Clearly those who designed this and made all the critical decisions on what plastic to use had no clue just how much punishment that ceramic ball could dish out! OK it looks pretty especially in red, however it is NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE There should have been a recall on this poorly designed product. Jamie shame on you.

This flavour shaker is crap! I nearly choked my husband on the broken shards in his salad. Our 11year old bought the shaker for him at christmas and was very upset to think she had nearly killed daddy! This isn’t the first time that Jamie Oliver has stretched beyond making the most of his selling potental and slipped into unethical profiteering. But it is the most blatant and it makes you wonder whether he is suffering ethical slip – gradually having his morals and principles dragged down.A brilliant idea let down by one critical and possibly leathal problem...the plastic used in its construction is too fragile and rigid for the task at hand! It may be shit i do not know i haven’t got one. i probably won’t get one after reading the comments but you’ve got to ask yourself if you hate him that much why the hell do you care about him so much by writing 20 paragraghs about him. if it was truly hate you would even be bothered by him!!! I'm happy I found your review; it was a lot of fun to read and I'll save my aeroplan points for something else! The recipe below is based on using a large (2.4 litre, 10 cup) Bundt pan as I love the appearance of the finished cake. Bundt pans are available from good kitchen shops and online. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes on a moderate speed using an electric beater.

Freya - You know, I don't know. It looks like the one he "mentions" in his book "Cook With Jamie." I wonder if they realized it's foibles and thought they could offload it over here? At least it will provide those irritating fools that harp on about how “money doesn’t bring you happiness” with another example of how right they always are. Update: June 2021 In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and ground cardamom and then fold into the mixture.In the grand universe of kitchen gadgets, I categorise Jamie Oliver’s Flavour Shaker as a toy: cute, friendly and plastic. Now that I’ve had a chance to use it, I’m glad I didn’t actually buy it. There are too many annoying things about it: the guide arrows don’t align; it takes too long to get a mediocre grind, and cleaning it is more than a pain. I washed it by hand in hot and soapy water. After it dried I gave it a sniff. It smelled like curry. I washed it again, this time soaking in soapy water for a while. After it dried I gave it a sniff. It smelled like curry. I filled it with acidulated water, let it sit for a couple of hours and then washed it. After it dried I gave it a sniff. It smelled like curry. It looks like a plastic Barbapapa: bowling pin in shape with a bulbous bottom, slimish middle and bit of a head on top. Did I mention the snazzy rubber grippy swoosh?

I have just had a 3 month experience working for Jamie Oliver at a very high level I agree with you its all bullshit and I hae come away seeing and hearing things that have devastated me considering I was in awe of him before. I sealed it correctly with the arrows but not tight enough to do that level of damage and shook it less violently that Jamie does on TV! and here i thought this thing was a godsend. i'm glad i haven't bought one yet! i'm also glad to hear that a mortar & pestle is a good bet -- i've been wanting one for a while, but wasn't sure how much i'd use it.I could not agree more with this post! JO has become a complete sell-out! It is embarrassing to watch him on the telly as he does constantly cooks up similar stuff. I have worked with a great deal of good chefs and Jamie does not come near them! What a load of shit. This has been created by a team of 15 creatives working incessantly for eight months at horribly inflated wages who spent more time “designing” the marketing approach as they did creating the actual product. I imagine getting Jamie “on board” was somewhat of a coup.