Zalto enjoys cult status in the world of wine. The Denk’Art range pays tribute to the influential Austrian wine expert Hans Denk, who spent decades studying wine and mentored Zalto in its early days. Handcrafted perfection is Zalto’s core principle. The glassware is produced from carefully selected raw materials using complex traditional glassblowing methods in…
The Egg Perfect timer sits inside a pot of boiling water with eggs and changes colour as they cook for perfect eggs every time. The ‘timer’ measures heat instead of time for increased accuracy, and features a clear graduated scale to show when eggs are soft, medium or hard boiled at a glance. For best…
Kai Shun adapts centuries-old samurai blacksmithing to make exceptional Japanese knives for the modern cook. Every knife in their world-renowned Classic range has a steeply tapered blade, which makes it much sharper than a Western knife. A core of hard VG MAX steel, surrounded by 32 layers of Damascus steel, makes it extremely durable and…
Made in Italy, Hestan NanoBond cookware has a stainless steel base, aluminium core, and titanium surface that’s four times harder than stainless steel ‘ they are built for a lifetime of heavy use. This hardness makes NanoBond pans highly resistant to warping, and heat-safe up to a staggering 565’C. They are suitable for any home…
A household name in Sweden, where all their products are still manufactured, the Ankarsrum Assistent Originalstand mixer is a robust machine thatcan mix up to 5kg of dough gently, as if by hand.The Ankarsrum will rarely overheat or overwork doughs, batters and creams, thanks to apowerful 1500-watt motor at the base of the machine. This…
Founded in 1946 in the American state of Minnesota, where most of their goods are still produced, Nordic Ware rose to fame when a national prize-winning cake was made in one of their bundt pans. This four-mould cake pan is made of high-quality cast aluminium for perfect heat distribution, plus an easy-release coating that helps…
Mercer Culinary specialises in making knives that can handle the rigours of a commercial kitchen, at a more affordable price point. This bread knife, from their Genesis range, features wide serrations that effectively latch on to bread’even ones with a very hard crust’and glide through the loaf with minimal tearing, squishing, and crumb loss.The blade…
Made in Seki, Japan, a city known for its 700-year-old history of samurai sword-making, Miyabi knives are equal parts style and substance. Every knife in their most popular, and thus most extensive, 5000 MCD range has a CRYODUR blade that’s ice-hardened at -196’C for strength and corrosion resistance, then tempered for flexibility. The core micro-carbide…
All-Clad is a pioneer of multi-ply cookware, in which metals are bonded together not just at the base but throughout the pan. The d5 range was designed with the high heat of induction hobs in mind, as its five layers of indestructible metal’18/10 stainless steel exteriors, with two heavy-gauge layers of heat-responsive aluminium in the…
We consider the Kai Shun Classic range the best of the best for its high-quality stainless steel blades and comfortable handles. Kai Shun adapts centuries-old samurai blacksmithing to make exceptional Japanese knives for the modern cook. Every knife in their world-renowned Classic range has a steeply tapered blade, which makes it much sharper than a…
WuSTHOF knives have been manufactured in the city of Solingen, Germany since 1814. The company, which is still run by the founding family, takes quality very seriously ‘ which explains why their knives consistently feature in ‘best of’ lists. Every knife in the Classic range is fully forged from a single piece of stainless steel…
Every knife in Kai Shun’s Nagare range undergoes a highly sophisticated process which involves bonding flexible VG2 steel with hard VG10 steel, surrounded by 72 layers of Damascus steel that form a radial pattern. Besides looking beautiful, this construction provides excellent durability and prevents food from sticking to the sides of the blade as you…