I spend a lot of time cooking, and I’m always on the look-out for new and interesting kitchen products.If a product can simplify a process, save time or multi-task, I’m interested.If it looks good too, so much the better.
I’ve recently been trying out some kitchen products from British design company üutensil.üutensil products are a little out of the ordinary and really innovative, but they’re still designed with practicality and performance very much in mind.The range is used by Michelin starred Chef Akos Sarkozi from Budapest’s ‘Wine Kitchen’, so you know it’s not all about style over substance.
Skåler looks like a pretty ordinary measuring spoon, with the usual measuring guide on the scoop in millilitres and US cups.But it also works as a rather nifty weighing scale.
You just set the weight using the stainless steel slider on the handle, scoop your ingredients, and balance the whole thing on the edge of your mixing bowl.If it balances evenly, you’ve got the right amount in the scoop.It even works if you balance it on your finger. It takes a bit of practice to get it measuring accurately, but once I’d got the hang of it, it measured quite accurately when compared with my digital weighing scales.
Skåler is really small, and takes up far less room than a standard weighing scale, making it a great option for smaller kitchens. It’s also a really fun way to get the kids involved with weighing and measuring, so it’s no surprise that it recently bagged a prestigious Red Dot Design Award, an internationally recognised mark of quality.
Scooner is a dual-function tool which can be used for frying/flipping and serving up. The coloured base is made of durable, flexible silicone which is heat safe to 250°F, and it’s that flexibility that allows it to multi-task.
Hold it without putting pressure on the handle and it’s a spatula; squeeze the handle together and it turns into a large scoop. This means you don’t need to juggle utensils when serving up, and there’s one less thing to wash up too.
Stirr is a really clever tool, and there’s more to it that meets the eye.It’s like an extra pair of hands in the kitchen; put it into a pan, push the button on the top, and the base rotates by itself, travelling around the pan and stirring the contents perfectly.It’s a real time-saver; apart from turning it on and off, you can leave it to take care of the pan while you get on with other parts of the cooking.
Stirr is great for sauces, soups, gravy, and even things like porridge and baked beans.There are three speed options to cope with a variety of consistencies, and the dishwasher-safe base removes easily for washing.It’s cordless too – operating from four AA batteries – which makes it really portable and also safer.
Not your average potato masher, Spudnik is designed to do the job better and quicker than more traditional mashers.The design is modern and quirky, but there’s actually quite a lot of science going on behind the looks.
Instead of the usual pounding action you use to mash potatoes, the flower-shaped base is designed to be rolled and rotated in the pan.This means it slices through the potatoes at an angle, distributing the force.And why does that matter?Well it produces perfect, smooth, fluffy mash, really quickly.
The Spudnik is actually my favourite of the bunch because, by golly, it works and being able to use less force makes it much easier on your arm, and the spherical handle is really comfortable to hold.
Overall, these are fun, fabulous gadgets that you might not strictly need, but you’re certainly going to enjoy using.
Win this set of üutensil products for yourself!
If you’d like to win a Skåler, Scooner, Stirr and Spudnik for yourself, simply complete the widget below.
Good luck!
üutensil provided the tools for review and giveaway
Natalie Crossan says
I would love the Spudnik,
Jennifer Carroll says
the masher – mashing should never be a chore!
Sarah Dunne says
The masher, I hate having to use force to get the perfect mash, but with this it would be easy!
Tammy Neal says
I love and want the Spudnik, looks ace..mashing potatoes is so hard and hurts my hands :( ! this looks far easier
cheryl hadfield says
I love the look of the Spudnik. would make mashing potatoes so much easier
Jo McPherson says
Spudnik, the masher – I would love something that makes smooth mash easily
Catherine Gregory says
I love the Spudnik. Makes mashing potatoes much easier and looks great in the kitchen too
Kirsti Peters says
I love and want the Spudnik, looks ace..mashing potatoes with my arthritis is so painful this looks far easier
Deborah Mackenzie says
I love the spoon that weighs things; very simple to use and for adding ingredients when baking would be so handy
Hayley Todd says
The Scooner looks fantastic! It has so many uses and would prove invaluable in my cooking and baking!
Patricia Avery says
I love the idea of the Skåler. My kitchen looks lovely but lacks storage so much so I have a chest of wicker baskets in the hall next to the kitchen to store all my baking ingredients and utensils. The Skåler would enable me to get rid of my old set of scales which take up so much room :) (I also get a buzz from trying out new gadgets)
Karl Borowy says
Spudnik because looks cool and different
Maria Jane Knight says
Spudnik…i cant bare lumpy mash!!!
Sarah Cook says
:O How can i choose!! i love a good kitchen gadget!! Would be close between Stirr and Spudnik both would be super handy in my kitchen. My Husband really struggle with lumpy gravy and hates an unsmooth mash!!
Rich Tyler says
The Spudnik for amazing mashing mashy mash!
George Wright says
Stirr looks very useful. I hate it when you’re in the middle of prepping something but have to stop just to stir a pan!
Pamela Gossage says
I would love to try the Spudnikmy mash often leaves a lot to be desired
Tee simpson says
Spudnik would be good for my lumpy mash lol
Jodie Hailstone says
Skaler would be great for measuring my homemade granola every morning
Laura Harrison says
The Stirr sounds really useful for making sure sauces aren’t all lumpy. All of the gadgets will be really useful xxx
Gnei Usama says
So innovative utensils. Never heard of them. It’s really interesting to read your post and looking forward to buy too
Emma says
The Sputnik. It sounds v useful.
Diana says
The Stirr, should be great for sauces :)
Samantha Philpott says
I love the Skaler, I love how you can weight things on it and stir too
Sarah Lewis says
The Skåler measuring spoon looks brilliant x
Jayne Kelsall says
Wow, these look amazing , never seen kitchen gadgets like this before, I would love to try the Spudnik as the kids always moan my mash is lumpy, but honestly I’d love to try them , they are great x.
Tim Bain says
The Stirr, it would be great for non lumpy gravy
Dan Lancaster-Holmes says
the Skåler as it looks perfect for measuring out portion sizes as well as for baking!
Kathleen Bywaters says
The scooner looks fab! I have a bit of a habit of breaking eggs when frying them!
Nicole says
the Skåler as it looks perfect for measuring out portion sizes as well as for baking!
Lisa Wilkinson says
I like the Scooner. Looks really handy and less chance to scratch my pans.
Paula Phillips says
The Stirr as it would save me some time and hopefully stop me from burning food.
leighanne palfrey says
The spudnick, it looks like it makes mashed potatoes so much easier than my old rubbish thing though I would love to win them all :)
Rebekah Jones says
I love them all, but my fave has to be spudnik … how long i have waited for a utensil as great !!
Rachel Butler says
Oh it’s really difficult to choose just one of these!! They are all fantastic!! I love that they are British too! The Stirr & The Spudnik are so cool! But I think I will go with the Stirr….how much easier my life would be with this and it would totally cut down on cooking time, and the amount of times I would burn sauces etc too! It’s a total winner!!
Laura Nice says
The Sputnik looks great!!! :)
Pam Smith says
The Spudnik looks amazing
Sheila Sloan says
I love the Skåle. It would save so much time and not take up much space.
Tracey Peach says
The Spudnik because I don’t have a masher & this one looks like it would be easy to mash things :)
Carly Belsey says
The potato masher looks so cool, I hate mashing potatoes because my masher is rubbish! Thanks :-)
grainne marnell-fox says
The Spudnik looks good. i would love to try it on my mash
Samantha O'D says
Skaler such a fab thing to have. My kitchen is very small. Anything that saves space is welcome
Melissa Lee says
I love a spiralizer these days – makes low carb so much easier!
rebecca beesley says
Love the STIRR product! It would finally stop me making lumpy cheese sauce!
Jane Adair says
I love the idea of the stirr and the fact that it frees me up to focus on other things happening in the kitchen
Jemma Dwyer says
The potato masher
Katie skeoch says
The spudnick, it looks like it makes mashed potatoes so easy!
Natalie Gillham says
I’d love the Sputniks I struggle with normal potato mashers x
angela sandhu says
Spudnik – love some mash
Katie Harmer says
I really like the masher. Traditional ones can be awkward to use and uncomfortable in your hand. I’d like to give this new on a go.
Kay Lou Smith says
Spudnik. I really struggle with mash and usually just get shop bought mash but maybe this is the answer!
sandy says
love the spudnik, I have bent or broken several mashers, maybe this one would be better!
Anne Marie Dalzell says
I make a lot of white sauce based dishes and it can be hit or miss whether or not it’s nice and smooth. I fancy the stirr to give me perfect sauces every time,
Jodie Harvey says
the Spudnik, i dont like mashing potoato, it always ends up lumpy – this looks fab and i cant get the blame for lumps if i use this instead :D
Helen Adams says
The potato masher sounds like a great idea
barbara daniels says
the spudnik is the most useful as we are always using potatoes, especially mashed
Solange says
I like the look of the Spudnik as we love mashed potato and it looks easy to use.
olivia Kirby says
The spudnik – my mash is rubbish and I hope this would make it better!
Joan Rowan says
My favourite is the Spudnik, mashed potato is always on the menu in my house. I hate lumpy mash and woukd never serve it. I suffer from fybromyalgia and find it difficult to use an ordinary masher. The more traditional ones don’t last very long.
Fiona Martin says
I love the Stirr, just what I need to help with multi tasking in the kitchen!
Anna Helm says
I love the Spudnik, as not only would it have the benefit of producing a better mash, but it look’s like it would get into the corners of my pan & not get all clogged up like my current masher does, just making life easier all round, it’s the little things that matter!
Victoria Prince says
I love the Skåler the most because I am obsessed with weighing absolutely everything, so a gadget like this would save the battery in my kitchen scales whilst also being more convenient for certain things – love it, what a fab concept!
Though they all sound super; what a great selection of gadgets
Janet Howell says
They look great utensils to have in the kitchen! I would be very happy to win these!
Louise Smith says
The potato masher – most of them don’t seem to get the lumps out and if they do, they’re not fluffy potatoes anymore
Katherine L says
I’d love to try the Spudnik … we make a lot of mash at our house and this sounds like a whole new way to do it!
Jo Carroll says
The sheer amount of potato mashing that goes on in my house would make the Spudnik an essential item..you could even say ‘out of this world’? x
Annette Oliver says
I would like to win the Squeeze – handheld citrus juicer because it looks as though it gets all the juice out
Rebecca Duncan says
The stirr looks fantastic!! My husband even wants one for his professional kitchen!
Paula Gwynne says
I like the Sputnik as looks like an octopus and looks ingenious
Karolina Rozwarska says
I’D like to win Squeeze – handheld citrus juicer, because it looks simple and quick to use
Lizzy T says
I think Scooner looks really handy!
lisa evans says
The spudnik as we love mashed potatoes in our house! It looks fab!
Tracey Belcher says
I like the look of the sputnik – looks much more fun to use and easier and will probably clean easier too
Sarah Mackay says
Love the Spudnik, as love mash potato so love that this makes that job quicker
Monica Gilbert says
I really like the idea of Scooner. I don’t like dirtying multiple utensils when cooking. and it’s difficult to juggle both in my small space.
Robyn Logan Clarke says
I love the Skåler, its so simple but such a great concept. I love that its not electronic, its just simple science.
Danielle Spencer says
I love the innovative thinking behind all of these gadgets.
I would most likely love to own the Spudnik though, as I hate lumpy mash and this looks perfect for helping reduce the risk of that!
Keri Jones says
I love Stirr! So many times I have wished one of these existed & now I know it does!! I would really love to win these utensils. Thank you for this fab giveaway xx
Leanne Bell says
The Spudnik is my favourite. My mashed potato always ends up all horrible and lumpy no matter what I do to it. This would probably help me lots.
Darren Patrick says
The potato masher looks great, I love the design.
Susie Wilkinson says
I’d like to try the Spudnik because it looks absolutely fascinating, I’ve never seen anything like it!
Elizabeth Hinds says
I love the look of the Spudnik! It looks really easy to use and fun too! It also looks easy to clean which is a god send with utensils like that.
Alica says
I really want a Stirr!! They look like just what I need!
efe says
Stirr sounds ideal to me – not to have to hover over porridge or risotto. My son loves both and I might just be tempted to make them both more often if it doesn’t mean I’m chained to the hob for the entire cooking time.
Nikki Hayes says
I like the look of the Stirr utensil – great for dishes that require frequent stirring :o)
Gemma Holland says
I love my onion chopper. Saves so much time & no stinky onion hands
Iris W says
They all seem great gadgets but I particularly like the look of the Scooner
Annabel Greaves says
I love the flower shaped masher, it looks so easy to use xx
Niki Clifton says
They all look fab but the spudnik looks great to use
Stephanie Coals says
I think the Spudnik, I have weekly battles with my masher and there always seems to be lumps left at the end no matter how long I spend mashing it. The Spudnik looks much easier to use and more effective.
laura banks says
Spudnik as we always have a lot of stuff to mash plus it looks cool
Tracy Nixon says
I love the Spudnik as I struggle to use a normal hand potato masher. This one looks so much easier and quicker to use.
emma walters says
the Spudnik looks fab! my son loves to help in the kitchen so i think this would really help him x