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Christmas Dinner - No cooker/oven

wintersunshine22
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I have been a long time fan of this forum but this is my first time at asking a question.
We have no cooker/oven this year as we live in rented accommodation and cooker is not landlord's so we are managing with slow cooker and microwave. I manage ok for everyday meals but I am concerned about Christmas as there will be 6 adults to feed. I usually use my oven for the chicken and trimmings but I am not sure how to cope without my oven.
Any help/ideas would be grateful as I am at a loss at the moment.
Thanks
We have no cooker/oven this year as we live in rented accommodation and cooker is not landlord's so we are managing with slow cooker and microwave. I manage ok for everyday meals but I am concerned about Christmas as there will be 6 adults to feed. I usually use my oven for the chicken and trimmings but I am not sure how to cope without my oven.
Any help/ideas would be grateful as I am at a loss at the moment.
Thanks
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You could slow cook a chicken if your slow-cooker is big enough/the right shape, and micro the veg, but I'm not sure about roasties! I think I would just cook something different like a curry or casserole. Or how about a joint pre-cooked in slow cooker (gammon?) served cold with salads, jacket potatoes?0
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Do you have the finances to buy a halogen oven? I got a big 12 litre one and use it on an almost daily basis ( oven and grilling). I've roasted whole chickens, joints of meat etc. Thoroughly recommended.0
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And I thought it was tricky when we were away in the caravan for christmas:rotfl:.
I have to agree with purchasing a halogen oven or even combination microwave, or keeping an eye out / putting a request out on freegle for something similar?0 -
wintersunshine22 wrote: »I have been a long time fan of this forum but this is my first time at asking a question.
We have no cooker/oven this year as we live in rented accommodation and cooker is not landlord's so we are managing with slow cooker and microwave. I manage ok for everyday meals but I am concerned about Christmas as there will be 6 adults to feed. I usually use my oven for the chicken and trimmings but I am not sure how to cope without my oven.
Any help/ideas would be grateful as I am at a loss at the moment.
Thanks[/QUOTE
If you have outside space then get the barbeque going, starting with chicken wings & then a nice steak & the usual bbq meats, better still this year go to your family or friends instead.0 -
Buy Turkey breasts and cook in gravy in slow cooker. Pigs in blankets would be difficult but you could put some chipolata sausages in with the turkey.
Cook Veg , bread sauce, stuffing in microwave. You'll need a way of keeping everything warm if you cook them one at a time (covered bowl in dish of boiling water).
If you google microwave roast potatoes, you will find recipes, but probably best to try them out beforehand.
Scald plates with boiling water before putting food on to help meal stay warm whilst plating up.
Or abandon the idea of a traditional lunch and cook something you are confident will work. Beef and gammon both cook nicely in the slow cooker. If your guests are coming on they day, as opposed to staying with you, could they bring some items?0 -
I would cook the chicken or portions in the slow cooker the day before and do the same with pigs in blankets if you are having them. On Xmas day cook your roast potatoes in the slow cooker (there are recipes available online) and do veg and stuffing in the microwave. Either reheat the chicken and pigs in blankets thoroughly in the microwave just before serving or serve cold after leaving out of the fridge for while (however long is considered safe) and the hot gravy on the meal will take the chill off.Be not so busy making a living that you forget to make a life0
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I would definitely get a halogen cooker, my local Aldi has one for £29.99.
I have one and it is great and uses a lot less leccy than the electric cooker, plus you can cook two things at once using the racks that come with the cooker.Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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