Purple cookware and kitchen utensils

The colour purple isn't necessarily the first one you might think of when decorating a kitchen.  Red, green or brown perhaps, or black/white/shades of grey, but not purple.  This is a shame, because accessorising your kitchen with purple cookware is a great way to stamp your personality on it - it's less "girly" than pink, although there's nothing wrong with being girly!  And there is a surprisingly large choice of purple kitchen cookware and utensils available to buy online, as this hub will demonstrate.  You can have your pick of all shades of purple too, from lilac/lavender to royal purple to aubergine/cassis; the choice is yours. 

Purple cookware

Le Creuset cast iron cookware has a long-standing reputation - this French company has been making cookware since 1925. The 5.5 quart French oven shown in the in the capsule below is oven safe up to 325 deg. F, and can be used with any heat source including induction. The colour shown is "cassis", which is a gorgeous blackcurranty shade, and it comes in a rainbow of other colours too. If 5.5 quarts isn't big enough, then they also do larger versions too, and you can also go smaller. If you want a saucepan shape rather than a French oven, the Le Creuset 2.25 quart cast iron saucepan measures 16.5 x 8.8 x 5 inches..

Purple plastic containers, lunch boxes and tumblers

As you might expect, Tupperware can be relied on to provide a great choice of purple kitchen containers and lunchboxes (as well as the odd sandwich box or two).  For example, their "Smidgets" are tiny one ounce plastic bowls with lids, designed to store the odd spoonful of left over sauce, grated Parmesan or whatever. Another option is the Bento Buddies range by Laptop Lunches; this is dishwasher safe and made in the USA. It's also free from PVC, phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA). Do note that the containers can be used in the microwave, but not the lids. The set comprises an extra large container (6 by 5 by 2 inches); a large container (4.75 by 3.12 by 2 inches); a medium container (3.12 by 2.5 by 2 inches); and a small container (2 by 1.5 by 1.5 inches).

An intriguing item is Cozee World's "Beehive" ceramic tea/coffee mug, which holds 12 oz of liquid and comes with an infuser and lid!  There's also a smaller 8 oz version.  Bodum's 8-cup French press coffee maker comes in other colours (e.g. green and pink), and would be a stylish kitchen accessory for any coffee lover.

© Empress Felicity October 2010