We’ve had a really good day at the Manchester Cake and Bake Show today. If you’re pondering whether to go then I’d definitely recommend it. It’s not the biggest venue but packed with stands and such a friendly event!

When I was first contacted by Amy (who does PR for Neff) to see if we could attend the Neff presentation of their new, unique slide and hide ovens, we weren’t sure which day we would go but that invitation made the decision for us.

The ovens are similar to the ones used on the Great British Bake Off and were demonstrated by the lovely (and extremely busy) John Whaite. There were three main things that impressed me about the new ovens – they use a system called Circotherm which allows you to cook sweet and savoury foods with no intermingling of flavours, AquaAssist to easily introduce steam, and the exterior…