The hottest setting was scalding; the lowest enough to just remove the sharp frosty feeling on entering a bed on a cold winter night.

You can quickly and easily select your desired temperature with the user-friendly controller, simply slide the button to your desired temperature setting and you are all set, while the timer can be set using the sliding switch located on the side of the controller. Those with dual controls will let you adjust the settings during the night without disturbing your partner. They are quite clunky and hard to hide next to your bed, but that’s a temporary problem given that I won’t keep the electric blanket on my bed all year round.Its digital screen makes selecting one of its six settings easy, but while warmth was fairly evenly distributed, it took the temperature a while to stabilise. Soft, snuggly and perfectly cosy – the heated blanket Komfort Single Size is made with luxuriously soft fleece and use ultra-thin wires, to offer maximum warmth and comfort. It’s also one of the priciest throws on our list, but it should start warming you up within ten minutes and it used just over one pence of electricity per hour on its lowest setting, making it cost effective to run.

Otherwise, positives include it being machine-washable (all tested are) and a very quick warm-up time of around seven minutes.

I found this in many ways the best blanket, mainly because the fluffy sheepskin-style fleece isn’t thick at all – and bedsheets are easier to attach and keep flat on a thinner electric blanket. Plus, it was one of the best on test for even temperature distribution, while the controls are intuitive and it’s easy to wash. As is the case with all dual control options, it’s more expensive to run, so you may not want to keep it on all night.