Guides & Recipes
7 Tips for Hosting a Successful Pizza Night
Throwing a successful pizza night takes a good deal of advanced planning, which is why we asked bread expert (and Borough Market store regular) LaceBakes for her top tips.
Iced Spanish Latte
Condensed milk gives this drink both sweetness and body, but it’s less about the ingredients than the technique—and a good, strong double espresso shot.
Nikkitha's Spiced Cold Brew Coffee
Mix in ground spices of your choice and/or brown sugar with the coffee grounds for something lovely (and strong) to wake up to in the morning.
Hillman Family Challah Bread
This recipe comes from a rabbi’s wife, and has been adapted over the years by Buying Director Simone and her children. This adaptation, for the Ankarsrum stand mixer, makes 3 large loaves.
Japanese Milk Bread
Designed for the Ankarsrum mixer, this sandwich loaf is softer than brioche, with a similarly rich taste that leans the slightest bit sweet. It’s delightfully simple to make and even simpler to eat.
Milk Bread Burger & Sandwich Buns
Throwing a barbecue? Feel free to double, or even triple, this recipe for a larger yield. The Ankarsrum is built to hold 5kg of dough, after all.
Quick (or Overnight) Pizza Dough
The Ankarsrum is particularly great for a lower-hydration pizza dough like this, as you can count on it to never overheat or ‘wobble’ across your counter.
Our Top 10 Father's Day Gifts (2022)
If your dad loves to cook—or make a Bond-worthy martini, or has a coffee ritual down pat—there’s a 200% chance we have the perfect gift.
The Best BBQ Tools & Accessories
These bbq tools are the ones we find ourselves using over and over again
Sous Vide: A Beginner’s Guide
Don’t let its scientific terms and fine dining origins fool you—sous vide is a simple, hands-off method of cooking that has a place in home kitchens.
Tried & Tested: DeliVita Oven
Everything you need to know about how to use a DeliVita oven, and why we love it for pizza and wood-fired cooking.
The Borough Kitchen Collins
A summery take on the classic Tom Collins, featuring Aperol. Easily scale it up to serve a crowd.
Taking Care of a Japanese Knife
Keeping Japanese knives on top form is easy—as long as you follow these steps.
How to Clean & Maintain Wooden Cutting Boards (Properly)
Beautiful, hygienic, and best friends to your knives' blades, wooden boards are the gold standard. But they do require some special care (that's 100% worth it).
Savoury Drop Scones with Cheddar and Jalapeño
Drop scones, also known as Scotch pancakes, are made to be 'dropped' onto a hot pan by the spoonful. This 'Tex-Mex' spin is very forgiving and endlessly adaptable.
Terry's Japanese Soufflé Pancakes
If you like your pancakes fluffy, it does not get fluffier than a Japanese soufflé pancake. The name says it all: they're soufflé-like in texture, but cooked in a pan, so there's the added bonus of the crisp tops and bottoms.
Lauren's Classic American Pancakes
These classic American pancakes make for a quick, unfussy, and crowd-pleasing breakfast. They're easily adaptable too—just add a handful of blueberries, chocolate chips, porridge oats, or other fill-ins when you mix the wet ingredients with the dry.
Carla’s Simple French Crêpes
Don't let the circumflex fool you; crêpes are much easier to make than you think.
The Best Crêpe Pans for Pancake Day & Beyond
Cast iron, carbon steel or spun iron crêpe pans, as well as non-stick crêpe pans, are best suited to making pancakes, for different reasons. Find the right crêpe pan for your needs here.
Tried & Tested: Kuhn Rikon Pressure Cookers
How a pressure cooker saves time by cooking food 70% faster than a regular pot, and why we think Kuhn Rikon's stainless steel cookers are the best.
Carla's 45-Minute White Chicken Stock
A pressure cooker is the ideal tool for making chicken stock—instead of taking a few hours, it's ready in under and hour.
Justin's English Asparagus Risotto (With or Without a Pressure Cooker)
The original recipe is made on the hob, but we found it is just as superb (and more hands off) when made in a pressure cooker.
Carla's Citrus, Fennel & Herb Salad
We make this wintry salad in the Applied Knife Techniques class at our cook school, in order to demonstrate how to use a knife correctly. Class rarely ends without someone singing its praises!
Which Enamelled Cast Iron Pot Is Right For You?
Read about the difference between our 'best of the best' and 'best of value' cocottes (also called casseroles or Dutch ovens).