Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

I wouldn't need a mixer .... what comes to mind off the top of my head about how I'd use a processor would include:

1] Grating an entire bag of carrots
2] Grating a whole pack of cheese
3] Making breadcrumbs from about 1/4 or 1/2 a loaf
4] Making simple bread dough and kneading it
5] Mixing up a bunch of spices, then chucking in mince and blending it
6] Making pastry

Only ever seen food processors on the telly - never used one.... so a bit limited as to how they can be used as it's just been some recipes I've seen where they chuck it all in and it looks easy -v- doing it by hand that'd have taken 20 minutes to get to that stage. If I went through the recipes I've collected I could be more specific.

e.g. While I'm happy to buy a bag of carrots and grate one onto a plate for a salad ... the thought of grating by hand carrots, onions and a whole cabbage to make a batch of coleslaw in the summer's just too much time/effort.

Fwiw, I slice cabbage /julienne carrots for coleslaw. I find grated stuff is not crunchy enough and wastes quickly. Pretty sure my mother's food processor had a suitable thing for coleslaw sliced chopping though, just for me the fuss of putting together and taking apart to wash with be more time costuming that shredding cabbage with a knife unless catering for huge numbers of people.


I've been craving cabbage for days, talking about coleslaw isn't helping. But I want cooked cabbage, a bowlful. Or a bowlful of spinach.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Fwiw, I slice cabbage /julienne carrots for coleslaw. I find grated stuff is not crunchy enough and wastes quickly. Pretty sure my mother's food processor had a suitable thing for coleslaw sliced chopping though, just for me the fuss of putting together and taking apart to wash with be more time costuming that shredding cabbage with a knife unless catering for huge numbers of people.

I've been craving cabbage for days, talking about coleslaw isn't helping. But I want cooked cabbage, a bowlful. Or a bowlful of spinach.

I don't have any "proper knives" - and would be too dangerous with them. I have one, small, £1 paring knife that I use to cut everything.

My grater's £1 from Poundland, so not overly robust.

I LOVE cooked cabbage. Years ago, sometimes I'd make a meal that was JUST a big plate of boiled cabbage and mashed spuds ... with a splash of ketchup

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

I've been craving cabbage for days, talking about coleslaw isn't helping. But I want cooked cabbage, a bowlful. Or a bowlful of spinach.

Pop round Tuesday evening I am having HM fish pie (it is in the freezer) with either savoy cabbage or spinach. You can choose:).

I use the slicing disks for cabbage and onions for coleslaw and the grating disk for the carrot.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

I use the slicing disks for cabbage and onions for coleslaw and the grating disk for the carrot.

I know coleslaw is definitely something I WOULD make 5-6x a year. Years ago you used to be able to buy a bag of carrot/cabbage already shredded, for about £1, in supermarkets - but I've looked and not seen that for nearly 10 years now ....

Coleslaw's such an easy "go with anything" side dish to make .... if only I didn't have to stand and manually grate carrots and hard cabbage on a grater.... and, actually, gripping the grater gives me serious pain/cramp (and my hand freezes in that position) .... same when I am peeling spuds, after 5 my hand sets/freezes and hurts.

I could have a bowl of coleslaw in the fridge most of the summer for a "quick scoff" ... or to fill some space beside something like a slice of flan/quiche (which at the moment can only be filled with chips)

Edit: Just used mysupermarket to look for coleslaw mix and it seems Asda does it for £1. I've not found it before as I am rarely in an Asda as they've never been a supermarket close to where I live....

tomterm8

I keep on looking at dishwashers, then I look at the price, then I wonder "will it work without spending just as much time loading / unloading / rinsing as I already spend" then I look at the dishwasher again...

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I wouldn't need a mixer ..

Won't rush out to buy a food processor though -... so then it's a question of me judging whether I'll REALLY use it at all ....

When you have settled we can plan for a visit with associated gadgets for you to try on things you actually want to prepare.

Then you can assess function vs pfaff when you take into account the washing up etc.

PasturesNew

tomterm8 wrote: »

I keep on looking at dishwashers, then I look at the price, then I wonder "will it work without spending just as much time loading / unloading / rinsing as I already spend" then I look at the dishwasher again...

I've never had/used one... you do seem to need an awful lot of crockery/plates etc to be able to fill it.

But, you can get "tabletop" ones, which sit on the drainer/worktop and drain directly into the sink, or can be plumbed in .... although I've no idea if they're actually useful for the bigger things that get mucky, or if they're disproportionately overpriced too.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

When you have settled we can plan for a visit with associated gadgets for you to try on things you actually want to prepare.

Then you can assess function vs pfaff when you take into account the washing up etc.

Or .... just forget that and head out for a carvery/all you can eat... or a bag of chips at the quayside.

tomterm8

PasturesNew wrote: »

But, you can get "tabletop" ones, which sit on the drainer/worktop and drain directly into the sink.

I've heard about them, but everyone I've asked says they're a bit useless... i.e. you need to faff around pre-washing the washing up.

lostinrates

tomterm8 wrote: »

I keep on looking at dishwashers, then I look at the price, then I wonder "will it work without spending just as much time loading / unloading / rinsing as I already spend" then I look at the dishwasher again...

I love my dishwasher now. The main thing is it means no wasting time with small/ medium amounts of washing up but no mess lingering around either.

Mine is also blessedly quiet.