Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

I'd be interested to see what kind of products an advertiser thinks a plastic-free person wants............:rotfl:

I clean cookies off my pooter regularly, apart from a few which allow useful things like MSE forums to recognise me when I come here, and the library.

I never ever buy stuff in response to internet advertising, and rarely buy anything online at all. The last thing was about 3 years ago, the kelly ket, which my local terrestrial shops didn't have in stock.

Looking like another very cold but clear day today, so will be going up to my allotment to plant gooseberry bushes, purchased from the land of the poond. They have blueberries and raspberries, if anyone is interested. All named varieties.

calicocat

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

It's a covered oval roaster, the old fashioned kind with a domed lid with dimples in it that drip bastings back onto the top of the meat. I've never used disposable aluminium trays and find the roaster does make beautiful roasted meats and is also Ok for hot pots too and you take the domed top off those half an hour before the cooking time is ended to crisp up the spuds, jolly good bit of kit it is too IVY!

I didn't know that was why the dimples were in the lids for that reason.......

You always learn something on here...:T.

GreyQueen

calicocat wrote: »

I didn't know that was why the dimples were in the lids for that reason.......

You always learn something on here...:T.

I didn't know that, either. I have an enamelled oval casserole with dimples which I use for roasting chicken and beef. Does a perfect job, and the bird spends the whole time under the closed lid and comes out beautifully browned. The beef joints also mind their own business and come out perfectly. And, you can even cook casseroles in it!:rotfl:

Co-incidentally, I have exactly the same casserole dish as Mum (minus some dings), with a light blue body and a dark blue lid. I found mine discarded by another seller in a pile of tatt at a carboot sale. Hadn't ever been used by the look of it.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Morning all,

I have signed myself up to a free basic survival course starting on Monday . 2 hours every Monday for 6 weeks

It is run by a local community trust. They run various classes etc including the food safety level 2 I done in November again free.

I think it is well worth trying to find out if these type of organisations are in your area.. They are adlut learning/ education etc . with alot of the courses you don't need to be unemployed or in reciepts of certain benefits etc..

fuddle

GreyQueen wrote: »

Looking like another very cold but clear day today, so will be going up to my allotment to plant gooseberry bushes, purchased from the land of the poond. They have blueberries and raspberries, if anyone is interested. All named varieties.

I am. Thanks for sharing GQ

Enjoy your course CTC here's to learning something new! I have done a couple of free courses. It was in a time where heating costs were a worry so made sense to go to the library a morning a week. They were story sack making for parents to do with their children and a course on how to help children use the correct methods in maths when helping with homework. Both really useful for me at the time and fun. I would have continued - the next was meant to be basic French but funding was withdrawn.

Ivyleaf your post below reminds me that I didn't mention I had sourced my roaster. It's a judge Lyn but a stainless steel roaster as I can't for the life of me find any enamelled that come with a rack and it's the rack that is the driving force for my investment. It's saved to my wish list till pay day.

Also I expect that having the lid and it self basting would probably brown. I have to remove my foil to get browning of meats and that plays havoc with the oven. No amount of elbow grease gets it off without harsh chemicals so for me, that's another plus.

ivyleaf

Thanks Lyn, the roaster sounds great. But I'd have nowhere to store one, and have three differently-sized lidless roasting tins, so I won't let myself be tempted I seem to remember my Mum had one though. I was wondering where the "avoidance of disposable items" came into it, but I guess you mean having the lid avoids using foil.

daz That sounds lovely! Happy holiday planning Nice to hear some cheerful news atm!

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FUDDLE I've had mine for ages and I can't find an enamel one with a rack but online searching shows you can buy a separate rack that will fit the enamel one for round £5.

Exactly that IVYLEAF, I've got the tail end of a very ancient roll of foil in the bottom of a kitchen drawer because I didn't just want to throw it away and waste it but I haven't used foil or cling film for a very long time now. I do use baking parchment but have even been known to reuse that several times if it is still viable after the first use and only ditch it if it gets too bad to use again. I'm so trying to reduce what I throw away.

mardatha

Just sitting here bored, looking out onto frozen snow and trying to dredge up the energy to move my wee a$$ away from the fire and go into the frozen Baltic waste that is the kitchen..

ivyleaf

Hope you managed it eventually mar *makes encouraging gee-up noises*

Lyn You mentioned plastic covers with elasticated edges to use instead of cling film. They sound like a packet of things my American sis-in-law passed on to me, as she had brought them back from a trip to the States but found she wasn't using them. They're called "Cover-ups" and are made of polythene with rubber-band-type elastic round the edge. I don't use them often; I just forget I have them! I think they're intended to be disposable (the ones i have, anyway), but of course they can be washed if necessary. I think the largest size would be ideal to put over a bowl of dough while it proves!

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Hi IVYLEAF mine are checked soft plastic round covers, look like a 'mob cap' and I think they were a pack of 10 of varying sizes. They have stretchy elasticated edges and fit anything from a single tin to a large bowl. I know they are still oil derived plastic but I think an object that you can use many times over, even if it is made from plastic. is much more eco than a disposable with only one use. I've had mine for years and they're still in everyday use here, very cheap to buy in the first place and have saved no end of plastic in landfill.

Just had a look on Fleabay and they are there KITCHEN CRAFT Elastic edged re-useable vinyl plastic bowl covers at £2.75 for a pack of mixed sizes in red and white check colour.