Quooker in the kitchen

There are many uses for the Quooker tap but for new mum's and dad's - how about warming baby's milk? Ingenious!

Quooker, the one and only 100°C boiling water tap, available at Baker & Baker.  Visit the showroom for a demonstration. 

A beautiful kitchen for a beautiful room

One of our favourites, this Classic English kitchen was designed and made for a new build in Cambridgeshire

So much light and space makes the room incredibly welcoming and comfortable

A Rayburn cooker perfectly placed amongst wood and painted cabinets

L-shaped island with seating and oak counter top

Free standing double dresser with glazed display

Kashmir White granite works wonderfully with the English oak cabinets and the 'Drab' paint from the Farrow & Ball collection

Glass splashback between the oak beams finishes off the mantle

Pippy oak, what's knot to like?

We had the pleasure of working on this project with a client renovating and extending a period property.  Alterations included the replacement of a very old, very cluttered existing kitchen......

They were fairly clear on what they wanted the new kitchen to be - practical, spacious, simple but not plain.  They chose our Classic English design with painted and wood cabinets.

With the low ceilings and limited natural light it was important not to over-crowd the room with wall cabinets

The central island is painted in Fired Earth Turkish Blue with oak handles .  Note the desk area to the right of the island with handy drawer storage!

Hand made, hand painted tiles have since been fitted in the alcove above the Everhot range oven

A love of real wood, the grain was to stand out. We suggested Pippy Oak recognisable by it's prominent knotty pattern. 

Full height curved corner cabinet with curved doors

and large double larder offer ample storage space 

Quooker tap and Kashmir Gold granite counter tops and up stands

Coffee break?

Graham took a break this weekend from kitchen designing to walk Snowdonia with friends.  Unfortunately the weather was grim but equipped with his trusty Handpresso, he was happy enough knowing he had plenty of good strong coffee to hand!

At the top.....

.....and at this point, wishing he was back in the office!

Cutting It!

Keen cook? Then you'll love this superb range of professional knives from the Japanese makers Kai.  The Shun collection of kitchen knives made from Damask steel with Pukka wood handles are solid but not too heavy and beautifully finished.     

The range has an excellent selection of blade sizes and cutting options and has various boxed sets including a carvery set which make ideal gifts.

There is also some ingenious ideas for safe storage to suit any knife range.

Magnetic knife block

Swivel wood top and stone base

Stonehenge

 Magnetic wooden uprights with stone base

Stonehenge

Magnetic wooden uprights with metal base

Five knife block with handle rest

Sits nicely in your utensil or cutlery drawer

Or on the counter top

All the above are available from Baker & Baker - drop into the showroom for a demo!

Graham's Lemon Shorties

We had our very first bake off in the showroom this morning using the new Aga and chose these simple shortbread biscuits with a twist. 

If you fancy having a go, here's the recipe...

Ingredients

100g plain flour

50g corn flour

50g granulated sugar

100g butter

Pinch of salt

Grated zest of 1 lemon

Mix the ingredients together by hand or with a food processor.
Roll the dough into a cylindrical shape and cover with cling film.
Place in the fridge for about 30 mins to chill and firm.
Remove from the fridge and slice into 1cm thick biscuits as shown.

Preheat oven to 160 degrees

Lay the biscuits onto a greased baking tray and place in the oven for 15-20 mins

Remove from the oven and allow to cool (if you can wait!)



Yum!

Tip..

Make up double the quanitity and freeze half for baking another day.

New Aga for showroom

Our new Aga is up and running and waiting for it's fabulous new kitchen display to arrive! Very soon we will be holding regular cookery demo's at the showroom but in the meantime, we'll share some delicious recipes with you from the Aga site.

Warm walnut and crisp maple, a winning combo!

One of our small projects for a property in Lavenham.  A quaint, little cottage with lots of original features and very traditional decor, so it was interesting that the clients chose this fairly modern mix of maple and walnut wood.

Walnut worktop with Danish oil finish

Veneered Walnut splash back

A particuralily nice alternative to tiles or glass

Original beams and herringbone tile flooring

Peninsula run with sink cut out

Dovetail drawers with conical handles to match

The chrome extractor sits well against both woods

Full height display cabinet with glass top