{"id":20397,"date":"2025-10-10T05:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/the-filter-is-one-50-things-we-loved-this-year-from-a-sleep-mask-to-the-perfect-pan\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T05:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:37:55","slug":"the-filter-is-one-50-things-we-loved-this-year-from-a-sleep-mask-to-the-perfect-pan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/the-filter-is-one-50-things-we-loved-this-year-from-a-sleep-mask-to-the-perfect-pan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Filter is one! 50 things we loved this year, from a sleep mask to the perfect pan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve months, thousands of tests and a revolutionary potato masher \u2013 here are our readers\u2019 and writers\u2019 ultimate buys<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2024\/oct\/10\/sign-up-for-the-filter-newsletter-our-free-weekly-buying-advice\"><strong>Don\u2019t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? 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