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Ben84

I could suggest loads of things, but one item that is totally worth the money is vitreous enamel baking trays. They might have cost £10 each, but it was many years ago and a lot of baking ago and I could easily take them back to the shop and put them on the shelf without anyone realising they're not new. Nothing sticks either. Everything else I tried was a waste of money in comparison.

Pyrex is excellent too. Basically, it will last forever or until it gets dropped. I've never had anything made from pyrex glass wear out and it's very hard to chip too.

Luminarc also make toughened glassware similar to pyrex, but they make plates and cups too which are pretty much indestructible. Because they're toughened glass they don't scratch easily, the pattern won't wear off, they won't craze or chip easily, plus they're thin and lightweight so stack well. Very popular in restaurants. You can really just abuse them and they'll last. After years of owning my luminarc set someone gave me some china plates which I pretty much entirely broke within a week because I'd forgotten how fragile they are!

mardatha

My lovely son gave me £50 for Mothers day and I want to get something I would never buy for myself normally. I've never been one for kitchen gadgets - just since I came in here I've bought a BM and Remoska - but those were moneysavers really. I wondered what kind of thing I could get that would come in around £50/£60 that would be of most use to me? Like things that mix/chop/grate maybe - I make a lot of soup. What am I looking for?:rotfl:I cant go into Comet and ask for a nukey choppy thing :rotfl:

grannybroon

What a lovely gift. I would definitely go for some sort of processer to help with the chopping and blending for soup. Not had to buy anything like this for years as my ancient food processor (Moulinex) still does the job. I am sure there will be some good suggestions from folk here.

squeaky

Spoilt for choice...

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rosie383

mardatha wrote: »

What am I looking for?:rotfl:I cant go into Comet and ask for a nukey choppy thing :rotfl:

Of course you could!! Then please report back.... could do with a laugh!
What a lovely position to be in though. Enjoy!

daska

Ooh, lucky you.

If I got £50 I'd buy either
1. a spiralizer to make veg noodles. Even DS2 succumbed to courgette noodles last night, a couple of very hesitant and unwilling mouthfuls and he was woolfing them down.
OR
2. a dehydrator so that I could store whoopsied and home grown food and veg.

Twiglet0309

I would suggest a nice little blender like the £17 one I bought my daughter from Asda and use the other £33 on gin!

mardatha

O god I'm going to need the gin to help me through all these posts, and a test at the end of it! TY!

Swan_2

mardatha wrote: »

My lovely son gave me £50 for Mothers day and I want to get something I would never buy for myself normally. I've never been one for kitchen gadgets - just since I came in here I've bought a BM and Remoska - but those were moneysavers really. I wondered what kind of thing I could get that would come in around £50/£60 that would be of most use to me? Like things that mix/chop/grate maybe - I make a lot of soup. What am I looking for?:rotfl:I cant go into Comet and ask for a nukey choppy thing :rotfl:

oh I want one of those too, do you have a link? :A :rotfl:

make sure you get the Woad attachment to go with it

BitterAndTwisted

Don't go anywhere near ruddy C0met!

Have a browse on the Argos website instead. You might be able to track down a nukey choppy thing.

I'd recommend having a wee think about a stick-blender and maybe put the rest of the money towards something else/gin