Cooking Basics

Build your cooking confidence with straightforward lessons in essential techniques and methods. From boiling an egg to roasting vegetables, we've got the foundations covered.

Basic Cooking Terms

In order to follow a recipe there certain basic cookery terms that you should be familiar with. There's no real secret to it and you don't need any previous...

General Food Preparation

Cooking is a very rewarding experience, especially if you're preparing a meal for other people. It should also be enjoyable but so many people get stressed a...

How to Make Basic Sauces

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 o...

Making The Most of Your Microwave

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 mo...

Organising Your Kitchen

Before you switch off and assume that this article is going to be all about cleaning stop! While cleanliness in the kitchen is obviously very important - not...

The Quick Guide to Great Cooking

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...

The Quick Guide to Kitchen Knives

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...

Using Other Kitchen Appliances

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 technolog...

Using The Oven

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. Howeve...