Jan 2012 In today’s kitchen the focal point is the worktop saver by the hob, where the master or mistress of the cuisine does most of the work. A worktop saver not only protects the surfaces in the kitchen, it’s also serves many of the functions essential to preparing and cooking food. Gone are the days of the unattractive and much-used wooden chopping-board our grandparents used to have – they’ve been replaced by the colourful worktop saver.

It’s also no longer considered hygienic to work with food directly on the worktop, even though specially designed materials made this possible and popular for a while. Everybody wants to use a worktop saver, not only to protect the expensive kitchen fittings, but also because it’s easier to keep everything clean. A worktop saver can be replaced as often as needed, leaving the furniture surfaces pristine.

Not much wonder you’re spoilt for choice each time you look for a new worktop saver. When you choose a worktop saver from this selection, try to imagine it in the colour scheme of your kitchen. A worktop saver is often beautifully coloured and with cheerful designs, so make sure you get one that you won’t get tired of easily. A worktop saver that doesn’t clash with your furniture and other accessories is also important.

Although you can still find a worktop saver in wood that looks like a traditional chopping board, or a worktop saver in a durable, plain material to withstand hard work, many of the most popular types of worktop saver are made of toughened glass. The other type of worktop saver is made from cork to protect your surfaces from heat. You often need to remove a pan from the hob quickly, and if you have a number of pans on the go you’ll need to have a worktop saver where you can easily place it out of the way. For this reason a heat-resistant worktop saver is vital.

Many of us have just one worktop saver, but if there’s space it’s a good idea to have more. A worktop saver capable of withstanding heat from pans is essential. Another worktop saver for cutting ingredients like onions and garlic is also needed. You can find that the flavour of onions and garlic is passed to other food placed on the same worktop saver, even if you wash it thoroughly, so I like to keep a worktop saver just for this kind of chopping.

For bread it’s also good to have a separate worktop saver. Bread can absorb the flavours of other food easily, so it’s best not to rest it on a worktop saver where you have been chopping other ingredients. In every kitchen there’s one main, multipurpose worktop saver. This lets you do a variety of tasks and none of us could be without that favourite worktop saver to help us out.

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