A railway worker from Scotland has developed an unusual skill: cooking full meals in his hotel room using curling tongs, the kettle and an iron.

James Stewart, 60, stays in hotels three weeks per month all over the UK but since the pandemic hit, he prefers not to order takeaways.

"I don’t know who handles prepares the food, how many people the delivery driver comes into contact with so I don’t take the chance," Stewart said.

So, Stewart started improvising with the appliances in his hotel room.

Footage filmed last year shows him boiling potatoes in the kettle, heating sauces with the curling tongs and even cooking a steak on the iron.

"My family especially my daughter likes to watch my videos she said she knows I’m well and looking after myself," Stewart said.

I am James Stewart, I am 60 years of age I live in Glasgow, employed in the rail industry!

Due to the nature of my job I travel all over the UK and been staying in hotels now for 20 years 3 weeks a month, I started my videos when the pandemic hit to kill the boredom,

I was never much of a cook but to isolate and stay safe I started cooking in my room this has helped keep me busy and with my mental health, my best video was the curry night but my favourite dish would be mince and potatoes made with curling tongs in a Pringle tub, my videos are mostly in hotels but can’t disclose which ones I move about weekly and sometimes daily.

People ask why I don’t get takeaway , I don’t know who handles prepares the foot how many people the delivery driver comes into contact with so I don’t take the chance, It gets worrying moving to different cities and different levels of pandemic I isolate so I have more chance of spending time with my family and friends. My family especially my daughter likes to watch my videos she said she knows I’m well and looking after myself.