If you are in the capital, you will find some excellent short courses allowing you to unleash your inner Masterchef. Leading London cookery school Leiths School of Food and Wine specialises in classic and creative cuisine and still has places on its four part fish evening course. Learn to prepare and cook fish and seafood and become a confident cook with a repertoire of recipes and practical knowledge.

Leiths’ trained chef Angela Malik is running superbly priced evening and day courses in Thai, Indian and Vietnamese cooking at her cookery school. If the thought of being able to produce ambrosial Asian dishes out of the finest ingredients appeals, check out this and other leading London deals.

Has the doom and gloom of January left you struggling to leave the house? The good news is that now you don’t have to: London based School of Food will send a private tutor to run a class of your choice from your own kitchen.

Can’t find a class that fits with your busy schedule? Courses For Cooks in Nottingham offer tailored cookery classes for individuals, couples or groups. You choose the recipe or skill you are hoping to learn on a date that suits you, allowing you rustle up a risotto or fillet a fish as and when you like.

Experience the taste of sweet success at Strawberry Cupcakes for half a day of cupcake making and decorating. It’s a steal of a deal on a plate – enjoy one to one tuition then take all twelve scrumptious little sponges home with you. Check out Nottingham deals to see what’s cooking.

Perhaps you would like to seek out the chefs at Italian home cooking school Taste Italia in Essex, and enrol on their Cooking on a Budget course – after a day with the supremos you will be sampling wholesome tucker and laughing all the way to the bank.

The Smart School of Cookery in Danbury specialises in Modern British, European and Indian Cuisine and its latest, lusciously low priced deal is not to be sniffed at. Run by former BBC Masterchef contestant Ann Hood, budding foodies will receive expert tuition for a half or full day, creating their very own three or five course meal, later enjoying the fruits of their labours with a glass of fine wine. Don’t miss out, search for Essex deals now and find out what’s on the menu.

A far cry from the gastronomic joke it was once was, the UK now boasts exquisite foods, excellent chefs and world-renowned restaurants. With cookery classes to suit everyone, jump on the gravy train and sample a piece of the action today.

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This really does make big cupcakes with a total depth of 20cm and a diameter of 21cm. It is the equivalent of 10 standard size cupcakes in one. The top half of the cake helps you to create a nice 3D effect with your artistic decoration. It makes an excellent birthday cake and shows that you went to a lot more effort than driving down to the local supermarket to get a boxed cake – imagine the face of the recipient when see its size.

Experiment to your hearts content with hundreds of cake recipes. No need to mould tens of cakes into paper cups to bake – just pile it into this professional finish gigantic aluminium tin. Do you think you could manage a whole one by yourself in one go? Give it a go.

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We interviewed Laura from Bedfordshire about how she is getting on with her recent addition to her ever growing collection of kitchen gadgets.

How did you come by the Wilton giant cupcake tin?
It was gift from my sister. I do a lot of baking at weekends and she thought this may bring some more joy to my cooking.

What did you first think of it?
It is the biggest cupcake mould I have ever seen! I am used to creating many little cupcakes in silicone cups.

How often do you use it?
I used it quite often at first, experimenting with different toppings. The 3D effect at the top of the cake provides a great testing ground for new ideas. After having it for a few months it now comes out at special occasions. Instead of buying a birthday cake for my husband a couple of weeks back, I made him an en extra chocolate giant cupcake.

How easy is it to use?
Just the same as any other high quality baking tray and the great thing is that it is really easy to clean out after use.

Any tips?
Use baking oil spray or grease well with butter before you add ingredients as the base can be a little tricky to get out otherwise.

Would you recommend it to others?
Absolutely. You can have so much fun testing different decorations ideas and after some trial and error you will become a master of giant cupcakes.

There is a wide range of electric wine bottle openers on the market, some available for as little as under £15. This is an impressive gadget to have in your kitchen.

The Stonebake pizza oven allows you to cook pre-prepared or homemade pizzas in minutes. Simply pop your pizza in, set the temperature (up to 400F) and the timer, and let it work its magic. The stone continually revolves resulting in a perfect and even finish. This marvel can cook a pizza within 5 minutes.

Conventional ovens often struggle to reach the quality of takeaway pizzas. They either come out soggy in parts, not cooked properly through the middle or are only cooked crispy on one side. The combination of the rotating stone and high temperature intensified from either above or below (or both) eliminates all of this.

The pizza base allows for a pizza of up to 12 inches to be cooked. The plate is non-stick making it easy to clean. A good tip to stop the dough sticking to the stone would be to sprinkle some flour (such as cornmeal flour) on the stone. A viewing panel on top allows you to check on the progress of the pizza or to just for fascination!

A recipe book full of great cooking ideas comes with the Stonebake pizza oven. A lot more besides pizzas can be cooked, such as heating up omelettes, quiches, pies and bread.

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Cooking chips in a deep fat fryer results in delicious homemade chips – much better than what can be baked in the oven. However, they are nowhere near as healthy and so many fires are caused by chip pans. Not anymore. The Actrifry from Tefal requires just 1 spoonful of oil per 1kg of chips (enough to feed an average family easily) making it a healthy option to make those unbeatable chips (only 3% fat) and much safer (as not much oil is required).

Simply load the Actifry with cut chips, add a spoonful of your favourite oil, set the timer and the fryer will do the rest. There is no need to preheat. A constantly mixing arm means that food is cooked evenly and removes the need for your to intervene. An alarm will sound when all is ready.

A steam free lid and viewing window means that you can keep an eye on the progress of the Actifry and an odourless filter means that your kitchen will remain as fresh as when you first started. After use, it is easy to clean with non-stick and dishwasher safe elements.

The Tefal Actifry does more than just chips though. It can take on stir fried vegetables, meat and fish. There is a recipe book included to enable you to really get the best out of this fabulous and very popular appliance.

The KM010 from Kenwood is no standard food mixer. It is a robust, powerful and flexible food machine that can provide you with a long list of solutions. It is in the top half of the food mixer league for sure.

Food preparation is made simple and less time consuming with a mixing tool available to match the task. You get four main attachments out of the box. The ‘K-Beater’ that is designed to increase efficiency and reduce beating time and is ideal for a range of mixing tasks such as cakes, pastry and biscuits. The whisk is designed to increase the flow of air meaning a fluffy texture is created ideal for mousses, milkshakes and cheesecakes. The dough hook, although not the best looking contraption, provides the best tool for kneading bread. Finally, the flexi-beater is designed to fit within the bowl to maximise perfection. Additional attachments include pasta maker, slicer, shredder and fruit press.

The KM010 food mixer is powerful at 1400w but is not as noisy as you would imagine. The bowl is 4.6 litres and the unit measures 40 cm deep, 22.7 cm wide and 29.7 tall.

Is your current chopping board in need of replacement? Well, instead of buying just one chopping board, why not consider 4 chopping boards in one set designed to stop cross-contamination. Four vibrant colours are indexed for different foods. Red is for raw meat, blue for fish, white for cooked food and green for fruit, vegetables and herbs. Each tab also has an illustration for quick recognition.

Not only do these non-slip Joseph Joseph Index chopping boards have a function they also look great in any kitchen. The boards are stored in a silver case and are dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. They measure 33 x 24 x 8cm.

There are two main gripes with traditional hand blenders. First, they often have a tight lead that creates a restrictive working environment and second, they are typically only capable of handling soft food stuff. This cordless hand blender from Philips is part of their new robust home ware range designed for serious culinary lovers who want to make pastes, soups and such like out of tougher ingredients such as nuts, herbs and onions.

Inside the box you will get the Philips HR1379 cordless Robust blender with charging stand, a chopping bowl with blade plus a serrated bigger blade for tougher and larger quantity of ingredients (this blade is capable of crushing ice – try that one with your bog standard blender!). You also get a measuring beaker with lid.

The manufacturer spill explains that the bar design reduces suction force which improves the ingredient flow thus making this the perfect blender. It is hard to disagree with this statement as the blender is so effective with its impressive 7.4v power, innovative chopping design and high quality materials used (the chopping knife is made from high quality stainless steel whilst the main unit is made from long-lasting aluminium).

The LED display on the blender will signal when the power is running low. A full charge of just under 3 hours will give around 20 minutes use whilst a quick 15-minute charge will enable you to do a simple blend.

The cordless robust hand blender is not only easy to use but is simple to clean also. The chopping bowl, beaker, chopping and ice crushing knife are all dishwasher safe whilst other components can be washed with a damp cloth.

You get a three year manufacturer guarantee on all parts so you have peace of mind if it goes wrong any time soon.

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Whether you want to cook rice, pasta, curry or bake cakes, the Star Chef is capable of doing it. This machine incorporates five different cookers in one, featuring a rice cooker, slow cooker, steamer, fryer and baking oven. Simply fill the Star Chef with all your ingredients, select the setting and away it goes.

This cooker offers a healthier option to conventional cooking, allowing you to steam foods to keep more of their vital benefits. It will also prevent overcooking and burning, meaning that you have a delicious meal every single time and will never have the urge to get a takeaway again. It is simple to clean after use, with non-stick elements incorporated.

The smart LCD display and control panel allows you to set the mode of the cooker. For example, load the machine with dough and select bread maker and the time you want it to cook for. You may find the control panel rather confusing at first glance but after use you will come to find it rather simple and easy to navigate.

The Star Chef features infrared ceramics technology meaning maximum heat distribution to give an even and optimum cooking result. You can even keep cooked food warm for up to 24 hours after cooking.

The capacity of the Star Chef Deluxe cooker is 2.8 litres, catering for an average sized family easily. It is finished in stainless steel, so it looks as smart as it performs. Included is a measuring cup, spatula, rice paddle, steaming basket and recipe book to experiment with your cooking. The unit measures 28 x 38 x 33.5 cm and is mains operated (820w).

The Star Chef is a cooking wonder and a must-have Kitchen gadget that you will use time and time again. Great for such a wide range of foods including rice pudding, porridge, cakes, curry, pasta and fish. The list really is endless.

The Star Chef Deluxe is a JML product so you can expect high quality and long lasting results. As this product is featured on TV regularly, it is very popular. It is available to buy at Amazon.

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Although peanut butter from supermarkets is delicious, nothing beats the homemade alternative. You simply fill the bin with nuts of your choice, select whether you want smooth or chunky texture, and press the on button to give the command for the machine to extract an output of nut butter. No need to add additional ingredients, such as salt, fats or oils that you will find as ingredients in supermarkets. This nut butter maker will provide you with a much healthier recipe.

Let your imagine run wild. Don’t just stick with peanut butter – try cashew or macadamia nuts or indeed a mixture! This gadget will allow you to make nut butter that you cannot buy elsewhere and will allow you to experiment as much as you want. You can even fill the machine with shelled nuts.

The Peanut butter maker is easy to operate and, after use, is easy to clean. It is compact at just 25cm tall, 8cm wide and 15cm deep making storage simple. The unit is rather loud as it grinds the nuts down but the process is fun to watch and the final result makes it all worth it. The unit is operated by mains at 120v.

The Giles and Posner peanut butter maker comes in a stylish red colour.