BAKES, CAKES, AND COOKS’ ESSENTIALS

Baking is one of the world’s most alchemic and enduring arts. For centuries, people have been weighing, mixing, whisking, kneading, and proving – turning a handful of ordinary ingredients into something truly remarkable.  Since 2012, World Baking Day has celebrated this legacy and the role baking has played in uniting families and bringing comfort in large helpings. 

For more than 70 years bakers have relied on our products in the kitchen from cutlery, cookware, knives, chopping boards, storage solutions and serving sets to create delicious cakes. Our baking essentials make light work of every step, from reading a recipe to serving your showstopper.

Our Professional and Signature kitchen knives are the ultimate kitchen companions. Designed for superior sharpness and comfort, they make light work of chopping everything from chocolate to fruit and nuts. We recommend using a wooden chopping board as they help protect the knife edge and store your knives in a knife block. The Oak Book Knife Block keep Professional and Signature knives in premium condition and tucked neatly away on the worktop, saving space in the kitchen and keeping your work surfaces clear for baking tasks.

The premium grade stainless steel and tri-ply construction of our 316 Series cookware offers rapid, all-round, even heating you can rely on thanks to the responsive aluminium core. From melting butter to making caramel, perfecting pie fillings to cooking a ganache, the uncoated surface of the saucepans, low casserole, frying pans and lidded woks deliver pure flavour for healthy cooking. Each piece is dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning and comes with a 25-year guarantee.

No more propping open your cookbook with sticky hands and floury elbows… Our Cookbook & Tablet Stand keeps recipes to hand and worktops clutter-free. Keeping your favourite cookbook open on the right page takes the stress out of the step-by-step, leaving both hands free to create bakes, one stir, whisk, beat, and fold at a time.

Flour, sugar, nuts, seeds, and spices… our storage jars come in two handy sizes and stack neatly on top of each other in the larder. Smart, non-slip lids spell no-spill stability, and they’re transparent – so you’ll never run low on essential ingredients, and you can instantly see their contents on the shelf. No more frantic searches through the cupboard mid-bake, or worse, picking up the wrong packet when you’re in a hurry.

Flour gets everywhere… keep your clothes clean in the kitchen with a Campden Chef’s Apron. Stylish, durable and with a deep front pocket to keep must-have baking tools – or the tea towel – to hand, an apron is the one non-negotiable in your baking arsenal. And this one works hard thanks to the durable, washable canvas, adjustable neck strap, and premium leather trim.

When it’s time to show off your just-baked bread, cakes and pastries, take them to the table for the big reveal with one of our serving sets. Our mirror-polished Drift Cake Stand makes even the most humble sponge feel special, and – with room for scones, sandwiches and dainty desserts – elevates afternoon tea into an elegant ritual.

A Honeybourne cake serving set turns slicing and serving into an occasion while a patisserie set, with its dainty cake forks are perfectly sized and angled for sweet treats. And if it’s bread you’ve baked, our Professional or Signature bread knives slice through sourdough like the butter you’ll put on it. Don’t forget a well-earned cuppa from our Drift Teapot which has a non-drip spout and keeps tea hotter for longer.

The ultimate crowd-pleaser, our Raspberry Lemonade Cake is bursting with fresh raspberries and zesty citrus. Created for us by food writer Charlotte Firth – @acupofteaandcake – it will fill your kitchen with a delicious aroma.