Remoska cookers (merged)

Lozza17

The lid does accumulate a lot of condensation if you turn off the heat. I wonder if this is the cause of some of the problems with moisture in the handles that had some electricity tripping?

Lozza

crockpot

Hi

Got a frozen chicken in the bottom of the freezer,which needs using up. Only done 1 chicken before and it made my pots soggy!

So how is best to cook it? I have a rack and have also got some roasting bags. Also how long? its a medium bird.

Thanks

shopndrop

alice's_mum wrote: »

can I put the remoska on a timer and get stuff ready in the morning?

Welcome Alice's mum.

I regularly use a timer with my Remoska but to begin with I used to set the timer so that it finished say 15-20 minutes after I was due in so that I could decide exactly how long whatever I was cooking needed and I didn't come home to burnt tea. I have found that the Remoska cooks some things slightly quicker than in the oven though so this was useful to begin with until I got used to timings for different things.

shopndrop

alice's_mum wrote: »

First thing we made was flapjacks, (though it does appear to have left marks on the non stick is that normal, just by stiring the oats in)

Just noticed that you have marks left on the non stick. A lot of us on here do use some magic liner to stop scratching as the surface does scratch very easily. You can get this cheaper than the one Lakeland sells. I have bought some from Aldi although it was a while ago, some stores may still have some, or Home Bargains if you have one nearby also have it - think it is £1.99. Beware the 99p one in Home Bargain is for a 1lb loaf tin and not a sheet that you can cut to size to check the box. I bought the 99p one thinking I was getting an even better bargain but I have used this to line my BM when making cakes in it so not wasted.

Different_Corner

crockpot wrote: »

Hi

Got a frozen chicken in the bottom of the freezer,which needs using up. Only done 1 chicken before and it made my pots soggy!

So how is best to cook it? I have a rack and have also got some roasting bags. Also how long? its a medium bird.

Thanks

Crockpot
I'm roasting a chicken today there's a great post from MrsMaCawber a few pages back, post no 1438 here, how to get everything crispy

Muppet81

Freyagirl - I will keep you posted as to how I go on.

Alices Mum - Very pleased to hear that you all enjoyed your first meal.

I would definitely recommend that you get some magic liner - Home bargains do it for £1.99 for a biggish piece.

My one gripe with the beloved Moska has been the quality of the non-stick in the pans and on the lid. I have complained twice to Lakeland and asked that they look at improving the quality on the pans. Perhaps anyone else who is unhappy abpout the quality might like to do the same. See if we can bring about an improvement.

That said, I now use my magic liner just about every time I use the Moska.
I use it under bread, under any dish/tin I use in it, I use it under the rack, I use it under bacon and egg etc. I tried leaving it in if I was doing something like a pasta bake but it seemed a bit messy to have it in there.

I was using non-stick utensils but they still seemd to scratch. I now use my Le Crueset spatulas and they seem OK. They are like a silicon spatula and I have a big one which works as a scoop/server.

The other thing to try is that if you have a decent saute pan, it might just fit your remoska lid and you can use that on your hob if your lead will safely extend that far. I bought a 24cm saute pan from Aldi and it fits really well. Despite being only £8.99 the surface is better than the expensive Moska pans and it serves as a brilliant shallow pan.

organic_wanabe

I am going to make some of the lovely light scones in mine this afternoon, along with a version of the Apple Cake above. If I have any energy left then I might also make a batch of chocolate brownies. However, the brownies usually go in the oven at 160 deg. for 30 minutes and so I suspect the the remoska might be too high a heat for them - what do you think?

Muppet81

No - I did chocolate brownies in my shallow pan - 20 mins and they were lovely. The week before I gave them 25 mins and they were a little bit dark on the edges. 20 seemed just right.

If you do not have a shallow pan, a couple of extra mins might be a good idea but keep an eye on it.

Sunnyday

I regularly make MSD`s apple cake in the remmy and it always turns out fab, it`s a firm favourite with us and it freezes well too.

Muppet - any chance of your brownie recipe please?

SD

FROSTYFRECKLE

Just ordered my Grande Remoska today:j Can someone tell me what are the magic liners you are talking about? are they called anything else? Many thanks