BUYING groceries is reputed to be the second most popular activity for online shoppers, but what can you do with them once they're in the kitchen?

You may want to try a new recipe and one site with a high rating for usability is www.armchair.com.

Cooks will delight in this site, obviously named armchair because you'll want to get comfy and spend some time looking around.

We British have lots to be proud of so visit www.britishmailorder.com for UK flavoured gifts and lots of excellent links.

It is definitely worth it if you're looking for presents for visitors or when visiting relatives in far away places.

But once you've decided on what you are going to cook you need the right equipment for the job.

From antiques to cutting edge kitchen tools, the choice is vast. And all corners of the earth were represented.

At www.cyberattic.com you are taken into an American antique site that has some weird and wacky kitchen items.

This site featured a circa 1890 cutlery set for $275, I'm not sure if that's the going rate for such kitchen antiques.

At the other extreme is the 'serious equipment for serious cooks' site, www.internetcookshop.com is a real treat.

They have a toaster that rivals a Jaguar for design features, entertaining quotes and a fantastic designer cork-screw section.

Cleverly designed and well laid out, this site could inspire you to tackle the clutter in the kitchen and encourage you to create mouth watering culinary delights.