With Christmas now well underway, many will be taking to the kitchen to get started on their festive feast.
While most of the prep will have been carried out by this point, there are some last-minute hacks that could take your Christmas dinner to another level. And all of these tricks require items and ingredients that most will already have somewhere in their kitchen.
From restaurant-quality gravy, to 'epic' roast potatoes experts have shared ways to make everyone love their Christmas dinner - even the sprout haters.
As reported by the Mirror, here are five last-minute Christmas hacks that will make your dinner one worth remembering.
Turkey trick
If you have mayonnaise at home you might want to consider using some on your turkey to keep it from drying out.
Chef Justin Chapple recommends smothering your turkey in mayo before cooking to baste it while in the oven and keep it "moist and tender".
Don't worry if someone isn't a mayonnaise fan, they won't be able to taste it once it's cooked, according to the expert..
Really great roasties
There are lots of potato hacks going around at the moment, but here's a trick that one of the experts swears by.
Chef Richard Bainbridge, a former Great British Menu winner, sprinkles a crushed Chicken OXO stock cube over his potatoes and turkey before roasting them in the oven as he claims it tastes "epic".
Alternative ways with sprouts
Former MasterChef winner Kenny Tutt has shared a way to prepare sprouts that he claims will 'convert' haters.
The food ace explained that topping them with a generous knob of cranberry butter can really bring the best out of your sprouts.x
The recipe involves adding cranberry sauce to softened butter, as well as a teaspoon of some warming spices like cinnamon, ginger and cumin to give all the festive flavours.
Pimp your gravy granules
Another tip from Kenny Tutt shows foodies how to get restaurant-quality gravy from the ingredients already in your cupboard.
He explained: "All right, so a really good gravy hack is just about making a base, so we're going to pimp up these gravy granules.
"Rather than just going into some water, we've made a wonderful base with some roasted chicken wings. We've hit it with some red wine to deglaze the pan and then just let that bubble and infused all that wonderful chicken flavour."
Start with a bang
A final tip comes from chef Richard Bainbridge again, who shared a simple way to add a twist to the classic prawn cocktail.
For this, you'll need some frozen raspberries. Simply smash the frozen fruit into pieces and sprinkle over the top of your prawn cocktail before serving for some extra flavour and zing.
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