It's good to be totally crap at something

[Simpo Two]

To go with a back-edition of Masterchef on iPlayer I thought I'd treat myself to some kippers.

Followed the instructions exactly - 4 mins qt 750W to defrost it said. Go back to watch Masterchef. Ping. Go to see kippers. Overcooked, shrivelled and quite horrible. Bin.

Can't even fking microwave fking kippers!!!

[Mobile Chicane]

I never follow 'recipes' without first referencing common sense.

[Simpo Two]

Yep, that was where I went wrong.

Have always managed to microwave kippers OK before though!

[Toyless]

Two mistakes really...

1.Using a microwave
2.Expecting a "cooked" prodcut to be edible after.


Ours is used for defrosting stuff and nuking frozen veg.Only.



edited for fat fingers

Edited by Toyless on Friday 25th February 23:03

[Simpo Two]

Think I'll stick to cold food from now on.

This recipe looks interesting:

[Bob the Planner]

Toyless said:

Two mistakes really...

1.Using a microwave
2.Expecting a "cooked" prodcut to be edible after.


Ours is used for defrosting stuff and nuking frozen veg.Only.



edited for fat fingers

Edited by Toyless on Friday 25th February 23:03

Not totally succssfully

[Toyless]

Bob the Planner said:

Toyless said:

Two mistakes really...

1.Using a microwave
2.Expecting a "cooked" prodcut to be edible after.


Ours is used for defrosting stuff and nuking frozen veg.Only.



edited for fat fingers

Edited by Toyless on Friday 25th February 23:03

Not totally succssfully

[obob]

Toyless said:

Bob the Planner said:

Toyless said:

Two mistakes really...

1.Using a microwave
2.Expecting a "cooked" prodcut to be edible after.


Ours is used for defrosting stuff and nuking frozen veg.Only.



edited for fat fingers

Edited by Toyless on Friday 25th February 23:03

Not totally succssfully

And he was defrosting stuff!

[21TonyK]

Probably meant 4 mins on the defrost setting in a 750W MW

[Toyless]

This is why one should never post on Ph having consumed several alcoholic beverages of an evening.

I promise to not skim read again chaps.....

[Chim Girl]

Bob the Planner said:

Toyless said:

Two mistakes really...

1.Using a microwave
2.Expecting a "cooked" prodcut to be edible after.


Ours is used for defrosting stuff and nuking frozen veg.Only.



edited for fat fingers

Edited by Toyless on Friday 25th February 23:03

Not totally succssfully

Be careful, it's contagious!

Edited by Chim Girl on Saturday 26th February 11:52

[Bob the Planner]

Chim Girl said:

Bob the Planner said:

Toyless said:

Two mistakes really...

1.Using a microwave
2.Expecting a "cooked" prodcut to be edible after.


Ours is used for defrosting stuff and nuking frozen veg.Only.



edited for fat fingers

Edited by Toyless on Friday 25th February 23:03

Not totally [b]succssfully[b]

Be careful, it's contagious!

Jo, you missed the / out of the /b - looks like we're all at it today. My excuse is that its 23:00 and I may have been drinking.

Edited by Bob the Planner on Saturday 26th February 11:54

[Simpo Two]

21TonyK said:

Probably meant 4 mins on the defrost setting in a 750W MW

Ah yes. Having retrieved the foetid box for examination it is so. Problem is, it says 'Defrost setting' on the left but '750W' along the top. In my haste to return to Masterchef I only saw the 750W bit...

Ironically I started using the proper 'defrost' setting as per the microwave, using the weight, but it wanted 14 minutes so I went for the quick option