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Oliver's Kitchen sell cookware that is elegant and simple, easy to clean and use, and which will hopefully encourage the whole family to cook and enjoy food together. They have sent me a bundle to review - and I am genuinely incredibly happy with them, so I'm delighted to say I'll be giving the same away to my readers too! 

Oliver's Kitchen are a family business, and family cooking is their thing. The first thing that struck me was how elegantly attractive their products are, with shiny metal surfaces, black rubber trim and classic style - and all very well designed. 

Packaging is great. Wherever possible Oliver's use recycled card, and it matches their simple, classic style. 

I'll start with the Chopping Board, because that's already in Sheffield with one of my uni kids who deserved a treat. A good chopping board is a friend for life, and Oliver's Kitchen's Organic Bamboo Chopping Board is definitely a great choice. 

It's massive, 45cm x 30cm, & 2cm thick, with nicely-sized cut out handles underneath on either side, and a deep channel to catch juice and crumbs before they mess up the table. Bamboo is eco-friendly, and less porous than other wood, so less of your smells and tastes will taint the board, and you can just wipe it down with soapy water in between uses. Wood harbours far less bacteria than you might think... 

Next up is my favourite item, the one which has impressed me the most - the Oliver's Kitchen Garlic Crusher. Honestly I love it. 2 parts, no mess, easy clean, no overly-complicated parts, and it's far easier to squeeze than any other I've tried. And it looks and feels great... 

When you squeeze, the garlic falls through the holes in tiny pieces. This should be easy, but lesser garlic crushers squirt it backwards, or need the strength of 3 men, or leave half the garlic tucked into a corner. I've made several pasta sauces, chillis and curries, and at least 4 baguettes of garlic bread, and I still love this Garlic Crusher. It just works.

Each squeeze, even with the skin on, you get far more garlic than you'd expect - saving time, effort and money... and complaints! Even making garlic bread, my son never had to touch the actual garlic once, so he was ecstatic. (As with all garlic crushers, watch for it pinching skin or small fingers.) Cleaning is as simple as rinsing it under the tap. 

Next we have the Salt & Pepper Grinders. I use a lot of pepper in cooking, so the large size is really handy, and they are super easy to refill. Nothing complicated - simplicity that works, in a really attractive package.

I also like the fact that they are not marked S & P - you can tell which it is through the glass anyway. It would spoil those classic simple lines. Each also comes with a lid, in matching Stainless Steel, and there's a clear plastic stand for the pair.

Last, but definitely not least, Oliver's Kitchen's Kitchen Tongs. As soon as I saw these, I really wanted them. I used to have a set of tongs very similar to these and I lost them camping. I have lamented it ever since. 

The shaped claws are slightly rubbery, and hold onto just about anything. The lock is so easy to use that even one-handed, you can open the tongs by tapping the end on the table or counter. They're brilliant outdoors too - the best barbeque tongs I ever used. 

My old tongs didn't have an integrated stand to keep them off the surfaces, so these are even better. As if that wasn't enough, you get 2 sets of tongs in different sizes in the box. I've used them a lot, and I feel like I have an old friend back in the kitchen... 

Oliver's Kitchen make and sell cookware and kitchenware that is easy to use, easy to clean, well-designed, well-thought out and it works. Everything is gorgeous to look at, simple, classic and seems robust. They offer a 30 day money back guarantee with a 1-year free replacement warranty, but it genuinely has the feel of equipment I'll still be happily using in 20 years time. 

My favourite ever (and most-used) kitchen item is a 50 year old spatula my Grandmother had, which came free with a magazine. I feel like Oliver's Kitchen would understand why I liked it so much, and recreate it in gorgeousness. They clearly understand real family cooking, and haven't compromised on the pure usefulness of their kitchen equipment. 

You can find the whole range on the Oliver's Kitchen website - where some items are (at the time of typing) on sale as low as half price - which makes them a great buy. As of today prices are: Salt & Pepper Grinder Set £21.99 (sale £11.99), Kitchen Tongs £18.99 (sale £9.99), Large Chopping Board £24.99 (£16.99). 

At the time of typing the Garlic Crusher is out of stock on the Oliver's Kitchen website, but you can also find the whole Oliver's Kitchen range online at Amazon (handy affiliate links). 

Oliver's Kitchen kindly offered giveaway prizes for my readers, those giveaways are now over. 

Oliver's Kitchen Cookwares UK Giveaway

I was sent my Oliver's Kitchen Cookware for review. Amazon links are affiliate, which means I earn a few pence if you buy through my link, but you don't pay any more. It helps keep the website running.