Accessories

Our range of accessories is really to wide to cover in full, so here we shall concentrate on selected items which perhaps require a little more explanation.

Glass candle warmer

These warmers are elegant, and form quite a centrepiece at a dinner table.

They are particularly useful in keeping teapots or coffee pots warm and particularly useful when entertaining.

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Coffee grinders

Coffee grinders can be broadly divided into two categories, i.e. manual and electrically operated.

In the former, all models are adjustable for coarseness of grind by a simple peg and screw wheel mechanism.

The latter category, there are both non-adjustable and less expensive as well as, adjustable and more expensive models available.

Although we stock all of the above, our recommendation and preference is for the adjustable electrical model.

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Milk frother

Milk frothers fall into two categories, i.e. manual and electric.

The former is a simple manual pump, the latter usually has one or two curved discs, which are rotated by a battery powered motor.

Both are efficient systems. Our recommendation and preference is for the manual model as it is so very simple.

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Coffee machine base

Not much to be explained here, except to say that having spent a considerable sum of money on an espresso machine and a matching grinder, it does make sense to spend a little more on a base for them to sit on.

These bases are a good way of marrying the former purchases into a coherent looking unit. Most bases have a storage area for coffee scoops and tampers, as well as knockout drawers for those nasty spent coffee grinds.

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Gas ring enlarger

This is one of the most useful accessories we sell. Regrettably, it rarely gets the recognition it deserves.

Let us face it if you have a narrow base pot such as one of the smaller espresso pots or ibriks, the Turkish coffee pots, you are in a bit of a predicament. You simply cannot get these to sit on a stovetop without it falling through the crossbars.

So, spend a few pounds and use your pot safely. After all, who in their right mind would want boiling water spilling all over them?

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Hotplate

This may seem a bit of an oddball product for us to stock. However, it does serve a purpose as many customers have reported using them to keep coffee pots and even teapots warm for considerable periods.

We have not experimented with either of these; therefore, we can only pass on the comments of others.

It is also quite useful to use as heat source for the vacuum method of brewing coffee too.

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Spare parts

There are far too many parts available for us to accommodate in our catalogue pages.

So, if you do not see them listed, simply contact us; you never know, we may be able to supply or guide you as to where they may be sourced.

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Teabag squeezer

Do you hate seeing a drip trail from your cup to the waste bin?

Use a teabag squeezer and that will be a thing of the past.

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Tea strainer

Tea strainers are a must when using loose leaf tea, especially the smaller leaf varieties.

The tea strainers we offer are all stainless steel and being of a winged design, they quite conveniently sit across the cup.

A drip tray is also provided to save any unpleasant mess.

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Tea caddy spoon

It is important to always measure the quantity of tea used. These silver plated spoons offer a traditional and most civilized way of doing just that.

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