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Remoska cookers (merged)

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  • csarina
    csarina Posts: 2,557 Forumite
    I have a duplicate copy (new) of the Romoska cook book........if anyone is interested in it please send me a PM.
    Was 13st 8 lbs,Now 12st 11 Lost 10 1/4lbs since I started on my diet.
  • I got my grand remoska this morning and it seems far too big for what I need it for so I took it back and swapped it for the standard...much less scary! I noticed that the instore price is still at the original price even though they said it had gone up when I rang last week, if anyone has been put off by the price hike then get in quick!

    Anyhoo, I made the scone recipe and was very impressed, cooked them to a tee. I got the feeling it would burn the tops of them but no, they were actually better then the ones I've made in the oven! Kids finished them off in no time!

    I'm going to have a go at aubergine, courgettes, beans etc in a tomato sauce in it tonight and see how I get on, keep you posted.

    Thanks for all the advice, I can see this being used a lot in my kitchen ;)
    Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
    Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
    'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
    Total=£29,100
    Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
    Balance 23.11.09 = £nil. :)
  • dollydee wrote: »
    I dithered about ordering one of these for months and took the plunge this week - mainly because of the positive comments on here :D . It came within 48 hours and I managed to get it before the price went up. I got the middle size.

    I am so pleased that I went for it. I have made jacket potatoes - lovely, oven chips, yorkshire pud, sponge cake, warmed up vegetarian sausage rolls, even made a 'fried' egg for my son's breakfast.

    Wish I had bought this years ago. I emailed the team before I bought it as I am vegetarian and wondered if I would get much use out of it. Jill, one of the hooray for homecooing team, emailed me back very quickly with some lovely recipes.The team are planning to produce a vegetarian cookbook in the future.

    I have lined the base of the pan with a non stick oven liner I trimmed to fit - think I bought it from Aldi earlier this year for about £1.00 - to protect the base of the pan from my cooking dishes. The bonus is that it makes cleaning up even easier after cooking, although I have to say that the pan is so easy to clean anyway. I also bought the standard rack so that I can either place food nearer the lid or have several dishes cooking at the same time.

    Very pleased with this purchase. Am going to make a vegetarian goulash with Quorn tomorrow. May have a go at making bread in it too.

    Forgot to say a big welcome to the forums dollydee, thanks for posting (just noticed it was your first post!)
    Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
    Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
    'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
    Total=£29,100
    Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
    Balance 23.11.09 = £nil. :)
  • Muppet81
    Muppet81 Posts: 951 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I am having a lot of fun trying things out in my standard one. It is surprising how much you can get in this size.

    I was wanting to try a victoria sponge cake but suspect I would have to do 1 layer at a time meaning the cost would add up. Has anyone succesfully used 2 sandwich sponge tins at the same time in theirs?

    I did make a nice broccolli and cheese quiche from scratch yesterday.

    Results so far on all things have been good. Nice roasted veg dishes and fish cooked really well. Lamb Souvlaki for OH looked lovely and he polished it all off.

    My only disspointment was that it is not possible to fit in two of the divider dishes at the same time. OH eats meat and I don't. I had visions of doing us a sheperds pie each (1 veggie and 1 not) and cooking both at the same time in the Remoska.

    Still wondering about cooking chips in it. Can you just do 1 layer ata time or can you mound them up a bit. Not saying I like lots of chips but .....:o

    Please keep the hints and tips coming in. This thread is a great help for us Remoska newbies.
    Thank you for this site :jNow OH and I are both retired, MSE is a Godsend
  • crockpot
    crockpot Posts: 631 Forumite
    Can`t wait for mine to come.

    Rang Lakeland and it was sent out yesterday.

    Got some chicken legs which are waiting to go in, plus going to do some buns,pizza,bread oh I can see my diet going to pot or Remoska!

    Found some pork in the freezer, any ideas?
  • Savanna
    Savanna Posts: 16 Forumite
    Hi everyone

    I've just bought the standard remoska. Does anyone know if it would be cheaper to cook in that than on the ring of an electric cooker?
  • Muppet81, thanks for mentioning the fact that you can't fit 2 separator pans in, I would have got another one if I'd thought they both fit together. Not sure about the chips question but I reckon someone will be along to let us know soon.

    Crockpot, how about afelia with the pork? Here's the traditional method...fry onion then put cubes of pork which have been soaked overnight in red wine and crushed coriander seeds. Cook till ready and serve with bulgar wheat and yogurt. I might try it. I am definitely going to do stuffed vine leaves in it soon.

    Hi Savanna, welcome to the forums! I reckon it would be cheaper to use the remoska (I watched the meter going round this afternoon while mine was on ;) )

    I've made the scones which were gorgeous, for tea I cooked a type of ratatouille and made some bread (let it rise in the shallow pan and just stuck the lid on it after the ratatouille in the deep pan had finished. Went down a storm! Got some left so going to put a tin of chick peas in it tomorrow and warm it up in the separator pan with bulgar wheat cooking in the main pan.

    I know its a cliche but I really wish I'd got one sooner, I can see it revolutionising my cooking, I have always been a bit reluctant to put the oven on due to costs but now its easy! Just have to watch the waistline ;) !

    I've been watching this thread hoping to read some more posts so thanks guys for posting, I'll keep popping on board to see if there are any more nice recipe ideas, bon appetit!
    Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
    Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
    'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
    Total=£29,100
    Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
    Balance 23.11.09 = £nil. :)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 12,492 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    muppet81 I made another divider to go in with the standard curved divider. I just squished and shaped some aluminium foil
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    I think my cakes & buns are nicer than in the oven by far, but when I tried a big cherry cake it was a bit flat, although tasted good :) I want to do bread but am too scared.
  • Mardartha, have a go! It was so easy when I did mine this evening, I usually use the BM to make dough but I just put 12 oz bread flour in a bowl with about 3/4tspn dried yeast, 1/2 tbspn sugar, 1/2 tspn salt, blob of olive oil and around 200mls warm water, didn't knead it for very long and left it to rise in the shallow pan, when it rose I bung the lid on and kept an eye on it, I actually turned it over to do the bottom for a few mins. Everyone enjoyed it.

    Funny thing is, I used exactly the same ingredients as if I'd done it in the oven or BM and the results are so good. I like my BM but I reckon this will be more energy saving and probably quicker although it does need an eye keeping on it.
    Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
    Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
    'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
    Total=£29,100
    Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
    Balance 23.11.09 = £nil. :)
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