Celebrity chefs are generating more interest than ever in home cooking, but insurance experts have warned that people should take extra care amid the potential hazards of the kitchen.With cooking enthusiasm reaching new heights, Halifax Home Insurance claimed that UK homeowners were paying out hefty sums after cooking accidents led to kitchen fires.Britons were said to incur a massive 280 million a year on kitchen fire costs, with Scottish cooking enthusiasts leading the way and the regions of Highlands Islands and Dundee Perth topping the lists on frequency of cooking accidents.David Rochester, head of underwriting at Halifax Home Insurance, said Its great to see TV stars getting the nation excited about cooking, but we are urging people who do take it up as a hobby to take extra care in the kitchen.Channel 4s The Big Food Fight has been the latest TV show to achieve high ratings and encourage cooking awareness, uniting high profile chefs Gordon Ramsay, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver.Kitchen design trends frequently look to maximise kitchen space and keep countertops as uncluttered as possible between kitchen sinks and stoves with top design choices helping to make cooking easier and to minimise cooking disasters.