Done it again!!!

Every time I cook peas, don't bother getting the colander out, it's only one more thing to wash up, just tilt the saucepan lid back a little and strain them that way..........................................!!! Yep, tilted it back too far again and half the peas ended up in the sink!!!!!!!!:gaagh:

Val

 

Use a large spoon with holes in to let the water run out of?

 

We all do those things Gemini :o We know before we start that it is a disaster waiting to happen but we carry on and do them What's that about
But I never do that with the peas. I grow my own and I never cook them - I much prefer them raw

 

Hi Gemini. I was Telling My Wife What i used to do (when i was a lad) many years ago:WINK1:
when i was boiling eggs,i would boil the eggs, remove them from the pot,have a tea pot ready with proper dry tea in it and fill the tea pot with the boiling water i had used to boil the eggs in. . Well that was saving energy . I was thinking GREEN before GREEN was invented .:yess:. If the Egg cracked a bit, and some white bits were floating in the water, i removed them with a spoon :WINK1:. A GREAT BREW:yess:.

 

Now that is thrifty Music.
When I was a child a little bit of salt was always added to the water eggs were boiled in - it stops all the white stuff bubbling out if the eggs crack (well that's the theory).
It was then my job to take the salted water and pour it on the cracks in the path to keep the weeds down. Well, why waste a little bit of salt

 

Before the days of automatic kettles, my mum used to boil her eggs in her plug in kettle.

 

I have always used a straining spoon to use on my veggies even though I have a colander as it does save on washing up so don't lose them down the plughole:D

One thing I have started to do now though if we have creamed spuds is to break them up in the saucepan with the potato masher whereas before I used to put them in a large bowl for the smashing up part which was something else to wash,but now only have a few items to wash {we don't have a dishwasher}

We to have been recycling stuff ever since we got married thirty one years ago before it was the done thing as we could afford to buy loads of manure for the allotment

 

Hi Alice. My Mother Called Me Gypsy John .

 

Most veg that you'd boil responds very well to steaming instead. Then there's nothing to drain, so no spills.

If you want to cook a veg that takes a while, and one that is much quicker (peas and carrots say), then the one that takes longest gets a head start, then the quick one gets added. No point using two pans/steamer trays.

Spuds always get mashed in the pan they were boiled in. No point creating washing up.

If a meal calls for grated cheese (some pasta dishes for example), the cheese gets grated onto a dinner plate before being added to the dish as it cooks. On serving, someone gets the cheese crumb plate.

The best meals can be made using a maximum of two pans, my big wok and a small sauce pan. No point using every pan in the house.

You've probably guessed by now that I hate washing up