No more expired groceries and sweating over a hot stove! Today’s smart kitchen appliances let you view the contents in the fridge from your phone, monitor the cooking progress from an app and even prep food based on your unique body composition.

Create a festive centrepiece for the Christmas table with a decadent smash cake, an elegant ice-cream pudding log or an irresistible tiramisu

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Try our easy three-in-one fruit mix, studded with festive dried cranberries and rich with brandy, to create a traditional Christmas cake, pudding and cute mince pies

Prepping for upcoming year-end gatherings will be a cinch, with this combi-microwave oven.

We love our chocolate, so we’re celebrating World Chocolate Day on July 7 with these unapologetically over-the-top creations

This homemade omelette is actually workday friendly – it cooks in two minutes flat and withstands travel. Just add the ingredients to a jar, and when you’re ready to eat, shake it and microwave, says chef Kathryne Taylor (@cookieandkate), the author of the new vegetarian cookbook Love Real Food and the food blog Cookie + Kate.

We round up five stylish microwave ovens that will make meal prep a fuss-free affair.

No time to cook on weeknights? These women tried the tingkat services here to see if the dishes were as good as anything they could make themselves for family night.

The humble microwave oven just got smarter. This one roasts, steams and even bakes bread, MIA CHENYZE finds out.

Small kitchens can be just as efficient and stylish as regular-sized ones, provided they are well-designed and equipped with clever storage solutions. We approach experts who know these compact cookspaces best – food-truck businesses, chefs, and interior designers – for tips on maximising every inch. Plus, we give you a round-up of the best compact and multipurpose appliances around, so you can do more, with less.