surface that can measure up to 5 kilograms, this unit also adjusts to measure fluids and solids.

With inverter technology, food in this 44-litre microwave is cooked evenly and gradually, unlike conventional models.

The patented technology in this heater allows for fully variable flame and smoke effect operation, while the 3D flame effect can be used independently of heat.

This blender features titanium-coated blades are that four times tougher than stainless steel so they stay sharp while cutting through tough ingredients.