Nigella's All Purpose Pot

emg

I've noticed quite a few shops copying the Nigella stuff. She started the whole 'duck-egg blue ceramics' thing and that was copied in loads of places (they had some gorgeous versions of her jug in Matalan for just a few pounds). Maybe wait a while and see if someone copies this one.

Pooky

£85:eek: :eek: :eek:

My 3 tier steamer cost me £7.99 and the bottom bit gets used for everything and anything.

I really couldn't justify spending that much on it.

liz545

It looks like a lovely pan, but I think you're right to think that you'd need to use it a lot to justify it. I have one like this:
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15570&catalogId=10103&storeId=7&productId=12606&langId=-20&categoryId=15692&chosenPartNumber=26137185

Which you can get a steamer insert for. Maybe it's worth getting a cheaper one and seeing how much you use it, then maybe allowing yourself to "upgrade" if you've earned it?

Nix143

You know, Nigellas a little minx, isn't she?

Yes, it IS a beautiful pot but look at that picture! There she is, bussoms *coffs* perched over the pot, her curvy shape echoing the shape of the pot, coy lil look on her face......
I know she's sexed up cooking and everything but sometimes she's so ruddy blatant with it. Still, it does work......

*sighing* The pot IS gorgeous, but i can't help thinking it's another one of those aspirational buy this and you can be like me thingies - and believe you me I've succumbed to them in my time When her range first came out you could find me outside me local specialist cookery shop with my lil face rammed against the glass literally drooling over the stuff.

Gorgeous as that pot is where the heck would you put it??? It's MAHOOSIVE! Mind you for that price I'd want to keep it on show all the time anyway it's practically art!

CarolnMalky

Dont want to rain on anyone's parade...in watching most of Nigella's show's I have never seen her using a pot like this...the synical side tells me she is trying to cash in on her popularity.

We have Stainless Steel Swan pans we got in a sale ages ago and a set of Tefal non-stick...and a couple of Le Cruset ones we use for caserolles(sp).

thriftlady_2

CarolnMalky wrote:

Dont want to rain on anyone's parade...in watching most of Nigella's show's I have never seen her using a pot like this...the synical side tells me she is trying to cash in on her popularity.

I'm afraid I agree. All the stuff in her range is vastly overpriced and can be bought elsewhere for much less. She is selling a lifestyle both in her books and programmes.

Lucie_2

Lovely, but 85 squid??!! :eek: I recently bought a Viners stainless steel stockpot with pasta drainer insert, steamer basket, bain marie, saute pan & egg poacher insert plus 2 lids for £50 (half price offer), which has already earned it's keep, so to speak. Not sure I'd have paid £100 for it though........

Peem

You're all fantastically right. Each of you can have a gold star!

In my heart of hearts I feel exactly the same. £85:eek: :eek:

Especially when I'm quite happy with my big stockpot for soup and pasta, and my bamboo steamer does me perfectly well.

Think it must have been one of those hormonal "I want that" things that comes over me at certain time of the month (IYKWIM).

Sooo glad I came on here and you all backed the sensible me up. (I think)

Of course, now I've "saved" £85, what else can I spend it on? Only joking.

I need a winter coat - now that's a much more practical christmas pressie, and in this weather much more essential.

mcardinalblue

i'm sure I have read somewhere Nigella's sister (Thomasina) that died of cancer bought it for Nigella as a wedding present (when she married the late John Diamond).

I would definetly buy one if I could afford. I would leave it out on my stove think it would look great, and would get used daily I think.

Lucie_2

The other option for you is to have a "Nigella's gorgeous pot fund" in the kitchen; everytime you think that you could have used it, put a pound in the fund. That way, if it's really going to be a useful addition to your kitchen you'll save up £85 in no time. If not, by the time you have saved £85 you'll have forgotten about it & want something else (which you can spend the £85 on!)