Remoska cookers (merged)

paula7924

Adrian_at_Lakeland wrote: »

I've noticed that a number of people have been wondering whether to buy a Remoska or not. I have one thing to say - remember our Guarantee. If you purchase any item from us and you're not satisfied just let us know and we'll give you your money back. It sounds too good to be true but there it is! As we say, it's probably the simplest guarantee in the world :-)

What, even if you have used it?
I bought a grand remoska in July but think it might just be too big for me and that I really should have got the standard. I thought that I was stuck with it now I have used it and the stainless steel top is discoloured (I think from splashes from other things that have now baked on while cooking).

In the past I have bought the odd gadget thing from Lakeland and then decided that they weren't very good and freecycled them, or left them in a drawer somewhere. It never occured to me that the guarantee might still apply once things have been used and that I could take them back. (I used to work round the corner from a shop and would pop in on my lunch hour and be tempted by the lovely things. No such impulse buys now that i have to shop online).

Back to the remoska though.....
I got the grand so that I could cook a whole roast chicken - which I can do using the rack. The grand pan is only 1/2 cm deeper than the standard pan so does anyone manage to do it without the chicken squidging against the glass window (or wouldn't that matter anyway). Could you do it if you don't use a rack? (I like cooking chicken on a rack so that the bottom of the chicken doesn't get claggy).

I'm in a real quandry now.

ness_w

Hi all, I've thought of getting one of these but wonder how many people the largest one can cater for. Also we are veggie and found that a slow cooker didn't work for us, would we get enough use out of a remoska since we are not doing roasts or casseroles?

Thanks, Ness.

flossie217

Hi Ness. The grand remoska, the largest, caters for about 6 people but I guess it depends on how much of an appetite you have.
The remoska is great for anything you would use your oven for. E.g. Casseroles, soups, fish, bread, cakes, roast and baked jacket pots, roast veg, rice and rice pud. I suppose the only limit would be your imagination. A forum member, sorry can't remember now who it was, made roast veg with a cheesy sauce the other day and said it was great.
The little book that comes with it has a recipe for baked pasta and another for a roasted peppers dish.
Have a good browse through the thread for some ideas of what others have used theirs for. If you buy or make your own meals I don't see why they wouldn't cook just as well if not better in the remoska compared to your oven.
Why not phone the friendly people at Lakeland and ask their advice?
Hope this helps.

Lakeland_Company_Representative

paula7924 wrote: »

What, even if you have used it?
I bought a grand remoska in July but think it might just be too big for me and that I really should have got the standard. I thought that I was stuck with it now I have used it and the stainless steel top is discoloured (I think from splashes from other things that have now baked on while cooking).

Hi paula7924,

We want all our customers to be happy with their purchases so please do call Customer Services on 015394 88100 to discuss the matter (they won't bite!). For those of you who are considering buying a Remoska please note that there are three sizes to choose from:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/Remoska?src=msexp

...and if you're still unsure as to which size would best suit your needs there's also a demo video for the Standard Remoska that may help you get a feel for what quantities can be cooked in it:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/productvideo/2511?src=msexp

Hope that helps!

Regards,

Adrian

louietudor

bellaquidsin wrote: »

CarolineW - a quiche case takes about 10 minutes in a conventional oven. Should think it would be about the same in the Remoska although I have never done one.

Just cook it until the pastry looks dry and firm, that should be OK.

HTH

Bella.

i found pastry a bit tricky - basically because the centre of the remmy ( the centre circle of glass) has no heating elemant then it is slightly cooler that the rest - hence why you will notice the centre of cakes and bread when cooking in the remmy can be paler than the outside and you need a circle of foil with a hole in the centre if you want even colour all over

ive done quiches without blind baking the pastry first and have found the pastry in the centre can be a bit undercooked - thereofore my adivse would be alway blind bake your pastry case first with the assistance of the circle of foil with a hole in the centre and then fill with egg mixture and cook again to ensure nice crumbley pastry all over the base and not just the outer edges and the sides

hope this makes sense????

newleaf

I've been telling my mum today about my Remoska and all the wonderful things it can do. I offered to get her one ages ago, because she lives alone and I thought it would be useful - she microwaves everything that can't be cooked on her George Foreman grill :rolleyes: She declined, thinking it was just another dust gathering gadget she wouldn't use, but today I think I persuaded her - by telling her about the baked potatoes, oven chips and roast potatoes
She's 'thinking about it', but I will get her one because I know she will use it once she has seen how simple it is. I just need to decide which size.
Has anyone seen the baby one in real life? Is it too small for a single pensioner do you think?

Jolaaled

If anyone wants a second-hand Remoska, an ad has just appeared in our local rag:

http://www.friday-ad.co.uk/SearchResults.asp?AllOrAny=ALL&Keywords=remoska&Category=0&btnSubmit=Search


HTH

Sunnyday

Hi all,
my big deep pan that came with the remoska has now got some scratch marks on it I`m careful to line the pan with greaseproof paper before i use it to bake in directly and if i`m doing something in liquid i use my plastic utensils, i`ve had these utensils for years and use them with all my non stick pans and i`ve never had a problem with them before, they do bend but arn`t really soft like the silicone ones.
What i need to know is has anyone else had a problem like this with scratches? Could it be that the teflon coating isn`t as good as the coating on my pans? It`s sort of taken the shine off having my remmy if it`s not going to last for very long.
:sad:
SD

paula7924

I've never had any scratches inside the pan (I've got a standard in my camper van and just got a grand for at home) but i did get scratches on the outside lip of the shallow pan where the lid sits - doesn't sound the same things as yours.

bellaquidsin

You're right louietudor, CarolineW would need to use the circle of foil with a cut out centre. I use one of these for all of my baked goods.

I made a chicken pie in the Remoska the other day. My pie dishes with a lip wouldn't fit into my standard pan so as it was for 6 people I used an 8" cake tin. Apart from the fact that the pie was a little tricky to dig out of the straight sided tin, it was a great success. The pastry cooked perfectly, both the lid and the underneath. I was well impressed.

Bella.