Would you pay this price?

Sorry that last message was re the STORKZ cost

How much?!! No, my colander was from Wilko and cost less than a tenner. It's stainless steel.

Mine is blue plastics cost no more than £2 and have had it for years.

I have a really old bashed up metal colander - may have been inherited but more likely bought for my first house in 1976. My daughter has laid claim to this as part of my bequest to her many years ago!

The whole business of prices is very puzzling. Sites like Amazon and ebay show clearly how much prices can vary for exactly the same item. It's hard to understand.

Bought a stainless steel colander some time ago, cannot remember what I paid for it but certainly not £80. My colander hangs on a hook in my old kitchen and hardly gets used. Drain foodstuffs with a pot lid.

My belief is; you are going to spend a lot of your life cooking so you may as well have decent tools for the job that are a pleasure to use. That said, I don't think a colander gives the same amount of pleasure as say, a really good knife or saucepan.

I've never rated using a colander to of my pleasure pops.

I give up. I tried. I really did. But no-one bothers to read the thread properly, so I was clearly wasting my time ?‍♀️

For those of you who wonder what I'm going on about read my earlier posts.

Or just carry on expressing your shock and disbelief at such high prices ?

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Rearrange these words, Bathsheba

Yep! Just about sums it up Callistemon.

Actually, I hadn't realised that, I just thought they bought up stock like hand sanitizer and sold items at a premium.

I’ve just read it right through and disturbed my OH sniggering at the holy Icelanders!

Bathsheba I read your contribution and I feel your pain!

It got me thinking about who it is that buys such very expensive items, someone must do so - is it you?

I wouldn't buy this particular colander because I think it looks more like a fruit bowl than anything else but if there was one I did like and it just so happened to cost 81 pounds then I would. Other people judging me for it or thinking I was wasting my money wouldn't bother me.

I buy some of my kitchen bits and pieces from Aldi. Good value and mostly well mad. I had my colander from there, didn't pay much but can't remember exactly how much.

Don’t use colanders any more as I use the steamer sections of saucepans.

Re Good Grips things, best gadget I’ve bought in ages is their citrus zester - only about £7 and made all the C-word prep (puddings and mincemeat) SO much quicker and easier.

Not to mention the odd lemon meringue pie - dh’s favourite. Still a faff when made from scratch, but rather less faffy with the zester.

I’ve also got a couple of their ‘toothbrush’ type things, one finer than the other, v good for cleaning those crevices and fiddling little areas.

If I needed one it'd be the charity shop Nothing wrong after a good scalding with boiled water.

Just a thought, but have you tried a specialist home brewing/winemaking supplier?
In our younger days, we used to make our own wine and beer but bought very little specialist equipment, making do with whatever was to hand.
Please also bear in mind that whilst many people think that Amazon is the one and only internet retailer, this is not the case and it's prices are frequently higher than can be found elsewhere

grannyactivist

Bathsheba I read your contribution and I feel your pain!

Thank you ga!

No, i wouldnt pay that sort of money for such a basic piece of kitchen equipment. I have two, one I inherited from mum, the other a red enamel one which has lasted me for donkeys years. Can I suggest looking at Wilkinsons (they do online purchases), or even Tesco, Sainsburys or Asda.