Remoska cookers (merged)

ethansmum

I'm just bumping this thread up to see if anyone else has any views. I'm very tempted but it seems expensive.

csarina

Yes it is expensive, but a lot cheaper to run than a conventional electric oven, its smaller so heats up quicker and uses a lot less juice................I have had one for a number of years, just a couple of months ago I noticed that the lining on the lid was flaking off, I rang Lakeland and they replaced it without question....and I have just recieved a £10 voucher to put against another purchase from their catalogue.

I take mine when we go abroad, we usually stay in caravans, and it is a very good alternative to using the caravan oven...........we used it when we had our touring van, cooked a full roast dinner many times as well as cakes, scones, sausages in batter etc, superb for cooking rhubarb, 15 minutes and its cooked without loosing its shape.........have also cooked things like macaroni cheese, makes 4 portions no probs, cook macaroni, and cheese sauce, pour it all into the romuska and sprinkle a little paprika on the top, then cook in the usual way, takes 20 minutes rather than the 45 minutes in a normal oven. Yu can now get a grid so you can cook chicken/meat etc without it sitting in any fat which drips out, tuned upside down pizza etc can be cooked on the grid, closer to the element which is housed in the lid.

They have used these pans in europe for years, many houses do not have an oven and a Romuska is the alternative.

You can tell I am a big fan................there 3 sizes available, we have the middle one..............one thing you must remember is that the lid gets very hot, it rests on the handle on the lid and the built in handle on a work surface, when you need to take the lid off to attend to what is cooking.....there is a glass circle in the lid so you can see whats happening.................

anonymousie

Got one- it i s great! we were without an oven for ages and managed fine (we have the larger one) for 5 of us.

Beware the element is in the lid and (obvious I know) it gets v hot- I know of one set of kitchen curtains blazing away:eek: .

Something went wrong with ours a few months down the line- back to lovely lakeland and a newone was immediately forthcoming:T :T

great for camping with a hookup too- warm the tent up whilst roating your chicken and spuds:D

BTW (and I think very money saving others would disagree), I now get alomst all my kitchen appliences either from Lakeland or john Lewis- it is worth paying a few £ more than the cheapest web price (and it isn't ever much) to get the real 5* customer service rather than a fight if something goes wrong.

csarina

anonymousie wrote: »

Got one- it i s great! we were without an oven for ages and managed fine (we have the larger one) for 5 of us.

Beware the element is in the lid and (obvious I know) it gets v hot- I know of one set of kitchen curtains blazing away:eek: .

Something went wrong with ours a few months down the line- back to lovely lakeland and a newone was immediately forthcoming:T :T

great for camping with a hookup too- warm the tent up whilst roating your chicken and spuds:D

BTW (and I think very money saving others would disagree), I now get alomst all my kitchen appliences either from Lakeland or john Lewis- it is worth paying a few £ more than the cheapest web price (and it isn't ever much) to get the real 5* customer service rather than a fight if something goes wrong.

Hear, hear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DawnW

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Hi - I have been without a cooker for a couple of weeks and the new one gets delivered on Tuesday. I have noticed a remarkable drop in electricity usage since we haven't had the oven, probably because DD1 (16) is for ever putting the oven on and forgetting about it when I am out - she comes home from school at lunchtime and makes oven chips (I know but...) and then goes back to school and leaves it on.

I know they are no 'better' OS wise, but I know what kids are like:), but have you tried getting the microwave chips for your DD? I tried them at a (non-OS) older relative's house the other day, and they are much nicer than oven ones - and as you do them in the microwave, that would get over the oven problem. They are quicker as well, and would save money on the electricity even if the oven were not left on.

millie

I bought one 3 months ago after agonising about the price for a long time and it is brilliant, cooks baked potatoes in an hour and I used to put the big oven on just to cook one bacause I do not like them microwaved. Have cooked chicken, rice pudding, toad in the hole. pizzas and all sorts of things, I am glad I eventually took the plunge and bought it. I also use it when we go in the touring caravan, but you have to be very carefull where you put the lid when taking the food out because it is very hot, I burnt a groove in the side of a plastic kettle because it was touching the side of it.

csarina

millie wrote: »

I bought one 3 months ago after agonising about the price for a long time and it is brilliant, cooks baked potatoes in an hour and I used to put the big oven on just to cook one bacause I do not like them microwaved. Have cooked chicken, rice pudding, toad in the hole. pizzas and all sorts of things, I am glad I eventually took the plunge and bought it. I also use it when we go in the touring caravan, but you have to be very carefull where you put the lid when taking the food out because it is very hot, I burnt a groove in the side of a plastic kettle because it was touching the side of it.

Snap, did the same with my toaster.it now has a very attractive groove and hole in the side..............................now I am very careful where I put the lid.............

Clutterfree

Ooo I'm tempted now...
I have been "umming and ahhing" over buying one of these for a few years now so I am pleased to hear some reviews.
I do own a slow cooker though, so would a Remoska make this obselete?
I just don't want Hubby to moan about another electrical appliance being shoved to the back of the cupboard gathering dust along with the popcorn maker, etc....
Also does it come with a basic recipe book or is it all trial and error?
How long does a chicken take to roast in it for example?
And how do you bake cakes? Still in the usual cake tins or will I need to buy new ones especially for the Remoska? Is it much quicker?
Many thanks.

dannahaz

Hi All, thanks for reading.

I'm thinking about buying a remoska as I think it'll be much cheaper to run than using the oven.

I've looked on the Lakeland website, but I can't see naything about adjusting the heat on the Ramoska...does this mean you only get one temperature? If so, any idea what oven equivalent it is? Or do you have a choice of temps?

Thanks again

Three_Dancing_Dragons

The remoska only has one temperature but creates almost a steam seal so food cooks thoroughly. There is a shallower pan available which puts food closer to the element in the lid and cooks it faster but I've never had any problem with my bog standard issue. When I did a sticky fruit cobbler it was necessary to put a ring of foil on the top to stop it catching but I've cooked other cakes in it that haven't required this step.