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Food which is just too much effort
Either to make or eat.
I love fish but unless it has been filleted it's a no for me. If we go out for a meal and much as I love the taste having to pick meat off bones kills the enjoyment of the meal for me. |
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Dressed crab.
Delicious though!
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roast dinner
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Getting the meat out of crab legs.
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Either to make or eat.
I love fish but unless it has been filleted it's a no for me. If we go out for a meal and much as I love the taste having to pick meat off bones kills the enjoyment of the meal for me. I was once recommended red mullet as a special by a restaurant owner. I replied that, whilst I like fish, picking bones from the plate, my mouth and teeth infuriates me. I was assured that if I found a bone the meal would be free. To his credit I didn't find a bone and the fish was superb. |
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It has to be fish --- found so many bones in a meal in a restaurant that was advertised as boneless never ate it again... Now veggie but cook for my OH and so make sure there are no bones in the fish so that he will enjoy it and not looking for something that will choke him.
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Shirley Conran - life is too short to stuff a mushroom
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For me, fresh mango.
I love mango, but cutting one up, removing the stone and then cubing the flesh is such a faff, messy, and you end up with hardly any. I'd rather just buy it pre-prepared even if it is more expensive! |
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Anything that involves peeling potatoes. Worst kitchen job ever.
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Oven baked potatoes. All that electricity consumed for something that is really just a snack. Some people seem willing to put the oven on for just a single one; I'd never do it unless I was baking at least ten of them.
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Oven baked potatoes. All that electricity consumed for something that is really just a snack. Some people seem willing to put the oven on for just a single one; I'd never do it unless I was baking at least ten of them.
If not, microwave is fine. Though it tastes much nicer when crisped off in the oven. |
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For me, fresh mango.
I love mango, but cutting one up, removing the stone and then cubing the flesh is such a faff, messy, and you end up with hardly any. I'd rather just buy it pre-prepared even if it is more expensive! Puff pastry is lovely to eat, but I can barely entertain the faff of making 'ordinary' pastry or suet pastry - certainly not puff and as for filo ![]() Thank goodness for jus-rol!
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Oven baked potatoes. All that electricity consumed for something that is really just a snack. Some people seem willing to put the oven on for just a single one; I'd never do it unless I was baking at least ten of them.
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I can never be bothered peeling tomatoes and if the recipe calls for them to be peeled I generally don't bother. I'm not a fan of peeling shallots either. Quote:
Oven baked potatoes. All that electricity consumed for something that is really just a snack. Some people seem willing to put the oven on for just a single one; I'd never do it unless I was baking at least ten of them.
I do think some people are quite stingy when it comes to using electricity, I know someone who was shocked when I told them that when boiling anything in a saucepan I boil the water in the kettle first rather than wait for cold water to boil on the hob. |
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Roast dinners. All that prep, cooking time and washing up I can't be bothered with all that effort. Very rarely have a roast dinner because of it
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Preparing a fresh artichoke.
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...........................................................................I do think some people are quite stingy when it comes to using electricity, I know someone who was shocked when I told them that when boiling anything in a saucepan I boil the water in the kettle first rather than wait for cold water to boil on the hob.
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I also do that because it is far quicker, and it doesn't use any more electricity. In fact I put about 1cm depth of cold water in the pan initially so that I can get it heating up whilst the kettle is coming to the boil. Why was your friend shocked, I can think of no reason why they should be?
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I think they thought it used more electricity boiling the kettle than having the hob on.
![]() For me, baking always seems too much of a faff. All of those ingredients, the mess and the need to measure things exactly. I'm more of a "chuck it in and see" type of cook. If I want a cake I can drive to the shops to buy one within a few minutes. |
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I think they thought it used more electricity boiling the kettle than having the hob on. I didn't bother arguing as I don't know how much electricity things use, I think unless you're leaving something very powerful on all day then you're only ever talking a few pence so don't tend to give it any thought.
![]() I pre boil in the kettle and make a cuppa at the same time.
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My combi oven does a single one in about 12 minutes - not as crispy as a 'proper' baked tatty, but much nicer than microwaved and it does the trick for a quick meal.
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I do think some people are quite stingy when it comes to using electricity, I know someone who was shocked when I told them that when boiling anything in a saucepan I boil the water in the kettle first rather than wait for cold water to boil on the hob.
Until recently I didn't have an oven, always relying on either my induction hob, halogen oven or microwave. All I can say is that since having an electric oven installed with a new kitchen, I have found that my electricity usage has risen noticeably and the only difference is that I have used it for a few crumbles and vegetable bakes. |
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Roast dinners. All that prep, cooking time and washing up I can't be bothered with all that effort. Very rarely have a roast dinner because of it
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Roast dinners. All that prep, cooking time and washing up I can't be bothered with all that effort. Very rarely have a roast dinner because of it
Then there's the oven etc to clean! |
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I did a full sized turducken once. Very impressive. Very delicious. A complete pain in the neck to prepare. I think it's the boning step that pushes it over the line, because I've done the miniature one where you start with a turkey breast and so on, and it was much more do-able.
Pressed duck is another one. Absolutely delicious. Absolute pain to prepare. But if I want some I have to make it myself because it's not on local menues. |
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Then there's the oven etc to clean!
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