cooking Help & Advice

• February 27th, 2018
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• Posted in cooking

Five Easy Tips to Keep Your Cooker Clean

  Your cooker is an essential part of day-to-day life, as it enables you to feed yourself or your family night after night. Therefore, it is a great idea to keep this appliance clean and well maintained, to reduce the risk of any problems arising and keep your stomach happy! However, this does not have to mean that you need to dedicate time to rigorous cleaning each day. While we may all know how to clean a cooker, this doesn’t make it any more enjoyable. There are steps that you can take when preparing your dinner that will help to minimise the mess you make, and keep your cooker sparkling without too much effort. If you’re looking to cut down on your cleaning time but…

• October 23rd, 2017
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking, laundry

How To Clean Your Kitchen Appliances Properly

When it comes to cleaning a home, many will agree that the kitchen is one of the most difficult rooms to keep clean. We look at quick tips you can apply to keep your kitchen appliances in tip tip condition.

• September 5th, 2017
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking

How to Change Your Cooker Hood Light Bulbs

Have the light bulbs in your extractor/cooker hood stopped working? Use these quick and simple steps to remove and replace them.

• August 9th, 2017
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking

3 Common Fridge Freezer Problems With Easy Fixes

We show you some simple DIY fixes you can do at home to cure the most common problems.

• March 21st, 2017
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• Posted in cooking

How A Microwave Works

We look at how a microwave works, the history of the trusted microwave, how they cook food, and whether they’re safe to use.

• January 18th, 2017
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• Posted in cooking

How Long Food Lasts In Fridges And Freezers

Find out how long to safely store food in your fridge and freezer using our handy little guide. Use this to get the most out of your weekly food shop!

• October 7th, 2016
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking

Why a Refrigerator Freezes Food

Is your fridge freezing food? This indicates a fault with your refrigerator, so read on to find out how to carry out a repair on your machine at home.

• September 27th, 2016
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• Posted in advice centre, built in, cooking, dishwashing, laundry

The Quietest Home Appliances

If you’re looking for a quiet dishwasher or microwave, we’ve compiled a list of quiet domestic appliances to use in your kitchen or utility room.

• August 18th, 2016
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking, industry news

Food Waste: Households Waste a Month’s Worth of Food Each Year

We also asked people to estimate their food waste and revealed that British households throw away an estimated 6% of their weekly shop.

This 6% of food wasted equates to £2.56 of their £43.14 average weekly shop, or £133.12 a year.

• July 26th, 2016
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking, industry news, recipes

Low Sugar Diet

More and more Brits are interested in eating better and becoming healthier so we surveyed 2000 Brits to find out more about this.
Our research found that a third of Brits are currently dieting, with a further 22% having been on a diet in the last 12 months.

• June 10th, 2016
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking

Taking the world by Steam (Oven)

An oven is something that we use every day, it’s a necessity in nearly every home and something we would probably struggle without. So what happens when someone tells you there is a better and healthier way of cooking your food without using your standard gas or electric oven?

• July 27th, 2015
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• Posted in advice centre, cooking

Why Do Fan Oven Elements Fail?

Is your fan oven experiencing problems? Use our guide to find out why fan oven heating elements fail.