Holiday rental homes can be a lottery for anyone actually planning to cook. Having recently spent four months in rentals around Europe and the UK, I am a battle-weary veteran of self-contained accommodation with advertised features including a coffee-maker that was just a small stainless steel milk jug, and a kitchenette that comprised a bench and an air fryer. At such times, it pays to have a truckload of resourcefulness and a small but effective travelling toolkit.
Whether you're preparing a slow breakfast with market-fresh ingredients in the sunny Algarve, hosting a sophisticated soiree in Paris, or setting out a home-cooked spread in a villa along the glittering Adriatic coast, the kitchen becomes more than just a place to put together meals, its where many of the fondest memories that will come to define your stay are made.