tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post116612862371875955..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: OF MICROWAVES AND KILOWATTSWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166546423318449502006-12-19T17:40:00.000+01:002006-12-19T17:40:00.000+01:00Hi, Bonnie and Liz. I suppose it depends whether ...Hi, Bonnie and Liz. I suppose it depends whether you're used to pressure cookers or not. I've never used one but I do remember my mum having one that exploded!<BR/>I'm waiting for an Amazon parcel to arrive here, Liz; it will contain the two Moro cookbooks!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166540439745517962006-12-19T16:00:00.000+01:002006-12-19T16:00:00.000+01:00I love my pressure cooker!I use my microwave for v...I love my pressure cooker!<BR/><BR/>I use my microwave for veg mostly - oh, goody, the postman just arrived with a nice big Amazon parcel - and find it good for that.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166435298953673762006-12-18T10:48:00.000+01:002006-12-18T10:48:00.000+01:00We mainly (only!) use ours to warm the plates (no ...We mainly (only!) use ours to warm the plates (no top level grill and they get way too hot in the oven for me to handle while serving food) and 'steamed' vegetables. I love most veggies cooked this way even though we do have a three-storey steamer.I just find the latter a bit much to assemble and then wash for a few green beans, carrots and leeks (or whatever).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166321648513427022006-12-17T03:14:00.000+01:002006-12-17T03:14:00.000+01:00They're not at all common in the South of Russia, ...They're not at all common in the South of Russia, and in the three years we lived there, we neither had one nor missed one.<BR/><BR/>Now, in the UK, we have one. We use it for, well, heating up those pads. I also use it for reviving cups of tea, but have no idea why: I'd do far better taste-wise to make a fresh brew, and while I haven't checked the energy ratings of oven and kettle, I'm not sure I'm saving anything by microwaving the old tea rather than boiling a cupful of water in the kettle for a new one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166299085527430132006-12-16T20:58:00.000+01:002006-12-16T20:58:00.000+01:00Pressure cookers are terrifying devices, even if t...Pressure cookers are terrifying devices, even if the modern ones are safer. The way they rattle freaks me out!<BR/><BR/>How interesting on the electricity limit. But I like the idea of cooking everything in the old-fashioned way. And there's a restaurant around here that advertises: "we don't have any microwaves or freezers!"Ballpoint Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052642068447293589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166289947545113242006-12-16T18:25:00.000+01:002006-12-16T18:25:00.000+01:00Thanks, Lee. That's sound advice and as you say, ...Thanks, Lee. That's sound advice and as you say, the things do take up working bench space. Re pressure cookers, yes, I think it is the memories of the things our mothers had exploding that put me off so maybe I'll try one of the new ones.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166287379968013552006-12-16T17:42:00.000+01:002006-12-16T17:42:00.000+01:00I hate to be of the opposite opinion, but I think ...I hate to be of the opposite opinion, but I think we would have to eat out more if we didn't have a microwave. Somethings just make life simpler for some folks. Others have their own way of doing things. Nothing wrong with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166284251987228572006-12-16T16:50:00.000+01:002006-12-16T16:50:00.000+01:00It's a long time since I've used a pressure cooker...It's a long time since I've used a pressure cooker. Microwaves are great for heating milk and not having nasty stains in pans to clean up afterwards. I can understand why you don't need a microwave, none of the recipes you have featured here would have been suitable cooked that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166231607326998212006-12-16T02:13:00.000+01:002006-12-16T02:13:00.000+01:00I think microwave ovens are unnecessary. I have a...I think microwave ovens are unnecessary. I have a little one but I put it out in my back room as it was just taking up room that I needed on my kitchen bench and I very rarely use it. At one point I used to store packets of biscuits in it! I've cooked professionally in restaurants, hotels, resorts and I rarely ever used them there either. When this one breaks down, I wouldn't bother replacing it. Call me old-fashion but I still don't really trust them. One kitchen I worked in up in North Queensland had their microwaves set up on a shelf above the main working/preparation area...I shifted my preparation area well away from the micro ovens as I just didn't feel comfortable with them whirring away around the level of my head. I think you can do without one over there.<BR/><BR/>Modern pressure cookers don't explode like those our mother's used to use. The new ones are fine...just read the instructions carefully. You will have no problems.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166214103240670052006-12-15T21:21:00.000+01:002006-12-15T21:21:00.000+01:00I think we would be hard pressed without our Micro...I think we would be hard pressed without our Microwave. we would eat out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com