There is a lot of talk about food air miles, supporting your local farmer, producers, bakers and I am all for this, with the Great British Bake Off and Jamie Olivers new show Jamie’s Great Britain, there is so much to be said for British Cooking. Cooking is now fashionable, who would ever of guessed!!!

BUT, are we not missing something here, what about the GREAT BRITISH companies that make British baking great? For example, the legend that is AGA (http://www.agaliving.com), and have we forgotten that there are such companies as George Wilkinson (http://www.george-wilkinson.com/) who have been making bakeware since 1931. These guys have been the backbone behind British baking and cooking for years and there are so many like them.

I have recently had the pleasure to use two of George Wilkinson’s products, the insulated baking sheet, priced at £16.99 and the springform tin, priced at £12.99, great prices, especially when you feel the quality of the product and realise how lovely they are to bake with. Made in the heart of Lancashire, these products will really stand up to the rigours of daily use, they come with a 15 year product and coating guarantee, have been independently tested and have outperformed all other products on the market for its non-stick coating, now thats something to boast about. Also you can feel you are doing your bit for the environment, made with 60% recycled British steel and a low carbon footprint, these guys are really striving for great sustainability.

I made Paul Hollywoods Iced Fingers from the GBBO on the insulated baking tray, I lightly oiled the tray as Paul suggests in the recipe, but really didn’t need to bother, as the superior non-stick coating is amazing and washing up afterwards was a breeze.

Its not very often I get on my soapbox about anything other that baking and cooking, and its very rare that I promote a product, but you all know what a traditional girl I can be and these are so great that I had to tell you all about them. Go on spoil yourself and put some of the products on your Christmas list, you will love them and your doing your bit for Britain !

Please see the link below for George Wilkinson Great British Bakeware and they can also be found on Twitter at @britishBakeware and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/George-Wilkinson/109018132523005

http://www.george-wilkinson.com/bakeware/great-british-bakeware

Happy Baking