Cookware

You pull a tray of roasted vegetables out of the oven and half of them are welded to the surface. Again. The non-stick coating you paid good money for has…

You’re slicing a tomato and the knife crushes it flat before cutting through. You switch to an onion and your eyes water more than usual because the dull blade is…

Open any kitchen drawer in the country and you’ll find at least three gadgets that seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. The avocado slicer. The herb scissors. That…

You want that seared, slightly smoky flavour you get from a proper Chinese takeaway, but every stir-fry you make at home comes out steamed and soggy. The vegetables are limp,…

You are renovating the kitchen, the builder has asked what hob you want, and you have no idea. Your current house has gas because it has always had gas. Your…

You’ve been eyeing up a cast iron casserole dish for months. Every Sunday roast recipe you see features one — that glossy, heavy pot sitting effortlessly on a kitchen worktop.…

You’ve just had an induction hob fitted — the old gas cooker finally gave up — and now half your pans don’t work. The lovely copper-bottomed set your mum gave…

You’re standing in John Lewis, staring at a wall of knife sets priced from £30 to £500, and they all look like they’d do the same job. The cheap ones…

You’ve wiped down the kitchen surfaces, loaded the dishwasher, and the room looks clean. Then you pull out the oven tray and there’s a centimetre of baked-on grease from six…

You bought a non-stick frying pan three years ago, the coating is scratched to ribbons, and scrambled eggs now weld themselves to the surface like they’ve been spot-welded. You need…