If you’ve got a budding chef among your families and friends, here are some top tools from the Rolls Royce of kitchen utensils

Gourmet Grater Set, RRP £49.95

Already presented in an elegant black box – no need for extra wrapping! The Gourmet Grater Set in black includes two culinary essentials; the Premium Classic Zester and the Gourmet Series Slicer.

Limited Edition Premium Classic Zesters, RRP £19.95

Christmas drink making is even merrier with one of these limited-edition designs. There’s Liberty, Leopard and Camouflage to choose from as well as bright, punchy neon colours – Blue, Yellow and Pink.

NEW Bowl Grater, RRP £19.95

Easily and efficiently grates vegetables, fruit and hard cheeses directly and neatly into a container or bowl.

Spice Mill, RRP £29.95

The iconic razor-sharp stainless-steel blades precisely grate spices such as Indian Long Pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon effortlessly, it also stores gratings in a small, airtight compartment for future use.

Peter Morrell Editor comments “I have a number of Microplane utensils in my kitchen, and they are all highly efficient for the tasks I need them for, slicing, grating, zesting, and grinding. They are the Rolls Royce of the utensil world.

“I recently tried the new Bowl Grater and found it highly efficient. The non-slip ends fit neatly over the rim of a bowl so grated food is caught with no mess or wastage. I’ve grated a wide range of ingredients, onions, beetroot, carrots, white cabbage, cauliflower, and hard cheese.

“The ultra-sharp coarse blades make short working of any preparation task. You could call it a utensil essential.”

The Microplane products are available from all good cookware shops and Amazon