I am trying to make the most of the veg boxes and I have been using a microwave steamer as well as the usual ones. Last night we had the cauliflower steamed with the corned beef hash. The cauliflower was lovely, just enough crunch to have a bit of texture but not too soggy. I am now fully committed to microwave steaming as it is easy on the fuel, quick and a healthy and tasty way to eat. However I now have a problem with the steamer.
The steamer is supposed to be dishwasher safe. What that presumably means is that it doesn't harm the dishwasher because it came out a very funny shape. It is no longer steam tight. In fact it is no longer really fit for purpose. I could have cried. I have ordered something from my friend ebay which is silicone and as such a bit more robust. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Also with the veg boxes I have been doing a lot more chopping. On the one hand I am not particularly skilled, on the other hand I am easily bored with chopping. So I thought I would invest in a chopper. I went on my friend ebay and bought a stripped down, pale imitation of a nicer dicer. The large chopper broke on a slice of parsnip. I wouldn't mind, it wasn't even tough parsnip.
I tried the smaller chopper last night. It failed in the face of a slice of onion - not half an onion or a whole onion, just a rather thin slice. I bitterly mourned the £4 that I had spent on it. However the times it was used with mushrooms it had been very useful and so I thought I would see if I could get a more robust model. I looked on the JML website for the original nicer dicer. It was a good thing I was sitting down when I saw the price, I nearly fell off my chair, and that was with £10 off!
I have decided that for now I will stick to a knife.
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