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but have at last bought one, a very basic one with good reviews.
On the pack I'm going to cook it says 800w 7.5 mins.
On the microwave it just says medium/ medium high etc.
The label at the back says Rated Power input 1200W
Rated Microwave output 700W
Does this mean the product I'm cooking will need to be cooked on high for about 9 minutes?
Cheers for help. Pretty sure that's right but as I said never used one before.
On the pack I'm going to cook it says 800w 7.5 mins.
On the microwave it just says medium/ medium high etc.
The label at the back says Rated Power input 1200W
Rated Microwave output 700W
Does this mean the product I'm cooking will need to be cooked on high for about 9 minutes?
Cheers for help. Pretty sure that's right but as I said never used one before.
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Make sure you cover it in foil and stick it in there for a good hour or so.
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Kenny
Use a palistine. us Islingtonites would never go near won. Think of the planet. (slowly cooking at 700w) Oh OH!! I have become an original wit ( or something sounding similar) |
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wtf
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ur taking the pi ss
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was talking to Johnny there.
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And don't forget to stand in hot water for two hours.
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It shows how ignorant sum people are on hear - everyone nose you must take the foil of after half an hour or it will bee roar!!!
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i'm only using it for this one product i like.
quorn tikks massala, used to be cook in oven, but now microwave only. |
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And don't forget to stand in hot water for two hours.
circa rag mag 1961 |
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their simply is no hope for kenny - people try two help and he gets aggressive!! The advice to stand in water is correct - perhaps a bath full to help with the burns!!!
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DON'T LET THE CATS NEAR IT!!
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Not sure Kenny should even be cooking. Sounds like someone should pop round and feed him from a spoon.
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FUKIN UNBELEIVABLE
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=CATS+MICROWACE&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB761GB761&oq=CATS+MICROWACE&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.10303j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 |
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Johnny MUSTANG
Shouldn't you be studYing the HORSES form?  |
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i've won a ton and racing not started yet. will give half to Haworth Cat Rescue.
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They won't thank you for it Kenny: they're cats and couldn't care less. Treat yourself to a nice steak instead, none of that Quorn malarkey.
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Quorn is good protein and cruelty free mate. My steak days are long gone.
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Cats control and the mice built the earth - it is a conspiracy.
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still haven't got an answer. obviously nobody can confirm that 9 mins is correct.
Anyway Spoons now, see if I can pick up some more vouchers. |
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wot vouchers - where how who etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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To answer the actual question : yes probably.
Those heating guides are approximate. If for example it's a ready meal it'll need less if it's room temp than out of the fridge. Just bang on, I use microwaves all the time, they are fantastic. I doubt you eat meat but the only time I ever worry really is if stuff is frozen, which you do for longer on a lower setting to allow the centre to defrost. You can always just open the door and give the food a quick test to see if it feels warm enough, I do that all the time. (I pretty much never read packets and just guess :)) If you microwave stuff too long it can go a bit cardboardy though! Microwaves are not a gas, they are like lightbulbs, as soon as it stops working it's safe to stick your hand in. |
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moisok, do you frequent Wetherspoons?
JC, a sensible answer and excellent, we should have it framed. Thanks you.  |
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No, not eaten meat for about 4 years. Do eat fish from time to time if it's not farmed.
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Not so often as I used to Kenny - we have quite a posh one, but I seem to have drifted and my eyesight must have faded.
Being friendly with certain owner landlords of these drinking institutions I tend to stick to them rather than chains etc. I have enjoyed 2 or 3 spoons over the years can't see what all the fuss is about them they are ok - generally very good ale. I had a quick one the other day and saw Ruddles on at 1.99 STILL!!!! |
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Oh I'll post ONE warning. This is if heating water and fairly pure liquids (not soup really).
If you boil water in a microwave and get it very hot it can have a phenomenon where when you move it / clunk it it can suddenly bubble and over. It's sometihng to do with the way microwaves heat it without disturbing it compared to a kettle that allows it to get superheated and when you move it the bubbles find a way to form. But most people don't boil water in one anyway. Other warning is microwaving eggs, they tend to eggsplode. I sometimes do it (like boil an egg) but if you do put them in some water and put on the medium not high and don't do too long. (If you want a horrible mess to clear up, put an egg in then wait on the bang!). |
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moisok, the books of vouchers contain lots of drinks and food offers, and come out about twice a year. Generally aimed at students, but if you surreptitiously ask the barman/lady they usually hand you one. I'll be in Beckett's Park Row tomorrow and you can get a pint of real ale with a voucher for £1.79, normally £2.89, expensive for Spoons but they price up according to the City and area usually and Park Row is quite well to do. 4 real ale vouchers a book, plus lots of other dinks , lager etc but I don't use them. Plus you get discount meals too. Lots of vouchers for them.
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Thanks JC. I won't be using it for anything apart from the few ready meals I eat, more of which seem to be saying best if microwaved on the pack. Thanks again.
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thanks for that kenny - I tend to eschew offers and things like that although my partner might be interested. She collects EVERYTHING and gets quite a lot of dosh back from all sorts of venues etc
cheers enjoy your day - nice and sunny here!!! |
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Park Row is in Leeds. Your partner will save about £200 if she uses ALL the vouches, moisok. More or less impossible, but still decent savings to be had.
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Also, to continue JC's points, be careful stirring liquids that are extremely hot as they can explode.
Meanwhile  https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit/wetherspoons-brexit-beer-mats-ending-eu-tariffs-lower-prices/ . https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/wetherspoons-ditches-french-champagne-german-beer-uk-sparkling-wine-brexit/ . |
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Kenny
just laugh at any of my cruel jibes - especially about cats - we had two - both over 16 years - devastated when they died. I have photos of cats playing golf (they jumped out and up to catch practice balls) asleep in trees, eating rabbit - they hunted when we lived in Somerset!! Birds and mice presents on the mat. (they are terrible killers of birds) The panic in the chicken coops when they came near!!! Dead legs from two of them laying on you for a long time(they were big cats -rescue jobs but very big) My ex wife was adopted by a cat rumoured to be 7 or 8 - lived till about 23 years of age - lived in a box at the bottom of the garden and wouldn't come into the house for many years!!!! As she got older she nervously got used to entering the kitchen and eventually the lounge. The stories were hilarious about this cat. I am going to have to stop typing or I won't be able to see the screen ha ha!! silly old man - but happy days |
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i'll read that tonight, taxi due at 2.30
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Pub company JD Wetherspoon is to increase its range of drinks from UK and non-EU producers across its 880 pubs from Wednesday September 26 in the run up to Brexit.
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/news/2018/09/trade-deals |
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Some nice little stories there, moisok, beautifully described.
Don't have problems with dead birds here. The Chukar Partridge is rather large for even the cats to tackle, |
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i have never used a micro wave either Kenny fwiw ...
Quorn is good protein Kenny and a complete protein ...so add in with beans and you get the same deal as a bowl of Chicken and rice combo .. I try to get my protein at 120g a day when using any weights,sprinting etc ,otherwise on a lazy day 50g is sufficient i believe ...120 g not easy as i'm not a big eater in the first place |
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I use a microwave to defrost bacon and ham, and to hurry up game, from my freezer, but never ever for cooking! I do allow my dad to heat Tesco ready meals and to reheat meals I have cooked for him. He has strict instructions though (IN BIG LETTERS) and is very good at it....for 91!!
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Just read the rest of the thread - What person's life is so busy that microwaving eggs, in any form, is considered desirable or even necessary
 and don't quote microwaved scrambled egg - that serious spawn of the devil One of the worlds greatest food units need treating with serious respect and that certainly does not need microwaves. |
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doesn't microwaving make food taste soggy ? had some m/w jacket potatoes once and they were disgusting
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otoh ... an air fryer producers really nice chips
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