Kitchens: Top chefs reveal their favourite gadgets and utensils  

We ask the pros what gizmos and equipment they wouldn't be without in their own kitchens

It’s a special knife that keeps Takashi Miyazaki’s food prep skills sharp. Picture: Prashant Wadhawan

During a January flurry of cupboard clearing, I came across a garlic crusher dating back to when I did a spate of writing reviews of kitchen gadgetry.

It’s all coming back to me now: The glut of juicers, blenders, vacuum cleaners, irons, vegetable peelers, tin openers and even fake Christmas trees at one point. The only ones I still use today are some random kitchen knives.