Revealed: A Quarter of Brits don’t Know Their Cooking Utensils
In a year that’s seen many of us spend more time than ever at home, it’d be easy to assume that the everyday Brit has a good working knowledge of the kitchen. However, recent data from Wren Kitchens has revealed that a quarter of Brits (26%)1 can’t correctly identify common kitchen utensils.
Wren Kitchens presented 12 images of ordinary kitchen implements to 1,000 Brits aged 16-55+, to determine whether we actually know what our kitchen utensils are used for.
Something fishy
The utensil that Brits struggled with the most was a fish slice, with half of Brits (51%) having no idea what this utensil was used for. 13% of people thought it was a potato masher, and 9% of people thought it was a salad spinner.
Next came an orange or lemon juicer, with just half (x%) of Brits correctly identifying its use. Egg poachers and apple corers also caused confusion, with just 60% and 62% identifying them correctly, respectively.
|
Name of utensil |
% of Brits who don’t know it’s use |
|
Fish slice |
51% |
|
Orange/lemon juicer/squeezer |
48% |
|
Egg poacher |
40% |
|
Apple Corer |
38% |
|
Salad Spinner |
20% |
|
Carving Fork |
20% |
|
Garlic Press |
19% |
|
Steak Hammer |
19% |
|
Egg Slicer |
18% |
|
Pasta Maker |
17% |
|
Pastry Brush |
11% |
|
Cheese grater |
9% |
What are the most common kitchen mix-ups?
The most common kitchen misconceptions are found in people falsely identifying other implements as a potato masher. This comes as a quarter (23%) of Brits believe their steak hammer’s primary function is to crush spuds, while over one in ten (13%) believe the same of their fish slice.
Another common kitchen feature that Brits seemingly struggle with is the humble orange juicer; astoundingly, 17% of people misidentified an orange juicer for an ice cream scoop, and 9% of Brits believe an egg slicer’s primary function is to squeeze citrus fruit, while a further 4% think their salad spinner is also for juicing oranges.
One-in-five Brits (20%) mislabel a meat carving fork as an ice pick, and 16% wrongly identify a pasta maker as a paper shredder.
Finally, as many as 13% of UK homeowners horrifyingly identify a cheese grater as a foot file, 11% think a pastry brush is used for painting, and 8% believe an egg poacher is, in fact, a plant pot.
Can you do better?
Wren Kitchens have now challenged you to see if you can match the utensil with the food it’s used for. Can you beat the record of 35 seconds for both?
