Kitchen Essential

BREAKFAST

If entertaining guests to breakfast, position the table in the sunniest spot so as to get the day off to a good start. If the weather is bad or you do not have a sunny spot, lay the table with a bright sunny cloth and colourful china.

For a full breakfast you will need cereal bowls, side plates, tea or coffee cups and saucers, cereal spoons, knives and forks or small spoons for boiled eggs, small knives for buttering toast, toast racks, teaspoons and napkins. Grapefruit halves are usually served in small dishes, ready segmented with a knife, with special pointed spoons. Put out milk in jugs (hot to accompany coffee), sugar in a pretty bowl, jars of jam and marmalade, salt and pepper shakers, and pots of tea or coffee. Continue Reading »

Kitchen appliances often tantalize with promises of timeand energy savings, healthier food or the creation of exotic new concoctions. Many live up to their claims and make your life easier, but others quickly lose their charm and are consigned to the back of the store cupboard.

Kitchen equipment ranges from basic to futuristic, and from simple to state-of-the-art.

When choosing items, consider how much maintenance they will need, the range of functions you require and the level of sophistication you expect; how much money you are prepared to spend and finally, their aesthetic appeal.

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