Ok, so this isn't your 'traditional' cooking equipment, but Love Food Hate Waste have created some exciting new tools...

Waste Aware Scotland have launched the first ever iPhone ‘app’ designed to minimise domestic food waste. The new app - which is available to download for free - will provide consumers with easy to use interactive tools such as a portion size planner; recipe finder for leftover ingredients; weekly meal planner and various hints and tips on how to reduce food waste. The app asks users to put their ingredients into an on-screen blender, (these could be leftovers or ingredients they already have but are not sure how to make into a meal) then simply shake it to create an easy, healthy recipe.

In tandem with the new app, the campaign’s website has also been enhanced, making it much more interactive and adding features to help people find information quickly and easily on how to cut food costs and waste. The website; Waste Aware Love Food - Home Page, now features video content and like the app, the website, now has a handy portion planning tool and recipe finder for leftover ingredients.

As part of the digital push, the campaign has launched its own Facebook page and Twitter account as well as a Love Food Hate Waste blog which will be updated on a fortnightly basis with campaign news. Friends and followers will be able to engage with each other on the sites and through the blog, offering up tried and tested recipes and passing on advice. It gives the opportunity to network and engage with others interested in Love Food Hate Waste.

On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:53:59 -0500, WasteAwareScot
> wrote:

>.... The app asks users to put their ingredients into an
>on-screen blender, (these could be leftovers or ingredients they already
>have but are not sure how to make into a meal) then simply shake it to
>create an easy, healthy recipe....

Is it the beginning of April already?

BTW, if you drink your Scotch neat, there is absolutely no waste.

-- Larry