I know it’s not ‘sexy’, but a cooking spatula is an integral piece of kit in our kitchen. It’s used for stirring, flipping and getting every last drop of batter out of a mixing bowl.

We only have one in our cooking arsenal, and it’s looking a bit ragged. The white rubber is looking decidedly grey and appears to have been attacked by a serrated knife at some point. Time to chuck it out and invest in a new one. These are some of the (brightly coloured) ones we like…

1. GUBBRÖRA rubber spatula – green/pink red/green, blue/white: £0.60, IKEA
2. I Can Cook spatula, orange: £2.99 Notonthehighstreet
3. Typhoon Gerry Giraffe spatula, orange: £6, Debenhams
4. KitchenCraft Colourworks silicone spatula in orange: £13.60, Wayfair
5. Elevate™ spatula spoon: £9.50, Joseph Joseph