Maccbean Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I spotted a new gadget called Stirr in the Lakeland brochure yesterday, you can see it herehttp://www.lakeland.co.uk/'stirr'/F/keyword/stirr/product/12301. How useful is that, something that stirs your gravy or sauce for you whilst you get on with something else, and only £14.99. I think I'm going to order one anyway, but does anyone have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I can see that this is likely to become an Omlet "must have" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Oh No! - I'm not going to look........... ...but I did After reading the reviews I think I'll wait for a while.........I use fairly shallow saucepans for things like sauce, my deep pans are too big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I thought up of something similar a few years ago, why didn't I go to the patent office I would of been rich by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccbean Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Oh why didn't you indeed, as I would have just added to your coffers! I bought mine this afternoon. Tried it in my (fairly deep) sauce pan empty and it works fab, we'll have to see what it's like in real action. I'll let you know. Oh and BTW, my hubby is really fussy with bananas over ripening, so I bought one of their new banana bags http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/banana+bag/product/12159 as well! A marketing mans dream I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I'm not even going to.........oh! too late!!! I'd like one of those....I hate ripe bananas as well.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I make banana loaves with the ones that are a bit past it. That stirry thing might come in handy for lemon curd making! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccbean Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 I make banana loaves with the ones that are a bit past it. Yer but, that then is cake, and cake is a very dangerous thing, likely to be scoffed in one go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 This is true alas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccbean Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Right, well at this point in time the jury's out on this one. I made gravy tonight, and admittedly, it wasn't a thin jus, but it was just gravy, and the Stirr stopped stirring ! It definitely couldn't cope with something like a cheese sauce (or do I simply have mine too thick ). I'll give it another go, but it performs like that, it's definitely going back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 In the film & book "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets" there is a scene near the beginning where Mrs Weasly is cooking & her wooden spoon is stirring the contents of the sauce pan by itself. I'd buy one of those that she had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccbean Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 OK, second outing and it failed miserably. I used a sauce pan the same as the kind displayed with the Stirr in the Lakeland shop so there was no excuse. But it left a lumpy patch in the middle of the pan it couldn't get to. sooo disappointing So the Stirr will return to the shop, never to return until they've improved it! Back to the magic wooden spoon then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thanks for that....you have just saved me a trip to Manchester! Sorry it doesn't seem to work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thanks for that report, I am an absolute sucker for all new gadgets from lakeland and you have just saved me trying that one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Just visited this after a marathon lemon curd making session to see if the stir would be worth purchasing Obviously not - saved me some money as well, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
