There are many things in this world that trained professionals can do better than me, Tess, and cooking is one of them.

[ Anyway, why struggle through cookery lessons when you can employ someone who's already done it? That's his philosophy.

At the question, he reaches to pluck the other tin from among his pile of equipment, and holds it out to her. ]

Just the one. I'm starting to run out of containers, at this stage. If we need more, I'll steal some of Athos' old wine bottles. He'll not mind if we don't tell him.