Sous vide cooking requires submerging ingredients, sealed in bags, in a heat-controlled water bath. These bags ‘ available in a pack of10 small or 10 medium bags ‘ are perfect for the task.Simply place the ZwillingFresh & Save Vacuum Pump over the red valve, press the button, and all the air will be removed in…
Mercer Culinary offers knives of a high professional grade at a very reasonable price. This Utility Knife from their Genesis range features a full tang which means the steel extends the full length of the handle. Fully forged from superior, high carbon, stain-free German steel, the taper-ground blade is very strong and resilient and is…
Since 1892, French company Berard has specialised in wooden products for the kitchen and table. These rustic wooden servers provide maximum grip when serving salad leaves, and make mixing more thorough. Each salad hand has a small crevice for comfort when mixing. Olivewood is known for its warm hue and strong contrasting grain pattern. The…
Though Jars Ceramistes is a family-run company that’s been around since 1857, their tableware is perfectly suited to contemporary needs. Their ceramics are very hard-wearing, able to resist cracks, fading, and the stress of dishwashers and microwaves. This is a result of an energy-saving manufacturing process that fires only once at 1285’C rather than the…
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…
Made in Portugal since 1951, Silampos pans anticipate the needs of home cooks. This frying pan is clad, from base to rim, with three layers of metal: non-reactive and induction-compatible stainless steel on the outside with a core of heat-responsive aluminium. This construction heats food uniformly and retains that heat well. The stainless steel is…
Made in Germany, HORL scissors excel at making ultra-fine cuts in the kitchen (though they are equally effective for use in arts, crafts, and textiles). They are extremely sharp, and cut from the tip all the way to the join of the two blades. They detach and reassemble easily, no extra tools needed, and can…
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…
There is a good reason so many chefs idolise copper: It conducts heat impeccably. In chef-speak, that means quickly and evenly, responding to changes in temperature in an instant. But because copper does not naturally attach to magnetic induction hobs, it takes a bit of expert engineering to make induction-friendly copper work’and Mauviel, with their…
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…
There is a good reason so many chefs idolise copper: It conducts heat impeccably. In chef-speak, that means quickly and evenly, responding to changes in temperature in an instant. But because copper does not naturally attach to magnetic induction hobs, it takes a bit of expert engineering to make induction-friendly copper work’and Mauviel, with their…