In Israel, Tel Aviv-based agency Gefen Team has created a reusable chip bag made of the same terry cotton you’d find in a towel, so you can eat out of it, then wipe off your caked fingers on it.

If you're unlucky enough to be faced with a chip pan fire, think again before using a wet tea towel to smother it. That traditional guidance is being dropped by the Government for a less gung-ho ...