The Unofficial Cooking Thread

[Ou grote]

Alf, why don't you stick with the microwave? I think it's better that way

Yeah, cooking eggs twice is a bit hard to understand.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Why would u cook a hard-boiled egg?

btw Blu (and Peder), to me the microwave is just another indispensable tool in the kitchen

 

[blunomore]

btw Blu (and Peder), to me the microwave is just another indispensable tool in the kitchen

What do you use it for in your cooking?

 

[Devill]

Why would u cook a hard-boiled egg?

ROFL

What do you use it for in your cooking?

To reheat the awesome food I made last night?

 

[BigAl-sa]

What do you use it for in your cooking?

In this very thread

I also use it for preparing marinades, cooking whole spuds, etc (not to mention defrosting)

 

[porn$tar]

Salti-crax time of the month, so cooked up half a packet of spaghetti (in microwave), mixed in some veri-peri and Wellingtons sweet-chill sauce.

 

[Sackboy]

Yes.
I also cook from the oven.
I like using Royco packet sauces with dishes as well, those stuff are a real timesaver.

Their white sauce is very good. The one that just needs heating, not the powder one.

 

[Devill]

Salti-crax time of the month, so cooked up half a packet of spaghetti (in microwave), mixed in some veri-peri and Wellingtons sweet-chill sauce.

lol, nice. Buy some chicken and add that. Or even just some steamed veggies.

 

[Mila]

lol, nice. Buy some chicken and add that. Or even just some steamed veggies.

Have you seen what chiken prices are lately??

 

[Devill]

Have you seen what chiken prices are lately??

ok ok ok make some croutons (add them don't throw them away then) and add some veggies

 

[Ou grote]

Their white sauce is very good. The one that just needs heating, not the powder one.

I like their cheese and pepper one the most.
Nice over some farmer brown frozen chicken schnitzels and microwave veg.

 

[blunomore]

I like their cheese and pepper one the most.
Nice over some farmer brown frozen chicken schnitzels and microwave veg.

Why do you not make your own sauces?

 

[Ou grote]

Why do you not make your own sauces?

Takes too long.

 

[DJ...]

Why do you not make your own sauces?

That's like asking a seasoned Pick n Pay packer why they haven't yet calculated a unified scientific theory...

 

[Devill]

That's like asking a seasoned Pick n Pay packer why they haven't yet calculated a unified scientific theory...

The world needs packers as well

 

[Ou grote]

That's like asking a seasoned Pick n Pay packer why they haven't yet calculated a unified scientific theory...

Third aisle, next to the instant mash.

 

[Sackboy]

Why do you not make your own sauces?

I think it's to do with ingredients. If you want to make two portions of a sauce it isn't worthwhile to buy all those expensive things.

 

[DJ...]

I think it's to do with ingredients. If you want to make two portions of a sauce it isn't worthwhile to buy all those expensive things.

Flour, butter, milk, cheese, salt and pepper - the slight cost increase is justified by the flavour of a proper white sauce base vs a packet of artificial flavouring and some chemical thickeners. And it takes 15 minutes on the side while you cooking something else at the same time...

 

[blunomore]

Flour, butter, milk, cheese, salt and pepper

Those are basic ingredients most peeps have in their kitchens anyway. No additional cost.

 

[Sackboy]

Flour, butter, milk, cheese, salt and pepper - the slight cost increase is justified by the flavour of a proper white sauce base vs a packet of artificial flavouring and some chemical thickeners. And it takes 15 minutes on the side while you cooking something else at the same time...

If you haven't got nutmeg, for example, then it looks expensive to buy.