Kitchen costs hit £76bn
As the UK increases its interest in all things culinary, new research shows that Britons have spent £76 billion on creating the perfect kitchen.
Figures from Churchill Home Insurance reveal that as well as cookers, fridges, and cutlery, keen cooks are splashing out on pasta-makers, electric pepper mills and popcorn makers.
Overall, food-obsessed Brits own £1,539 worth of electrical gadgets - although the majority of this is made up by freezers, cookers, and microwaves.
On top of this, British kitchens have an average of £486 worth of utensils - ranging from scissors and chopping boards to olive oil decanters and fruit juicers.
This has pushed the average household spend on a kitchen to £3,113, Churchill reveals.
But while enthusiastic foodies are eagerly buying-up the latest kitchen gadget, they are also getting into costly trouble.
Churchill Insurance reveals that nine per cent of household accidents happen in the kitchen, with the average cost of a claim at £496.
"The research shows that the kitchen is full of expensive electrical equipment and accessories so it is imperative that house-holders make sure they are covered against any accidental damage," said Martin Scott, head of Churchill Home Insurance.
"Otherwise, it's easy to see how an everyday accident could make a real dent in the household finances."
Churchill also released a list of some of its more outlandish claims.
It reveals that keen cooks have claimed for:
- Exploding pressure cookers that coated the kitchen in stew
- Slippery roast chickens which whose fat burnt the kitchen carpet
- Bleach bottles bursting onto the carpet
- Enamel paint spilt inside the washing machine drum, and
- A dog's bone causing someone to slip and shatter the oven door
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