Remoska cookers (merged)

lizzyb1812

nps mama

When I did my calculations I allowed 15 minutes for heating up the oven and 30 minutes for baking the bread. In the Remoska I allowed for 30 minutes total cooking time. The Grand is 650 watts so that's 325 watts used. The oven wattage is ??? but I've seen figures between 2500 watts and 3500 watts. I assume it is on full blast until it has heated up and then cycles on and off to keep to the selected temperature. Using my electricity cost per kilowatt hour (per 1000 watts per hour) I came to the conclusion that about 20p was the saving

BUT it might be 15p or 20p for me and you might pay more or less for a kilowatt hour than me which would change the figures as well.

I would not buy a Remoska if my sole aim was to save electricity - I'd look at more batch cooking etc instead. I do think though that knowing the cost of a kilowatt hour of your electricity (it'll be on your bill) and the wattage of your equipment is easy to find out and makes this kind of calculation very straightforward.

Oh - and as well as the Remoska's saving on electricity and general ease of use, it's a lot bloomin' easier to clean than an oven - and who likes that job?

lizzyb1812

Just want to add what I really intended to say in the last post and never got round to :rolleyes: Find out what your oven costs per hour to run. Work that out over a week or month. Is it really a significant amount? Is it worth worrying about? I bet it's not so significant that you should sacrifice making good home cooked food.

Muppet81

I've done it ....... I 've just ordered a "Mini Me" Baby Moska to keep my Standard company. Counting the days till it is delivered.

Today was the first day of my retirement so I thought I would celebrate in style.

I am really looking forward to nice lunches for 1 cooked in the Baby Moska and then having the standard to use when feeding Mr Muppet and myself.

PS Hope your Mum enjoys her Remoska Newleaf. What a thoughtful gift.

retiredlady

lizzyb1812 wrote: »

Just want to add what I really intended to say in the last post and never got round to :rolleyes: Find out what your oven costs per hour to run. Work that out over a week or month. Is it really a significant amount? Is it worth worrying about? I bet it's not so significant that you should sacrifice making good home cooked food.

I agree that you should be making good home cooked food - and thanks to the Remoska I do so on a daily basis.:j I just enjoy using it so I am more adventurous and willing to try different recipes. So far I have found it to be pretty idiot proof and I have never felt so accomplished!

Marion

retiredlady

Muppet81 wrote: »

I've done it ....... I 've just ordered a "Mini Me" Baby Moska to keep my Standard company. Counting the days till it is delivered.

Today was the first day of my retirement so I thought I would celebrate in style.

I am really looking forward to nice lunches for 1 cooked in the Baby Moska and then having the standard to use when feeding Mr Muppet and myself.

PS Hope your Mum enjoys her Remoska Newleaf. What a thoughtful gift.

Congratulations on your retirement and your new baby!:j I retired 2 years ago and it was the best thing I have ever done!:beer: I know there is less money coming in, but there is a lot less going out too! Plus I have time to do all those money saving things, and time to cook proper meals instead of expensive readymeals. I have 2 Remoskas as well but I went with the standard first and then got a Grande which is used when the family are all here. It is also good for cooking the pizza's that my girls can't seem to live without!:rolleyes:

Marion

gairlochgal

Hi Newleaf

My mum is 78 and loves the remoska I gave her in the summer. She was pretty suspicious at first but tried a few things (I suspect to keep me happy) and got keen and now bakes scones in it 2-3 times a week. She does baked potatoes all the time, and rang me the other day to say she had done poached eggs in some silicon muffin cups I'd left with her. She is super green and OS, so am relieved it has met her very high standards!

Craftyscholar

Muppet81 wrote: »

Today was the first day of my retirement so I thought I would celebrate in style.

Welcome:hello:
Retirement is when you stop living at work and start working at living

Muppet81

Craftyscholar and RetiredLady - I am delighted to be one of the club.
This is my time to practice all I have learnt on this site and to make the money go so much further. I KNOW my Moskas are going to help me.

crockpot

Hi

i went to York yesterday and treated myself to a shallow pan for mt grand. Still recovery from spending £30 on a pan!

Anyhow, does anyone make a cake of any sorts straight into the pan? Wondering is i could do some sort of sponge?

Also can you do yorkies in the shallow? my boys love em, but don`t like to wait the 1/2 hour it takes in the grand.

thanks

shopndrop

crockpot wrote: »

Hi

i went to York yesterday and treated myself to a shallow pan for mt grand. Still recovery from spending £30 on a pan!

Anyhow, does anyone make a cake of any sorts straight into the pan? Wondering is i could do some sort of sponge?

Also can you do yorkies in the shallow? my boys love em, but don`t like to wait the 1/2 hour it takes in the grand.

thanks

I have got the grand but use various cake tins in it, haven't tried just making a cake in the pan itself. Also treated myself to the shallow pan at the beginning of the week but haven't had a chance to use it yet.

Again with regard to the yorkies, only managed to get to Home Bargains yesterday to buy some of the silicone muffin cases so hope to try the yorkies at the weekend.

Sorry this isn't much help but I am sure someone will be along soon who has tried.