Tom Hunt, Author at Save Smartly

How to turn any leftover fruit into curd – recipe

Tom HuntFebruary 18, 2026

I love ingenious recipes like curd that have the superpower to turn a tired piece of fruit or a forgotten offcut into something utterly decadent. Lemon curd is the original and a classic, but you can make curd with almost any fruit, as long as you add a little lemon juice for acidity. Each version […]

‘Opened with a satisfying phwummp’: the best supermarket sauerkraut, tasted and rated

Tom HuntFebruary 7, 2026

When eaten raw, this sour, umami-rich and complex condiment is one of the simplest and most nourishing whole foods in the world. Made by fermenting cabbage, and other vegetables, with spices and salt (the standard salt-to-cabbage ratio is 2% salt by total weight of cabbage, but a little either way is neither good nor bad, […]

‘Big, firm, crunchy’: the best supermarket granola, tasted and rated

Tom HuntJanuary 17, 2026

Granola is similar to muesli, but baked with a sugar syrup (maple syrup, honey or golden syrup, say). It’s by definition sweet, and I find sugar addictive, so I enjoy it only rarely as a treat. The best ones come in golden clusters; sweet, but not too sweet (under 10% is low, over 15% high), […]

‘Visually perfect and exceptionally fresh’: the best smoked salmon, tasted and rated

Tom HuntNovember 29, 2025

Silky, buttery, aromatic smoked salmon is one of Christmas’s purest pleasures, yet salmon farms have a well-earned reputation for poor welfare and environmental damage, so choosing a sustainable one is more than a little daunting. Some certifications, however, are genuinely rigorous. My main guide, as ever, is the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Good Fish Guide, […]

‘Simple, well-crafted and excellent’: supermarket chutneys, tasted and rated | The food filter

Tom HuntNovember 15, 2025

Chutney is a heritage recipe that’s been largely unchanged for a century, and some of the best versions are the simplest and most traditional. That said, even when it’s made on an industrial scale, chutney usually features just fruit, sugar, vinegar and perhaps some pectin. Colourings and preservatives are unnecessary and, in most cases, left […]