Spending time in the kitchen, cooking up a storm, is something you either love or hate. For every lover of the slow cooked, take-your-time type of approach, there are about a dozen people who'd rather have something quick and tasty (and if you're like me, with a minimum amount of dishes to do … [Read more...]
Tefal OptiGrill – Steak-Baking Made Easy
The people at Tefal have been very busy bees ; they've brought out a whole new rash of products, from saucepans to steam generators. Also new is the OptiGrill, a grill that makes cooking so ridiculously easy, you don't have to do an awful lot to produce brilliant-quality food in the comfort of … [Read more...]
Tefal Ingenio Collection – Pans With A Handy Removable Handle
Cooking giant Tefal has announced its new range of cookware and steam generators, and I was invited to their lavish press show to find out exactly what all the fuss was about. Not being someone who gets excited about saucepans on a regular basis, I was nevertheless pretty impressed by their new … [Read more...]
Teeny tiny kitchen appliances – Bosch, Tefal and Caple
Tiny kitchen? Me too. But if you hate washing up as much as I do, you'll find a way to squeeze in a dishwasher. Here's my selection of the best teeny tiny kitchen appliances for your teeny tiny kitchen. Bosch Compact Dishwasher - Review £350 John Lewis There aren't many of these … [Read more...]
Kitchen geek: baking
Believe it or not, baking is a science. A delicious science, but a science all the same. The process is irreversible, just like a chemical reaction, and you need to have pretty exact quantities of all ingredients to avoid making a total mess. Despite this, the making of baked goods still … [Read more...]
Packing for university? Don’t forget these essentials
Are you packing to go away to university? I've compiled the ultimate list of must-haves that no university fresher should be without. 1. A laptop or tablet. This will become your home entertainment system for watching movies on, playing music and playing games. It will be your communication … [Read more...]
Star Wars gubbins you don’t really need
You don't really need a load of Star Wars guff for your house. But "need" and "want" are two TOTALLY different things. I mean, I "need" a dental check, but you don't see me posting pictures of teeth on my Pinterest page, do you? No. So without further ado, here's a round up of all the good Star … [Read more...]
Wood-fired pizza ovens from the Stone Bake Oven Company
It's almost beyond my creative powers to imagine a universe where I have a big enough garden and the necessary capital to purchase a wood fired oven: reality keeps tapping on my brain and reminding me about mortgage repayments and childcare fees. But if you're lucky enough to be wading in a … [Read more...]
Make your own Iron Man, Thor and Captain America cakes!
I love cake. Who doesn't? And I have a soft spot for Marvel movies (yeah, even Thor. For very, very shallow reasons). So this Marvel Cakelet pan is right up my street. This cake pan has moulds for three of the characters from next year's mega-movie, The Avengers, (Iron Man, Thor and Captain … [Read more...]
Tefal Actifry. Dork Review
Diets suck. Cutting out all the good stuff, eating salad and counting calories is a seriously boring way to spend your time. But for many of us, it's essential to keep an eye on our food, to ensure we don't end up shopping in the tent section of Argos. One way of doing that is by altering the … [Read more...]
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