Delicious UK - (09)September 2020

NOTES FROM OUR (VIRTUAL)

The delicious. team may not be in an office, but every recipe is still tested, from

the food team’s homes – then pics are shared (and the team salivate!). Here, in this

new monthly column, food editor Jen Bedloe selects her favourite new supermarket

buys, gadgets or kit she’s tested, and shares useful knowledge she’s discovered

TEST KITCHEN

JUSTA DASH

DeputyfoodedSophieand

I arefansofDashsparkling

waterincans,madeusing

wonkyfruitthatwould

otherwiseberejected

Thesubtle

alsoworkw

sugar-free

freemixers

Choosefro

cucumber,

peachorb

£1.29for 33

Sainsbury’s

Boots,M&S

otherretail

Withworkcommutes

andschoolrunsbackon

thehorizon,herearetwo

newproductsforwhen

you’reonthemove

OLDMEETSNEW
Asa secretsalad
creamaddict(I blame
mynana,whonever
usedmayo)I’ma fan
ofthenewvegan
versionbySaclawith
itstangyflavourand
creamytexture.Enjoy
it dollopedoveryour
favouritesalad–
which, fornon-veganme,
is tuna,eggandtomato.Also
in the rangeareaioli,blue
ch**se andcaesardressings.
Ocado, Sainsbury’sandTesco,
£2 for 230ml

EASY

WEEKNIGHTS

Myeight-

year-old

daughter

Romilly

tested the

new Miso

Tas t y

cooking

sauces and

the squeezy tube was a hit.

She mixed Sweet & Savoury

miso with chicken and a

squeeze of lime, then we

grilled the chicken and

served it with rice... The kind

of simplicity

MALDON GOESLARGE
The foodteamhavelong
used Maldon’swonderful
sea salt flakes, from the
Blackwater estuary in Essex.
We always had a niggle,
though: the cardboard
packaging soon becomes
raggedy and isn’t user-
friendly in a busy kitchen.
So we take off our hats to the
new tub: tough, resealable
and keeps
the flakes
pristine.
£4.80 for
570g,
Ocado

HOT ON THE SHELVES

SEAL OF ASSURANCE

The new 420ml Contigo Pinnacle travel mug

has a smart auto-seal lid (no leakage!),

which means you can safely stash it in your

bag when out and about. The mechanism

pushes open for easy, thorough cleaning

• unlike other brands I’ve tried that need
  a physics degree to put back together. The
  Thermalock double-wall vacuum keeps your
  drink cool for up to 12 hours or hot for up to
  five(luckilymycommuteisn’t that long...).
  £34 99 AmazonandeBay

GADGET

THE TESTS

berejected.

flavours

wellas

, calorie-

sforspirits.

mlemon,

raspberry,

lackcurrant.

3 0ml,

s, Ocado,

Sand

ers

EASY

FOOD TOGO

I’mimpressedwiththetactileKambukka

Borafoodstoragejar.It hasa pleasing

rubbergrip,is easytoopenandcloseand

it’sbigenough (400ml)tofita portionof

pasta. The food I testedstayedhotfor

severalhours(easily

uptosix,asclaimed).

Don’tforgettopack

cutleryasthere’s no

spoonstorageinit.

£34.95,Debenhams,

RobertDyasand

kambukka.com

£34. 99 ,AmazonandeBay