Some kitchen buys you replace every couple of years. These five you keep forever.
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There are two kinds of kitchen buys. The ones that end up at the back of a drawer within six months, and the ones that earn a permanent place on your worktop and stay there for years. This is a list of the second kind — five things that are genuinely worth spending money on because you'll never need to replace them.
A proper cast iron skillet. A Le Creuset utensil jar in that iconic volcanic orange. A solid wooden chopping board with a juice groove. An airtight coffee canister that actually keeps things fresh. And a satisfying wind-up kitchen timer that needs no batteries and looks brilliant wherever you put it.
None of these are impulse buys. All of them are worth it.
Le Creuset Cast Iron Skillet — VolcanicEnamelled cast iron with two pouring lips and a helper handle. The kind of pan you hand down. 4.4★, 3,393 reviews.£117.47Le Creuset Stoneware Utensil Jar — VolcanicThat iconic orange in a simple, beautiful crock. Keeps your wooden spoons tidy and looks like it belongs. 4.8★, 1,238 reviews.£35.00Delex Large Wooden Chopping BoardFSC certified acacia with a juice groove and cracker well. Doubles as a charcuterie board. 4.0★, 26 reviews.£23.99Coffee Gator Airtight Coffee CanisterStainless steel with CO2 valve, date tracker and scoop. Keeps coffee genuinely fresh. #1 Bestseller, 4.7★, nearly 15k reviews.£18.99IXIGER Mechanical Kitchen TimerWind-up, magnetic backing, no batteries needed. A satisfying dial timer that looks as good as it works. Amazon's Choice, 4.3★, 609 reviews.£8.99 ← Back to Kitchen