Twenty per cent of Brits are now cooking EVERY meal from scratch - compared to just one in eight before the lockdown. A study of 2,000 adults found more than half have been experimenting and using extra ingredients in their cooking more often since the call to stay at home.
The average household, having rediscovered the joys of home cooking, is now spending almost seven-hours-a-week preparing their meals - compared to just six hours previously.
It also emerged one in five have widened their repertoire of recipes since lockdown began and 35 per cent are better at using leftovers to avoid food waste.
The research, which was commissioned by Tesco, also found a quarter of households are spending increased time cooking together and 33 per cent