Remoskas

I saw them on special offer, about 6 months ago and, although I didn't buy one, my friend did. She's used it twice in all that time and said that she didn't get particularly good results on either occasion. Do you know anyone that you could borrow one off, so that you can see if it's something you would use regularly?

Off to Google I go!

Say what? ?‍♀️

No, I don’t know anyone who has one to borrow. I suspect it might be a waste of money, but just wondered what other people thought who had one..
Sorry, not sure what you are saying there, Shinamae?

It is a lot of money Mapleleaf but, if you'd use it on holidays as well, that wouldn't be too bad. My friend bought hers to use in their campervan but then realised that they don't always pitch up on sites with hook up electricity! Doh!
If you have a slow cooker, that would be just as transportable to take away with you?

Yes, the slow cooker is as transportable, but I wondered if it was as versatile as a remoska is said to be?
I know I could look at online reviews, but they can be rather skewed, so thought I’d ask GN’s for their views first.
Thanks for your responses, Chewbacca ?

I have had mine for years and it is in regular use most days.

Use ours a lot. We have the standard, it’s great for jacket potatoes, roasting chicken, scones, bread, cooking ready meals when we are away in the caravan and reheating stuff. It’s way quicker than a slow cooker and there is a whole group of people on Facebook who use their’s all the time, they swap recipes

I have had one for years and bought it for a holiday home and hardly used it except for jacket potatoes and chicken. To be fair I think I bought the wrong size, bought the largest one and there are only 2 of use so now I use the pot for growing herbs in.
Do use my Ninja Foodie Grill all the time.

I think what put me off it was lifting the hot lid off it and been stood there with it in my hand wondering where to put it when I was cooking other things, most of the time I used to put it on the tiled floor.

I wanted one for years, my friend uses hers every day. I bought one three or four years ago and have used it about 4 times! The lid is heavy, I scorched the work top with it and it lives in the back of a cupboard

I have had a standard sized one one for years, but it seems rather old fashioned now compared to the halogen ones and the new Ninja and similar machines. I use it for anything that would normally go in the oven - roasts, sausages, puddings etc.
I agree the hot lid is a pain to put down. I tend to place it on my hob, but it has melted parts of the plastic knobs! I find myself using it less these days, but this has prompted me to start using it more.

I have a pressure cooker which is regularly used , except in the summer, a microwave/ regular oven, and a separate electric oven both of which are used often. Not sure another oven or cooker is useful to us as we don't go camping or caravanning or have a holiday home.

We have had one for years. Initially to use in our caravan now we use it at home. It sits on top of the induction hob (with two to cook for we rarely use more than the front two rings) and is used for meats, jacket potatoes, previously batch cooked cottage pie, sausages, fruit crumble, fish, the occasional ready meal, warming pastries - probably more that I’m recalling as it’s switched on most days. I don’t find the lid a problem, turn it off, flip it over and put it down beside the remoska. It works for us and definitely saves power especially when Mr C wants a hot meat meal and I prefer salad. It’s like any kitchen appliance, they don’t all suit everyone.

Thank you to all of you. The verdict seems quite mixed but I’ll pass this thread to DH to read then take it from there. ?

Adding in: we bought one many years ago and used it often. Now it is mostly used on camping holidays, as my new kitchen is generally better set up.
However I do use it at home mostly like cornergran plus:
Yorkshire puddings
Roast vegetables (not roast potatoes as the steam isn't driven off, but that makes it excellent for a onion / pepper / aubergine / tomato mix)
Spanish type omelette - heat it up to cook the veg etc., then add eggs and put lid on.
Variations on tarte tatin

When doing a huge roast for the family, I have cooked a batch of stuffing in it.

Chicken joints and similar are excellent as they keep moist, but a whole roast chicken needs too much fiddling about for my liking!

Principle to follow is:
the heated lid will heat the thin metal pot quite quickly so you can quickly fry small things, but of course you lose that heat quickly.
The heated lid then means that you get excellent direct heat and some surrounding heat.
The main issue is that you won't drive off moisture - when the heated lid is on, it is sealed, when off, no heat!

I had to google this as i had never heard of them. They certainly look useful.
But I have a halogen cooker which is simply marvellous and which I use regularly. Almost anything you cook in the oven can be cooked in a halogen cooker.

I turn the lid over and lie it on its back on the working surface.

Certainly room for thought here. At the moment, I think we’ll make do with what we’ve got, but with the way electricity is going up, it might be something to consider. Thank you to all of you for your responses.

Are they easy to clean?

We have one which my husband uses every day to bake his frozen croissant. I used to use it for one pot meals but haven't for ages. I certainly think useful for a caravan. I recently bought a Ninja air fryer and think it's an amazing gadget.

I ve never heard of them So many gadgets now I wonder how many are dormant

I used to have a remoska, it gets very dangerously hot. I stopped using it and got rid. I do use my pressure cooker which is much more energy efficient and I have an air fryer for when I need grilling of baking

karmalady

I used to have a remoska, it gets very dangerously hot. I stopped using it and got rid. I do use my pressure cooker which is much more energy efficient and I have an air fryer for when I need grilling of baking

This is exactly how we cook now except for using the hob for my husbands omelette etc. My Instant Pot has been a better buy than a Remoska.