Always looking for ways to improve my time in the kitchen, I was excited to find out about the new gadget from the wonders at Microplane, who are experts at getting the most out of our foods! Out now in eight different colours, their new two in one formulated Spice Mill is going to be the best thing you buy for your home!
In our house, we love a gadget! You can’t beat something that makes a job easier, especially when it comes to making something in the kitchen! A little bit old school but with all the modern looks, I have something new from Microplane that is going to make your next dish a whole lot more fun to make! Its a new kitchen wonder!
Have you built your hot chocolate station yet? Well, if so, I have the tool for you that will make adding chocolate shavings to the top of that hot frosty cup a breeze! Fresh from Microplane, their new slicer will make all your festive baking and dishes a breeze, as you can use it to elevate so many dishes! Find out how here!
Since they became massive, avocados have taken over many dishes and delights. From cakes to salads, they give a look and taste that accepts flavours extremely well! However, they can be a real nightmare, as they are one of the most dangerous things to cut open! Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way now, thanks to Microplane’s new simplifying specialist cutting tool!
Do you hate the mess that grating food can bring lovelies? For me, it’s the horrors that cheese creates! It somehow manages to go everywhere! However, thankfully, the team at Microplane have created the ultimate kitchen gadget that will help you to reduce clean up time, whilst preventing food waste and health hazards too! Discover their newest life saving kitchen tool right here…
When you peel fruit and vegetables, do you use the old school knife method or an actual peeler? I’m a peeler person, yet my mum is a knife peeling person. For me, it is a lot easier, but my mum finds that when it comes to time, she can be quicker, as she finds the peelers too small to do the jobs she needs.
Thankfully though, Microplane have created something that might make me able to change her mind. Fresh from their newest range, the Microplane Professional XL Peeler, has been created to peel the toughest of fruit and vegetables.
Claiming to be able to get through pumpkins, melons and even as a cheese slicer, the peeler is massive. Something that made every claim seem possible to me. Yet, I couldn’t write this review without testing it out!
With pumpkin season in full swing, I was ready and armed to make a batch of pumpkin soup, if the peeler worked. However, I decided to go with something a little smaller first. As many of you know, I am a huge fan of butternut squash, yet, due to my condition I really struggle to cut and peel them.
My mum hates having to prep them for me though, disliking the feel of them in every possible way. Being the star that she is, she does it for me, even if she swears along the way. Handing her this peeler, I told her that I hoped it took away some of the pain.
Placing it on the very top of the butternut, she made quick work of peeling the entire thing. No knife peeling in sight. Impressed was an understatement when I saw how she reacted at the end of the peeling process. With hardly any mess, unlike normal, she was able to save time, energy and bad words to make the perfect butternut mash.
The peeler also claimed to help shred lettuces and cabbages. When it came to her making a salad later in the week, she used the peeler again, without me knowing, to see if it really did work. What followed was a call for me to come to the kitchen to see how good the lettuce had come out. Picture the crisp lettuce you find at a restaurant, it was that good.
We did face one problem with the peeler though. It was so big that it didn’t fit into our drawer slots aha! It is now in amongst our spoons on the side. However, this is actually a bit of a winner for the peeler in some ways, due to people pointing it out. They can’t quite believe its size.
Overall, the Microplane XL Peeler is a huge winner in our home. With pumpkin season in full swing and Christmas coming up, a time when lots of spuds and vegetables get used, this will help save time and effort. All whilst leaving you with beautiful products and hardly any mess.
Even I can use it lovely, which has made me feel a bit less useless in the kitchen. You will honestly love it as much as we did lovelies, I promise, so have a look out for it and snap one up if you can!
Joey X
Normally, I’m a bit of a sucker for prepared ginger. Often using the powder or puréed form, I get mine off the shelves nine times out of ten. Yet, there is something super special about having fresh ginger in a gingerbread mix. Especially when it comes to Christmas.
However, when faced with ginger, I don’t know much about how to prepare it or what really to do with it. So, when I was asked if I would like some help by Microplane, I instantly said yes.
Upon arrival, I was amazed at the sleek and inventive design. Super light but with all the shine you would expert, the Microplane Ginger Tool is a three in one gadget that makes peeling, grating and cutting fresh ginger a breeze.
With a sturdy rubber end and an easy to grip handle, I took my fresh ginger and decided to give the slicer the first big test. Much like a mandolin slicer, this was quick and easy to do. Whilst I was a little worried I would cut myself, as I am super clumsy, on the smaller blade, I actually found that my hands didn’t go anywhere near it. All I felt were the sleek pieces of ginger that came off it.
Impressed so far, I moved onto the grater next. This is what I was most interested in using, knowing that it would be this part I would use the most when making gingerbread men at Christmas.
Holding onto the tool and the ginger, it was again a smooth and easy piece of kit to use. The grater took no time at all to make a large amount of fine ginger that I could easily place into a mixture.
The hidden but key third feature was the peeler. If you weren’t looking closely, you would wonder where the peeler actually was. Placed onto the side of the tool, it is a little hard to see, yet, when you use it you definitely don’t miss it. It is a small but mighty feature, taking the skin off the ginger in no time at all.
Overall, I was really impressed with the tool and will definitely be using it again. In fact, I know that I will be using it on other foods as well when baking or cooking. I can’t wait to put the tool to the test at Christmas in fact, because it means that I can make quick gingerbread presents easily. Something I know my neighbours will like.
Ginger isn’t a normal kitchen staple, but it might just become one now!
Joey X