'This small, cheap item transformed my life': 26 surprisingly useful gadgets you didn't know you needed

From milk frothers to fizz stoppers, bicycle pumps to melon ballers, gizmos that make life that little bit easier - as chosen by readers A window vac to beat condensationEvery morning I console myself about the lack of double glazing as my window-cleaning vacuum sucks up the condensation. It's a gift that keeps on giving! Jim Clay, Lewes Pastry blender ... your hummusComprising a curved set of four blunt blades with a straight handle, a pastry blender is great for quickly rubbing fat into flour ...