What can I cook if my holiday rental kitchen is a dud?

No need to take the kitchen sink, but a frying pan and a good knife might come in handy; bring simple foods, and if all else fails, there’s always the camp fire

Essential holiday kit? A potato ricer such as this Good Grips one €34.99 homestore+more 

“I once took a potato ricer with me to make mashed potato,” remembers one chef.

On coordinating its safe return after leaving it behind, his hosts asked him: “Who on earth takes a potato ricer with them on holiday?”