Comments on: Solo cooking and toaster ovens http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/29/solo-cooking-and-toaster-ovens/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/29/solo-cooking-and-toaster-ovens/#comment-4435 ellaella Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:19:38 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=1235#comment-4435 Oh, I bet it was not user error, <strong>Heidi</strong>. The toast settings on mine aren't precise at all, just a twisty knob from light to dark. Sometimes I got wonderful results that I couldn't duplicate. :( I have a wide-slot toaster now. Broils and bakes like a champ, though. Oh, I bet it was not user error, Heidi. The toast settings on mine aren’t precise at all, just a twisty knob from light to dark. Sometimes I got wonderful results that I couldn’t duplicate. :( I have a wide-slot toaster now. Broils and bakes like a champ, though.

]]> By: Heidi / Savory Tv http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/29/solo-cooking-and-toaster-ovens/#comment-4434 Heidi / Savory Tv Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:16:42 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=1235#comment-4434 I used to have a toaster oven, which is now broken and gone, but I found that I only used it for quick broiling. The toast became too dried out, when compared to a regular toaster. Perhaps it was user error though :) <abbr><em>Heidi / Savory Tv’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.savory.tv/2009/01/31/stout-stew-recipe/" rel="nofollow">One Pot Wonders, Beef and Stout Stew</a></em></abbr> I used to have a toaster oven, which is now broken and gone, but I found that I only used it for quick broiling. The toast became too dried out, when compared to a regular toaster. Perhaps it was user error though :)

Heidi / Savory Tv’s last blog post..One Pot Wonders, Beef and Stout Stew

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/29/solo-cooking-and-toaster-ovens/#comment-4433 ellaella Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:43:23 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=1235#comment-4433 All in good time, sulz. :) For me, the thing about learning to cook beyond a couple basics was having the time or a desire to learn that was so intense I made time for it and scheduled it like anything else. That desire didn't strike till I was well into my 30's and I'm really not sure why it did. Living in NYC I was surrounded by excellent food so I could have continued on without learning. Once I really got into it and saw how creative it can be, I was hooked. And I get to eat my mistakes. :D All in good time, sulz. :)

For me, the thing about learning to cook beyond a couple basics was having the time or a desire to learn that was so intense I made time for it and scheduled it like anything else. That desire didn’t strike till I was well into my 30’s and I’m really not sure why it did. Living in NYC I was surrounded by excellent food so I could have continued on without learning. Once I really got into it and saw how creative it can be, I was hooked.

And I get to eat my mistakes. :D

]]> By: sulz http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/29/solo-cooking-and-toaster-ovens/#comment-4430 sulz Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:40:18 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=1235#comment-4430 i have a toaster oven and we only ever use to heat things up or cook frozen food. never knew you could cook fish in it! i really ought to learn how to cook. :oops: <abbr><em>sulz’s last blog post..<a href="http://sulz.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/snap-happy/" rel="nofollow">Snap Happy!!</a></em></abbr> i have a toaster oven and we only ever use to heat things up or cook frozen food. never knew you could cook fish in it! i really ought to learn how to cook. :oops:

sulz’s last blog post..Snap Happy!!

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/29/solo-cooking-and-toaster-ovens/#comment-4426 ellaella Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:53:23 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=1235#comment-4426 Wow, you're an expert then! What are your favorite things to cook in it? What things, if any, disappointed you? I see microwaves here for as low as $50, very basic. That's all I ever need since I tend to use it for only a few things - morning oatmeal, softening butter, melting chocolate, reheating a cup of coffee or tea I let go cold. From time to time I steam veggies in the microwave and it is great for cooking corn on the cob. Hmm..maybe I use it more than I think! Wow, you’re an expert then! What are your favorite things to cook in it? What things, if any, disappointed you?

I see microwaves here for as low as $50, very basic. That’s all I ever need since I tend to use it for only a few things – morning oatmeal, softening butter, melting chocolate, reheating a cup of coffee or tea I let go cold. From time to time I steam veggies in the microwave and it is great for cooking corn on the cob. Hmm..maybe I use it more than I think!

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