At On the Table we run a full wedding list service which is practical, easy to use and provides an excellent way of making sure you get the presents you really want and need.

Organising your wedding is all consuming and creating the Wedding List can often seem daunting, however, as specialists in tableware and kitchen lifestyle products, offer a superb wedding list service for your convenience.

Here are a couple of tips and some great dinnerware and kitchen ideas to get you started:-

• It is a good idea to set up your list at least three months before the big day, and preferably before you send out your invitations.
• A good rule of thumb is to review what you already have and then from there add the missing essentials to your list.
• When building a dinnerware set you should aim to cater for at least 8 place settings and remember to provide for a set of serving utensils to match.

LSA White Dinnerware

LSA Luna Dinnerware

The LSA Luna is a very attractive timeless range of white porcelain produced by LSA with its simple shapes and contemporary look it will easily compliment existing table accessories.

The dinnerware range includes Luna Cereal / Pudding Bowl, Luna Creamer & Sugar, Deep Serving Bowl, Pasta/Soup Bowl, Plates, Soup/Noodle Bowl, Mug & Coffee Cup & Saucer, and Teapot & Teacup & Saucer.

All the pieces are microwave and dishwasher safe and prices start at £3.30 for a Tea / Side Plate.

Fairmont & Main White Linen Dinnerware

White Linen Dinnerware

The White Linen Dinnerware is also very popular, with its finely ribbed pattern and detailing. The pale cream dinnerware is made of high-fired earthenware making it very durable and suitable for use in the dishwasher or microwave.

The pieces in the collection are perfect for everyday use while a wider collection is great for entertaining.

Prices start at £3.50 for a side plate.

Spot Dinnerware

Fairmont and Main Blue Spot Dinnerware

If you prefer dinnerware with a spot of colour then the new Spot Dinnerware by Fairmont & Main has a very broad appeal with its contemporary spot pattern and rustic shapes.

The blue spot is proved such a success that a new red spot design has now been added to the range. These two vibrant and colourful designs are great  to mix with other kitchen and dining accessories.

To fully appreciate the range, why not pop into On The Table shop, this dinnerware range is on display and surrounded by other inspirational gift ideas.

Outdoor Dinnerware

Navigate Polka Dot Melamine Bowl

If you enjoy eating Al fresco, then take a look at the exciting range of melamine plates, bowls and tumblers created by Navigate and Guzzini.

This tough yet elegant range is ideally suited for use on boats, at festivals and garden parties, or for garden BBQ’s and picnics.

Prices start from £2.10 for a Polka Dot Melamine Bowl.

Kitchen Gadgets

A good selection of kitchen utensils and Kitchen gadgets are indispensable. There are a huge variety of inexpensive ideas from On The table, that might find their way onto your list

If you like unusual and quirky contemporary designs, then Alessi Kitchenware could be for you.

Alessi’s fun kitchenware includes the Bunny & Carrot Paper Towel Holder, Parmenide Parmesan Grater, Cico Egg Cup, Ship Shape Butter Boat, Magic Bunny Cocktail-Stick Holder, Anna G Corkscrew and Girotondo Napkin/Letter Holder.

My favourites are:

Alessi Parmenide Parmesan Grater.

Alessi Parmenide Parmesan Grater

No kitchen is complete without a grater.

If you enjoy garnishing your Italian dishes with cheese this handy little Parmesan grater, grates and stores the cheese ready to shake straight onto your pasta.

The Alessi Parmenide Parmesan Grater designed by Alejandro Ruiz is priced at £8 and is available in three colours, blue, cream and red.

A great funky little addition to any kitchen.

Anna G Corkscrew

Alessi Anna G Corkscrew

The Alessi Anna G Corkscrew is a must for any wine lover and the designs by Alessandro Mendini are sure to bring a smile to your face.

The people-like corkscrews with arms lift to effortlessly remove the cork! The Anna G Corkscrews are available in four colours blue, black, red burgundy and pale yellow and are priced at £24.

The Wedding and Gift Lists services are a particular speciality of On The Table, with a whole host of choice, ranging from full to part wedding lists and from engagement to silver wedding anniversaries and beyond.

If you have a contemporary lifestyle and are looking for a range that is slightly more unusual than your local store has to offer, then On the Table will be able to help you.

Creating your list with ON THE TABLE is very easy, all you need to do is:

• Browse the On The Table web site and select your gifts
• Or, visit the On The Table shop to view and choose from a wider selection of ideas
• Email, or phone on 01305 257258 with your selection and you will receive an acknowledgment list for your confirmation
• You’re guests will be able to view the list on-line in the Wedding list section at ‘www.onthetable.co.uk’
• You’re gift list is continually updated after each purchase to avoid duplication.
• There is no extra charge for gift wrapping of wedding presents selected through this service.
• On The Table will be happy to delivery your gifts free of charge if you live within a 20 mile radius of the shop.
• Outside this area, normal post and packing rate will be charged to the purchaser.
• You will receive a complete list of gifts purchased along with summary details of the purchaser, to assist you with your thank you letters.

As a thank you for using On the Table Wedding List Service for your gift list, and for a period of three months after the event, you will be able to buy any remaining items on your list at a discount of 10%.

We are fortunate in Dorset to have two historic local breweries Hall and Woodhouse Ltd in Blandford Forum and Palmers Brewery in Bridport, still producing fine ales. You can savour their beers at local public houses throughout the year and also at a number of seasonal beer festivals offering sample tasting of the extensive range.

Here are a couple of annual events where you can sample the best that these and other local breweries have to offer.

The Big Bournemouth Beer Festival

The Big Bournemouth Beer Festival takes place at the Bournemouth International Centre from the 2nd to 4th April. Why not make the most of the long Easter weekend to sample the extensive choice at this Festival sponsored by Hot Rocks. The event, is held in the Purbeck Hall, and as well as local favourites, features 150 beers from across the UK including Breweries such as Dark Star, Orkney, Great Orme, Oakham, Holdens Bowman Ales and Stewarts.

Dorchester Beer Festival

Dorchester is home to Beerex an annual beer festival, staged jointly by Dorchester Round Table, Dorchester Ellipse and the West Dorset branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). This year’s event took place on the 5th & 6th February, serving 80 ales, with new sponsors, the Dorset Piddle Brewery.

With the rise of micro breweries there has never been such a wide choice of ale to savour, and to enhance the enjoyment, investment in a seriously good drinking glass is called for. Such superb ales, lovingly created from the finest natural ingredients, can truly be best appreciated and savoured from glasses specially designed to enhance your drinking pleasure.

As they say “a good drink tastes even better in the right glass”.

Dartington Beer Glasses

Dartington Glass, as it was originally called, was established in 1967, in Torrington, Devon, as a manufacturer of quality glassware. Since then it has evolved and developed a range of beer, lager and cider glassware and crystal from which you can enjoy your favourite drink.

Here are a few ideas from quality glass makers, Dartington.

Dartington Beer Tankard

Dartington Beer Tankard

The Dartington Beer Tankard stands 167mm tall with a trumpet-shaped rim and will hold 57cl of beer.

The Tankard is handmade in Devon and is ideal for those who appreciate the flavours of the finest beer, real ale or lager.

The Beer Tankard from Dartington makes a perfect gift in its presentation box and is priced at £15.

Dartington Beer Tankard in Crystal

Dartington Crystal Beer Tankard

This handmade Dartington Crystal Beer Tankard is ideal for Real Ale connoisseurs and measures 142mm in height with a capacity of 60cl.

Its simple design contains 24% Lead Crystal and is perfect for engraving.

At £39 it would make the perfect gift for a beer loving friend to enjoy.

Dartington Cream of the Crop Range

Dartington have launched their Cream of the Crop range of handmade crystal drinking glasses which are specially designed to enhance the drinkers enjoyment of the finest ales, cider and lager

Cream of the Crop Beer/Ale Glass

Dartington Cream of the Crop Beer Glass

The Dartington Cream of the Crop Beer / Ale Glass stands 190mm tall and will hold 60cl.

This is one of those glasses that are perfect for relaxing whilst you enjoy a glass of beer or ale.

Priced at £30, each glass is presented in an attractive gift pack making it an ideal present.

Cream of the Crop Cider Glass

Dartington Cream of the Crop Cider Glass

This Dartington Cream of the Crop Cider Glass stands 220mm tall and will hold 60cl.

The cider glasses have generously sized bowls, solid crystal stems and a sturdy foot giving each glass a luxurious feel in the hand.  The well thought out design is tailored to keep the hand from over warming or obscuring the liquid, ensuring the colour and condition is properly appreciated.

Priced at £30, the Cream of the Crop Cider Glass will help you appreciate your favourite cider in the comfort of your home.

Cream of the Crop Lager Glass

Dartington Cream of the Crop Lager Glass

The Dartington Cream of the Crop Lager Glass stands 245mm tall and will hold 50cl.

The handcrafted crystal glass is specially designed for lager with its gentle rounded and reassuringly chunky glass features.

The Lager Glass has a flared lip to ensure you enjoy the taste to the fullest, while the base prevents the dreaded warming of the lager!

Each glass is presented in an attractive gift pack making it the ideal present and is priced at £30.

Dartington Ultimate Beer Glass

Dartington Ultimate Beer Glass

This Ultimate Beer Glass from Dartington is 158mm tall and will hold 57cl.

It is the Ultimate gift for Beer lovers. These glasses come in their very own unique tube gift packaging.

Also great for engraving onto in order to give it a personal touch.

Priced at £15 it is a perfect affordable gift.

Dartington Ultimate Cider Glass

Dartington Ultimate Cider Glass

The Ultimate gift for Cider lovers anywhere. The Ultimate Cider Glass from Dartington is Slim and tall, the Cider glass enhances the golden colours and clean taste of this great drink and can easily accommodate a healthy serving of ice.

This Cider glass from Dartington makes a perfect gift in its presentation tube.

The glass stands 178mm tall and will hold 50cl.

Price: £15

So, for those who appreciate a glass of the finest real ale, cider, or lager, the current choice and quality available is staggering and, with companies such as Dartington fulfilling the need for great glassware, there really has never been a better time to enjoy this simple pleasure from the comfort of your home.

To take a look at the range of Dartington Beer Glasses available from On The Table, you won’t be disappointed.

Just take a look at the superb ideas from LSA International. The company founded 40 years agoand based in Sunbury on Thames, is famous for its imaginative and contemporary handmade glassware and offers three beautiful glass cake stands in its current range.

LSA Klara Cakestands

LSA Klara Cake Stand

The LSA Klara Cakestand is perfect for showing off your strawberry layered or chocolate cakes and desserts.

Handmade and very simple in design, it is available in two sizes, the high stand measures 30cm in diameter and is priced at £42 and the low cake stand is 24cm in diameter and priced at £30.

LSA Vienna Plate & Dome

LSA Vienna Plate and Dome

The LSA Vienna Plate and Dome is perfect for sweet or savoury foods such cake, dessert or cheese. Ideal for the garden or simply looking elegant within the kitchen.

The dome will help to keep the food fresh.

The plate and dome are both hand crafted from clear glass and the overall diameter is 25cms – 22.5cm inside the dome.

The exquisite LSA Vienna Plate and Dome cake stand is priced at £42.30.

LSA Vienna Cakestand & Dome

LSA Vienna Cake Stand and Dome

The LSA Vienna Cakestand & Dome is a smaller version of the Vienna Plate and Dome. Ideal if you are planning an outdoor garden party, it’s perfect for serving dainty savouries or petit fours.

The cake stand and dome are both handmade in clear glass the overall diameter is 20cms – 15cm inside the dome.

It makes a perfect gift for food lovers that want to show off the cake making skills to a T - and is priced at an unbelievable £19.75.

Leonardo Turn Cake Plate

Leonardo Turn Cake Stand

The rotating Leonardo Turn Cake Plate is very simple but stylish.

It makes a perfect glass cake stand for serving an impressive dessert or cake and would make an ideal centre piece on a dining table.

It comes boxed and priced at £28.75 it also makes an ideal gift.

LSA Glassware Range in Store

To view the LSA Glassware range why not pop in to On The Table situated at the southern end of South Street, Dorchester, Dorset.

We stock  a wide range of contemporary tableware with a large choice available on display.

Some utensils are more effective than others and some just leave splatters all over your surface and you end up wishing you had not used it in the first place. Joseph Joseph Elevate Utensils provides a hygienic solution to messy utensils and they also look great in the kitchen.

Joseph Joseph Elevate Range

The Elevate™ range of kitchen tools are designed to improve hygiene and minimize the mess made by placing mucky utensils onto kitchen surfaces. By using an innovative weighted handle with an integrated tool rest, this ensures that when an Elevate™ utensil is placed down, the head is always raised off the work surface. This will allow all you busy cooks to spend more time on creating and preparing exciting food and less time on the cleaning up chores.

The Elevate™ range comprises of 6 essential tools including the

• Joseph Joseph Elevate Flexible Turner
• Joseph Joseph Elevate Slotted Turner
• Joseph Joseph Elevate Ladle
• Joseph Joseph Elevate Solid Spoon
• Joseph Joseph Elevate Slotted Spoon
• Joseph Joseph Elevate Spaghetti Server

The lime green co-ordinated utensils are priced at £6.79 each a 15% reduction from RRP.

Joseph Joseph Elevate Flexible and Slotted Turner

The Joseph Joseph Flexible Turner is ideal for turning hot food with its ergonomic soft grip handle and when not needed can be placed elevated on the kitchen worktop.

The integrated tool rest maximises hygiene whilst minimising mess and eliminates the need for a spoon rest. The tool head is heat resistant up to 240 degrees and ideal for use with non-stick cookware.

• Joseph Joseph Flexible Turner
• Joseph Joseph Slotted Turner

Joseph Joseph Elevate Ladle

The Joseph Joseph Elevate Ladle is ideal for serving your favourite soups, gravies and sauces. The tool head is heat resistant up to 240 degrees and the integrated tool rest will help to minimise mess once you have finished serving.

Joseph Joseph Elevate Solid and Slotted Spoon

Joseph Joseph Elevate Solid Spoon comes in handy when you want to add ingredients to your dishes, be it flour for gravies or simply to taste your food before adding seasoning. Joseph Joseph Elevate Slotted Spoon can be used to remove vegetables or boiled eggs from hot water allowing the water to drain.

Joseph Joseph Elevate Spaghetti Server

Joseph Joseph Elevate Spaghetti Server makes it easier to dish up slippery spaghetti. It features an ergonomic soft grip handle and is dish washer safe.

Joseph Joseph Elevate Utensil Gift Box

The new Joseph Joseph Elevate Utensil Gift Box set includes a slotted and a solid spoon, a slotted and a flexible turner, a spaghetti server and a ladle everything to get you going! It is priced at £33.99, reduced from £39.99.

The Elevate range of utensils are easy to clean and are dishwasher safe.

The utensils can be co-ordinated with Joseph Joseph’s contemporary kitchenware with its inspiring funky coloured kitchen gadgets for preparing your salad ingredients and dressings.

Joseph Joseph Elevate Untensils Gallery

The Joseph Joseph Elevate Utensils make fantastic unique gifts available individually or as a boxed gift set and are easy to order online from On The Table.

The Alessi Company was established in 1935 by Alberto Alessi’s grandfather on Lake Orta, in the Italian Alps, close to Switzerland. The area has a long-standing tradition in wood and metal handicraft. Alberto’s grandfather developed virtually all of the products which appeared in the Alessi catalogues between 1935 and 1945. The Alessi Company prides itself in its unique ability to create the finest in contemporary design in different product types, styles, and price levels.

Today, Alessi does not employ in-house designers, and prefers to work with independent and external talents who remain free from the corporate influence. The fun designs speak for themselves and the current catalogue is the result of Alessi’s collaboration with over 500 designers from all over the world.

Alessi’s fun kitchenware includes the Bunny & Carrot Paper Towel Holder, Parmenide Parmesan Grater, Cico Egg Cup, Ship Shape Butter Boat, Magic Bunny Cocktail-Stick Holder, Chiringuito Cooler and Girotondo Napkin/Letter Holder

Alessi Bunny & Carrot Paper Towel Holder

Alessi Magic Bunny Cocktail Stick Holder

Why not replace your standing kitchen towel holder and add a touch of fun to your kitchen work surface with this paper towel holder designed by Stefano Giovannoni.

The Alessi Bunny & Carrot Paper Towel Holder features a blue bunny and is priced at £20; a reduction of 20% form RRP.

Alessi Parmenide Parmesan Grater

No kitchen is complete without a grater. If you enjoy garnishing your Italian dishes with cheese this handy little Parmesan grater, grates and stores the cheese ready to shake straight onto your pasta.

The Alessi Parmenide Parmesan Grater designed by Alejandro Ruiz is priced at £8 and is available in three colours, blue, cream and red.

Alessi Cico Egg Cup

Alessi Cico Egg Cup

Your children are sure to love the Alessi Cico Egg Cup with its alien character like features.  Cico the egg cup holder has room to store ketchup sauce or salt in his hat and also includes his own spoon.

Another design by Stefano Giovannoni the Cico Egg Cup priced at £8 is available in three colours, blue, green, orange with pink.

It also makes an ideal fun gift for both children and adults.

Alessi Ship Shape Butter Boat

This Alessi Ship Shape Butter Boat is another great design by Stefano Giovannoni and will bring a smile every time someone says ‘pass the butter’.  The knife is cleverly integrated in a form that mimics smoke emerging from the boat funnel.

Priced at £13.50, the Ship Shape Butter Boat is available in three colours Blue, Green, and Orange with pink,  and compliments the Cico Egg Cups.

Alessi Magic Bunny Cocktail-Stick Holder

If you are planning a party, the Alessi Magic Bunny Cocktail-Stick Holder will look great on a table and guests will enjoy placing their cocktail sticks or toothpicks in the holder.

Priced at £13.50, the Magic Bunny Cocktail-Stick Holder is available in Stefano Giovannoni’s bright signature colours of blue, green or pink and orange.

Alessi Chiringuito Cooler

On the subject of parties, the Alessic Chiringuito Cooler could be the most unusual yet practical wine cooler you have ever come across. Designed by Ron Arad the Chiringuito Cooler is made of thermoplastic resin and can hold two bottles along with water and ice.

It is designed to either sit on the table or hang from the edge of it with its non-slip rubber plug on the end of the handle. I wonder how the designer came up with that idea.

It is priced at £22.95 reduced from £27 and available in a choice of three colours red, dark blue and Red Burgundy.

The Alessi Museum

It is no surprise that the Alessi designs have attracted the attention of museums of applied arts and industrial design from all over the world, and there have been many exhibitions featuring Alessi’s collections. Alessi products can be found as permanent museum collections through the world including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Celebrating its long history in innovative design, and its vast and fascinating body of prototypes and constant experimentation over the years, the Alessi Museum is open to researchers, scholars, journalists and students. Designed by Mendini, the Alessi Museum can be visited by appointment.

Alessi Gallery

On The Table is proud to be an Authorised Alessi Dealer and we offer an easy  to order service for the Alessi Kitchenware via our online shop.  Please give us a call if you would like to discuss the designs or would like to order other products in the Alessi range.

Which material to choose?

There are three basic options:

• stainless steel,
• silver plate and
• sterling silver (generally made to order).

Each has its own benefits and costs vary greatly. Eighty per cent of cutlery is 18/10 stainless steel, an alloy of iron with chrome and nickel added to make it corrosion resistant. They are suitable for use in dishwashers and convenient for everyday use.

Stainless steel cutlery generally comes in a wider range of designs than silver-plated cutlery.

Silver is a suitable material for cutlery as it doesn’t react with most foods and is resistant to staining and corrosion. It is a soft metal which makes it unsuitable for knife blades and so these are generally edged with stainless steel.

Sterling silver and plated cutlery will require polishing every so often to keep them looking clean and shiny.

Which design should I choose?

It is all about personal preference, some people prefer heavier cutlery whilst others will prefer feel and be guided more by the style. Consider how well the design will stand the test of time and whether it will still be stylish and functional in years to come?

Robert Welch Ammonite Cutlery Set

Classic designs can generally be easily managed however should a more unusual design be discontinued then it will be difficult to source extra items as replacements or accessories to add to your chosen collection. Handles may be wood, plastic, or metal, although this is more an issue of preference than one of quality when choosing your cutlery set.

Robert Welch, Alessi and Maxwell & Williams are well known cutlery ranges available from On The Table.

The beautiful Robert Welch cutlery range is designed by William Welch and available in many designs, Robert Welch Comet Bright is weighty and very comfortable to hold, Norton Bright is a timeless classic design featuring rounded generous heads on spoons and forks and Ammonite Flat Bright comes with a timeless distinctive fossil motif stamped into both sides of the handle.

When buying antique cutlery the most important criteria to consider is condition. The tines on forks should be of equal length and the spoons should retain their original shape and not have sharp tips.

How much cutlery should I buy?

This will be determined by family size, whether you like to entertain family and friends with formal dinner settings and in more practical terms, how many times your dishwasher gets loaded before the clean stuff runs out. Think about how many place settings are required and if you have people round for dinner on a regular basis consider buying two sets of knives and forks so you won’t have to wash up between courses. Designs that allow you to buy individual components are a good idea as you never know when you may need to replace the odd spoon or fork that inevitably goes astray – you can always add to your service bit by bit, which can be a more affordable way to build your collection.

The Robert Welch cutlery range is available as a 24 piece set and contains six basic place settings of knife, fork, spoon and teaspoon. The 42 piece set contains 6 place settings of table knife, table fork, side knife, side fork, dessert spoon, soup spoon and tea spoon.

The 56 piece set allows for 8 place settings and the 84 piece set 12 place settings. Prices start from £84.

The Robert Welch Cutlery Sets can be extended to include, fish knives & forks, salad servers, sauce ladle, steak knives and children’s cutlery.

Robert Welch Comet Childrens Cutlery Set

Robert Welch Children’s Cutlery Sets

The Robert Welch Children’s Cutlery Set Comet Bright priced at £20.00 is sold in a boxed set and makes a perfect Christening gift that can be used and enjoyed for many years.

Cutlery in a Formal Table Setting

For many the family, celebration or festive meal is not complete without the proper cutlery. There are many pieces of cutlery that can grace a table, but the following is the typical setting you will see at a more formal meal:

• To the left of the setting you will see the forks. Traditionally, from the outside there will be the fish fork, salad fork and dinner fork. The fish fork is for picking bones out of fish. Salad forks are smaller and heavier then the dinner fork. The dinner fork comes last and is nearest to the plate. This is a longer fork and is also referred to as a meat fork.
• To the right of the plate lies a service knife and this is for the entre and to cut meat. It is also the largest knife in the place setting. Next to that is a fish knife which is used in conjunction with the fish fork. Knives are always placed with the blade facing in toward the plate. On the far right is a soup spoon and it is a larger spoon then one served with coffee or dessert and is almost the same length as the dinner knife and fork. The place setting may also contain a butter knife to butter bread rolls.
• Horizontally, above the dinner plate are the dessert spoon and cake fork. They are placed with the ends of the cutlery facing opposite directions.

This is the basis to a typical setting and the rule of etiquette is to use cutlery from the outside of the plate inwards. In this way you will always use the proper piece for the correct course.

Care and Cleaning for your Cutlery

Washing by hand is by far the best way to clean all cutlery, but very few people have the time or the patience for it. As a result most cutlery is now dishwasher safe, but there are still a few rules to follow:

• Remove stainless steel from the dishwasher promptly as it is prone to corrosion if left in a moist atmosphere.
• Avoid prolonged contact with very hot fat, salt, vinegar, egg, acidic fruits and wine, as these can cause surface blemishes.
• Avoid soaking your cutlery as mineral salts in the water can attack the surface of the metal.
• Never mix silverware with stainless steel in the wash as it can cause a chemical reaction and leave stains.
• If you buy second-hand pieces with bone handles they should always be hand washed.
• Well-made knives can be sharpened at home or professionally, and should be washed by hand and thoroughly dried to preserve the blade.

Choose a good quality, well made, and comfortable cutlery set when you invest in new knives. If you drop by the On The Table shop we have a comprehensive range of cutlery sets on display.

We still have special tableware sale offers of up to 40% discount on ranges from Alessi, Maxwell & Williams and Guzzini. Delivery on the 56 and 84 piece set may take approximately 30 days. Care for them well, and you will not need to replace your cutlery set for many years.

Guzzini Salad Spinners

Lime Green Guzzini Salad Spinner

The Centrifugal Salad Spinner from Guzzini is a versatile kitchen tool. The outer curved bowl makes a great salad bowl, the ‘whizzy’ spinner top is attached to the bowl when you need to remove excess water from your salad. The inner basket also doubles up as an extra colander for draining your vegetables and pasta.

There are bright bold colours to choose from, red, lime green and white to co-ordinate with your kitchen utensils.

The Guzzini Salad Spinner with bowl is priced at £33.95 and the inner basket is sold separately for £5.50.

Joseph Joseph

Joseph Josep contemporary kitchenware has inspiring funky coloured kitchen gadgets for preparing your salad ingredients and dressings.

Joseph Joseph Fold Flat Grater

The Fold Flat Grater from Joseph Joseph is ideal for grating carrots, cabbages and onions. Best of all, when not in use, the grater folds completely flat for easy storage.

It is easy to use, simply unclip at the top and the grater pops open to create a traditional box grater. To protect your fingers there is a side grip handle that makes grating over food easy.

The lime green coloured Fold Flat Grater space saving kitchen gadget measures 18 x 18.5 x 1.2cms when flat and 18 x 10 x10cms when open. It can be easily stored with your kitchen utensils and is dishwasher safe.

Price: £14.95

Joseph Joseph Catcher Citrus Reamer

Preparing salad dressings from scratch is time consuming in particular when it comes to removing bits from the lemon and lime juice. Joseph Joseph’s Catcher Citrus Reamer solves this problem with their unique design that eliminates unwanted pips and bits of fruit falling into your food.

The soft rubber cup under the reamer head catches the bits as they appear. This useful kitchen gadget is priced at £7.99 and is also dishwasher safe.

To measure half and whole teaspoons and tablespoons why not try Joseph Joseph’s Magnetic Measuring Spoon. This essential little magnetic kitchen gadget available in funky green can also double as a memo holder on your fridge when not in use.

Just £2.95

Nigella Lawson’s serving hands

Team the salad spinner from Guzzini with Nigella Lawson’s Serving Hands available in wood, cream, black and red. The hands are great for serving salad, vegetables and pasta.

The set of serving hands from Nigella Lawson’s Living Kitchen Range is designed in association with Sebastian Conran. The cream, black and red serving hands are made of high quality melamine, whilst the wood version is made from Beech.

Nigella Lawson’s nest of four mixing bowls

Nigella Lawson Red Mixing Bowls

Your salad, vegetables and pasta will look great served in Nigella Lawson’s Nest of Four Mixing Bowls. Available from Nigella Lawson’s living kitchen range, the bowls are designed in association with Sebastian Conran.

The beautiful curved shaped mixing bowls are made of high quality melamine and available in cream, black or new Nigella red. The set of four bowls are priced at £29.95 and the largest bowl measures 26cm in width x 32cm in length.

Before we sign offf - we have just had these great new kitchen gadgets just in…

Joseph Joseph Spaghetti Measure

The Joseph Joseph the Spaghetti Measure is a great little tool to have around the kicthen. Available in signature funky colours, the ‘original’ and innovative compact spaghetti measurer provides an adjustable portion guide for one to four servings.

Joseph Joseph Square Colander

Joseph Joseph Lime Green Square Colander

Your old colander looking a bit tired? Want to brighten up your kitchen with something a little bit different?

The Joseph Joseph Square Colander is light weight and ergonomically designed to be easy to hold and use. The handle also adds stability when it is sitting in the sink or on the draining board.

Available in:-

• Funky Lime Green Joseph Joseph Square Colander,
• Red Joseph Joseph Square Colander,
• Black Joseph Joseph Square Colander and
• White Joseph Joseph Square Colander .

Joseph Joseph Adjustable Roling Pin

Joseph Joseph Adjustable Rolling Pin

Take theguess work out of making pastry with the Joesph Joseph Adjustable Rolling Pin.  The rolling pin has three sets of removable discs which raise the rolling pin to the required thickness of 2mm, 6mm and 10mm off the work surface.

Clever eh!

The device will ensure that the pastry or dough is rolled to an even thickness throughout. Also etched into the wood is a pastry width measurement guide.

You may want to keep these kitchen gadget ideas to yourself but they also make fantastic unique gifts and are easy to order online from On The Table.

Now you can make fantastic savings on the Joseph Joseph range of Kitchen accessories and Alessi, Maxwell & Williams and Guzzini cutlery sets.

Joseph Joseph

Joseph Joseph Nested Food Bowls

In the Joseph Joseph contemporary kitchenware range there are discounts on the Coloured Food Preparation Set, Bread Bin and Chopping Board set.

The new Joseph Joseph Nest 3 Coloured Food Preparation Set of kitchen bowls make an excellent practical gift. The three piece set is made up of a large and a small mixing bowl, and a citrus juicer.

The larger one bowl has a non-slip base and the smaller includes measurements. All of which neatly nest inside one another for easy storage.

The multi-coloured Nest 3 is now priced at £11.06, a 25% discount.

The stylish Black Bread Bin designed by Morph UK in conjunction with Joseph Joseph, is made of high quality melamine with a practical beech wood lid which doubles as a bread board.

Joseph Joseph Black Bread Binboard.

The 100% melamine makes for very hygienic storage, being both durable and easy to wash and clean. The bread bin measures 18cmx36cmx21cm.

Joseph Joseph Index Chopping Board - Tired of constantly having to wash your chopping board as you prepare different food types? Then the Index chopping board categorisation system is the ideal solution. Packed in a neat ABS storage case, the four colour coded chopping boards have illustrated tabs labelling which board should be used for which food type (vegetables, fish, raw meat and cooked food).

The tabs are staggered for visual ease so no more worries about mixing different foods. A great solution to help maintain an hygienic food environment. The chopping boards are made from polypropylene and are dishwasher safe. The decorative storage case measures 33cm x 24cm x 8cm and has a non-slip base for safe storage on the kitchen worktop or in a cupboard.

Cutlery Sale Items

We also have some tempting offers available in the Alessi, Maxwell & Williams and Guzzini cutlery ranges.

Each cutlery design is made from fully forged 18/10 stainless steel, is dishwasher safe and combines elegant design with a comfortable feel for ease of use.

Guzzini Feeling Red Cutlery

The Tibidabo Serving Set from Alessi is part of a small range of useful serving pieces designed by Kristina Lassus. The servers, now available from only £16.50, are perfect for serving salad and measure 23 x 7.5cms. To compliment the serving set, there are spaghetti tongs measuring 22.7cm. The Alessi brand design is pleasingly different, yet simple and highly functional.

The Guzzini bright royal blue, sophisticated charcoal grey cutlery and red cutlery is part of the “Feeling” range designed by Robin Levien. Sold in pairs, apart from the butter knife, you can easily build up the right size set to suit your needs. Prices are reduced by 20% and start at £3.36 for the butter knife.

For larger Cutlery sets, take a look at the Maxwell & Williams Allure and Cosmopolitan 40 piece sets. The Allure set is a range of polished contemporary cutlery with a distinctive curved edge design. Perfect for everyday use, yet the quality and practicality of this design works equally well in more formal dinner table settings. This 40 piece set is reduced from £145 to £100.

Maxwell & Williams Cosmopolitan Cutlery Set

Also for everyday use is the Maxwell & Williams Cosmopolitan cutlery set priced at £87.50 for 40 pieces or £42.00 for a set of 16 pieces. Both 40 piece sets in the Allure and Cosmopolitan ranges contain cutlery for 8 place settings of table knife, table fork, soup spoon, dessert spoon and tea spoon. Individual items from the range may also be purchased for those wishing to add to or compliment existing sets.

Don’t forget that all of our tableware sale items are genuine reductions from the range and are available to buy online. With these reductions demand is expected to be high so if you see an item you like, we advise you not to delay your purchase, in order to avoid disappointment.

Bar and Wine Glasses Offers

There is fantastic 40% off the LSA Vin bar and wine range which consists of champagne flutes, cocktail glasses, wine and tumbler glasses. This range of handmade glassware has an elegant shape and design and offers exceptional quality and value.

LSA Vin Champagne Flutes

The LSA Vin Champagne Flute is part of a glass collection that has been developed as a practical everyday range, featuring shorter stems that make them more robust, less prone to breakage and able to stand up to the fun of a party! The Glasses are all handmade and are boxed in sixes.

A set of six 190ml Champagne Flutes are reduced from £36.00 to £21.60. Also available for the same price is the 180ml handmade LSA Vin Cocktail Glass also featuring the shorter stem design that makes them ideal for party use.

The Vin Red and White wine glass collection by LSA is ideal for a special meal.  The LSA Vin Red Wine Glasses are available in three sizes 250ml, 350ml and 460ml, whilst the LSA Vin White Wine Glass collection is available in 330ml. The wine glass range is also designed with the shorter stem feature to make them more robust and less vulnerable to damage.

The LSA Vin Tumbler 330ml is ideal for everyday use and perfect as a water or juice glass to sit alongside the champagne, cocktail and wine glasses in the range. All are handmade and boxed in sixes.

LSA also create beautiful tableware décor – a selection of beautiful vases and candleware is reduced by 30%.

LSA Jazz Black Glass Collection

The Jazz Black Spiral Vase stands 24cm tall and co-ordinates with the rest of the Jazz collection of glasses and candlesticks. The LSA Kolo Concave and Convex vases are part of the simple yet practical Kolo range. Both handmade glass vase styles are available in two sizes 18cm and 30cm.  The vase makes a great affordable present and is gift boxed.

LSA Jazz Black Tea Light Holders

For a contemporary candlelight why not try the Jazz Black Tea Light Holders. These beautiful little tea light holders come in two designs - blobs and spirals. They stand 10cm high and each comes with a tea light and are individually boxed.

Or for a touch of elegance, there is the LSA Spiro Candlestick. This beautiful candlestick stands 24.5cm high and holds a regular dinner candle. Each comes individually boxed but will look stunning as a pair on a dinner table.

All our glassware products are genuine reductions from the range with no specially bought in stock, and are available to buy online. With these reductions demand is expected to be high so if you see an item you like, we advise you not to delay you purchase, in order avoid disappointment.

The History of Christmas candles is linked with the Saturnalia Roman festival. Papers of wax were offered to Saturn (an angel of God), as candles were regarded to be symbolic of the light of Saturn. Though electricity is taken for granted today, we still cherish the candle and Christmas wouldn’t be the same without them.

With the spread of Christianity, candles were placed beside the window front to guide the Christ Child as he wandered from house to house on Christmas Eve. In the Victorian period candles came to be placed on the Christmas tree as it was considered to be the symbol of the Star, which guided the three wise men to the dwelling place of Jesus. Candleholders for Christmas candles first came into use in 1890.

Candles are a great way to change the mood of a room as you slip from day to night and create the desired atmosphere.  Take a look at these great Christmas Candle ideas from Broste and candlesticks from Leonardo and LSA.

Broste Wine Red Candles

Broste from Copenhagen has been designing hand made candles, including dinner, pillar and tea lights, for fifty years. Their clean yet simple designs help to create the perfect ambiance.

Christmas dinner isn’t the same without a couple of candles. The Wine Red Candles from Broste are solid coloured with handmade pillars. They have a rustic slightly uneven surface that adds to their character.

Tea Lights

The Broste Tea Lights are available in ivory and red to complement their pillar and dinner candles.

Broste Gold and Silver Tea Lights

The tea lights are packed in boxes of nine. Each one is 3.7cms in diameter and will burn for four hours. Gold and Silver Tea Lights with a metallic effect are also available.

Scented candles also help to enhance Christmas. Pine and cinnamon spice are just a few of the scented candles that have become popular over the years. Broste Black Cherry Scented Tea Lights are packed in eights in a gift box and are burgundy in colour.

Church Candles

The Church Candles from Broste are available in two sizes. The larger candle measures 25×8cm and has a burn time of 130 hours, whilst the smaller candle is 20×8cm with a burn time of 114 hours.

They are ideal for a table setting, or as an alternative to lighting a fire, placed in the hearth surrounded by holly and winter greenery.

Candlesticks

Leonardo Baroque Candlestick

Choosing the right candlestick will help present your candles at their best. Surrounded with a small green wreath, or standing majestically in candlesticks, their flickering ambiance gives a warm glow to the faces of family and friends and adds to the anticipation of the festive feast.

Leonardo’s Baroque Chunky Glass Candlestick will look impressive on a dining table as a single stand or as a pair on a mantelpiece. The candlestick stands 26cm tall and is designed to take either a dinner candle or a pillar candle.

The Leonardo Star Candle Holder is made from chunky glass and measures 8cm across and 5.5cm in height. It is designed to hold a normal dinner candle and provides a cost effective way yet elegant way to decorate your Christmas table.

Leonardo Merry Christmas Tea Light Holders

The Glass Christmas Tea Light Holders from Leonardo will bring a sparkle to your Christmas decor. They measure 9cm in diameter and 8cm in height and come complete with a large size tea light but could also be used with small tea lights.

Tea Light Holders provide a very safe way of burning candles, especially with excited young children around at Christmas Time, but please do remember to extinguish all candle flames before you retire for the night.