{"id":143763,"date":"2024-04-16T22:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/eight-unsung-kitchen-tools-every-home-cook-should-own-youll-wonder-how-you-lived-without-them\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T22:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:20:41","slug":"eight-unsung-kitchen-tools-every-home-cook-should-own-youll-wonder-how-you-lived-without-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/eight-unsung-kitchen-tools-every-home-cook-should-own-youll-wonder-how-you-lived-without-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight unsung kitchen tools every home cook should own: \u2018You\u2019ll wonder how you lived without them\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nElizabeth Quinn raids her cutlery drawer for the indispensable \u2013 but underrated \u2013 utensils that make cooking a breezeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMost of us have our go-to kitchen gadgets: the occasionally battered tools with the familiar feel that give us the confidence we might otherwise lack. My choux pastry never quite reached the same glossy consistency without the ancient enamel saucepan and \u201cspecial\u201d wooden spoon combination I had used over 20 years of making croquembouches.The kitchen utensils we automatically reach for are as idiosyncratic as our thumbprints. A friend once gave me a replacement for my beloved old choux pastry spoon: an \u201cindispensable\u201d alternative stirring implement known as a spurtle. I kept my old spoon and used the spurtle to prop open the door. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/apr\/17\/best-cooking-utensils-to-own-cutlery-underrated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eight unsung kitchen tools every home cook should own: \u2018You\u2019ll wonder how you lived without them\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Elizabeth Quinn raids her cutlery drawer for the indispensable \u2013 but underrated \u2013 utensils that&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-BoL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42147,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fighting-food-waste-with-an-app-and-a-measuring-spoon\/","url_meta":{"origin":143763,"position":0},"title":"Fighting food waste with an app\u2026 and a measuring spoon","date":"January 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r In a year-long experiment, families in Swadlincote tried to cut food waste by 50% \u2013 and attempt to save hundreds of poundsLisa Edwards is busy unpacking shopping for the following day\u2019s dinosaur-themed birthday party for her toddler Max, but is happy to show Guardian Money into her kitchen and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69360,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/kitchen-gadgets-review-watermelon-slicer-like-taking-a-fruit-biopsy\/","url_meta":{"origin":143763,"position":1},"title":"Kitchen gadgets review: watermelon slicer \u2013 like taking a fruit biopsy","date":"October 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r This tool is more efficient than a spoon, but has a distinct air of melon-choly. Does anyone really need a melon-aid?The iGadget watermelon slicer (\u00a34.05, amazon.co.uk) is a double-bladed, flexible scoop used to segment a gourd along its interior wall, then grip and lift the portion. Continue reading...\r \r\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":135526,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-dont-need-more-kitchen-gadgets-jay-rayner\/","url_meta":{"origin":143763,"position":2},"title":"I don\u2019t need more kitchen gadgets | Jay Rayner","date":"March 16, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I\u2019ve found so many life-enhancing kitchen utensils on Instagram that I\u2019ll have to share them with you. It\u2019s the thoughtlessness that countsSometimes, in pursuit of a better life, I turn to the ads on Instagram, because the world is always better there. It has the gloss you get off\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":110593,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-ruthless-approach-to-decluttering-completely-transformed-my-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":143763,"position":3},"title":"A ruthless approach to decluttering completely transformed my life","date":"September 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Since watching an episode of Marie Kondo\u2019s TV show, I have overhauled our family home \u2013 and reaped mental, financial and professional rewardsWhen I moved in with my husband, we found ourselves with two of everything. We sold furniture and donated kitchen utensils to charity. But, having lived alone,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":149710,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/someone-left-a-strange-wheelbarrow-in-my-kitchen-now-what-do-i-do-zoe-williams\/","url_meta":{"origin":143763,"position":4},"title":"Someone left a strange wheelbarrow in my kitchen. Now what do I do? | Zoe Williams","date":"March 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r It\u2019s not mine and I don\u2019t know where it came from. I\u2019m just hoping that someone will take it away againI\u2019m going to do one of those tricks like a magician with a ball and cups, because it is imperative for legal reasons that I don\u2019t say which of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":93209,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sugar-slump-holds-back-sales-at-silver-spoon-and-primark-owner-abf\/","url_meta":{"origin":143763,"position":5},"title":"Sugar slump holds back sales at Silver Spoon and Primark owner ABF","date":"July 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Sugar slump holds back sales at Silver Spoon and Primark owner ABF","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}