Published on 12, July, 2020
Hope you are having a good day
Hello Elvis, I hope you're having a good day
My microwave has stopped working, so my day has been taken up with trying to solve the problem of getting a new one.
I have discovered that microwaves are out of fashion, everyone seems to be using air fryers, although they are not a direct substitute for a microwave.
Heating up my coffee when I occasionally forget to drink it will be a problem!
I still haven't solved the problem. I will buy one online of course, but I resist Amazon because I consider them an Evil Empire...
And then there will be the problem of how to select a new microwave, since the one I have that no longer works is no longer made...
I don't know whether any of this means I'm having a good, or bad day.
But it is the day I'm having.
I got one of those coffee warming pad thingies (technical term) - you put your coffee mug on it, and it keeps it hot, all day if necessary. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=coffee+warmer&crid=1KVKP8W2LAV88&sprefix=coffee+warm%2Caps%2C4139&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Other retailers are available if you don't want to use Amazon, but their web page shows some of those available.
I use a hot air fryer and it is brilliant if you like fish and chips, chicken and chips, or for heating up ready made lasagne or meat pies. I also buy "half-baked" bread rolls and croissants, which take about ten minutes to bake.
My other kitchen favourite is a slow cooker. I like stews. Usually, I put everything in a saucepan and simmer for about ten minutes then put it in the slow cooker for a few hours. I am dribbling on my keyboard at the thought of venison with mushrooms, peppers, onions, aubergines, courgettes, and kidney beans ... But almost any leftovers from the fridge with a selection from my drawer of about fifty herbs and spices and a bit of Marmite will make a stew.
Has anybody else tried beetroot and horseradish dumplings? Yes, I know I am weird.
Thanks Ian - all really interesting! The coffee warmer may be a solution for me, because I can't make my mind up about a new microwave - decisions about new things take me so long...
I like the idea that the coffee warmer does a specific thing, which is the main thing I need.
I have researched air fryers, as the idea of them appeals to me and my convection oven makes an annoying sound when swtiched on. Are air fryers noisy? Perhaps you know.
I used to have a slow cooker, but not for ages. They are very good.
Noooo!
Maybe just the soft close...