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These are the signs that your bottle may not be extra-virgin, and the qualities to look for in a truly decent bottle.

From cream cheese to yeast extract, here are the best supermarket lookalikes to save you money

We've been storing our baked bean tins wrong all these years. Or that is what the people at Heinz are saying , and they should know.

Our expert puts pre-packed varieties of the classic comfort food to the test

Our expert puts chilled and frozen versions to the test

They are a miracle of kitchen physics, the wet batter transformed by fierce heat into pillows of hot crisp air.

Our expert puts 23 tins from popular stores to the test – and finds a huge range in flavour

Baked beans are good for your heart, goes the rhyme , and they are also very good for a quick supper.

Skip to the taste test Hot dogs have become part of the Bonfire Night tradition.

Marks & Spencer has finally done it. After years as a supermarket also-ran, this month it has overtaken Waitrose – traditionally one of the “ big five ” alongside Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons.