kitchen

• 1 Kitchen clean
  Joseph Joseph, the company run by two brothers (hence the name) have rather revolutionised our kitchens with a few nifty ideas. The latest innovative product is designed with the clean conscious in mind...

• 2 A cool chrome addition to your kitchen
  The All-clad range was originally designed to suit the needs of professional chefs who wanted high quality, heavy duty cookware. They are constructed in three layers comprising two outer layers and a thick...

• 3 Gary Lineker gets a roasting from Marco Pierre White for kitchen kiss
  His fiancée Danielle Bux looked so fetching as she bustled about in her chef's whites Gary Lineker couldn't resist sneaking behind the scenes on Hell's Kitchen to steal a kiss. While viewers of...

• 4 Zesting up a risotto
  To enhance the flavour of a risotto and give it a zingy lift, try adding a splash of vinegar after the cheese and butter have gone and the cooking's almost done. Taste as you go – too much and it...

• 5 Kitchen tip - Christmas chaos
  To take the stress out of Christmas day cooking, plan, plan, plan. Write all your timings down, and stick to them. The temptation may be to have a few glasses of wine whilst you are cooking, but this will...

• 6 Kitchen tip: Cool ginger
  Keep fresh ginger in the freezer. It keeps for much longer than in the fridge and won't dry out and go wrinkly. You can then grate it straight from frozen into your dishes.

• 7 Kitchen tip: Garlic get out
  Put off using garlic because of the way the smell lingers on your fingers for hours afterwards? Try wetting your hands and rubbing them on a stainless steel surface like a sink or a metal spoon to remove...

• 8 Kitchen tip: Undo onion overkill
  Do you find the taste of raw red onions too strong, particularly in salads and salsas? The simple solution is essentially a quick pickle – slice the onion very finely, pop into a saucer or other...

• 9 Kitchen tip: Super spuds
  Potatoes should never be cooked in boiling water. It causes them to absorb much more liquid. Instead cook them on a gentle heat at a very low simmer, so the water is what chefs call 'burping' or 'gurgling'...

• 10 Kitchen tip: The perfect boiled egg
  Fed up with those unsightly grey lines surrounding the yolk of a hard-boiled egg? Once you've boiled your egg, instead of letting it cool naturally, plunge it straight into a bowl of iced water. You will...

• 11 Kitchen tip: Some butter clarification
  Ever read a recipe that calls for clarified butter? It's really easy to make and can be used in place of ghee in many Indian recipes. Simply melt your butter over a very low heat, taking care it doesn't...