Cooking Basics

If you're new to cooking you might be a little hesitant about following a recipe and cooking a dish from scratch. Some of the terms might be confusing and if you don't know your 'slice' from your ...

Before you get all excited and arrange to cook a feast for your housemates, you need to get organised. There are lots of basic hints and tips for how to go about preparing your ingredients and meals ...

Having a couple of classic sauce recipes up your sleeve will help tremendously when it comes to livening up bland dishes or creating something exciting out of leftovers or odds and ends in the ...

Most kitchens now have a microwave nestled in them somewhere and while they may not be one of the most attractive appliances, they're certainly one of the most useful. It's true that some people ...

It's easy to get organised in the kitchen. There are plenty of clever storage devices on the market that are designed to help you keep clutter at bay and then it's just a case of working out what ...

One of the main pieces of advice about how to be a good cook is that you should enjoy cooking. This sounds obvious but there's no point slogging away in the kitchen every night creating gourmet ...

Forget the trendy utensils and the all-singing, all-dancing gadgets; all you need to be a half-decent cook is a good set of knives. Ask any professional chef what they think is the most important ...

Once you've mastered the art of the oven and microwave you might think that's all there is to cooking a decent meal. However innovations in kitchen technology over the years have meant there are now ...

To be fair, there are probably a million more exciting things to be thinking about during your time at university than the pros and cons of your oven. However, no kitchen would be worth stepping ...