Kitchen basics

Perfecting kitchen crafts.
Perfecting kitchen crafts.

Your kitchen dilemmas solved: Delve into our archives to discover everything from how to equip the modern kitchen, to how you can master the age-old task of creating the perfect pizza base. Add your own tips and comments to those of our experts.

How-tos

Brent Savage at Yellow. Poached eggs in burnt onion consomme

Brent Savage's perfect poached eggs

Cho Cho San's chicken wing yakitori

How to cook Cho Cho San's chicken wing yakitori

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: The croque monsieur served at Lolo & Wren in Brunswick West on July 24, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Luis Ascui/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)
Article & recipe

How to make Lolo & Wren's croque-monsieur

Homemade ricotta

Homemade ricotta

  • 2 hrs +
  • Medium

Karen Martini

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (41)
Make your own yoghurt.

How to make your own yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Medium

Frank Camorra

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (14)
Salad of shaved fennel, radicchio, parsley, mint and feta.
Vinaigrette victory

How to make the perfect salad dressing

Pavlova from Merricote restaurant.
How to

How to make the perfect pavlova

Fortune Cookie
Feature

How to make fortune cookies

A rotisserie pancetta from Josh Murphy, The Builders Arms.

Do-it-yourself rotisserie pork (with video).

Kapiti Artisan Bakers.
Tips and focaccia recipe

The ABCs of making bread

Arabella Forge's home-made snags.
Tips and recipes

Making your own snags

Steak.
The perfect steak

Bob Hart lays down the rules for impressing at your next barbecue

Pesto.
Italian classic

How to make the perfect basil pesto

Microplane Grater.
Guide to gadgets

Jill Dupleix reveals the modern kitchen tools you should get to grips with