Any keen baker will know that some of the best recipes for brownies are American, but they come with all those tricky cup and stick measurements for flour and butter.
This set of spoons and measuring cups, from the online shop run by Cooks Academy, in Dún Laoghaire, is an elegant solution to the problem. They cost €9.95. Take a look, too, at its flour sifter, which uses a lever in the handle to operate the sieving mechanism. No flour on the counter and you won't be tempted to rinse the vegetables in it, so no rust either. It also costs €9.95. Postage within Dublin costs €9.50; €12 to the rest of the country. See www.cooksacademy.com. CC