NBR: I'm excited about cooking (for once)

[emisi]

I am a lazy bum about cooking. It's kind of funny - I enjoy it when I'm in the process, but I hate planning it out and getting started. H usually does the cooking, and his repetoire is... a little repetitious. Tacos, chicken, spaghetti, lather rinse repeat.

But TODAY! Today, I got a new induction range! I am so freaking excited about this range, you have NO IDEA. I hated my old range. It was the bottom of the barrel when the flippers put it in, took about a year to boil a pot of water, and almost as long to heat up the oven. This range is supposed to be pretty freaking awesome.

It does mean I have to give away some of my cookware, but who cares. INDUCTION. I will be cooking with SCIENCE.

[emisi]

Update: so I used the induction range and... OMG people. It's like a religious cooking experience. I had some soup for dinner, and it heated up FASTER than in the MICROWAVE. I am in love.

[joolz]

Ohhhh, lucky! That sounds amazing. I can't wait to hear more tales!! That is not facetious; I love cooking.

And I'm thinking about a new stove/oven because our current one gets hot in the front when the oven is on and I'm worried about toddlers getting burned. I can stop Grayson, but when there are two, I worry.

[emisi]

Nov 17, 2012 22:54:22 GMT -5 joolz said:

Ohhhh, lucky! That sounds amazing. I can't wait to hear more tales!! That is not facetious; I love cooking.

And I'm thinking about a new stove/oven because our current one gets hot in the front when the oven is on and I'm worried about toddlers getting burned. I can stop Grayson, but when there are two, I worry.

I haven't used the oven yet, but I'm hosting THanksgiving at my place this year, so I'll let you know if my marathon cooking session results in a crazy hot oven door.

[joolz]

Thank you!

[emisi]

So I'm currently cooking in the oven, have been for about half an hour at 350. The stainless steel around the door does get pretty warm, but I can leave my hands on there without needing to pull them away (also, my hands are freezing). The very large glass panel on the front isn't hot at all, just a little warm, no issue. There are vents near the handle that got pretty hot though, I wouldn't want to touch them.

[joolz]

All right, excellent reporting!

But you forgot: how was the food?

[emisi]

About on par with most frozen enchilada bakes from the store.

[joolz]

Hahaha, Emisi! I thought you were fired up to make food.

[emisi]

Nov 20, 2012 11:00:06 GMT -5 joolz said:

Hahaha, Emisi! I thought you were fired up to make food.

Haha, well, maybe I exaggerated a bit. I heated it, though! That totally counts, since it took almost 2 hours to heat.

[joolz]

Oh, that is definitely a dinner sacrifice then! Two hours!