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count_rostov

You remind me of my brothers who my mother never taught anything about housework/cooking. When my younger brother started uni he had diarrohea for three years. Why? I always assumed he was fragile/sickly until one day he phoned me up to ask if this was ok: a few months previously he'd bought some sh*t frozen burgers from the corner shop, not eaten them all, so after a week or so put them, uncooked, in the freezer. Now, he'd taken them out of the freezer to defrost about a week ago, but they had been out of the fridge for a few days. Would they be ok to eat?
So, basic hygiene: store cooked meat at the top of the fridge and uncooked at the bottom to avoid cross-contamination. If you use a chopping board and knife for raw meat, clean them properly before preparing anything that doesn't need to be cooked such as salad. If you defrost raw meat and don't use it all it's fine to refreeze so long as you have cooked it. Lastly, ignore supermarket use-by dates, if meat smells/looks fine and is a day or two past it will be fine, vegetables can be made into soup so long as they aren't actually rotten yet.
Oh, another lastly - get your mum to show you how to clean a toilet properly. My brother thought that flushing some Duck in the pan (no scrubbing) would clean it. As I've already mentioned the other problems his slovenliness caused you can imagine what a bad idea this was. Needless to say, he didn't have a girlfriend throughout uni.

ladymarmalade

southernscouser wrote: »

On a non-cooking side I've been doing some research into furniture and other boring stuff I'll need. Think I can do all that for £2,500 with stuff I actually want rather than scrimping which is pretty good. That includes a 40" LCD tv aswell! :T :rotfl:

Ha ha you sound just like my bf. We have a huge 42" plasma tv and about £3500 grans of sound system etc and a new media centre pc.....but we still dont have any drawers in the bedroom or a bed in the spare room lol. MEN!!! :rotfl:

Got another recipe for you we had this 2nite and it got the big thumbs up

Cut some baby new potatos into slices. Pour some olive oil into a baking tray and add the potatos into a preheated 200 degrees c oven. Cook them for 5 mins or so while u prepare the rest of the ingredients. Then chop a small courgettee and a yellow pepper. Smoother a chicken breast in pesto. Add the rest of the veg to the tray with the spuds and season with salt, pepper, oregano and rosemary. Put thw chicken breast on the top and cover wihth foil. Bake for about 30 mins, then take off the foil and cook for another 10 mins. Easy peasy

Good Luck with everything

LadyM
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1_step_closer

SS you soooooooooo have to read Mr BE's cooking. I have never laughed so much in my entire life (and I have actually learnt a few things too!). Hubby was giving me very strange looks and when I tried to explain, this distant look appeared............

So Mr BE how is it going with your cooking? all good I hope!

Best of luck SS, I wish you well. I still remember when I left home, mum came over for a meal and I skewered a piece of chicken I'd cremated, waved it under her nose, and said "is this cooked?". Still remember the look on her face!

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misskool

SS, if you're going through an agency, budget about £200-£250 for a referencing charge.

some places ask for 6 weeks deposit before moving in and 4 weeks on the day you collect your keys.

and don't RUSH to get the furniture. I had an airbag for a few weeks, got a bed off freecycle and finally bought a brand new bed a few months later. No rushing meant I got the best deal.

southernscouser

count_rostov wrote: »

When my younger brother started uni he had diarrohea for three years.

As I've already mentioned the other problems his slovenliness caused you can imagine what a bad idea this was.

Needless to say, he didn't have a girlfriend throughout uni.

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I'm sorry but this absolutely rolled me up! Absolutely superb! :T

southernscouser

Thanks to everyone who has posted so far. Sorry if I haven't replied to each of you. There's just so many of you!

I'm taking it all in and will be using this as my first port of call for everything!

Toonie

Just wanted to say good luck with moving and I'm sure that everyone here will help. I moved into my first flat with my boyfriend around three months ago. It all happened quite quick, we found a flat, got references and got the keys within a week, so it was good we were prepared ahead of time.

There are a couple of cookbooks which I think are good. If you enjoy baking then the be-ro book is one to get. The other good general cookbook is the Good Housekeeping Cookbook. As well as recipes it also has techniques, so if you're not sure how to do certain things its a mine of information, with diagrams.

Depending whereabouts in Essex you are, there are some great bootsales where you can get a lot of basics. Last week at one I saw a small George Foreman grill, lots of slow cookers, toasters, boxes of crockery and cutlery. You name it, they have it. http://www.boot-fairs.co.uk/Essex.htm

southernscouser

I've actually got a George Foreman grill! :T

Are they any good? I don't think I've ever used it! :rotfl:

mrbadexample

southernscouser wrote: »

How you doing bud? Long time no see. :beer:

What I really want to know is, have you given anyone food poisoning? :think:

:rotfl:

Good ta, and no, I'm fairly sure that no one's died as a result of my cooking. Not even me, and I eat the stuff that went wrong.

arkonite_babe

mrbadexample wrote: »

I eat the stuff that went wrong.

You mean you're still having disasters after all the help we've given you?? :p:p