This fresh and fruity Christmas tree pavlova recipe is the perfect centrepiece for your festive celebrations. It’s...
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The Culinary Cartel's Five Ways to Elevate Your Air Fryer Recipes with Thermapen
The quickest way to build confidence in the kitchen is to use tools that eliminate all the guesswork from cooking, especially when mastering your new air fryer. Air fryers are fantastic, but they don't operate exactly like convection ovens, and the familiar rules and temperatures you are used to may not apply.
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Air Fryer Confit Salmon
The secret to the extraordinary tenderness of this air fryer salmon lies in the confit method — a technique that involves gently cooking the fish in a bath of flavourful olive oil. This process not only infuses the salmon with the essence of citrus, garlic, and dill — but also ensures a buttery texture that practically melts in your mouth.
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5 Science-Backed Tips for Cooking Tender Lean Meats
Everyone enjoys juicy chicken wings, melt-in-the-mouth ribs and a juicy marbled steak. But sometimes, we need to keep things lean. Lower in fat but still high in protein, lean meats are a great choice for making your meals healthier.
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A Temperature Guide to Cooking & Resting Turkey
Christmas dinner is, for many, the most important meal of the year. But cooking a whole turkey is no mean feat — it’s difficult to ensure such a large and lean meat is safely cooked and juicy all the way through. Especially when packet instructions and recipe timings commonly overestimate how long it takes for meat to reach a safe temperature, resulting in an overcooked centrepiece.
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Mike Tomkins’ 11 Christmas Dinner Tips for Turkey Perfection
Described by John Torode as a ‘meat maestro’, MasterChef 2021 runner-up Mike Tomkins is a pro at making the traditional turkey feast one to remember. Follow his top 11 Christmas dinner tips to make yours a succulent and stress-free experience.
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Mike Tomkins’ Pork Wellington
A good Wellington is the hearty centrepiece we all need in the colder months, and it looks super impressive too. This pork Wellington recipe is a fun and tasty twist on the classic beef. Mike covered the pork with honey and mustard, and a shiitake mushroom and black pudding duxelles before wrapping it in slices of prosciutto — layers upon layers of delicious flavours.
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Chocolate Macarons with Blackberry Jam
This chocolate macaron recipe by My Kitchen Drawer is perfect for autumn. Featuring a sweet blackberry jam and buttercream macaron filling, they're the best bite-sized treats for making the most of blackberry season.
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Five Best BBQ Gifts for Grilling Lovers
When it comes to finding the perfect gifts for the BBQ lovers in your life, the right tools and accessories can make all the difference in their grilling game.
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Best Cooking Christmas Gifts for Bakers, BBQ Lovers & More
Call us biased, but we think thermometers make great presents. We're always gifting our friends and family Thermapens, and the response is invariably "I use it all the time!". Furthermore, believe it or not, food thermometers are pretty cool.
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The Ultimate Turkey Cooking Guide
Cooking a turkey can send fear rippling through the hearts of even the best home cooks. Will it defrost in time? Do I brine it? What even is brining? Is it cooked? Why is it dry? How do I rest it? Can I reheat it? We've all asked ourselves these questions.
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A Temperature Guide to Perfect Pizza Dough
One of the greatest reasons for using temperature to guide your cooking, whatever you're making, is consistency. Just like choosing a particular brand of ingredient because you like the taste better, working to specific temperatures will help you to achieve your preferred flavour and texture every time.
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KFC Fakeaway Boneless Chicken and Gravy
This KFC fakeaway is inspired by the classic KFC boneless chicken and gravy. The chicken is juicy, crunchy and perfectly spiced, and the gravy is creamy and moreish: everything you need in a Friday night fakeaway.