Coronavirus shutdowns have seen many more people step into the kitchen to cook for themselves this year.

Whilst some have boasted about the joy, comfort and delectable dishes they’ve discovered, it was the food failures that really went viral.

Three amateur cooks tell Tamasin Ford about their epic kitchen catastrophes and the valuable lessons failure taught them about food, and themselves.

Producers: Simon Tulett and Sarah Stolarz

(Picture: A woman looking at burnt cakes in the oven. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

Contributors:

Ngo Thi Viet Anh;
Heidi Allen;
Dan Nash