Verified author
Sarith Kurukulasooriya
Tests appliances in a real home kitchen, not a studio - because that's where you'll actually use them.
47Products tested
63Guides published
4 yrsWriting for Intoptrend
Verified author
Tests appliances in a real home kitchen, not a studio - because that's where you'll actually use them.
Sarith brings a quality-assurance background to appliance testing that most review sites don't have. Before Intoptrend, he spent years implementing and auditing ISO/IEC 17025 and FSSC 22000 quality systems - first as a Laboratory Analyst at Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, then in QA roles at Flexicare and Rainbow Roofing, running analytical instruments like AAS and UV-Vis spectrophotometers and leading CAPA and process-validation work.
That background shapes how he tests kitchen appliances: he treats a review the way he'd treat a lab audit - document the process, don't take a manufacturer's claim at face value, and separate what was actually verified from what wasn't. His process starts on Reddit and owner forums, reading through months of real complaints before a product earns a spot on a shortlist. From there, he buys what the budget allows and runs it through normal household use for at least two weeks - not a single unboxing session.
Starts every shortlist with real complaints from Amazon, Reddit, Forums and category subreddits - not spec sheets.
Runs each appliance through normal household use before writing a line - never a single unboxing session.
States plainly when a guide is research-based rather than personally tested. Never blurs the two.
If I don't want it in my kitchen, it won't go on the list.
