What kit are you guys using for recording your curries?  That is, assuming you don't have an camera assistant. I have tried to film myself twice, once with the phone on top of the extractor fan with a heavy deadweight to balance it out and the another time, but I using a bucket of veg. ghee for height and a 5l bottle of veg oil to balance an ipad2 against the microwaves. I got good results with this method, but not quite enough view into the pan I was looking for. So I'm trying to think of creative ways to make a tripod/stand of sorts for cooking my curries instead of buying the existing ones, as I've read reviews these stands are just as flakey. Thoughts?