Consumer magazine Which? has put the spotlight on kitchen tools and gadgets this month, with a series of reviews on tested product categories, including kitchen scissors, tin openers, cheese graters and pizza wheels. The categories are the result of a consumer poll on which utensils should be reviewed.
Findings are featured on the website for Which? [HERE], with subscriber-only access to some results and a series of highlights emailed to subscribers through January.
Which? explains: ‘Our researchers tested each product for left and right-handed people, plus for those with restricted hand movement.’ Top performing ‘Best Buys’ include the OXO Good Grip’s Y Shaped Peeler, Pizza Wheel and Smooth Potato Masher, Joseph Joseph Can-Do Compact Can Opener, Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel Potato Masher and Spear & Jackson Razorsharp Multi- Scissors.
The categories explored include salt and pepper grinders, kitchen scales, vegetable and potato peeler, cheese graters, kitchen scissors, potato mashers, tin openers, pizza cutters, pasta makers, garlic presses, basters, meat thermometers and nutcrackers. Brands in the research include Le Creuset, Cole and Mason, Salter, Fiskars and Robert Welsh Designs, along with products from Argos, Lakeland, Dunelm, John Lewis (with a Best Buy and Great Value pizza cutter), Ikea (with a Best Buy garlic press) and ProCook (with a Best Buy stainless steel grater).
The series by Which? also features advice for home cooks, including tips on peeling garlic and sharpening pizza cutters and kitchen scissors.
Top: OXO Good Grips Y Shaped Peeler is among Which? Best Buys. The classic gadget won The Icon Award (with the Swivel Peeler) at The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021.
