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Know when to replace your dish cloths or risk spreading bacteria around your kitchen.

How often you should replace tea towels, chopping boards and other kitchen essentials

When was the last time you properly cleaned or replaced these potentially germy items? A food safety expert reckons probably not recently enough.

  • Emily Smith

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Whip it good with a quality balloon whisk.

Keep, covet, kill: The everyday gadgets a recipe writer can (and cannot) live without

From the perfect peeler to the pathetic garlic press, Katrina Meynink rummages through her crowded kitchen drawer to find those that cut it, and those that don’t.

  • Katrina Meynink
Which rack to use depends on what you’re cooking and what you want to achieve.

No more soggy bottoms: How to decide which oven rack to use

From cakes to roasts and everything in between – here are some simple rules to remember when you’re deciding which rack to cook on.

  • Becky Krystal
Mid century meets 21st century design in this kitchen with integrated bar by Greg Natale.

The James Bond-style must-have for every kitchen

While most of us were glad to see the end of COVID, there’s one trend that it spurred which brings a level of sophistication into kitchen design. It’s also a lot of fun.

  • Robyn Willis
Kiyohiro Izumo uses the Kirin Electric Salt spoon which intensifies salt flavor by flowing a mild electric current through the food around the tongue to attract salt towards the tongue, during 2025 CES Unveiled, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Electric spoons, AI running shoes: The best (and worst) tech gadgets

The world’s largest consumer electronics conference was a physical representation of the best and worst of the technology sector in 2025.

  • David Swan
Dishwashing liquid can be a multitasking cleaning product.

10 things in your kitchen you’re probably forgetting to clean (but should)

Even the most meticulous among us can forget to target these key kitchen areas while cleaning.

  • Debora Robertson
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Existentialist easy listening

From the savant that goes bing!

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Tupperware termination? Put a lid on it

While Shakespeare goes on a dummy run.

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The perplexity of the lapsed Pastafarian

A dilemma many will dread.

How to up your slicing game and sharpen your knife skills (without cutting yourself)

Slice, dice, mince, julienne, chiffonade – a beginner’s guide to mastering each technique and cutting food like a pro.

  • Jill Dupleix