Medium of Cooking?

[LittleNemo]

Hi Everyone-

I am curious, what do you use to cook your food? I rarely use my stove, instead I use a HOT POT and i use to use my foreman grill, but now i strickly stick to my hot pot for everything!

[not2late]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

Stove and oven. I do microwave stuff like broccoli and oatmeal from time to time.

[LittleNemo]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

Stove and oven. I do microwave stuff like broccoli and oatmeal from time to time.

Does teh microwaved broccoli come out steamed?? how does that work?

[MotherOfGizmo]

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OMgoodness, lets see. I use my gas stove/oven with my cast iron alot and some with my non stick cookware, I use my 3 slow cookers alot, I use my George Foreman, my outdoor gas grill and my charcoal smoker, sometimes I use my toaster oven, my bread maker and my rice steamer, for hard boiled eggs I use my Smart Egg. I have lots of gadgets, and I use them all!

[MotherOfGizmo]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

Oops, and I use my microwave for a few things.

[LittleNemo]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

OMgoodness, lets see. I use my gas stove/oven with my cast iron alot and some with my non stick cookware, I use my 3 slow cookers alot, I use my George Foreman, my outdoor gas grill and my charcoal smoker, sometimes I use my toaster oven, my bread maker and my rice steamer, for hard boiled eggs I use my Smart Egg. I have lots of gadgets, and I use them all!

That is alot of cooking gadgets! I myself wanted to get a grill outside, but i live in an apartment and there is no cover on my deck =(

[not2late]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

Yep, microwaved broccoli comes out steammed. Just put the broccoli in a microwave safe container, add a tablespoon or two of water, cover with plastic wrap loosely and zap for 2-5 minutes. It comes out steammed.

I cook whole artichokes in the microwave too. It cuts the cooking time down to about 10 minutes as opposed to 30-40 minutes on the stove.

[Kent]

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I use primarily 2 pans on the stove top for 80% of all meals (they so need to be replaced too). The rest are either in the deep fat fryer, george foreman, and of course oven. I used cook almost everything in my American Harvest Jetstream Oven, but after the third cooking head going out, I finally had to give it up. I am really tempted for the new Flavorwave Oven to fulfill the old Jetstream role, but haven't got the nerve yet to buy it.

[Miss Phode]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

Gas grill and a skillet for just about everything.

[LittleNemo]

Flavo Wave

I use primarily 2 pans on the stove top for 80% of all meals (they so need to be replaced too). The rest are either in the deep fat fryer, george foreman, and of course oven. I used cook almost everything in my American Harvest Jetstream Oven, but after the third cooking head going out, I finally had to give it up. I am really tempted for the new Flavorwave Oven to fulfill the old Jetstream role, but haven't got the nerve yet to buy it.

HAHA omg, i thought my mom bought some wacky cooking gadget online called FLAVO WAVE oven from t.v. She bought two of them. When i came home I tried it out with a frozen pork chop. It came out alright, but i have to say cleaning it was aweful. All the flood and juices drip off into the bottom and crust up. Pretty nasty smelling might i add and looking. Nothing like a pool of bubbling blood under your meat. Also the glass top gets really really hot and it takes up a huge amount of space on the kitcken top. I have to say the best cooking mechanism we have ever purchased was the hot pot and the ROTISTERY thingy by RONCO. Oh yea the dehydrated was junk though.

[Analog6]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

I use the hot plates with my trusty frying pan, plus an open griddle thing for steak and chicken. Some meats (eg breakfast bacon) I do under the griller, and occassionally we have roast beef or chicken in the oven. Microwave is used for steamed veges (but mostly I stir fry 'em).

I use a fish steamer in the microwave for the veggies - it is a covered dish with an internal layer with holes. Water in bottom, veggies (or fish) on holey tray, lid on and voila

[MotherOfGizmo]

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The only gadget that I still want but don't have is a rotisserie - I've used one before, it makes the best cornish hen, chicken and even standing rib roast! I love the way the skin gets nice and crispy on all sides and the meat still stays juicy! Darn, now I've gone and made myself hungry.

[not2late]

Re: Medium of Cooking?

The only gadget that I still want but don't have is a rotisserie - I've used one before, it makes the best cornish hen, chicken and even standing rib roast! I love the way the skin gets nice and crispy on all sides and the meat still stays juicy! Darn, now I've gone and made myself hungry.

Congrats MoG, you just made me hungry too!