Punteha was editor of Real Homes before joining Homes & Gardens. She has written and edited cooking, wellbeing, lifestyle, and consumer articles for the national print and digital press for 18 years. She’s a Sunday Times bestselling author, former BBC Good Food columnist, and founding editor of Lacuna Voices and Living In Pain. Punteha loves cooking her family's Persian recipes, and has vetted and reviewed cookware and home appliances, including Crock-Pot slow, Ninja, Our Place, and Caraway. She has also tested the latest eufy robot vacuums and eufy and Ring video doorbells. Punteha is in chronic pain, so small appliances and methods that make her household run smoothly are key. She's now testing the eufy S2 robot vacuum and Dyson's powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal.