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Giant Cup Cake PanAfternoon tea has never been bigger and this giant non-stick pan creates a giant cupcake to match, with a diameter of 17.5 cm (about seven inches). Just put the two halves together and ice!

Q120 Giant Cup Cake Pan £9.99

Cupcake PlungerHmm, need to make a hole in a cupcake to fill with ice cream, icing

or another filling of your choice? This plunger really

cuts it (and then fills it).

Q121 Cupcake Plunger £2.99

Cake Decorating PenFor creative personalisation of cupcakes there is no better high-precision tool than this icing pen. Autographs please?

Q178 Cake Decorating pen £7.99

Essential Mixing Bowl Picture a mixing bowl in your mind’s eye and you will almost certainly be picturing this sturdy and traditional Mason Cash bowl (29 cm diameter).

Q191 Mixing Bowl 29 cm £15.99

Retro Cupcake CasesA case is to a cupcake as a frock is to a hostess. Amusing retro designs and professional heavyweight paper construction help dress your cupcakes to perfection. Pack of 100.

Q123 Retro Cupcake Cases £4.99

Decorate divinely ...

Traditional Mince Pie PanWhile this is perfect for traditional mince pies, it has a modern non-stick surface and serves equally well for making jam tarts and whoopies (two soft cookies with a filling).

Q119 Traditional Mince Pie Pan £5.99

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Turn Back TimeThat is, simply twist the dial back to the time your require, for up to one hour. The ivory metal magnet-backed case and retro face turn back time in different way.

Q117 Retro Magnetic Timer £8.99

One down three and twenty to go...Practical, yes. Funny, yes. It’s what makes a pie a pie.

Q111 Blackbird Pie Funnel £2.79

Bright and RedThe matching apron, gloves and gauntlet are stylish, made to high quality standards and durable. High style for the kitchen.

Q103 Apron £14.99

Q104 Double Oven Glove £9.99

Q105 Gauntlet £6.99

Colour Alert TimerTraffic light timing for up to an hour starts with flashing green, at ten minutes blinks yellow, then at one minute flashes red, with an audible alarm when the time’s up.

Q118 Colour Alert Timer £9.99

Little HandfulThe handy glass mini measure, with markings in tsp, tbsp, ounces and fl ml, is both useful and as cute as a button.

Q116 Mini Measure £2.99

... time to perfection


Microwave Soup MugHandy, practical, stylish and safe, the soup mug features a steam safety valve unique to this range. 656 ml capacity.

Q107 Microwave Soup Mug £4.99

Microwave SteamersMicrowave steaming has come a long way from its utilitarian roots. Our steamers feature a unique steam valve. Available in large (3.2 lt) medium (2.4 lt) and small (1.4 lt).

Q108 Microwave Steamer 1.4 lt £6.99



Jolly Jelly Baby MouldsThey are small, they are smiling, they are babies and they are jelly moulds. What is there not to love about these? Set of 3, 12 cm 150 ml.

Q112 Jelly mould set £8.99

Tall Cake CarriersThe La Cuisine carriers are great transporters for great cakes. Available in range of lovely colours. Great value too.

Q143 Tall Cake Carriers £12.95

Make It Easy with Annabel KarmelWeaning and teething are tough. Make it easier with the food cube tray, stackable food cube, masher and bowl and mini ice lolly kit. The Make It Easy Weaning Range provides parents with the essential tools for blending, mashing, storing and freezing fresh foods for babies. Busy parents will appreciate that all of the products are dishwasher safe. Food cubes make for food on the go, while the ice lolly set is the perfect answer for teething troubles.

Q144 Food Cube Tray £9.50

Q145 Masher and Bowl £7.25

Q146 Stackable Pots £5.95

Q147 Mini Ice Lolly Set £7.45

Preparation is all ...

One slicer, many functionsA compact folding mandolin slicer, ideal for slicing vegetables and fruit. The stainless steel blade has micro serrations, making sharp work of soft items such as tomatoes or kiwi fruit. Blade height is adjustable using the simple dial.

The handle can be locked into three positions so it is very versatile. Folds completely flat for storage. Supplied with a finger guard food holder. Dishwasher safe.

Q106 Sleekslice £17.99

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Big Red Rotary PeelerWant to make sure your kids get their five-a-day? This is the way. Our fun peeling machine also cores and slices with a simple hand-cranked action. The suction base holds it steadily to its task.

Q100 Rotary Apple Peeler £14.99

Deluxe Potato RicerTo call this just a potato ricer is to understate its many other uses, for making mixed veg mash, smooth potato and even for preparing a coulis of raspberries. Comes with two stainless steel blades to vary the gauge of the ricing.

Q102 Deluxe Potato Ricer £11.99

Precision RaspsOur laser-etched, colour-coded, double-sided rasps come in both coarse and fine versions.

Q176 Fine Rasp £11.99

Q182 Coarse Rasp £11.99

Spice & Nut GrinderThis stainless steel spice and nut grinder combines a powerful motor with sharp steel blades to release all the flavour and aroma from fresh ingredients - and all it takes is a push down on the lid to activate. The steel grinding bowls can be removed and, with airtight lids, be used for storing the contents.

Q129 Spice & Nut Grinder £49.99

... for the perfect result


Pie WeightsThe perfect pie or flan needs the perfectly prepared pastry base: these ceramic beans make for perfect blind-baking.

Q124 Pie Weights £5.99

ColourWeighSlim design with a stainless steel weighing platform, add and weigh function, easy to read LCD display, Aquatronic liquid measurement and both metric and imperial measures, the ColourWeigh comes in Raspberry Pink and Lime Green.

Q148 ColourWeigh £19.99

Lambourn Two-drawer kitchen trolleyConstructed from hardwearing beech, with two utensil drawers, a pair of removable storage baskets and heavy duty lockable castors the Lambourn is a mobile workstation for the demanding cook. It will be delivered to your home, ready assembled except for the castors.

Q126 Lambourn Two-drawer trolley £550.00 Delivery charges apply: UK Mainland £40 (Excludes Scottish Highlands and non-mainland destinations - ask for pricing).

Highclere Butcher’s TrolleyCrafted from beech, the Highclere trolley is hard wearing and practical yet stylish and with thoughtful design points. Mobile, it is ready to be where you need it when you need it, with built in drawers, shelves and a useful wicker basket for ingredients. It will be delivered to your home, ready assembled (except for the castors).

Q125 Highclere Butcher’s Trolley £350.00 Delivery charges apply: UK Mainland £40 (Excludes Scottish Highlands and non-mainland destinations - ask for pricing).

The right equipment ...

Bake-O-Glide Liners

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Tagliatelle Cutter Rolling Pin

Pasta Drying Rack Looks great, does its job perfectly, folds down for convenient storage.

Q139 Pasta Drying Rack £14.99

Spaghetti Serving

MeasureGet the servings just right and avoid waste with our beechwood serving measure.

Q138 Spaghetti Serving Measure £1.59

Natural Beechwood Rolling Pin A generously wide (40 cm) rolling pin. Natural product from sustainable sources.

Q141 Natural Beechwood Rolling Pin £4.99

Silicone Baking Mat ExtraThis non-stick reusable silicone baking mat is perfect for baking biscuits, bread and pastries.

Q133 Silicone Baking Mat £12.99

Curved Cutting WheelPrecision tool for cutting pastry and pasta.

Q137 Curved Cutting Wheel £5.45

So simple, so effective. To cut

strips of tagliatelle just roll with it.

Q140 Tagliatelle cutter Rolling Pin £4.99

Ravioli Cutting StampsCreate your very own fresh-pressed ravioli filled with your favourite meats, vegetables or cheeses in circles, squares and triangles. Precision engineering for pasta, they cut and crimp precisely and get all the air out of the pasta packets. Q134 Square Ravioli Stamp £4.70

Q135 Triangular Ravioli Stamp £5.40

Q136 Round Ravioli Stamp £4.60

... for flawless execution

The almost infinitely adaptable Bake-O-Glide oven liners are reusable, non-stick, heat resistant up to 260°C and easy to cut to an exact size or shape. The Multigrade liner can be used for baking, roasting, frying, microwaving or freezing. Use these and you may never need to clean the floor of the oven again.

Q131 Oven Liner 500 mm x 500 mm £11.99

Q132 Multigrade Roll 1 m x 330 mm £11.99

Q142 Multigrade Liner 400 mm x 330 mm £5.95

Egg Poaching BagsPoaching can be tricky and a bit messy but these egg-poaching bags allow water to contact the egg without the egg leaking into the water. There’s no need for butter, oil or vinegar with these practical “Poachies” poachers. Eggscellent!

Q113 Poachies £2.99

Egg Poacher KitThere are many ways to poach an egg, but for the traditionalist there is no better way than

with our four-egg glass-lidded pan inset

with non-stick cups.

Q160 Egg Poacher Kit £39.99

Crockpot Slow Cooker The 3.5 litre stainless steel CrockPot is a classic slow cooker. The internal crock pot itself is removable for cleaning and can be used

out of the cooker in ovens and the microwave.

Q127 Crockpot £19.99


Eggsactly RightThe Egg Perfect timer sits in the pan alongside the eggs and changes colour as it heats up, indicating clearly when they are soft, medium or hard-boiled.

Q114 Egg Perfect timer £5.99

Cook n Carry Slow CookerThe name handily sums up this robust stainless steel slow cooker. The internal crockpot can be used in ovens, on hobs and in the microwave - as well as in the cooker. The integral handles mean that it can be taken to the table, or even round to friends’.

Q128 Cook n Carry slow Cooker £44.99

Eazistore SaucepansThe ultimate in space saving cookware, the award winning Eazistore saucepan set fits three great pans and glass lids into the space normally taken by just one.

Q156 Eazistore Saucepan Set £89.95

Eazistore Bakeware SetFor first time buyers or students without a lot of space to spare the five-piece Eazistore bakeware set puts everything you need for the oven in the space taken by just one roasting dish.

Q157 Eazistore Bakeware Set £49.95

Cooking up a storm ...

Clay CookerA lovely gift (it comes gift boxed) this clay cooker looks great on the table and, as it is easy-clean, is perfectly practical.

Q192 Clay Cooker £29.99

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Chestnut RoasterThere’s a song about this… This steel chestnut roaster has a wooden handle and can be used on electric, gas or on an open fire. Nice winter warmer.

Q115 Chestnut Roaster £6.99

Paella DelightFrom Valencia, home of Paella, come these authentic carbon steel paella pans - available in sizes from a large 34 cm diameter to a huge 46 cm. They are suited perfectly to cooking on the hob or outside on the gas ring burner. Keep oiled to maintain in tip top condition.Now you’ve got the paella pan you just have to have the matching wooden spatula - in exactly the right size, from 35 cm to a whopping 70 cm.

Q180 Paella Pan 34 cm £9.99




Q184 Spatula 35 cm £2.99





Stone LoveA three piece set for baking pizza to perfection and serving it beautifully. Set includes a 35 cm stone, chromed trivet and a pizza cutter with wooden handle. Just add pizza!

Q101 Pizza Stone Set £12.50

Paella pan and gas ringThis carbon steel paella pan (38 cm) and gas ring burner make a great outdoor cooking combination. Gas not included.

Q181 Paella Pan and Gas Ring £59.95

... on all types of cooker

Heston Blumenthal Analogue Fridge ThermometerUse this to ensure that your fridge is at its optimum temperature, with safe zones clearly indicated.

Q152 Analogue Fridge Thermometer £13.99

Heston Blumenthal Analogue meat thermometerConstructed from high quality stainless steel this analogue thermometer has a temperature range of 45°C - 95°C, with a bold, easy-to-read display and non-slip silicone grips for utmost precision.

Q150 Analogue meat thermometer £11.99

Heston Blumenthal Analogue Oven ThermometerBig display in a stainless steel body showing its very wide -60 to 320°C temperature range, this device can hang, stand or sit on the oven shelf.

Q151 Analogue Oven Thermometer £11.99

Heston Blumenthal Digital Meat ThermometerThe 9 mm digital display is designed for easy reading. It has a high quality stainless steel body and non-slip silicone grips.

Q153 Digital Meat Thermometer £13.99

Heston Blumenthal Precision Dual Probe Meat Thermometer & TimerA programmable thermometer with dual probes to keep an eye on two dishes at the same time. It features preset meat temperatures and beeps and flashes when it reaches the temperature selected. Clever don’t you think?

Q155 Dual Probe Meat Thermometer £22.50

Heston Blumenthal TimerTime to perfection with this big-digit digital timer than can count down from (or up to) 19 hours 59 minutes. It has a missed alarm count up feature. Will stand alone or cling to a metallic surface with its magnetic back. While the buttons are touch sensitive, the glass face is easy to clean.

Q149 Digital Timer £15.99


Heston Blumenthal Digital Confectionary ThermometerWith preset temperatures for both confectionary and deep frying, and a tilting dial for reading at any angle this thermometer beeps and flashes when the set temperature is reached and that can be anywhere from -40 to plus 230°C.

Q154 Digital Confectionary Thermometer £17.99

Precision and timing ...

Easy Fill Jam Funnel Pouring Jam can be tricky (when it’s hot!). The stainless steel easy-fill funnel is a generous 14 cm wide for accurate pouring and is dishwasher safe for easy cleaning.

Q194 Jam Funnel £5.99

Kilner Haberdashery Jam Jar Sealing Set All you need is love and this comprehensive, 108 piece, jam jar sealing kit, including several designs of jam jar covers, adhesive labels, sealing discs, cellophane covers and elastic bands. This makes a sweet gift.

Q203 Jam Jar Sealing Set £4.99

Hardy ThermometerThe high temperatures involved in confectionary cooking challenge any thermometer but this one is equal to the task. This hardy and accurate thermometer featuring a wide range of temperature measurements is suitable for jams, sweets and pickles. It measures from 40 -100°C (also marked in Fahrenheit). Specific cooking points such as Thread and Hard Crack are marked. It features a sturdy steel case that protects the glass and the clip on the back attaches securely to the pan.

Q164 Deep Fry/Confectionary Thermometer £6.99

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Muslin SquareYou won’t find muslin everywhere these days but it is so useful not just for jam-making but for your own hand-made bouquets garni. 100% cotton, it is machine washable and comes with machined edges. A must. 50 cm x 50 cm.

Q193 Muslin Square £2.50

Big Red Maslin PanA modern take on a kitchen icon. With heavy gauge enamel for robustness this is also modern enough to be compatible with all hob types including induction.

Q206 Red Maslin Pan £39.99

Jam SpoonThe serpentine stainless tell spoon hangs neatly on the edge of the pot.

Q195 Jam Spoon £1.99

Cooking twineFood safe cooking twine is just right for tying joints, poultry and game and is suitable for use both in the oven and on the grill.

Q122 Cooking twine £5.99

... for great results

Kilner Preserve JarsThe Kilner name tells you everything you need to know about this simple, effective reliable storage range especially for your preserves.

Q204 Preserve Jar 500 ml £2.30

Q205 Preserve Jar 1 lt £2.80

Trusted by nanas everywhereThe essential white pudding basin, available in 14 cm and 16cm sizes.

Q189 Pudding Basin 14 cm £3.99

Q190 Pudding Basin 16 cm £4.50

Store ingredients well ...


Kilner Round Cliptop JarsOnce you have said “Kilner” you hardly need to add the word “Jar”. A veritable storage classic in glass, with its distinctive seal and sprung clip, it is available in a range of useful sizes.

Q202 Round Cliptop Jar 350 ml £2.99

Q201 Round Cliptop Jar 500 ml £2.99

Q200 Round Cliptop Jar 1 lt £3.50

Q198 Square Cliptop Jar 1.5 lt £3.99

Q199 Square Cliptop Jar 2 lt £4.60

Kilner Square Clip Top Bottles For home-made cordials and sloe gins there is no better choice than the classic Kilner clip top bottle with the distinctive square body.

Q196 Clip Top Bottle 250 ml £2.50

Q197 Clip Top Bottle 550 ml £2.99

Square Spice JarCute as a button, a sweet little spice jar. Very popular as a spice jar (capacity 70 ml) - equally popular as a little present.

Q207 Square Spice Jar £1.40

Grind & Brew Plus Filter Coffee Maker True coffee lovers know that there is no alternative to freshly ground coffee and the Grind & Brew Plus features an integrated burr grinder that can grind on demand or by programme so your coffee can be ready waiting for you in the morning. A permanent coffee filter and two charcoal filters to purify the water guarantee the best filter coffee available.

Q130 Grind & Brew Plus £149.99


... then release the flavour

Thermique CafetiereThe smooth, elegant

Thermique is a winning combination of

practicality and style. The double-walled stainless steel body

and lid keep coffee hot three times longer than a conventional cafetière, giving you plenty of time to linger after the meal. Its polished lines make it a focal point in any kitchen or on

any dinner table.

Q174 Thermique Cafetiere 8 Cup £44.95

The Optima CafetiereThe Optima range features a chrome-plated frame, tough borosilicate, heat-resistant glass beaker and a stainless steel filter and plunger assembly. Stylish, traditional, timeless - a classic. Nothing more is needed of a coffee press (except for coffee).

Q170 Optima Cafetiere 4 Cup £21.95



Le TeapotFor the connoisseur of both fine tea and fine design, the stainless steel and 4-cup glass pot is also practical. (Not dishwasher safe).

Q173 Le Teapot £25.00

Milk FrotherDon’t have a hugely expensive frothing coffee machine? Froth on a budget with this good value yet effective electric milk frother which is just as useful for making milkshakes as it is for frothing coffees.

Q175 Milk frother £6.95

Wake up and smell the coffee!The Bialetti Moka Espress hob-top coffee maker brings the full aroma flavour of Italy to your kitchen in this classic design in durable aluminium.

Q167 Bialetti Moka Espress 3 Cup £25.00




Judge Windsor Butter KnifeButter knives are not that easy to find these days, certainly not singly, when you just need that one and this is that one.

Q165 Butter Knife £1.95

The right spoon for the jobThere are times when just any old spoon will not fit the bill - and special spoons are rarely available singly: these are. The Stellar Rochester Espresso, Tea and Latte Spoons are elegant, made from high quality stainless steel and dishwasher safe.

Serving SpoonsEveryone needs serving spoons. This is the pair they need.

Q161 Serving Spoons (pair) £8.50

Pastry SetThe Rochester seven piece pastry serving set consists of one slice and six forks, making a lovely gift (whether you are giving or receiving).

Q159 Pastry Set £18.00

Steak KnivesBeautifully balanced, elegantly styled and perfectly sharp stainless steel knives for steak. Box of six.

Q158 Steak knives (Box of 6) £15.99

Q163 Espresso Coffee Spoon £1.60

Q162 Tea Spoon £1.95

Q166 Latte Spoon £1.95

Right tools for the job ...


RevolverSix piece non-stick coated kitchen knife set in a revolving acrylic block. Shows off the coloured non-stick blades to their very best.

Q214 Kitchen Knife Set in Revolving Block £39.99 Five piece Kitchen Knife Set. Bring colour to your kitchen with these non-stick, dishwasher-safe knives. Classy and colourful.

Q210 Kitchen Knife Set (5 piece) £17.50

Two piece Santoku Knife SetJapanese tradition, ultra modern styling with the Santoku knife set.

Q211 Santoku Knife Set (2 piece) £9.99

Three piece Kitchen SetGreat starter set of knives and peeler in distinctive colours.

Q212 Kitchen Set (3 piece) £12.99

Four piece Cheese Knife setA talking point on the table and distinctively different from other cheese knife sets.

Q213 Cheese Knife Set (4 piece) £9.99

... bright tools for the job

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Cook's Companion 2012-2013