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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.
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..
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".
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.
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and Kate Middleton and their family joined and at the morning service at Sandringham Church today, as the royals mark their first Christmas since the passing of on 8 September. Her Majesty the Queen traditionally hosted the family at her Norfolk estate over the Christmas period, and before the pandemic forced her to remain in isolation at Windsor Castle, she had spent every Christmas since 1988 at Sandringham, attending the service at St Mary Magdalene Church surrounded by her family. Almost four months after her death, the royals presented a united front in Norfolk today following an undeniably turbulent period for the family. Earlier this month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released their explosive docuseries, , on Netflix.
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