One kitchen item under £30 you wouldn’t want to be without?

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Ok so I’m after a housewarming present for someone who needs just about everything. They love cooking and baking especially. What have you got in your kitchen that you would hate to part with?

Pestle and mortar

Mason cash Mixing bowls and measuring cups.

Le creuset spatula and baking trays use them almost daily.

Emile Henry spoon rest and utensils holder .

A set of properly good knives is, imo, the most important thing in any kitchen. Reliable knives are expensive, so if you can't go for a full set, I'd start with a general chopping blade first and build from there.

Cafetière

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This. Everytime my DH sees me use it he says “best thing you ever bought” I love it.

I saw it at BBC good food show one year and my mum talked me out of buying it saying it was a waste of money. I purchased it the next year - and so did she! It’s great for garlic, chilli, ginger, anything like that.

Oh wow thanks everyone so many brilliant ideas. These are so helpful and giving me lots to check out.

Meat thermometer - no dry chicken ever again!

@MrPanks

kenwood handheld mixer £27. Fantastic for cakes, batters and the like.

Love it. I bought my first one in the 1970s and it was in frequent use until it died last year. I was utterly delighted to find them still being made, just the same. That's how good they are.

Stick blender
Oxo good grips Y-shaped peeler
Chinese spider skimmer eg this

Toasted sambo maker of course!

Silicone spoon, whisk and spatula.

Ooh, a few silicon spatulas, including one for getting g the dregs out from jars.

Definitely my airfryer! I recently upgraded to a larger size and properly love it

I've just bought myself a Joseph Joseph rolling pin similar to the one mentioned above; it's got coloured discs that you adjust to make it easy to roll pastry/biscuit dough to an even level. I've made loads of biscuits trying it out! A nice £20-ish gift for a keen (or young) baker.

Kettle

A good stick blender

A ricer and my Salter kitchen scales wth the zero button etc.

Together come to 2 pence under £30!

A lemon squeezer like this one

This peeler

An aeropress or V60 coffee maker

Heavy pestle & mortar but the inside has to be rough - I've had a smooth polished one that was useless

@PegLegTrev

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This. Everytime my DH sees me use it he says “best thing you ever bought” I love it.

I saw it at BBC good food show one year and my mum talked me out of buying it saying it was a waste of money. I purchased it the next year - and so did she! It’s great for garlic, chilli, ginger, anything like that.

had to look.. then I had to have one....then I thought "stocking fillers, yay" so now I've ordered three.

Electric can opener, Aldi have them this week.
Draining rack
Set of tea towels
Chopping boards
Set of six glasses suitable for whatever is their favourite drink, wine, beer, gin & tonic.

Sturdy mixing bowl set, measuring spoons/cups, maybe a nice ceramic measuring jug, spatulas, scales, hand whisk. Cake stands are always great gifty gifts but more practical gifts might be appreciated. I was in a similar situation and sneakily asked the friend if she needed some plates as I was getting rid of some, she said she had some so I asked if there was anything else she needed as I was having a clear out. Got a full list and that sorted birthday presents.

Rotary cheese grater
Jar spatula
Wooden toaster tongs
Zyliss cafetiere mugs
Silicone egg moulds for frying eggs
Flour sifter
Baguette baking tray
Oven thermometer

Coffee maker

Potato peeler was my first thought too. Then decent chopping board.

If they love baking, you could plump for measuring scales or a cake tin.

If they love cooking from scratch then essential items: Japanese knife and a sharpener, large solid chopping board, mortar and pestle
If they cook for fun and like all the flares and presentation then essential luxuries: serving plates, creme brûlée ramkins and torch, trifle glass, cake stand, cake plates and forks.

If they are more reader than doers then: cook books with an interesting background story, not just recipes after recipes.