Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I deal with that by not cooking using one

We bought that one for the eye thing I am meant to use. DH cooked something in it which burned badly, and I haven't seen the eye thing for a while.

The secret to microwave cooking is to read the instructions on cooking, then double-do what they say. e.g. if something says "cook for 4 minutes, then stir, then 4 minutes" I'd cook it for 3+3+2. Always "do" more of the interaction parts.

Most recipes leave the food too long in the microwave before you take it out and fiddle with it, making it overcook etc.

I just read instructions so I know the overall cooking time..... as it can be 2 minutes or 20 minutes. Then I fiddle with it more often than the packet says.

lostinrates

Tbh, we just like cooking more. We will put this microwave in the dog kitchen in the future ( when we have one!) for defrosting tripe on days we've forgotten or it has not defrosted on cold days. No one will put anything else in it after that! . We had one for same thing when I was younger. A pheasant we called Wesley used to come in the house and sit in it.

Doozergirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

Crumble and custard all round?

Humgry now. This keeps happening to me.

PasturesNew

I find a microwave is perfect for "beans for one" and small portions. It's easy to find a small/plastic pot that's the right size .... it's faster .... the plastic pot's easier to clean than a saucepan. It's hard to find a variety of small saucepans that'd be the right size for a single portion of a lot of things - and it's a faff to wait for the hob to heat up, just for what is 4 spoons of beans

It's also good for a fast one egg omelette, or single portion of rice, or 2 spoons of peas... with frozen peas I pour out 1/3rd of a mug and fill the mug with boiling water, stir, stand, then repeat. I'll then drain those and nuke them for 10 seconds in the mug.

It's also good for cold mash. I make enough mash for two meals, the 2nd portion's boxed up and put into the fridge. How do non-microwave people re-heat cold mash? ... or do you use (another) saucepan, that then needs washing up.

Doozergirl

lemonjelly wrote: »

When I visited, I didn't get to see much inside. The little bits I did see (mainly the doozergirl & boy montages on the wall) looked lovely & homely to me!:)

Thank you for the PM

I have been scrubbing for much of the weekend. A house appears to emerging from under the thick layer of dirt that seems to cover everything. It's going to take a lot more elbow grease this week but I'm feeling more positive. The garden looked nice yesterday - the new wall colour is acceptable. It looked like F&B Blue Green.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

I find a microwave is perfect for "beans for one" and small portions. It's easy to find a small/plastic pot that's the right size .... it's faster .... the plastic pot's easier to clean than a saucepan. It's hard to find a variety of small saucepans that'd be the right size for a single portion of a lot of things - and it's a faff to wait for the hob to heat up, just for what is 4 spoons of beans

It's also good for a fast one egg omelette, or single portion of rice, or 2 spoons of peas... with frozen peas I pour out 1/3rd of a mug and fill the mug with boiling water, stir, stand, then repeat. I'll then drain those and nuke them for 10 seconds in the mug.

It's also good for cold mash. I make enough mash for two meals, the 2nd portion's boxed up and put into the fridge. How do non-microwave people re-heat cold mash? ... or do you use (another) saucepan, that then needs washing up.

I'd reheat in the oven or a pan depending what I was doing with the mash. But I would probably have stored the mash in an oven dish with foil over it, so no more washing up. ATM chance of left over mash is rather rare. We're having mash tonight but I plan not to make too much , if there is a tiny bit over Dog dog will have it this time.

RP has omlette every morning ATM. We have three omlette frying pans, and that normally gets us through to a dish washer run through ( using it a lot ATM, RP won't reuse a mug and gardener drinks a lot too, so washing battalions of mugs).

Today it will go through twice I guess at least. The jam pot takes up lots of room, and jars are going to go through. ( stirring and typing now, could get sticky)

lostinrates

Doozergirl wrote: »

Thank you for the PM

I have been scrubbing for much of the weekend. A house appears to emerging from under the thick layer of dirt that seems to cover everything. It's going to take a lot more elbow grease this week but I'm feeling more positive. The garden looked nice yesterday - the new wall colour is acceptable. It looked like F&B Blue Green.

Ah well, one of my favourite colours of all. That's what I consider 'my white'

LydiaJ

hjd wrote: »

I remember having a TV room in my student halls. Don't think I visited it much - have never been much of a TV fan and probably not wanting to watch what the majority wanted to see.
One of my first dates with the later to become DH was to the cinema to see Star Wars. I was deeply unimpressed at the time.

I didn't spend much time in the TV room at college, having grow up without a TV at home, but when I did go it was a social experience. A whole room full of Oxford students trying to spot where the scenes in Morse had been filmed and spotting errors was great fun. (By errors I mean when they go up the stairs to the dining hall of one college and mysteriously appear in the chapel of a different college, or similar.)

My first proper date with my first boyfriend was to the cinema to see Room with a View.

vivatifosi wrote: »

The weird foodstuff from my childhood that I'm glad not to see again is bread and dripping. Obviously I don't have an issue with the bread part... bread is lovely, but dripping... urgh.

We had dripping but only used it for frying stuff, not for spreading on bread.

PasturesNew wrote: »

I find a microwave is perfect for "beans for one" and small portions. It's easy to find a small/plastic pot that's the right size .... it's faster .... the plastic pot's easier to clean than a saucepan. It's hard to find a variety of small saucepans that'd be the right size for a single portion of a lot of things - and it's a faff to wait for the hob to heat up, just for what is 4 spoons of beans

It's also good for a fast one egg omelette, or single portion of rice, or 2 spoons of peas... with frozen peas I pour out 1/3rd of a mug and fill the mug with boiling water, stir, stand, then repeat. I'll then drain those and nuke them for 10 seconds in the mug.

It's also good for cold mash. I make enough mash for two meals, the 2nd portion's boxed up and put into the fridge. How do non-microwave people re-heat cold mash? ... or do you use (another) saucepan, that then needs washing up.

Microwaves are also very handy if you follow the frequent advice of many NP to make more than you need for one meal and freeze the extra.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I'd reheat in the oven or a pan depending what I was doing with the mash. But I would probably have stored the mash in an oven dish with foil over it, so no more washing up. ATM chance of left over mash is rather rare. We're having mash tonight but I plan not to make too much , if there is a tiny bit over Dog dog will have it this time.

RP has omlette every morning ATM. We have three omlette frying pans, and that normally gets us through to a dish washer run through ( using it a lot ATM, RP won't reuse a mug and gardener drinks a lot too, so washing battalions of mugs).

Today it will go through twice I guess at least. The jam pot takes up lots of room, and jars are going to go through. ( stirring and typing now, could get sticky)

I rarely have an oven on, so your method makes sense if you use an oven and will be using the mash for a meal. I've no dog to eat up small portions either No dishwasher either, so any dishes used have to be washed up by hand, so best avoided.

For me, it's easier to see a small plastic pot sitting inside a plastic takeaway dish, awaiting washing up - than to see two pans of any sort.

Also, re mash leftovers - I put all leftovers (usually planned ones) and half cans of beans/peas opened.... into either a plastic takeaway container or a plastic/lidded "sandwich filler" pot. I have a small fridge (47cm wide, under counter) and the plastic containers mean everything's kept clean/safe - and they are easily moved around on demand - and they stack. If I need to remove 2-3 to the counter to get to something at the back, it's not a two-handed, careful, faff.... just a grab and plonk onto the counter, get out what I want, then grab/plonk them back in the fridge. No spills, no disasters.

RP should have his own mug - and only use/re-use that. Years ago I used to get a new mug for each new drink ... and I had lots of mugs as it's what you buy/what you get bought as presents .... so I'd then run out of mugs and have to wash up gazillions. Then I twigged "one mug, re-use it and be strict", so now I only use one mug.

lostinrates

[QUOTE=PasturesNew;66343690
RP should have his own mug - and only use/re-use that. Years ago I used to get a new mug for each new drink ... and I had lots of mugs as it's what you buy/what you get bought as presents .... so I'd then run out of mugs and have to wash up gazillions. Then I twigged "one mug, re-use it and be strict", so now I only use one mug.[/QUOTE]

Does have own mug and gets v. Grumpy if does not have available for first drink of the day. But is the wrong size/ shape / colour or various other things. RP just refuses to reuse mugs. Has a thing about reuse.