What does it really take to be a top-notch chef? As well as unparalleled cookery skills, you also need to be an expert at food preparation, use your equipment with skill, know ingredients and how they work together, and make every decision with health and safety in mind at all times.
To give every cook pointers on how to improve their skills, catering equipment specialists Nisbets asked for advice from 500 UK chefs on how to do so. Below is their guidance on how to be a better chef, with some inspiration for everyone – no matter what your level of experience is.