Remoska cookers (merged)

eira

Re veg and Remo9ska-this is a really sad admission. I love roast dinners but youngest has now left for student digs so--.I find a really guilty totally fuss free dinner in Auntie Bessie's frozen roast potatoes and a Tesco nut cutlet with steamed veg and lots of gravy (and cranberry sauce !). A good cheer up and totally fuss and mess free. Veggie. pies also do well as do the other veg things you can buy-much crisper than in the fanh oven. have also done veggie curries in it on a one pot basis

CarolineW

CarolineW wrote: »

I'm a Remoska newbie! Inspired by this thread I finally gave into temptation and bought a Remoska. I made a risotto in it yesterday, which was lovely. Today, I've prepared a meat pie to go in it, and I've also prepared a quiche base for the freezer with the spare pastry.
Then I glanced at the recipes to get an idea for how long it takes to cook a pie ... umm... or to blind bake for a quiche .... double ummm.

Can anyone help me? Have you any idea - an approximate guestimate would be fine, just that I don't even know where to start. Don't even know how long they'd need in a normal oven Oops, should have thought of that before ....

Well, I'm not sure whether I blind baked correctly, but it seems to have worked :T It took about 15 mins. The pie - which turned out perfectly! - took about 45 minutes. At some stage (sorry, just kept looking, didn't notice how much time had gone) I put on a foil ring with a hole cut in the centre like the instructions recommend, to stop the edges from over-cooking. Much better than any pie I've ever made in the oven! :beer:

louietudor

CarolineW wrote: »

Well, I'm not sure whether I blind baked correctly, but it seems to have worked :T It took about 15 mins. The pie - which turned out perfectly! - took about 45 minutes. At some stage (sorry, just kept looking, didn't notice how much time had gone) I put on a foil ring with a hole cut in the centre like the instructions recommend, to stop the edges from over-cooking. Much better than any pie I've ever made in the oven! :beer:

well done :T - wish i could have a taste myself!!

i think in these times of credit crunch etc when the government is talking about helping peope to cut bills etc, they should just give every household a remmy!!! its working for me thats for sure!!

Freyagirl

ness_w wrote: »

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.

Hi Ness, I am also veggie and had the same problem, bought a slow cooker and ended up giving it away. I thought about the moski for ages as it is quite expensive but eventually went for it and never regretted it. I do beanie type casseroles but I haven't used my oven since I bought it, I live on my own and bought the standard I could probably have managed with the small one but it doesn't have the glass in and I wanted to see what was happening and I just batch cook and freeze. I would say go for it, with the Lakeland guarantee and the prices used ones go for on ebay you haven't got anything to lose.

freyagirl

gairlochgal

I bought my mum a remoska a few weeks ago and she was suspicious and not over keen to try it at first. But she's a keen baker and finally was intrigued enough to try it and got great results with some basic scones and now she's in love with it and trying new recipes 2-3 times a week. Result!

ghp

Sunnyday wrote: »

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

Sunnyday, I could have written this post myself! My pan has got some light scratches too, and I've no idea how they got there as like you, I line the pan every time I use it for baking and use my trusty plastic utensils and nothing else - no metal has ever been within 10 metres of my precious Remoska.

I can only agree with you about the Teflon, and as I've now also bought the shallow pan at :eek: £26.99:eek: it's a bit of a concern. At these prices, I'd like to think the Teflon was going to last for a very long time, but at the current rate of deterioration (only had my Remoska a month or so) I can't see it happening.

bertiebots

Oh dear that doesnt sound very good ,I would have expected better quality for the money. I am still on the fence regarding buying one but this is putting me off! Is there a cheaper alternative to the remoska in terms of low energy cooking (I dont mean slow cookers) I have heard of halogen ovens but have no idea about how well the work etc. I am cringing every time I use my old oven !

ghp

Bertiebots, I don't mean at all to put you off as I absolutely love my Remoska and have used it every day since I bought it. I'd be interested to hear other people's experiences with the Teflon, though, especially those who've had their Remoska for a while.

Clutterfree

Afternoon my dear Remoskanions!

Well yesterday I made the salmon fishcakes (but not the chilli salsa) from the Moski Cookbook. They were delicious.
They took longer to cook than they specified and I mashed the potato too much so they were a bit too soft, but other than that all was good.

Tonight I am making Chicken with lemon on a bed of Roasted Vegetables (also from the cookbook) so will report back tomorrow.

I need to call Lakeland as my Moski still cooks unevenly on each side but I don't want to be without my Moski for a day or two... :eek:

How are you all doing?
Anyone else tried out any recipes from the Moski Cookbook?

AlwaysHappy

ubamother wrote: »

how nice to hear from lakeland direct! I would comment on the guarantee. I had a problem with a remoska I bought well over a year ago - after it had been on for an hour, it tripped the electricity. I rang Lakeland for advice and they immediately offered me a new one. As I'd bought it at the shop in Newcastle and don't have an account with them for phone or online orders I thought i'd have to go there with it, but they picked the old one up and delivered a new one - to my work address which was easier for me.

Interesting - last night I made tea in the remoska and then swopped the pans to cook a crumble and the electricity (sockets) went off at home - which was really annoying as I had the breadmaker on at the time - I didn't even think of the remoska having anything to do with this - what made you think it was this? Do you think my events could be connected? Thanks