Best Kitchen Tools of 2009
Best Knife
In the category of best knives, the winner is… (drumroll)… the Wusthof Classic Chefs Knife 20cm!
No kitchen should be without this manual food processor. It is the most essential of all knives used in the kitchen. Slicing, mincing and dicing of all kind of food. Perfectly balanced, it’s an extension of your hand.
Best Gadget
In the category of best gadget, the competition was fierce. And the winner is… the FusionBrands IceOrb!
The patented vertical design engineering allows you to make 21 uniquely shaped ice cubes and store 30 cubes within it simultaneously. It can be used to chill wine or as a mini cooler at picnics and is very useful when you’re ‘on the go’. You can also use the lid under the IceOrb® while serving to catch condensation.
Best Tea & Coffee
When the time came for a call to be made in the tea and coffee category, the Le Creuset Traditional Kettle took the honours.
You will no doubt fall in love with this beautiful, cast iron kettle – available in a choice of colours that complement the Le Creuset cookware range.
Best Cookware
More and more people, including the judges, are being converted to Swiss Diamond every day and the Swiss Diamond Frypan has come up trumps in the cookware category. Well done, Swiss Diamond!
Best Appliance
The final prize in the 2009 Best Kitchen Tools awards goes to KitchenAid for their world class Ultra Power Blender.
And that’s a wrap! Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed your evening.
Written by Paul Galatis
Paul is one of the three directors at Yuppiechef. Hailing from a past as a designer and branding guy, he now plays the role of chief story teller to staff, the wider world and indeed, anyone who will listen. He is passionate about customer service and is inspired by the great people he has the good fortune to work with every day. View more articles by Paul Galatis.
My Le Creuset kettle is one of my most treasured possessions! One down, four to go… Thanks – this is a fabulous blog for food lovers.
Sorry guys but my F.Dick chefs knife is far better than your pick! You can’t compare when it comes to the comfort of the F.dick handle. Must agree on the choice of kettle. I love my Le creuset Kettle.
Jippieh!!
Thank you, Yuppiechef, for the prize of “Best Kitchen Tool” for our Power Blender. Although we of course agree and could not think of any other brand to compete with us for the price
We are ecstatic and very happy!! And let us tell you: we all agree that working with you guys is loads of fun for us!
To a 2010 of Kitchen-Fun and great business!
Your KitchenAid Team
I BOUGHT AN ULTRA POWER BLENDER TO USE FOR THE PREPARATION OF MY DISABLED SISTER’S FOOD AS SHE HAS TO BE FEED BY A TUBE IN THE STOMACH. IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC AND MAKES A DIFFICULT JOB VERY EASY. IT IS A GREAT APPLIANCE.
@Koek – we’re glad you see you love Le Creuset as much as we do!
@Karin – Dick Knives are awesome and we love them (see all of ours here: http://www.yuppiechef.co.za/dick-knives.htm), but the people shouted “Wusthof” this year;)
@KitchenAid – you guys are fantastic!
@Laura Theobald – glad to hear that your KitchenAid makes your life easier and your sister’s life a little more tasty. Say hi to her from us;)
I love to use the silicone utensils whenever possible…spoonulas are fantastic!! I have spoonulas, spatulas and tongs so they don’t ruin any surface and they are heat resistant up to like 500 degrees.
I love my food processor…I have a medium sized one because I don’t have a lot of counter space and it wasn’t expensive…maybe around $30.
I do have a small George Foreman grill and that comes in handy a lot during the winter especially.
I really REALLY want to get a mandoline…I’ve been looking at them.
Oh…baking sheets…I have Air-Bake baking sheets and I use them for tons and tons of stuff…I couldn’t like without them. I suggest spending a little extra in this area so you don’t have to replace them too often. The cheaper ones don’t seem to last as long due to warping and not getting clean.