How to make Christmas dinner easier - chef shares tips to avoid cooking stress

A survey of 2,000 adults who have taken on the task of preparing a Christmas dinner revealed that 77% will dedicate an average of one hour and 43 minutes to prep work on Christmas Eve to make Christmas Day as seamless as possible. Vegetables such as carrots (39%), sprouts (31%), potatoes (36%), and even the gravy base (15%) are amongst the items people aim to get just right ahead of time to avoid the Christmas rush.

However, this doesn't completely alleviate the stress. Timing everything to perfection (44%) and juggling multiple dishes (29%) ranked as the most daunting Christmas dinner challenges. View 2 Images

On Christmas Day itself, those in charge of dinner will spend an average of over three hours co

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