I don't use my stove much.. I use my microwave for cooking everything but a large turkey..... Your idea is a great one.....
posted by d50
3 months ago
Hi. This post made me smile. I stopped using my stove almost entirely unless I'm cooking a large meal for company. I use a toaster oven, a microwave, an electric teapot to make tea (boils water lots faster than on the stove), and a Foreman Grill. I only use the stove other than for a party if I have a stir fry or such. I love the idea of a 2-burner!
Also, a crockpot can do almost anything an oven can, including baking yams etc, and costs less to operate.
i had to laugh at the timeliness of this post. i have a new electric range (15 months old) and last night i turned on a pot (or so i thought) to make spaghetti for a large crowd. the burner never got hot! the clock and lights work - but not the heating elements! i fortunately have a toaster over, microwave oven and a gas grill out back. well, on such short notice we ordered pizzas and i threw a salad together.
living in Florida, i guess you know i'll be cooking outside for most of the year. LOL i am NOT investing in another new range - (i'm trying to hold on to the house until the market turns -- hopefully i can sell with the next two years!). going tomorrow to buy the "hotplate" as we always called them.
just do a google on "solar powered ovens" and make your own grid-free oven. Path to Freedom is my favorite, see
view linkOr check out
view link and urbanhomstead.org
view linkTreehugger.com is FULL of good ideas too.
one trick I have been doing is:
In the winter I boil the water using the electric teapot (hot water heater)
as gas is more expensive, in the summer when electricity is high, I switch and do the boiling water in the teapot on the stove
then I place the required boiling water in a saucepan for cooking.
Of course these do not take the place of sun tea.
Oh, Sun Tea! A wonderful free (almost) summer treat.
Sun Tee, ahhh, I had forgotten about that, thanx for jogging my memory. That used to be so popular.
I own a crock pot as well, I have never used it though, I guess it would be good though in this weather, it would save on heating up the house with the stove. I just have to get up very early to turn it on, to put the ingredients in. Perhaps I will try it on the weekend.
I actually bought one of those countertop double burners in case my stove went since my stove is around 20 years old.
Irish, sounds like you tripped a switch but then that would just be too easy wouldn't it?
I am an oven user and love my oven. Please don't ask me why, I don't know. My mother was the best cook and she used that little toaster oven for everything even pies. I can't quite get the hang of it but guess I need to get a better one than the ones I have tried to use before.
