Here is probably the most un-thrilling photograph that has ever appeared on the Persephone Post. But this is crucial kitchen item number 2: it peels potatoes and carrots FAR better than anything more elaborate and, look, can be bought for 52 pence wholesale. For some reason it’s called a French potato peeler, which is a new thought and lends it a tinge of glamour. And here it is available non-wholesale for £1.81., still incredible value. (But buy three at a time. In our household well-meaning clearers-up of the kitchen throw them away all too easily.)