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On Wed 27 Apr 2005 07:47:44a, Chris Bacon wrote in uk.food+drink.misc:

> I've seen one of these, it looks like a white plastic base with a
> non-stick metal(?) surface, upon which you put your food, and a
> dome-shaped polythene cover with a round hole in the top which you
> cover the food with, before putting the lot in the microwave and
> cooking it. Has anyone had any good experiences of these things?
> To me, the appear to be POS.
>

I can't speak for the specific type you describe, but I did once own a
Corningware browning skillet.  It looked like a standard Corningware
skillet, but on the underside there was a metalized square slightly smaller
than the bottom itself.  The isntructions required that you preheat the
empty skillet in the microwave for ummm... however long (probably 3-4
minute), then add fat, food, cover with lid, and return to microwave for
further cooking.

I could cook most things on the stove top in about the same amount of time,
so this was not an advantage.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@waynes.gang> wrote:

> On Wed 27 Apr 2005 07:47:44a, Chris Bacon wrote in uk.food+drink.misc:
>
> > I've seen one of these, it looks like a white plastic base with a
> > non-stick metal(?) surface, upon which you put your food, and a
> > dome-shaped polythene cover with a round hole in the top which you
> > cover the food with, before putting the lot in the microwave and
> > cooking it. Has anyone had any good experiences of these things?
> > To me, the appear to be POS.
> >
>
> I can't speak for the specific type you describe, but I did once own a
> Corningware browning skillet.  It looked like a standard Corningware
> skillet, but on the underside there was a metalized square slightly smaller
> than the bottom itself.  The isntructions required that you preheat the
> empty skillet in the microwave for ummm... however long (probably 3-4
> minute), then add fat, food, cover with lid, and return to microwave for
> further cooking.
>
> I could cook most things on the stove top in about the same amount of time,
> so this was not an advantage.

I had one similar to this at a time when I didn't have a stove top. I
remembered what stuff looked like when cooked on a stove top, though,
and the browning dish didn't do it. Things that are best browned
(sausages) were better than those cooked in an ordinary dish, but
nothing like they should be. The solution was a convection/microwave
oven with a built-in grill :-)

regards
sarah


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