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Is an Instant Pot Worth It for Winter Stews If You’ve Never Used a Pressure Cooker?
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How Do I Dust Icing Sugar Over Mince Pies Without It Going Everywhere?
A spoon and a sieve gets icing sugar on everything but the mince pies. Here's...
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Is a Mason Cash Mixing Bowl Worth It Over a Cheap Plastic One for Christmas Baking?
The Mason Cash cane bowl has been in British kitchens since 1901. Is it just...
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The Smeg KLF03 is the kettle people buy to match the kitchen. Here's what you...
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Is a Fondue Set Worth It for a Cosy Night In, or Will It Just Sit in the Cupboard?
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Is an Instant Pot Worth It for Winter Stews If You’ve Never Used a Pressure Cooker?
A proper beef stew wants three hours on the hob. An Instant Pot does it...
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How Do I Dust Icing Sugar Over Mince Pies Without It Going Everywhere?
A spoon and a sieve gets icing sugar on everything but the mince pies. Here's...
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Is the De’Longhi Magnifica S a Good First Bean-to-Cup Machine?
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Is the Ninja CRISPi Glass Air Fryer Worth It for a Small UK Kitchen?
The Ninja CRISPi cooks in a glass dish you can serve from and store leftovers...
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Is the Kenwood Prospero+ Stand Mixer Worth It for a Small UK Kitchen?
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Do You Still Need a Balloon Whisk If You Own an Electric Mixer?
Gravy, custard, a small pot of cream: the jobs where a hand whisk beats any...
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Tools That Make Cooking Beans, Lentils, and Tofu Easier
Dried beans, lentils, and tofu are some of the cheapest, most nutritious things you can...
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Peeling a clove before you mince it is the step most people end up skipping...
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Is a Proper Teapot Worth It Over Teabags in a Mug?
For one quick mug, teabags are fine. For a cold afternoon with a few people...
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What’s the Best Milk Pan for Making Proper Hot Chocolate on the Hob?
A small non-stick pan with a pouring lip makes hob hot chocolate far less of...
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What’s the Best Pudding Basin for Steaming a Christmas Pudding?
A rolled rim to tie the lid under, sloping sides for a clean turn-out and...
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Do You Really Need a Cake Turntable to Ice a Christmas Cake?
Smooth sides and neat edges are much easier when the cake turns and your hand...
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What’s the Best Baking Tray That Won’t Buckle in a Hot Oven?
Tired of trays that bang and twist at 220°C? Why baking trays warp, and the...
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Vegan batch cooking generates a lot of containers fast. A pot of dal for the...