About Cookin
From the Midlands to the North Coast.
Cookin is family-owned and family-run. Founded in 2010 by a family of foodies with a shared passion for quality kitchen tools and gadgets.
Our story
It started in 2010.
A family owned and run business with humble beginnings and big ambition, the Cookin journey began in 2010 in the heart of KZN Midlands — started by a family of foodies with a shared passion for quality kitchen tools and gadgets.
We keep abreast of international market trends to bring you authentic global and locally renowned kitchen merchandise. We love understanding our customers and their needs, researching food trends and building relationships with authentic suppliers.
Above all, we want to inspire and educate even inexperienced cooks, and give everyone the confidence to cook.
From then to now
2010
Where the Cookin journey began.
“Humble beginnings and big ambition.”
Today
Cookin Ballito — a home for people who love to cook.
The people behind Cookin
People who love to cook.
Cookin is family-owned and run, and that shows in how we work. We love connecting with our customers — our Foodigans — and understanding what they need.
Ask us anything. Whether you're choosing your first good pan or hunting for something specific, we're here to help.
What's Cookin?
We're always looking at what's next.
“What's Cookin? Who is Cookin it and what are they Cookin with?”
We keep abreast of international market trends, continuously research food trends and build relationships with authentic suppliers — so we can stock authentic global and locally renowned fine kitchen merchandise, curated to be practical and functional.
The Cookin approach
Good tools should earn their place.
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Quality
Fine kitchen merchandise from authentic global and locally renowned suppliers.
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Practicality
Tools that make sense in a real kitchen, used every day.
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Function
Gadgets chosen for what they do well, not just how they look.
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Confidence
The right tool helps even an inexperienced cook feel ready to cook.
For our Foodigans
Cookin is about more than the tools.
We want to inspire and educate — even inexperienced cooks — and give everyone the confidence to cook. That's why we share guides, how-tos and kitchen knowledge alongside the things we stock.
Considered choices
We look carefully at what we stock.
Cookin strives to be environmentally and eco-conscious about the products it stocks.
Cookin Ballito
Come and cook with us.
Our home on the North Coast is Cookin Ballito. Come in, pick things up, ask questions and find the tools that suit the way you cook.
Let's get Cookin.
Good tools, honest advice and the confidence to cook — online or in store.