After all your hard work getting your home grown fruit and vegetables ready to harvest, it’s now the time to start enjoying the fruits of your labour, literally! Eating your home grown fruit and vegetables makes all the effort worthwhile, that’s why we have been searching long and hard for ways to make preparing your home grown produce quicker and easier, so you can get on with the most enjoyable part of growing your own – eating it!
Enjoy 'grate' cheese from this double-barrelled Zyliss® Rotary Cheese Grater, packed full of Swiss innovation and winner of the prestigious Red Dot award for international product design.
This is one rotary cheese grater which really delivers; it's suitable for left or right handed use, features interchangeable fine course graters for parmesan and a larger barrel for thicker slicers and the handle folds into the drum for compact storage after your fast, no-clog grating session is over. Simply place your chosen wedge of cheese into the hopper at the top of the Zyliss® Rotary Cheese Grater, push down on the handle and turn to grate your cheese - turning the grater slightly allows the prepared cheese to fall directly onto your plate! A real asset to your kitchen set-up, the 5 year guarantee carried by this Zyliss® Rotary Cheese Grater puts even the most mature Cheddar in the shade!
The Zyliss® Classic Cheese Grater is a restaurant industry favourite and yiu can see why with it's highly efficient, no-frills performance - this compact grater will put the 'wow' into your Wensleydale and cheer up your Cheshire!
Effortlessly grate your chosen cheese with the Zyliss® Classic Cheese Grater by loading the top hoper with a block of cheese, exert presure on the hopper handle and simply turn the drum handle; and once you've finished grating, the fine drum and handle separate for easy cleaning. The ideal table side grater, the Zyliss® Classic Cheese Grater carries a 5 year guarantee and warrants a place in any cheese-lover's kitchen!
This quality stainless steel Kilner® Easy Fill Jam Funnel will be made more than welcome in your jam-making HQ as after carefully cooking up your home-made jam, the last thing you want to do is spill even a drop of the precious preserve over your kitchen table. The funnel has a large 14.5cm diameter basin to effortlessly direct your jam, chutney, marmalade and preserves straight into the jar, eliminating spillages.
The high quality polished exterior looks great in the kitchen whilst the non-stick coating inside the funnel makes it easy to clean and ready for the next batch of home made jams and preserves. The Kilner® Easy Fill Jam Funnel diameter is 5cm and is suitable for use with nearly all jars and it can be placed in the dishwasher once your batch of jam is jarred up!
OXO Good Grips® Julienne Peeler will help you to make garnishes, salad toppings, stir fry dishes and more... quickly, safely and attractively cutting the perfect fruit or vegetable julienne strips. The clear safety cover flips out of the way while you peel, but locks back into place as a protective cover during storage.
In no time at all the OXO Good Grips® Olive/Cherry Pitter swiftly removes the stone from olives and cherries! Sit the olive or cherry in the front chamber, squeeze the soft-grip handle, and the stone will drop, messfree, through the splatter shield, leaving the fruit intact.
OXO Good Grips® Smooth Potato Masher Mashes your spuds quicker than you can say ‘pomme de terre’! This innovative Potato Masher lets you make smooth mashed potatoes with less pressure on your hands. A broad, soft, horizontal handle lets you press straight down while it cushions your grip and absorbs pressure. A finegrid, stainless steel mashing plate yields smooth mashed potatoes with no lumps.
OXO Good Grips® Fat Separator Jug (4 cup) - help to fight cholesterol by cutting the fat with this Fat Separator. Complete with strainer and stopper, just pour your gravy into the Separator and watch the fat rise to the top while lean gravy settles to the bottom. The heat-resistant strainer catches unwanted bits, and the stopper prevents fat from rising to the top of the spout. Once the gravy has settled, remove the strainer and the stopper and pour out perfect gravy. This heat-resistant Fat Separator has measurement markings for increased convenience and a non-slip handle for a comfortable, firm grip.
The OXO Good Grips® Vegetable Brush has sturdy nylon bristles to clean potatoes, carrots and other vegetables thoroughly, while the flexible, non-slip grip rests comfortably in your palm
The OXO Good Grips® Swivel Peeler is simply the best peeler you will ever try! The sharp, stainless steel blade makes light work of vegetable peeling. The soft, comfortable handle cushions your hand as you peel, and is non-slip, even when your hands are wet
OXO Good Grips® Mini Chopper - Achieve finely diced shallots, garlic and nuts without the tears and in no time at all! With a simple press, the blades rotate, ensuring even chopping. You can chop ingredients in the enclosed cup, which doubles up as an airtight storage box, or alternatively remove the base and chop directly on a cutting board. The entire blade cartridge can be removed from the chopper by simply unscrewing it, so clean up is a breeze. Complete with scooping spoon
OXO Good Grips® Pop Up Steamer helps you create healthier meals without the need for big clunky appliances by inserting this small steamer into your normal pans. Featuring a unique popup handle and handy fork slot, the Good Grips Steamer is easy to lift and remove from the pan. For steaming large items, like fish fillets, the centre pillar unscrews opening the whole basket out like a water lily
Named for its shape, the OXO Good Grips Y Peeler features a sharp stainless steel blade that glides through even the toughest fruit and vegetable skins with ease. The soft, comfortable handle cushions your hand as you peel, and is non-slip, even when your hands are wet.
The Instant Marinater is a unique dish that marinates and tenderises meat, fish, chicken and vegetables in just minutes. It works by creating a vacuum which opens up the pores and fibres of the meat allowing for a deep and instant marinade! This process also tenderises the food. Marinating foods adds delicious flavours and protects them from the heat of the barbecue, grill, oven or pan.
OXO Good Grips® Poultry Shears have sharp stainless steel blades are ideal for trimming and cutting poultry and the tapered ends help to access those hard to reach areas. Features include blade notch that securely holds bones while cutting, micro-serrated blades to grip skin and prevent slipping, spring loaded handle and the handle lock keeps blades closed for safe storage.
With the Vacu Vin Citrus Peeler, you cut the peel of every piece of citrus fruit in a simple movement. First you make shallow cuts in the peel across the fruit, next you can use the Citrus Peeler to simply remove the skin from the fruit.
Roughly translated into a tomato press, this highly efficient, tomato-red Rigamonti Passa Pomodori Passata Machine originates from Italy - a country which knows more than a little bit about tomatoes, cooking and sauces!
The polypropylene body and nylon-made roller and handle of the Rigamonti Passa Pomodori Passata Machine, along with a little assistance from the stainless steel mesh, make short work of pulping tomatoes - you can get through around 50kg in an hour - and removes the skin and seeds from the flesh in the process, resulting in smooth, rich tomato sauce for your pasta dishes and other meals. A suction base helps prevent messy accidents and with many gardeners using easy-to-grow tomatoes - we recommend the San Marzano variety - as their way into home fruit and vegetable production, the diswasher-safe, simple to use, lightweight and easy to clean and very effective Rigamonti Passa Pomodori Passata Machine will prove extremely popular when you've got too many toms to deal with!
The Rigamonti Passa Pomodori Passata Machine is manufactured in Italy from non-toxic, food-safe materials, carries a 1 year guarantee and full instructions are provided on the packaging. Measures 23cm in height, has a 16cm x 15.5cm sized hopper and comes complete with a 20cm square passata collection bowl. Say buon giorno to tasty tomato sauces and ciao to wasted toms!
This traditional style rotary bean slicer, with six integral stainless steel circular blades, easily turns fresh green beans into slender French-cut slices by simply feeding beans into the slots while turning the handle.
Cutting down on tedious preparation time, the rotary bean slicer produces bean segments ideal for soups, stews and vegetable dishes. The bean slicer comes with a screw clamp fitting that allows it to be secured to the worktop when in use along with a 12 month guarantee and should be washed by hand after use.
Coring and slicing apples becomes a simple, one operation task with the dishwasher safe, stainless steel Heavy Duty Apple Corer and Wedger - so if you've an orchard at home - or even a single tree - make space in your kitchen drawer for one now!
The mirror finish off the Heavy Duty Apple Corer and Wedger gives a fair indication of the quality of this crucial piece of apple preparation kitchenware; the sharp lower blades of slice through the apple splitting it into eight equal sements and the central ring effortlessly removes the core, leaving you with an expertly sliced and cored apple! The Heavy Duty Apple Corer and Wedger measures 10.5cm in diameter, the segment base is 1.5cm deep and including the handles, the overall height is 4cm. 5 year guarantee.
The Deluxe Apple Corer and Peeler is a stunning, multi-use piece of kitchen kit; not only does it effortlessly peel apples but it carefully removes the core AND and slices the apples into rings too, all in one easy motion.
Potatoes don't escape the clutches of this apple coring and peeling mean machine either as your chosen fruit - or vegetable - is held firmly in position by a three pronged skewer, and the adustable peeling blade can be set to your chosen depth. Operation of the corer and peeler could not be simpler as turning the handle peels, slices and cores whilst the lever action suction base secures the clamp to worktops, ensuring it is completely stable when in use. When you're busy batch cooking pies, jams, chutneys and sauces in the kitchen you'll wonder how you ever managed to cope without this wonderful corer and peeler!
Take adding the finishing touches to meals with fresh, home-grown herbs to a new dimension with this Stainless Steel Herb Mill - the deluxe, rotary action, polished stainless steel blades allow you to mill and chop herbs and garnish dishes literally seconds before serving!
Ideal for chopping any type of herb but particularly effective with leafy herbs such as mint, the Stainless Steel Herb Mill is simple to operate; simply load the hopper with your chosen herb, place over the dish or bowl and turn the handle. Suitable for both left and right handed use, the Stainless Steel Herb Mill is dishwasher safe, has a detachable blade for easy cleaning and measures 20cm L x 7.5cm H x 13cm D.
Winner of the prestigious Red Dot Design Award, this finger-friendly but razor-sharp Zyliss® Gourmet Vegetable Mandoline will certainly hit the right note when it comes to slicing, dicing, shredding and stripping your home-grown allotment, kitchen garden and vegetable plot produce!
Complete with four graded slicers and 2 julienne blades, the Zyliss® Gourmet Vegetable Mandoline produces uniform slices and julienne strips quickly and safely thanks to its track guided system allowing you to create wonderful salads and garnishes; the thin strands make for faster cooking times and tender, flavourful results in soups and stir fries. The Zyliss® Gourmet Vegetable Mandoline is mounted on a sturdy, non-slip stand for additional safety and the blades are housed within their own slide-on storage box. Carries a 5 year guarantee and measures 41cm L x 37cm W x 31cm H.
Unleash the full flavour of herbs, chillies and other vegetables with the incredibly sharp hachoir and collect your finely chopped home-grown produce in the cleverly hollowed beechwood cutting board, a clinical kitchen duo which form this must-have Hachoir and Cutting Board Set. The twin bladed hachoir makes short work of cutting all types of vegetable and herb produce which collects in the 25cm square sculptured board; the hachoir is dishwasher safe and the two handles allow you to exert plenty of pressure when cutting and slicing. The hachoir measures 14cm in length.
The kitchen equivalent of the Rotasieve, the Stainless Steel Rotary Food Mill is altogether more cultured and possesses the enviable trait of completing a number of jobs very well; from creating home-made coulis, purees and sauces from grow your own garden produce to grating cheese, nuts and chocolate as well as sieving fruit pips, skins and cores - and preparing baby food!
Operation of the Stainless Steel Rotary Food Mill is simple; just select from two interchangeable blades, load food into the top of the mill, and then turn the handle to create the desired effect. The result is a variety of sauces and grated food with a fuller flavour, and with a 10 year guarantee, you can be sure the Stainless Steel Rotary Food Mill will get through plenty of productive milling! Dishwasher safe and measures 33cm L x 18.5cm H x 20cm dia...
These re-useable, cotton, infuser Spice/Bouquet Garni Bags are great for flavouring soups, stews, stocks and broths by enclosing your own fragrant home-grown herbs and piquant spices. Flavour is released during cooking and the drawstring bag removed before serving, and after use simply rinse out and dry. Each Spice/Bouquet Garni Bag measures 7.5cm W x 9cm L and they're supplied in packs of four.
Refresh the gardener, children or just treat yourself with a home-made ice lolly, thanks to our clever eight mould Lolly Maker Set - we've even got spare packs of Wooden Lolly Sticks available for further settings! Keep a batch of frozen treats stored in the freezer - all you need to do is choose what to fill them with: fruit, juice or even yogurt! The set of eight plastic moulds also comes complete with sixteen traditional wooden lolly sticks and the frame which measures 25cm L x 11cm W x 12cm D.
Re-live those childhood visits to the fair or treat the kids of today with help from our Toffee Apple Sticks, old style square sticks used to support old style sweet and sticky toffee apples. Supplied in packets of 30 - enough to make a dentist quiver - and measuring 14cm in length, the sticks can be used to make toffee pears or any similar garden delicacy. Hold onto the packaging too; you'll find a recipe for old fashioned toffee apples on the back of every packet. All we need now is some candy floss!
Ideal for use in both the kitchen and the greenhouse and garden, these traditional Wooden Lolly Sticks give you a handle on the delicious iced treats made with the Lolly Maker Set and double up as excellent plant and seedling labels - they'll help you both grow the fruit and eat it! Each Wooden Lolly Stick measures 15cm in length and is supplied in a pack of 24 - that's three batches of fresh fruit, juice or yogurt lollies from the Lolly Maker Set, or more than enough to label rows of strawberries or other fruits you grow to make them.
After harvesting your home-grown container, vegetable patch or allotment potatoes, use the Heavy Duty Potato Ricer to deliver finer, fluffier, ‘restaurant quality’ consistencies compared to just mashing.
Simply place the Heavy Duty Potato Ricer over any bowl or saucepan rim, squeeze the handles and watch those potatoes ooze effortlessly through the stainless steel perforations on all sides. But why should potatoes have all the fun – the multi-skilled Heavy Duty Potato Ricer is also ideal for all sorts of root vegetable mashes as well as making purees, sauces, fishcakes, rostis and even squeezing oranges. Ergonomically designed, the extra long, removable, soft grip handles of the Heavy Duty Potato Ricer ensure maximum leverage and easy cleaning. Measures 40cm L x 12.7cm H x 11.7cm D and carries a 5 year guarantee – that’s plenty of spud ricing time!