Recent content by jessejazza

I am intending to use a meths 'storm cooker' and wanted a stand that would support normal pans rather than the ones that came with it. As a tramper driver I wanted a cooker that was maintenance free and could work in the wind 5 out of 7 days a week To my delight I found a pan stand that I...

I tried again today with the slow cooker but using it on LOW with one thermos cup of rice (happens to be the right measure for me!) with three cups of water, tsp salt and knob of butter - 1.5 hours. A good result but was improved washing it through the fine collander. A THIRD way now to cook...

I thought cast iron was slightly surface porous which is why instructions say season to avoid sticking. The oil then gets into the surface providing the non stick. Hence why they say don't put in dish washers as they thoroughly clean compared with a quick wipe in a washing up bowl. After...

On this thread i think we have mislead each other slightly. Some folk have been referring to the rice cooker/steamer/slow cooker types as well as the 'conventional' type. I use a conventional type for steaming although it needs practice as too little water doesn't cook the veg. Somehow it's...

I thought i'd try rice in the slow cooker today - 1.5 L conventional type. Following what i'd seen written elsewhere i put mine on HIGH and i found that made the rice stoggy. Interested that you used LOW but then you say it was a waterless slow cooker. There are only two methods i've found that...

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure they know what they're talking about... hence my post:lol: But is this black coating meant to remain?

I have a rice cooker/steamer that was given to me of a reputable make. I found it tended to burn rice but was excellent for steaming which is what i use it for. Somehow with the measured amount of water it steams faster than a steamer on the gas ring. Why's that? I also use mine as a double...

I've just bought three cast iron skillets as i am going to do some barbecuing. I'm a little confused on the seasoning instructions that are given and would be grateful if someone could correct me. a] there is a black coating almost like teflon across all pans. I understood this to be just a...

Ah no... Use near boiling water in the bottom of the pot, turn to high (and leave it on that) for about 5 hours. I have the 3.5 ltr oval pot, used a 1lb loaf tin lined with greaseproof paper as you'd normally do for the oven. No reason why you couldn't add rum - i haven't tried. The only reason...

err ok... obviously not much

LIGHT FRUIT CAKE This is an easy all-in-one fruit cake with crumbly mixture. The combination of slow cooking and wholemeal flour ensures that it stays moist but firm. For 7 inch round cake tin 2 eggs 4-5 oz margarine/butter 8 oz muscovado sugar [granulated ok i find] 5 oz plain flour 5 oz...

I tried the cake again in the slow cooker with fresh flour and baking powder and it worked fine. I also tried the same cake recipe in the oven and it was ok but texture different. Since then i have also looked at a number of Slow Cooker recipe books. None of them have recipes for cakes in a...

Hi Librarygirl - thanks for the reply I thought i'd try the recipe just to experiment. We'd never do anything different if we didn't do a little.:chef: I thought it just might provide a way of cooking a cake when i'd got to go out for a few hours. After borrowing about 7 books from the Libray...

I have got some new and i'll be giving it a go this afternoon. I'm sticking to baking powder and plain flour rather than self raising. Thanks

6-8 months - would that be old. That is the decision i've come to but i'm surprised. I've had to move in and look after my mother since my father died 2 months ago. That's how old she thinks it is but i wonder still...