Original Cookware Company the website dedicated to cookware, bakeware, cake decoration, kitchen knives, Aprons, utensils, kitchen weighing scales, kitchen timers, cake tins, teapots, coffee pots, mugs, bread bins, jam making equipment all under one roof.  

We are a busy working cookshop in the centre of Leicester stocking thousands of the best quality cookware, kitchenware, kitchen knives and latest gadgetary. We also offer knife sharpening service from our store in Leicester and our wedding list services are a speciality, please get in touch for more information.  

Food Preparation  

We stock a huge range of food preparation products including aprons for both adults and kids, oven gloves by Rushbrookes , Sterck  and Emma   Bridgewater .   Blow torches for that perfect brulee.   Can and jar openers by Kuhn Rikon  and OXO GoodGrips .   Quality sieves and strainers by kitchen craft and masterclass.   Colourful CKS cookbook stands and cast iron cookbook stands.   Joseph Joseph cooking utensils are contemporary and colourful.   We sell gadgets for preparing fruit like apple corers, strawberry hullers, lemon reamers, melon ballers, cherry pitters and pineapple corers.   There are lots of garlic crushers, graters and zesters, ice cream scoops, pestles and mortars and salad spinners to choose from.   Brands include Zyliss , CKS, Oxo GoodGrips  and Imperia  for the best Pasta Making Machines.

We now also stock the full range of fantastic products from Wesco including bins such as the Kickmaster, Spaceboy, Kickboy and the Pushboy. We also stock the Wesco traditional whistling stovetop kettle in the full range of colours. Wesco are an iconic brand, incorporating retro chic and practicality into all of there products.

Chopping & Slicing  

We sell the best quality kitchen knives including top brands Global , Wusthof  and Sabatier .   We have knives for every job including boning knives for meat preparation, bread knives, carving knives and forks for the Sunday roast, cheese knives, cooks knives, cleavers and paring knives for the smaller preparation jobs.   We also sell gadgets for preparing string beans and onions and super kitchen scissors suitable for all kinds of kitchen jobs.   To store knives safely we sell knife blocks and magnetic knife racks to display and store your knives safely.     Knife sharpeners are essential.   We sell easy to use knife sharpeners that are ‘pull through’ by Furi Ozitech , Minosharp , Smith’s Edgeware  and Taylor’s Eye Whitness  in addition to sharpening steels and whetstones for the more experienced users.    

Baking and Roasting  

We stock just about everything you need to bake brilliant cakes.   We sell high quality square, round and shaped cake tins and moulds by Silverwood , Nordicware , Judge  and Masterclass .   We also have a wide range of oven, biscuit, brownie and muffin trays at great prices and the best quality.   There are all the baking essentials like baking parchment, tin liners, cupcake cases in lots of colours and designs.   If you’re making a flan, tart or pie we stock lots of different sizes of dishes including ceramic baking beans for blind baking.   Check out our huge range of cookie and biscuit cutters available in loads of shapes and sizes.   For the professional touch we stock cake decorating equipment, icing bags, icing nozzles, edible cake decorations and beautiful cake stands to display cakes and cupcakes for tea parties and special occasions.    

Cooking  

We sell all kinds of pots and pans by the best brands like Le Creuset , Kuhn Rikon  and eco-friendly pots and pans by GreenPan .   We sell small, medium and large casserole pots, egg poachers, fish poachers, frying baskets and a large range of frying pans.   Fondue sets are a great gift as are novelty egg timers.   Colourful silicone utensils are great to use for cooking and they inject colour to your kitchen space. Other specialist products include Spanish paella pans and lots of sizes, Moroccan Tagines by Emile Henry , Pressure Cookers by Kuhn Rikon  and Woks for oriental cooking.    

Eat, Drink & Serve  

We’re hot on tea & Coffee with coffee pots and Cafetieres by La Cafetiere , coffee making accessories like tampers, coffee spoons, chocolate stencils and quality coffee beans.   We sell coffee grinders, milk frothers and Italian Moka pots by Bialetti  for the perfect Espresso.   We have a huge range of teapots by Emma Bridgewater , London Teapot Company , Cornishware  and Le Creuset  in lots of colours and styles.   We have lots of Mugs and Cups both traditional and contemporary by by Emma Bridgewater, London Teapot Company, Cornishware and Le Creuset.   Cocktail making equipment, like cocktail shakers, strainers, umbrellas, ice crushers, cocktail picks are all in stock.   Also in this category we sell fabulous egg cups, cutlery by Stellar  and Martin Gulliver , Salt and Pepper Grinders, serving dishes, oil & vinegar bottles and salad bowls and servers.  

Storing & Preserving.  

We sell storage canisters for tea, coffee, sugar, flour, rice etc…ceramic storage, glass storage and plastic storage containers.   There are colourful breadbins and ceiling and wall racks for storing pots & pans, kitchen chalk boards, note pads and kitchen clocks, egg storage ideas, food covers, bags to store potatoes, garlic and onions, glass bottles for home preserving, jam jars, jam making equipment and handy vegetable trolleys.      

Wedding Gift List Service  

Choosing your wedding presents should be a very enjoyable experience. Whether you need the basics like a quality set of kitchen knives, or you'd love to opt for some luxuries such as a set of gorgeous copper pans, the Original Cookware Company can help you to compile your perfect gift list. We have a great selection of products to choose from. Your guests can purchase items from your wedding list by visiting our shop, by telephone or by visiting our website at www.originalcookware.co.uk . We will be genuinely delighted to help your family and friends choose gifts from your list and when specified we'll steer them towards the items that are higher on your list of priorities.   Please contact us to discuss your wedding list.

Knife Sharpening Service

Chop-Chop! We can sharpen your kitchen knives for £2.50 per blade and have them ready within the hour!    Only available at our store in Leicester, so pop by and see us.  

Cake Tin Hire  

We have round, square, hearts, ovals, hexagons, numbers, ducks, trains and countless other shaped tins to hire for £3 per day!   Perfect for a special occasion or a one-off cake-off!   Only available at our store in Leicester.