Rose's Shop Watch: July '15 - Bean Slicer

Bean Slicer

John Lewis, Lakeland

What?
Krisk green bean slicer

Why?
It cuts runner beans professionally

This is one of those little kitchen gadgets that becomes indispensable. A friend of mine, who is a wonderful cook and chef, puts it in his top 5 of kitchen gadgets. It tops and tails the beans and then cuts them professionally with the outer stringy parts falling away. You are left with beautiful thinly cut beans ready for cooking. And not only do they look perfect but they all cook at the same speed,which makes for tender and tasty runner beans.

There is a knack to using the gadget. Firstly you need to lever the funnel out and put the bean in crosswise (I initially tried putting it in the wrong way!). You then push the bean quite hard through the sharp cutters and pull it out the other side. (There are instructions on the packet.) Another tip is to cut the runner beans in half first which makes it much easier. All this sounds complicated but it isn’t. It takes only a small amount of time before it becomes a speedy process. My friend says he can prepare 2 kilos of beans in 10 minutes - I am aiming to do the same.

Conclusion:
Buy now for the runner bean season.

Product Details:
Krisk green bean slicer
£4.99

Contact:
John Lewis
Web: johnlewis.com
Tel: 03456 049 049

Lakeland
Web: lakeland.co.uk
Tel: 015394 88100
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