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Three small bowls of kebab sauces, white garlic, red chilli and mint yoghurt, beside sliced doner meat and flatbread.

Kebab sauces at home: garlic, chilli and the takeaway trio

The three sauces that make a kebab taste like a kebab: white garlic, sharp red chilli and mint yoghurt, with the method for each and how to build the plate.

A cooked doner kebab loaf held upright on skewers, being carved into thin slices onto a wooden board.

Doner kebab in a home oven: getting that takeaway texture

How to get proper doner texture without a rotisserie: smooth mince, a tightly packed loaf, a two-stage bake, a five minute rest and a thin carve.

Gifts for kebab lovers: a kebab making kit with a homemade doner kebab carved thin at home

Gifts for Kebab Lovers: What to Buy Someone Whose Happy Place Is the Doner Van

Why a kebab making kit beats a takeaway voucher, who it suits and what to pair it with: a gift guide for anyone whose happy place is the doner van.

Kebab making kit doner kebab carved thin at the table with a sharp knife

Kebab Making Kits: Make a Takeaway-Style Doner at Home

What's inside a kebab making kit, the Bursa-born doner you carve at the table, timings for all three kebabs and the casing trick for the smooth finish.