Space; the final frontier… Or to sound more like a real person and less like a pretentious, idealistic, fart-sniffing cretin: Space; an uncatchable dragon in the smoke, cluttered-filled opium den we humans call life. Much better…
Let’s face facts, space: everyone wants it, not everyone can get it. If it wasn’t for rocket-travel, arson or trying no one would know anything about it. Well, you’re in luck. Here in this short and definitely not sardonic article I attempt to rectify this sad situation by racking my sensitive brain over the mountainous smut-filled contents of the internet to muster up a few products which may offer stable solutions to our cramped and uncomfortable lives.
Now without further a-do (Dun-da-da-dun-dun-dunnnnn!) here are my top 10 space saving products.
Contents
- 1 Joseph Joseph Nest 9 Plus
- 2 Joseph Joseph Fold Flat Grater Plus
- 3 RayGar Vacuum Bags
- 4 USB Airtouch Silent Silicone Keyboard
- 5 Wacky Practicals Collapsable Kettle
- 6 PLANK
- 7 Quirky Pivot Power
- 8 Andrew James Magnetic Knife Storage Rack
- 9 Tefal Toast N’Egg
- 10 Max Mood Microwave – MAX 38 SMG
- 11 Share this:
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Joseph Joseph Nest 9 Plus
Price: £44.00
Website: JosephJoseph
You’ve heard of Bold 2-in-1 now get ready for “Bowl 9-in-1”. That was awful, I’m a terrible person but please let me explain. The Nest 9 Plus manages to slot eight other kitchen utensils into one large non-slip mixing bowl. Picture the scene: you’ve been hired to do the catering for Peaches Geldof’s wake. Topical. You need two mixing bowls – one large, one small. You also need a colander, a mesh sieve and five measuring cups. By the sweet and unmerciful lord; that’s at least two, maybe three trips to the back of your catering van. But wait, didn’t you buy the Joseph Joseph Nest 9? Why, that’ll make it only one trip! Not only is this product space saving but its practical points are through the roof! Looks like someone might actually start liking Mondays at this rate!
Joseph Joseph Fold Flat Grater Plus
Price: £30.00
Website: JosephJoseph
“Joseph Joseph, again?! What’s your angle here, Sensible Reviewer? What are all these secret payments labelled ‘JJ Advertising Budget’ going into your account? Why do I get a feeling there’s a trend emerging here?”
Wow you ask a lot of questions, no wonder everyone finds you annoying. Nothing is going on between us and Joseph Joseph; we’re just friends. They probably don’t even know we exist. Shut up. Anyway, the Fold Flat Grater Plus is a GRATE (how could I resist?) idea. It is equipped with four sets of blades: Coarse, fine, ribbon and slicer. Although they sound like rejected competitors for Robot Wars, the product’s legit and it folds up neatly into its protective sheet to the size of a small tray. It’s easy to stack or to store.
RayGar Vacuum Bags
Price: £12.79 (for 6 – sized 100cm x 80cm)
Website: Amazon
“Oh, Sensible Reviewer, these don’t look nearly as glamorous as the last two items. What will my neighbours/friends/cat think when I invite them round to bask in my new minimalist themed abode to see deflated paddling pools hugging all of my foldable possessions?”
You’re shallowness is not lost on me, it hangs heavy in my heart, dear friend. However, this list is not titled ‘Sensible Reviewer: The Prettiest Product Adventure’, no, this is more of a practical list of space saving gadgets which could put your rock-and-roll buy-blankets-now-store-product-later attitude back on track. The RayGar allows you to put your foldable space-filling item i.e. a pillow or a duvet into a sealable bag which is vacuumed into a much smaller and compact size. It may not be the James Bond of being sexy but it is the Hugh Hefner of being shrivelled… only in a good way.
USB Airtouch Silent Silicone Keyboard
Price: £4.26
Website: Amazon
Well, well, well, if it isn’t the anti-laptop brigade? Walking in here with your plug-in monitors and miles of unadulterated cable-on-cable action like you’re a cyborg pimp in a not too distant dystopian future. Well, good for you, I’m pleased. Good luck lugging that keyboard around everywhere, clogging up your desk space and gathering nothing but bacteria and shame.
But what would you say if I told you it didn’t have to be that way? For just under a fiver your problem can be remedied with this roll up keyboard. No longer will you have to crush-up that primitive piece of archaic technology on top of your monitor stand: the future is here. With a simple tuck and roll the Airtouch keyboard can be easily stored away taking up as much room as a used up toilet roll. What a delight.
Wacky Practicals Collapsable Kettle
Price: £34.25
Website: Play.com
Versatile, durable, light, washable and innovative: These are just some of the adjectives I’ve stolen from the product’s online description, but don’t let those be the words to sway you into getting it. Let Sensible Reviewer work their whimsical charm on your only too welcoming face. All joking aside this product is the real deal to Dickinson standards. When you’re not using it, it does a remarkable impression of an irresponsible diabetic; collapsing away at a moment’s notice. With little space occupancy at all, it is a must-have for a most-cramped kitchen. You can take it camping as well… if you’re into that. Plus it comes in three colours; red, blue and green. Unless you’re colour blind then of course, it’s two.
Are you one of those people who can never find your keys? How about finding your phone when you need to leave? If you can’t see what I’m getting at here I’m about to offer you an enticing olive branch laced in the solution to your problem. PLANK is a piece of wood – wait for it – it gets better. Not only is PLANK a piece of wood, it also has a dark side and by that I mean an underside which is not only a great place to spot shadows but also it’s magnetised. As a tiny shelf within the home, PLANK saves space by looking after your phone and keys whilst sparing your work-cluttered desk the pleasure of eating them and consequently ruining your life. A must buy.
Quirky Pivot Power
Price: £16.99
Website: Play.com
It’s a tale as old as time. You’re making yourself an extravagant lunch but there are just too many appliances in the works. How are you going to chop up that sandwich and make a cheese toastie when there’s only room on your adapter for the chainsaw’s plug and it won’t share with the waffe iron. It’s an issue, but the folks at Quirky have the answer. Taking the idea that most plugs don’t play well with others, the Pivot Power allows you to move each socket on its own axis allowing plugs of every size and shape an equal slice of the electrical pie.
Andrew James Magnetic Knife Storage Rack
Price: £14.29
Website: AndrewJamesWorldwide
I have no idea who Andrew James is, but if his invention is anything to go by he’s either a fantastic lover or very well-travelled. Regardless the man knows his way around a rack/Iraq. It’s a very rare opportunity to see me double-pun. That’s how much this product means to me.
The rack or ‘Andrew James Professional Stainless Steel Magnetic Knife Storage Rack’ as it’s known to its nearest and dearest is a riveting product that allows you to wall-hang your knives. It’s as devilish as it is sexy. Not only will these blades of cuisine and leisure be out of the reach of little ones, but it also takes away any table space a normal knife block occupies. You should buy it. Now – Chop chop!
Tefal Toast N’Egg
Price: £29.99
Website: HomeAndCook
The question of “what came first: the chicken or the egg?” will be somewhat irrelevant in this circumstance. I say this because with the Tefal Toast N’ Egg machine, the only thing that will be “coming” is you due to its space-saving and mouth-watering convenience. No longer will one have to fire up the hob just to please the culinary egg Gods in the sky. With this contraption eggs can be hard boiled or cooked depending on the user’s preference, and yes, this does extend to warming meats as well. I’m not EGGaggerating in the slightest!
Max Mood Microwave – MAX 38 SMG
Price: £152.90
Website: Whirlpool
“£152.90 for a microwave?! I could buy ten microwaves for that price! Are you having a giraffe?”
No good sir, I’m deadly serious and it’s worth every penny. Plus, ten microwaves is very counter-intuitive to the logic behind this article. With the Max Mood Microwave or “Triple M” as I call him, we see a space mastering marvel. At just under 12 inches in diameter Triple M delivers a surprising 700w output and can also double up as a grill. This mighty maggot packs a powerful punch as a staple hold to any shoebox any unfortunate soul may find themselves to live in.
And that ladies and gentlemen conducts the end of our tour in the dark, mysterious territory of “inner-space”. Much like using wet wipes as toilet paper, I hope you found a curious satisfaction from this exercise. If you have any other space-saving products you’ve found useful, let me know in the comments, on Facebook, or tweet us @SensibleReview. Good day.
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