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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Isabelle Aron

‘A good little hack for giant yorkies’: top chefs on everything you need to make the perfect roast

Roasted leg of lamb with potatoes and rosemary on a wooden serving board
Meats expectations: the perfect lamb roast. Photograph: freeskyline/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Crispy roast potatoes, golden yorkshire puddings and perfectly cooked meat (or a vegetarian centrepiece) – there’s nothing like a good roast dinner. But making a roast can be quite a balancing act in the kitchen. There’s a fine art to juggling all the elements: you want to make sure nothing is over- or under-cooked, and that everything is still warm when you come to serve it.

To refine your techniques and help you feel like a pro in the kitchen, we asked top chefs from around the UK about the cooking equipment they rely on to make the perfect roast. Featuring life-changing peelers, roasting tins that make the crispiest potatoes and a temperature probe to help you cook to perfection, these are their recommendations.

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