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A thread of food where there's just NO point trying to MAKE it yourself
- Thread starter mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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- Jul 7, 2003
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mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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- #23
Oh no no. Houmous is SO easy to make and just DELICIOS when eaten freshly prepared.
I INISIST you try again.
Cup of Tea, so much better from the van on the industrial estate.
I've always had a thing about strong tea served in polystyrene. It reminds me of my childhood by the sea.
You will have to explain how it is done. Hummus is so expensive that making your own is a cheaper option, but it takes insipid compared to freshly bought stuff.
PS: I don't really care for cooking at all, and washing up even less. Open a packet or bung everything in the slow cooker.
tinycowboy
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Crisps. Never as good as shop ones.
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
I purchased after reading a good review on NSC, and what can I say apart from amazing results.
If you like cooking curries just buy it. You wont regret it
Really? Are you using sushi rice? Once cooked, and we just follow the packet instructions and rice/water ratios, it's the stickiest stuff known to man.
My wife worked with a lady, who refused to buy ANY prepared food. She made literally everything herself, except one thing - marmite. And she even TRIED to make that, but couldn't crack it.
Odd woman. She was also known to collect and cook road kill...
Odd woman. She was also known to collect and cook road kill...
Yoda
English & European
Really? Made my own at the weekend with some leftover potatoes and made my own seasoning's from here: http://www.nichetopics.info/homemade-crispy-potato-chips-and-best-seasoning-ideas.html
Does that mean she killed it all too?
tinycowboy
Well-known member
I'll take your word for it, but they're always too greasy and the flavourings don't work. If I were to be more specific, I would say that home-made Monster Munch, Skips and Wotsits are not worth trying. Cornflakes as well.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,015
Chips.
im going to say coffee too, bit controversial but you seem to have to be a bit obsessive for it to be worthwhile making at home. Pizza is a bit the same, you can make a better one at home but for the difference, given the effort and cost of a fresh one at the supermarket, i dont see the point.
im going to say coffee too, bit controversial but you seem to have to be a bit obsessive for it to be worthwhile making at home. Pizza is a bit the same, you can make a better one at home but for the difference, given the effort and cost of a fresh one at the supermarket, i dont see the point.
It's certainly easy to make a pizza that matches (or is slightly better) than a supermarket one, but really you need a proper oven.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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I purchased a pizza stone which heats up in the oven. Very good.
Also I looked into frying pan pizzas. They work well.
http://pizzapilgrims.co.uk/frying-pan-pizza-recipe/
They are VERY nice....however, it's friday, I've had a bad week. I've decided already I'm treating myself to a dominoes.
Anyone managed to make one of these 'eggsplosion' burgers? You make a hole in the patty, crack the egg in whilst cooking and it should come out with a runny yolk in the centre. Tried so many times but I just cannot get it right.
Tips? I have tried several times but the consistency never seems as thick as shop stuff
Nitram
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- Jul 16, 2013
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I agree the only curry I can make better at home is a Thai curry.
After having Real Patisserie soda bread I'm having second thoughts on making bread at home.
Edit to add Patisserie cakes.
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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my curry making has been taken to a whole new level recently. I can now make a curry far better than most indian takeaways (nowhere near a really good restaurant though obviously) and it's not even that difficult