My AI Co-Writer and I Bring You 20% Off KitchenAid Utensils!
Andrew Bluett-Duncan
Director
NEW KitchenAid Utensils
This week I’ve got another new range of products to tell you about, and this time from another big brand, namely KitchenAid. But before I get to that, earlier this week I’d found that once again I was running short on time and a friend asked me what I was going to be talking about. I told her and she then loaded a number of my emails into Chat GPT, saved it as Andrew BD’s style, asked “it” to write a piece, and she sent me this…..
So here you have Chat GPT masquerading as me. (With my thoughts inserted)
Jeanne made a simple dinner for us a couple of days ago, following a recipe from a friend. To add a touch of greenery, she tossed in some peas, making it an incredibly simple yet tasty meal. The preparation was delightfully straightforward: potatoes chopped into hearty chunks (a bit too poetic for me), onions diced just right, and a fragrant bed of thyme laid out. On top of this, she nestled succulent chicken thighs (Don’t think I’d nestle!), generously drizzled with olive oil.
Everything was placed in a heavy Tala enamelled dish, its sturdy design perfect (I would never say “Perfect”*) for such a rustic meal. Into the oven it went, set at a steady (steady…why steady….?) 180 degrees. After about 40 minutes, the kitchen was filled with the mouth-watering aroma of roasted goodness.
The result was a quick supper that was not only easy to create, but also highly nutritious. Each bite was a harmonious blend of tender chicken, flavourful herbs, and the comforting duo of potatoes and onions. Simple, wholesome, and absolutely satisfying—Jeanne’s dish was a testament to the magic of uncomplicated, home-cooked meals.
*We have a ban on the word “perfect” in the company. Le Creuset use it in all their marketing speak, and it sound like “marketing speak”, and can therefore come across as fanciful as to be completely meaningless, in my opinion, so you will never hear me using the word
So, all in all not a bad attempt at mimicking my style, except occasionally waxing a little too lyrical and once or twice bordering on the vomit worthy, but overall pretty impressive. Presumably with a little more guidance it would do better. Perhaps one day I’ll ask it to write the whole thing and ask you the next week if you noticed!
Incidentally, part of the reason for mentioning this meal was because we did manage to buy up more of the wonderful Tala enamel dishes, so we still have good stocks in most colours and they’re still half the price that they were
Returning to KitchenAid and specifically their utensils, for many years they had done a small range of heavy naff looking kitchen tools, that we managed to avoid, occasionally doing the odd customer order for them. And to be fair to KitchenAid, they might have looked ugly as sin (no designer had clearly gone anywhere near them), but they were, it seemed, quite reasonable quality. A little time ago, they came out with a new range, that my chums at Kitchen Craft are now the importer of ( KitchenAid’s non electricals). And those, whilst not entirely my taste, do now look business-like with red heat-proof plastic handles**, dishwasher safe, are well balanced, and very nicely made, with still quite some heft to them, but not clunky. A step or two up from Dayes Chef Aid range which is our entry level utensil range.
** Just don’t rest the handle on the edge of a hot pan. It will melt.
I’ll describe a couple of them to you, to give you an idea of their quality
KitchenAid Flex Turner
This is a real workhorse of the kitchen and, in our household at any rate, gets a lot of use. So, it needs to be sturdy, preferably flexible and correctly shaped. I’d say KitchenAid have got it about right. The handle is comfortable and substantial, the blade is flexible and for me (a right handed person) correctly shaped at the end (look at the picture to see what I mean). I’m not sure that I’d be saying that if I were left handed?
A really nice well made tool. Technically not suited to nonstick pans, but actually so long as you are careful not to cut with it, used as a spatula on a non stick surface, even there it should be perfectly ok. A not bad fourteen quids worth.
KitchenAid Skimmer Strainer
This is a more specialist item and is very substantially built . KitchenAid have used 4.5mm stainless steel bar for the main frame, and 2mm stainless wire supports for the strainer wires themselves. This makes it a pretty serious bit of kit with all the weld points looking subtle yet well up to the job. So, if your need is to remove food safely from hot oil, or a broth or hoik poached eggs out of a pan of boiling water, this might well fit the bill. Available at £16.99.
My offer this week is buy two or more of any of this range (over 30 pieces) and get 20% off your purchase this weekend. Please use code KIT24 if you are shopping online, or just tell us who you are if coming into the Cobham or Reigate shops.
If you’ve already bought from this range in our shops, then come back in and we’ll credit you the 20% or give you a refund.
Birch
I’ll also include in the offer another new Kitchenaid utensil range made of birch wood with handy stainless steel loops made for hanging them up. Birch having a very nice grain is a nice point of difference to the normal beech wooden spoons, prices start from £8.99.
Sales people
WE are looking for a part time position in Cobham and one in Reigate. Job descriptions and Application forms are here on our website
Next week
Next week I’m off to Missenden Abbey playing with tiny trains (see photo), I’m making a 4mm scale model of the Great Western Station at Yeovil Pen Mill in Somerset set in the spring of 1922. The track is built from scratch to EM gauge which in turn means the loco chassis are also hand built along, very often, with the bodies as well. Most of the rolling stock is built from kits and the buildings and infrastructure made from card and 2mm MDF (no kits available). It’s been a labour of love over the last 10 years and still has a long long way to go. So, next Saturday morning without my email at 6.00am you may have a lie in……. unless of course Chat GPT somehow gets wind of this and attempts a coup.
Warm regards
Andrew
Andrew Bluett-Duncan
Director
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