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  • • leisa1210 said
    • 29 Nov 2012
      8:13 pm

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  Cutting tower review

  I decided to do Jamie’s Bolognese and use the cutting tower, now the carrot, I have to say was so easy and shredded beautifully, apart from the last tiny bit, but the onion and garlic, not so much. Both seemed to get stuck and the layers of the onions just seemed to rip off and caught in the gap between the grating disc and the lid and the same with the garlic. It took me a good 10 minutes to get most of the onion in and it seemed to ‘juice’ the onion rather than grate it. I felt like I had so much washing up to do afterwards for such a small amount of chopping. On this occasion I would have been much better off chopping them myself with a knife. I think I will only use this in future if I have a lot more chopping/grating/slicing to do. I will attempt the onion again as I am sure there is a trick to it, but will invest in a garlic crusher in future rather than try it in the tower again.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • Michelle said
    • 29 Nov 2012
      1:27 am

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  The HomeCooker's great for creating side dishes too!

  The thing I really like about the Jamie Oliver HomeCooker is its flexibility in the kitchen. Apart from whipping up various main meals it is also handy for creating side dishes or even just steaming vegies.

  I’ve now used the HomeCooker multiple times to make side dishes such as Jamie’s Rosemary Potatoes and more recently a delicious cheesy vegetable bake, served as a side dish alongside our barbequed meat. I was a little nervous about leaving the HomeCooker to do the stirring for the cheese sauce but set at 130 degrees it spun around whilst I added the milk, cheese and garlic to the butter and flour. A few times I poked my wooden spoon in the mix just to check it wasn’t burning on the bottom but it was all OK so no need to worry next time.

  Further into the trial I continue to use the Cutting Tower whenever a meal requires me to cut up multiple pieces of vegetables however if I only need a carrot or two sliced then I still find it more convenient to just use a knife as messing up the Cutting Tower hardly seems worth it.

  I’m thinking that sometime soon I should have a go at making a dessert with the HomeCooker as I am yet to make something sweet with it. Maybe something like a Chocolate Fondue – since that is guaranteed to be a hit with my kids!

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • annette1964 said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      9:47 pm

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  easy to use - I still have not read the instructions

  I had no meat our for tea tonight so I thought I would do some risotto. I vaguely followed the recipe in the book with out any bacon. I used about 500g of rice so it took about 40 mins to cook the rice. I didn’t have to stand there & stir and stir and stir. So I washed the dishes & cleaned out the guinea pigs cage. I am also thinking that every dish I have cooked is Orange!!!

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • annette1964 said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      9:42 pm

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  while I had my pumpkin mixture heating – I steam vegetables on the top for tea that night. Saves power!

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • annette1964 said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      9:39 pm

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  easy to use - I still have not read the instructions

  I wanted to cook some pumpkin mini tartlets to take to my daughters end of year concert. While I was cooking tea I had the pumpkin mixture slowly cooking & stirring in the JO Home Cooker. Well I cooked about 5 times too much for the amount of volauvent cases that I had so I thought – that will be the quick dinner for the next night. So the next night all I had to was boil pasta & reheat the pumpkin sauce & there it was – pumpkin pasta.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • hannah said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      9:25 pm

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  Risotto, porridge, rice pudding and a trip to hospital!

  Over the last few days my HomeCooker has had a workout with a range of recipes spanning dinner, breakfast and dessert, proving what a versatile kitchen appliance it is. On Monday night Jamie’s butternut squash risotto with crispy pancetta and sage cooked itself while I had to take my son to hospital unexpectedly and my husband was busy cleaning vomit out of his car and looking after our daughter! Unfortunately I didn’t get to eat it until 10:30 that night but my daughter apparently loved it and it still tasted pretty good even though my husband and I had to heat it up later. I’m sure it would have been absolutely delicious if we’d had it four hours earlier! But was glad to come home to dinner cooked rather than have to grab takeaway on the way home from the hospital.

  Yesterday for breakfast I made porridge using the HomeCooker. Porridge is a bit of a favourite with my husband, daughter and myself but I often manage to burn the bottom or at least stick it to the bottom of the pan or overcook it so it goes a bit gluggy (usually because I am doing about 10 things at a time in the morning rush). The HomeCooker makes it really easy to make perfectly, even when there is a million things going on in the morning. I used Jamie’s recipe with banana and toasted almonds, for a change. I had run out of maple syrup so I just used brown sugar and I also added cinnamon into the porridge. The result was really yummy. Will definitely be using the HomeCooker to cook porridge from now on.

  Tonight I used my old fashioned oven to cook a roast so used the opportunity while my HomeCooker was not being used to make my favourite dessert from my childhood, rice pudding. I used Jamie’s recipe and made a rhubarb and raspberry compote to serve with it. If I do say so myself it was one of the best things I’ve tasted in a long time! Here is the recipe for the compote:

  Rhubarb and raspberry compote

  1 bunch rhubarb, trimmed and cut into even lengths, approx 2 cm each
  60g raspberries (frozen are fine)
  60g castor sugar
  Juice and zest of one orange
  Cinnamon stick

  Put all ingredients in a saucepan when rice pudding has about 10-15 mins to go in the HomeCooker. Cover, bring to boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 5-10 mins until rhubarb is soft. Remove cinnamon stick and serve with rice pudding.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • wend said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      6:01 pm

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  That magic stirring arm is my new best friend!!

  Doing the kids’ favourite tonight – spaghetti bol. Hubby and I will have a marinara mix with our pasta which the kids won’t eat. The mince is in Jamie’s stirring pot with my freshly picked herbs and my home made spaghetti sauce. Jamie can sort the kids out while I cook up my marinara. Just love this thing!!
  (Photos won’t upload)

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • ishita said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      2:47 pm

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  Knowing it better!

  Day By day,I getting more used to my new Home cooker and knowing it better.All the functions and uses,how to get most of them.I am feeling more happy and loving it. it is a bliss in kitchen to have.wow! I am getting more spare time to watch tv or read magazine or just do other chores.my kids are noticing the difference not only in food but also in mum’s mood,as more relaxed and more time to spend with them as well. I love cooking,but with kids ,it is bit over whelming,as you have to think so many things at a time and at the back of my mind I have got this alarm ticking ,to check the food ,if it’s burning,it’s cooked or not? gas burner is on slow or medium or not switched off,so many things and thoughts.But now I am enjoying it more to cook my favourite food,as I can leave the most of job on my Jamie Oliver home cooker with time and temperature adjusted and stirrer on,its a breeze! Most importantly easy to clean,rarely stirrer couldn’t move the food at the bottom if its very small in quantity,or some thing gets stuck,but otherwise I never have any problem of cleaning it.
  Not only this ,cutting tower made it so easy to cut and slice the vegetables and salad,My family enjoy it eating ,evenly and nicely sliced cucumbers and carrots.Thinly grated cabbage in a salad mix.my son is very excited and ever ready to do it for me,as he loves to do and watch slicing vegetables coming out of tower with diferent speed.at first it took some time for him to judge the speed and flow,as those were all out of reach for a second.My husband is happy as he also feels like a master chef in the kitchen now,trying some of his recipes with minimum effort. in short our whole family is engaged some how with this new revolution,we are joined.I would recommend this to each and every mum to buy one ,its a must have equipment in kitchen and would replace all other.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • readupsidedown said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      2:19 pm

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  Philips/Jamie Oliver HomeCooker - Pros and Cons

  I’ve been using the Philips/Jamie Oliver HomeCooker for almost two weeks now, so I thought it was time for a summary post of the pros and cons I’ve discovered so far.

  PROS
  The stirring arm is a fantastic asset when cooking meals. From toasting flaked almonds to cooking a curry or risotto, the stirring arm frees me up to take care of other things and ensures that if I’m distracted while preparing dinner (by phone calls or requests to help with homework for example), whatever I’m preparing doesn’t catch on the bottom of the pan and burn. The HomeCooker doesn’t necessarily mean that meals will be prepared any faster than previously, but the stirring arm feature means that I am not forced to stand at the stove, or even remain in the kitchen, while meals are cooking to ensure that they are stirred regularly, thus freeing me up for other activities.

  The HomeCooker is versatile, suitable for a variety of main course or side dish meals. I can imagine that it will be permanently on my kitchen bench in the colder months when I regularly cook casseroles, stews, soups, risottos and curries. I’m also looking forward to proper porridge for breakfast, even on school mornings, thanks to the stirring arm.

  The controls are easily to understand and intuitive to use. There are a range of programmed temperature settings, a timer (adjustable up to 99 minutes) and an on/off switch for the stirring arm. Temperature settings can easily be adjusted between Celsius and Fahrenheit.

  The 3L base pan is a reasonable size/capacity for preparing family meals, with plenty of space to prepare a meal large enough for an average family dinner + leftovers.

  The Jamie Oliver recipe book that comes with the HomeCooker gives a great overview of the types of recipes that the HomeCooker is best suited to. By trying recipes from the cookbook, you get a good idea of temperature settings and adjustments to use with your own recipes. The recipes from the cookbook (+ more) are also available on the Philips Homecooker website. You can also access additional recipes by registering your HomeCooker on the Philips website.

  The pot, steaming basket and pasta insert are easy to clean.

  Safety features and the simple controls mean that the HomeCooker could be safely used by older children. The manual suggests children 8+ years, but I would recommend children of that age would still need close supervision. Children 12+ should be able to use the appliance unsupervised with reasonable safety and success.

  CONS
  The unit is moderately large. Although the vertical design means that it doesn’t take up any more room than necessary, it is still takes up a moderate amount of bench space, which might be an issue if you have limited space available.

  The HomeCooker doesn’t completely eradicate the need to use the stove top. Curries etc still require a separate pan to cook rice.

  The design of the stirring arm can make it tricky to clean, although if left in the pan with some water to soak, it should wipe clean reasonably easily. Extra attention needs to be given to angles where food can become caught.

  The handle of the glass lid can become hot if sitting on the pot for an extended time. The surface of the handle is quite smooth, so you need to make sure that you have a firm grip before lifting the lid from the pot.

  Choosing the appropriate temperature setting is not intuitive. The manual offers a general guideline to the function of each setting (40°C – melting, 110°C – boiling, etc) but trialling recipes from the cookbook is the best way to gain an understanding of how temperature settings can be adjusted throughout the preparation of dishes to get the best results. This takes some time and attention.

  The shape of the pan, with the spindle in the centre to facilitate the stirring arm, can make it awkward to serve some dishes, such as the pan-cooked breakfast.

  OVERALL
  I think that the HomeCooker will be an appliance we will use frequently, although probably more often in colder months and less in summer. It is particularly useful for preparing larger meals, rather than individual portions, and I’m sure that it is something that I will find myself using more and more frequently with my own recipes over time.

  I have been impressed with the versatility so far and have definitely appreciated the stirring arm feature, which has already saved a meal from disaster when I was interrupted one evening by an urgent phone call.

  I think that the negative aspects of the appliance, listed above, can be easily overlooked in light of the strengths, which will definitely make preparing evening meals in our home much simpler and less time consuming.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • lickthespoon said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      12:24 pm

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  Creamed Rice To Die For

  After my day of small mishaps, I have to say, I am still completely in love with the Jamie Oliver Home cooker–especially after making the delicious creamed rice from his cookbook that came with the home cooker (what a bonus!)
  It was, in short, to die for. I used risotto rice as I couldn’t find the rice he specified (pudding rice I think it was called) and we added brown sugar and mixed berries to the servings. The kids couldn’t get enough of it, not to mention hubby and I. Besides the taste, the best thing was I didn’t have to stand over a hot pot stirring on that warm afternoon. The stirring arm–how did I ever live without it before now?

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • suzyvogel said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      10:35 am

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  Steamed asian salmon

  I decided to try a recipe that would test some different functions of the Homecooker this time, namely boiling and steaming. The steamed asian sea bass recipe fit the bill perfectly and sounded so yummy, although I chose to swap the sea bass for salmon.
  The process was surprisingly easy – boil the rice in the insert, then mix with asian spice paste, spread into the steamer basket and put the fish on top. Simple as that! Having never steamed fish before I was surprised how easy it was. And the flavours were superb.
  Only slight issue was that the rice wasn’t quite cooked so I popped it back in for another 10 mins. Perhaps it should have been boiled for longer initially.
  Highly recommend using the Homecooker for steaming fish like this. The recipe was super yummy, very easy to cook AND healthy too! What more can you want?

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • kac12 said
    • 28 Nov 2012
      2:18 am

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  Charcoal black sticky pot-roast beets!

  Oh dear… and things were going so well!! You may be wondering why there is no photo of my delicious Jamie inspired sticky pot-roast beets! Well, the reason is because they are all burnt and in the bin! It’s not Jamies fault, or the Homecooker – I take all the blame! Things were going so well. I set the Homecooker up, added the beetroots with the olive oil and thyme and got it all stirring nicely. Whilst admiring the beautiful aroma coming from my kitchen, I forgot that I hadn’t used the right amount of beetroots that Jamie recommended, and I didn’t decrease the time on the HomeCooker. The beautiful smell filling the longe room quickly became a charcoal barbeque smell – and I rushed up to turn the HomeCooker off. But, it was too late and I had ended up with 20 shrivelled black balls. Oh dear! So much for my healthy, fresh nutritious dinner for everyone! As I had no time left to prepare dinner as I had to take my daughters to their swimming lesson, it was takeaway hot chips for them and a tin of soup for my husband!! At least I have learnt from this experience – keep checking the Homecooker to make sure things don’t burn and if using a lesser amount than the recipe then reduce the cooking time! Let’s hope my next meal is an improvement…!

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • melsrose said
    • 27 Nov 2012
      11:26 pm

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  Chicken Korma a hit

  Tonight I cooked Chicken Korma, and it was a hit!! How easy was it to cook the nuts, slice the onions, and not have to stir everything all the time.
  I did have my first accident with it though slicing my finger which drew a bit of blood. Another reviewer has mentioned that she wishes the slicing blades had names on them, and I agree. I was trying to compare the slicing blades to see which was thicker, and managed to cut my finger in the process.
  On a positive note, the thick blade sliced the onion really well, much better than the grating disaster from last week.
  There was still some thick mess on the bottom of the bowl that the stirring arm didn’t get off. Washed off OK though.
  Will make this again, with some more chilli:)

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • melsrose said
    • 27 Nov 2012
      11:11 pm

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  Master Chef Mother-In-Law approved the Granola - and requested more!!

  Hi
  My wonderful Mother-in-law is an amazing cook, and so to find something that I cook that she raves about is a nice treat;)
  I gave her some of the Granola last week that I had made, and she loved it so much she requested more. So I made another batch on the weekend for her. This time I doubled the recipe (so we had some to keep here) and it cooked well. Success again, I still love the versatility of the Philips Jamie Oliver Home Cooker. I did mention how yummy this was to my friend who has a Thermomix, and she is going to attempt the recipe and we can compare.
  My other success was I put all the items in my 9 yo dishwasher for the first time and they came out clean as a whistle. I will try this again with something a bit messier to see how it cleans up (my dishwasher isn’t great now, so we will see)

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • melsrose said
    • 27 Nov 2012
      11:01 pm

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  Bacon & Eggs are a breeze

  Hi
  We had Bacon & Eggs the other night for dinner (yes I know, most people have it for breakky but Hubby requested it for dinner). It was so easy to make, and tasted great. I cooked it to the recipe in the book, although like many of the recipes, I doubt it would feed 4, it struggled to feed the 2 of us adults and bacon for the children. (My girls preferred boiled eggs)
  This time I relaxed and actually helped around the house whilst the HomeCooker cooked for me, such a time saver as our guests had left at 6.30pm!!
  See photo attached of it being cooked.
  This will certainly be on the menu again.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • zaras said
    • 27 Nov 2012
      9:45 pm

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  DAY 8: THE HOME COOKER DINNER PARTY!

  My brother is leaving Australia to follow his dreams in the U S of A. I’m really, really happy for him (but a little sad too), so I thought by preparing him a beautiful, three-course dinner (using the Home Cooker, of course!) it would be the perfect way to say, Bon Voyage!

  If you read my last review, I was planning to incorporate last night’s Sticky Pot Roast Beets into tonight’s dinner party. I was thinking of mixing the cold beets with cous cous, green beans and rocket to make a lovely, fresh entree. Thing is, I found out that my brother doesn’t actually like beetroot, so that idea was out the window!
  Instead, I decided on a Thai style dinner party. The meal plan was as follows:

  Entree: Pork & Coriander Spring Rolls

  Main: Red Chicken & Vegetable Curry

  Dessert: Banana Fritters with Vanilla ice-cream and Caramel topping

  I’ve made all these dishes before, but not in the Home Cooker, so it would be interesting to see how it was going to all work out (Spoiler Alert – it did!)

  I started on the Red Curry at 3:30pm, with the aim of having it cooked by 5pm. This was actually a good amount of time, as the Home Cooker did its magic, mixing the chicken, vegetables and spices into the coconut milk over a low heat. I used the Chopping Tower to finely slice the onions, and the dish turned out creamy, spicy, sweet and delicious!
  Afterwards, transferred the curry into another pot, washed out the Home Cooker pot and started on the spring rolls.

  The Home Cooker instruction booklet specifically said not to use the product for deep-frying, but it didn’t say anything about shallow-frying, so I thought I’d take a chance.
  The spring rolls are pretty easy to make – just time consuming. Mix pork mince with spring onions, grated carrots and coriander. Season, then wrap in spring roll wrappers and fry until golden.
  I put the temp up to the highest setting (250 degrees), which initially seemed a bit excessive, but with the lid off, the spring rolls took surprisingly long to cook (almost 10mins per batch).

  I kept the oil from the spring rolls in the Home Cooker pot and after dinner, did a quick fry up of the banana fritters. If you’ve never made banana fritters before, they’re surprisingly easy. Mix plain flour with a little baking powder, salt and water until you form a batter. Dip in the banana and fry – Yum!
  My second attempt at shallow frying in the Home Cooker was more successful than the first. The bananas cooked within 5mins and were so yummy with the ice-cream and caramel topping that I had to stop myself from going back for seconds!

  So what have I learned about the Home Cooker over the past week and a bit?
  Well, I’d like to think that I really can cook like Jamie Oliver! (He, of course, might argue otherwise). And now that I’ve had a really good play with the Home Cooker, I can see myself using it – a lot. Especially when the weather cools down and I start craving really hearty dishes.

  It’s a great product – Easy to clean. Easy to use. Well made. Versatile. It really ticks so many boxes.
  I’d just like to finish off by saying a big Thank You to Mouths of Mums and Philips for giving me the opportunity to try this fabulous new machine. It really has found a place in my home 🙂

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • kahl said
    • 27 Nov 2012
      8:56 pm

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  Rice

  Tonight was an easy night – we were having a previously cooked & frozen left over curry! Needed to cook some rice. We had a rice cooker but gave it away as we were never using it. Now, normally I cook rice in my microwave. Have never really mastered this to perfection with just the right amount of water and rice. Also, my water always spills out of the container leaving me with the microwave plate to clean. The Home Cooker instructions don’t really say too much about the pasta insert re time & water amount so I was hoping one of the recipes talked about the use! Thank you Jamie for thinking of people like me that need instructions! So I followed the recipe of the Steamed Bass of how to cook the rice. I used a long grain rice. The kids really liked it! Funny how a different cooking process can change how rice is cooked! It was so light & fluffy. Very easy & less mess for me to clean. Alas we gobbled into our dinner & then I remembered …….PHOTO……….so no photo tonight!

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • ishita said
    • 27 Nov 2012
      4:35 pm

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  sharing food anddhappiness with friends!

  this weekend we had a blast with our Home Cooker,I invited my few friends to come over and share the great food cooked in My Jamie Oliver Home cooker.I made south Indian dish Sambar in other words Thick Lentil Soup with Mixed Vegetables, which is like a casserole vegetable stew but very different in recipe and taste.we usually serve it with rice or the steamed rice dumplings or the rice flour crepes.there is nothing compared to the aroma and flavors of this ,Sambar.
  here is a simple recipe,
  Ingredients:(easily available from Indian grocery store)
  1 cup split red gram
  1/4 kg Vegetables(mix vegetables )
  1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  3 Red chillies
  3 Green chillies
  1 tsp Sambhar powder(available from Indian grocery store)
  Curry leaves
  1 tsp Salt
  2 tsp Mustard
  1/4 tsp Tamarind paste
  4 tbsp Cooking oil
  Procedure:
  Wash and dice all the vegetables.
  Boil water and cook the split red gram (lentil) with turmeric and salt.it takes long time you have to keep boiling until the lentils are cooked well and forms curry like texture.approximately 1 hour.
  Separate the cooked split red gram and water, and keep them aside.
  clean wash the cooker again.
  Heat some oil in a pan, splutter mustard, then add fenugric seeds, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric, and sambhar powder and keep frying for a few minutes.Now add the cooked thuvar dal and simmer for a few more minutes(around 20 minutes)
  and the awesome dish is ready to serve hot with rice.

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • zaras said
    • 26 Nov 2012
      9:58 pm

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  DAY 7: STICKY POT-ROAST BEETS

  Confession: I’ve never cooked with beets before (Ooh Ahh!)
  But seriously, my experience with beetroot has been in salads, sandwiches and the odd burger. So when Jamie’s Home Cooker recipe book had a page entirely devoted to Sticky Pot-Roast Beets, I thought, yes, I’ll try it! Better still, beetroot was on sale at Woolies, so it was meant to be!

  The recipe is pretty straight-forward. Pop the cut beets into the Home Cooker with some olive oil and herbs, cook on high (250 degrees) for 30mins, add some balsamic vinegar, orange rind and juice, then cook on high for another 30mins. The Home Cooker both steams and roasts, while keeping the beetroot moving, and as the machine was doing its thing, I managed to fold two baskets of laundry.

  The result was good, but I wouldn’t be in a great rush to make this recipe again. The balsamic vinegar seemed to have burnt a little, so although the beets were tender and sweet, there was a very faint burnt after-taste to the dish. Then again, maybe I should have cut down the cooking time by 5 or 10 minutes? Also, the remnants made a bit of a mess in the Home Cooker, so I’ll have to soak the pan overnight and give it a wash in the morning.

  I served the beets as a side dish with lasagne and had enough left-over for tomorrow’s official Home Cooker Dinner Party!

  Stay tuned!

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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  • • kahl said
    • 26 Nov 2012
      9:34 pm

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  Spaghetti

  The process was very easy to make this sauce. In the past, I would normally be watching & stirring every now & again just so my sauce wouldn’t stick to the bottom of the saucepan. Not today – just walked away & let the Home Cooker do its thing.
  Our sauce just didn’t turn out as rich & full of flavour as I would’ve liked. Not sure why – I did however use Pork mince for the first time ever. Normally only ever use beef mince but someone told me to try the pork. Thats OK – I’ll just use my favourite recipe in future. Teenager 1 has enough sauce for Wednesday school lunch!

  

  Would you recommend to other mums?
  Versatile & suitable for lots of recipes
  Saves time & makes my life easier
  Simple to understand & easy to use

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