Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

Butterfly_Brain

rosieben wrote: »

will be really interesting to see if they ever wash up ; although times have moved on from my days and they probably have a dishwasher they might still pile it up! I worked with a girl (eng student) a few years back who was sharing a house with 4 boys. They all got on really well but she had decided to look for another place - she was tired of having to remove new life forms from the mug before she could have a cuppa :rotfl:

All boymen I dread to think! Maybe they should do a joint show with Kim and Aggie :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

cw18

rosieben wrote: »

and they probably have a dishwasher

I, on the other hand, would doubt very much that they do. If they're in rented accomodation promoted as student digs, then I wouldn't have thought it would have more than the bare minimum? We rented a house in 2001/02 which was promoted and priced as a 'better equipped' property for a family - and that didn't have one, nor did it have anywhere I could have put one had I wanted to.

It's not an appliance that many people I know actually have..... in fact, I'd go so far as to say the only person I ever visit who has one is my brother!!!

Gigervamp

Ah yes, washing up. When I first met hubby, he had a bottle of washing up liquid that his mum had bought him 18 months before and it was still half full! :eek:

zippychick

One of my best friends lives in a "student house", they have just moved to an old one which is kept spotless (relatively for 4 boys)

The last one - I was scared to wash my hands in the bathroom! Euck! The amount of times i would clean the living room and look all innocent when they came back into the room . I literally couldn't sit in it like it was ! In fact, I even went as far as rearranging their living room - with their help of course. Within days it was ganky and messy. Gross !

MrsE_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I fancied trying the onion bhajis at some future point from this week's Economy Gastronomy.

But I'd do them by flattening them down and frying them in a frying pan in about 1/4" of oil ... otherwise I would be using oil overload and then having to find a way to re-use it and a 2nd bottle to keep it in until I needed to use oil again. I only do any frying with oil about once a month, when I use about a teaspoon of it.

I made them in the oven this week.

I used that new spray oil (Philip Berrier or something like that). I sprayed the oven tray, then put the bhajis on the tray, then sprayed the tops of the bhajis.

Like you, I don't deep fry.

Butterfly_Brain

cw18 wrote: »

I, on the other hand, would doubt very much that they do. If they're in rented accomodation promoted as student digs, then I wouldn't have thought it would have more than the bare minimum? We rented a house in 2001/02 which was promoted and priced as a 'better equipped' property for a family - and that didn't have one, nor did it have anywhere I could have put one had I wanted to.

It's not an appliance that many people I know actually have..... in fact, I'd go so far as to say the only person I ever visit who has one is my brother!!!

I have gone through 2 dishwashers :eek: But I got rid because they got smelly and they are expensive things to run, The cost of leccy, salt,tablets/powder and rinse aid it was costing about £20 a week to run - Give me a bottle of Fairy any time!

MrsE_2

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I have gone through 2 dishwashers :eek: But I got rid because they got smelly and they are expensive things to run, The cost of Lecy, salt,tablets/powder and rinse aid it was costing about £20 a week to run - Give me a bottle of Fairy any time!

They reckon the new most energy efficient ones are as cheap as hand washing (for a full load).

brazilianwax

MrsE wrote: »

I made them in the oven this week.

I used that new spray oil (Philip Berrier or something like that). I sprayed the oven tray, then put the bhajis on the tray, then sprayed the tops of the bhajis.

Like you, I don't deep fry.

I do

I made low carb bhajias tonight. Have to be shallow fried. Gotta love atkins

MrsE_2

brazilianwax wrote: »

I do

I made low carb bhajias tonight. Have to be shallow fried. Gotta love atkins

I couldn't do that, I can give up fat no problem, but not carbs.

brazilianwax

MrsE wrote: »

I couldn't do that, I can give up fat no problem, but not carbs.

I used to say that, but it's brilliant. Even for a veggie like me

OH had chips with his steak last night and I wasn't even slightly fazed. Neither of us bothered with the bread either.