If things get tougher?

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mardatha re silicone. I got my silicone sheet from ebay. It was a BIN

Yategirl

kittie wrote: »

19th jan lol us capricorns have a very practical, down to earth streak

right: the remoska costs me 6.36 pence for every hour that it is on. A sausage casserole cost me about 6p. I am cooking panetonne this afternoon and that will cost 3 pence. A chicken curry plus potato wedges at the same time will cost about 5 pence. Costing depends on how or if you cut down on other ways of cooking eg my oven would cost about 35 pence for a casserole. Personally, I would get my money back in 3 months but I use the remoska a lot

LOL yategirl,:rotfl: :rotfl: I will be using them to warm the water for dishes and hand washing/soaking clothes and I`ll pour the water out via the filler cap. I am having visions of me showering in full view on the patio

:rotfl: i did wonder what the neighbours might think!! :rotfl:

thanks for the remoska costs info... i will discuss with dh again (and save up again :rolleyes: )... i use our electric oven a lot (and fill but that is difficult with only one wire shelf ) so would like to save money in that way as well as everything else

ceridwen

What I was wondering is about the possibility of buying one of those teensy mini-oven things that Argos has several of. I was looking in their catalogue today and see there is one in there at £20 that says it uses (if my memory serves me aright) 600 watts per hour. In other words - the same sort of electric usage as a remoska I think. Thinking Remoskas arent cheap - and my personal reservation about them is that I seem to recall when I had a looksee at one that they have a non-stick lining (and I avoid non-stick). So - I noticed this £20 Argos jobbie can grill as well - marketed as bake/grill and one or two other things as far as I recall. So my mind is turning over that this could be a possible useful thing to ask for for a parental Christmas present this year.

Anyone got a mini-oven? Whatdya reckon of it? Are they big enough to bake a standard (ie large) loaf or two of bread in?

(errr...guess who has not long replaced her standard size cooker?:o )

mardatha

Ceridwen, I recently got a huge far too expensive electric cooker that I totally HATE. The oven burns things just by looking at them !! I'm used to calor gas but the cylinders kept freezing, even the propane ones. I would sell this one right now and do without but it would leave a great hole in the kitchen ...

taurusgb

Yategirl wrote: »

:rotfl: i did wonder what the neighbours might think!! :rotfl:

thanks for the remoska costs info... i will discuss with dh again (and save up again :rolleyes: )... i use our electric oven a lot (and fill but that is difficult with only one wire shelf ) so would like to save money in that way as well as everything else

It is amazing just how much you can get into a remoska. I have a grand with a rack and tonight cooked macaroni cheese and cauliflower cheese at the same time (one on the floor of the remoska and one on the rack) - if I had cooked these in my oven I wouldn't have been able to cook any extra items because there is never enough room either side of my ovenware to put extra items IYSWIM, and I usually can only get one item on each oven shelf.

annscullamus

What a wonderful thread this is - I read everyday, and try lots of the ideas. My birthday is Dec 22nd too!
I was also wondering about the tiny oven from Argos, or maybe someone can tell me what it will cost to bake in my new gas oven arriving tomorrow? I have only used an electric oven so far.
Many thanks

moanymoany

catznine wrote: »

Lots of things to think about, must try some water heating in a bucket! I am already being good and sharing my shower with a bucket in the corner - amazing how much water it catches! enough for a few pots in the garden or an extra flush!

I wish we could go back and ask for some advice from my grandparents generation, long since passed but they survived the really hard times of WWI & WWII and the depression inbetween. They coped with bringing up 5 daughters with no electricity or running water but they did have a different infrastructure which we have, all too easily, let go of like: coal fires, ranges which ran on peat/coal/wood, wells for water, spinning wheels (yes my grandad had one of those and angora rabbits for the wool) larger gardens to grow veg in, close communities for help and support in times of need (lots of food sharing/swapping in Grandads time), the knowledge of using tools that don't need electricity, skills long since lost. It was harder then and I wonder how many of us are fit enough if we had to live like that now, not me that's for certain!

I agree that in the meantime while we "power down" we need to learn long forgotten skills like gardening, knitting, sewing, baking and old style diy. It is however so hard to try to do so much at once, I hope we have the luxury of plenty of time (and oil) in order to complete the task.

Kittie - on your advice I have bought a remoska and am loving it! Not only is it cheaper to run but the food is fab, especially the flapjacks and roast chicken! please think about doing a blog, it would be a great way of passing on your knowledge.

Catz x

Hi Catz, I thought that your post was worth it's own thread. I know there have been threads on learning old skills before, but I thought that because it was different as it was also looking at the current difficult - and getting more difficult - financial situation it was a thread that could 'stand alone'.

I see it has been hastily added to another, older thread and I feel ridiculously upset by this. I really did believe that it was time for a thread to reflect the present situation and the older thread could have been linked.

Oh well, it doesn't take away the importance of your post.

maltesers_2

I find it very annoying when posts get moved. I answered 2 yesterday and didn't know where they had gone. Some threads are far too long and things have changed since 2006, sometimes it would be better to change the title to include dates.

moanymoany

I've been researching Remoskas and found this

http://www.hoorayforhomecooking.co.uk/Remoska%20Recipes.htm

Recipes..............

Rowan9

oooh all of you with Dec 22nd birthdays! My DH is on that day too and he is my rock for being sensible and solid (sometimes!!). He takes a far more balanced view of things than scatty Gemini me. However, with regards to getting down to more frugal as things get tougher, then I win. He likes lights, TV, action. But he is very adorable
Since reading this thread I've gone back to taking shorter showers and turning off the tap when I clean my teeth. It is surprising how things / bad habits sneak back in when you don't pay attention.
I'm also even more conscious of using up all food and also of recycling things. Our bin has a fraction of what it used to have at the end of 2 weeks.
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