'Twitter can be a tough crowd'

Lorraine shares her love for her iPhone and apps with The Guardian - but she draws the line at text speak (apart from the occasional lol).

Cooks seem to be divided into two camps – those who love their gadgets and others who stick with the basics. Which do you belong to?

Definitely the basics. I like to keep it simple in my kitchen apart from my two mixer gadgets, a KitchenAid and a kMix, both of which I love. With a KitchenAid you get lots of different attachments, making it great not just for baking but also for making sausages, fresh pasta, or getting ingredients chopped quickly and efficiently.

Which tech has revolutionised the kitchen?



Sous vides [the devices for slow-cooking food beloved by modernist chefs such as Ferran Adrià and Heston Blumenthal] enable you to cook ingredients in little pouches until they are succulent and beautifully tender. Results like this really weren't possible before sous vides were introduced and now they are available for home kitchens as well as professional ones. That said, I don't have one.

How has technology changed cooking?

Getting food on the table fast and conveniently seems to be the priority these days, and technology like the microwave facilitates that. I think cooking was done for pleasure more, and that food brought people together more regularly, in the old days.



Satnav or map book?

I know London pretty well, I've been here since I was 16, but on bad days I do rely on my satnav.

Would you keep your phone on the table at dinner?

If I'm not with my daughter, then yes I do, just in case she calls, but otherwise I try not to...

Read the full interview with The Guardian Technology here.