Fish fingers in a toaster

07-07-2020 04:34PM

jimgoose wrote: »

I cook croquettes regularly - very handy, tasty spud when you're feeling lazy, which come to think of it happens a fair bit around here.

Why croquettes and not regular spuds, which are just as easy?

Often thought there should be a boards.ie Come Dine With Me.

jimgoose · 07-07-2020 04:35PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Why croquettes and not regular spuds, which are just as easy?

Often thought there should be a boards.ie Come Dine With Me.

I like croquettes, and you just sling them on a baking tray for fifteen minutes. By "regularly", I mean once a week or so - I also like potato waffles, boiled Maris Pipers, and the potato gratin they do in the local Centra for 2 Euro - couldn't beat that.

y0ssar1an22 · 07-07-2020 04:39PM

Statutory Ape wrote: »

A girl i used to hang around with in college used to cook rashers in the microwave. I still get vietnam flashbacks when i think of her tucking into the pasty, stringy post pints bacon sammich.

jimgoose wrote: »

That's just monstrous!! :eek:

CalamariFritti wrote: »

Toaster is for toast. Anything else you're just looking for trouble. Add community toaster and it becomes a hanging offence.

Did someone say they do rashers in a microwave? <shivers/>

check it out:

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they get lovely and crispy. dont knock it till you've tried it!

07-07-2020 04:41PM

jimgoose wrote: »

I like croquettes, and you just sling them on a baking tray for fifteen minutes. By "regularly", I mean once a week or so - I also like potato waffles, boiled Maris Pipers, and the potato gratin they do in the local Centra for 2 Euro - couldn't beat that.

Maris Piper in the most useful potato you can keep in your kitchen, I can't understand why it never made inroads here. Seems more of a Brit thing, we cling on this false belief that Roosters are a nice, or edible, potato.

jimgoose · 07-07-2020 04:43PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Maris Piper in the most useful potato you can keep in your kitchen, I can't understand why it never made inroads here. Seems more of a Brit thing, we cling on this false belief that Roosters are a nice, or edible, potato.

Oh Roosters are alright, but they swear by the Maris Piper in Dublin and Meath, all the proper chippers go mad for them. I've been using them for years down here in the peanut-pickin' South.

SteM · 07-07-2020 04:45PM

My brother went through a phase of boiling eggs in the kettle. He'd just jam down the switch to stop itself from switching off. Disgusting.

SnowyMay · 07-07-2020 04:51PM

jimgoose wrote: »

That's just monstrous!! :eek:

Nothing wrong with rashers cooked in the microwave!

Mmmmmmm.

El Weirdo · 07-07-2020 04:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Not as bad as coke with a fry..

I know, right?

If I'm on the expensive sugar, cooking a fry would be a complete waste.

is_that_so · 07-07-2020 05:01PM

jimgoose wrote: »

I cook croquettes regularly - very handy, tasty spud when you're feeling lazy, which come to think of it happens a fair bit around here.

It's a big thing in Spain, with a choice of fillings. In-laws will only cook it from scratch. Not actually that hard either.

EmmetSpiceland · 07-07-2020 06:19PM

king_of_mayo wrote: »

Yeah, they're pretty good for you and see lots of diets recommend healthy meals built around them.

Have to say, I’m surprised to hear that. I would associate fish fingers with those, horrible, Findus “pancakes”.

Both eaten by the same “type” who’d devour one of those flat tins of Fray Bento’s steak and kidney pie. Absolute dog food.

Dravokivich · 07-07-2020 06:26PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Have to say, I’m surprised to hear that. I would associate fish fingers with those, horrible, Findus “pancakes”.

Both eaten by the same “type” who’d devour one of those flat tins of Fray Bento’s steak and kidney pie. Absolute dog food.

I only know of the fish fingers. Seems to be the easiest way to get my kid to eat fish at the moment. Speaking of which, he's eating fish fingers at the moment.

jimgoose · 07-07-2020 06:31PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Have to say, I’m surprised to hear that. I would associate fish fingers with those, horrible, Findus “pancakes”.

Both eaten by the same “type” who’d devour one of those flat tins of Fray Bento’s steak and kidney pie. Absolute dog food.

No, no, no... fish fingers aren't on the same planet as those scuttery "pancakes". Back in the '70s and '80s the fish fingers gave many a youngster the taste for fish, which would eventually translate into a craving for sea-trout, sole and hake.

cml387 · 07-07-2020 06:34PM

jimgoose wrote: »

No, no, no... fish fingers aren't on the same planet as those scuttery "pancakes". Back in the '70s and '80s the fish fingers gave many a youngster the taste for fish, which would eventually translate into a craving for sea-trout, sole and hake.

I used to quite like the Fray Bentos S&K pud. Don't hate me. And Findus crispy pancakes. But I was a poor student at the time. Back a while now.

y0ssar1an22 · 07-07-2020 06:37PM

has anyone ever tried these:

i cant bring myself to try them, but they could be good coming from the toaster?

jimgoose · 07-07-2020 06:38PM

cml387 wrote: »

I used to quite like the Fray Bentos S&K pud. Don't hate me. And Findus crispy pancakes. But I was a poor student at the time. Back a while now.

You'll notice I didn't say a bad word about the FB pies.

I Am Nobody · 07-07-2020 06:43PM

I'll take it up a notch for culinary ingenuity the US,me and some friends were driving from Charlotte to Greensboro.Before we left,we wrapped a whole chicken in Aluminum foil and placed it on the engine block.when we arrived it was fully cooked and one of the best roadside dinners we had.

dmc17 · 07-07-2020 06:53PM

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6p9i60

This is interesting to see how they are made

Sam Hain · 07-07-2020 06:58PM

king_of_mayo wrote: »

I'm 32 years of age and thought I'd heard it all. But I was on a work call yesterday and was telling the guy that I had a fish finger sandwich for lunch. As I described it (bread, butter, fried egg, beans and a layer of fish fingers) he was well into it. He said he couldn't resist and that he'd stuck some on... in the toaster!

I had no idea that was a thing. Seems wrong. We were then talking to another work person in a following meeting, she agreed that fish fingers in there was weird but said she often uses it for potato waffles. Again, never heard of that. I wonder what am I missing out on?

Do you use the toaster to cook anything unusual? Have you heard of fish fingers in them?

You are not 32.

07-07-2020 07:15PM

Tried waffles in the toaster, not a fan

Now here's one for you, toasted egg and cheese using a sandwich maker. Messy but tasty

07-07-2020 07:25PM

Waffles in the toaster is the business. Lovely

Haven't had fish fingers in a while, lovely in a sandwich. Would grill instead of toaster though...

Rodney Bathgate · 07-07-2020 07:27PM

I’ve been cooking my potato waffles in the air fryer recently, very nice.

jester77 · 07-07-2020 07:30PM

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

I’ve been cooking my potato waffles in the air fryer recently, very nice.

I've been debating whether to get one of those. Have you done fried chicken in it? I don't want to mess around with a deep fat fryer

Rodney Bathgate · 07-07-2020 07:48PM

jester77 wrote: »

I've been debating whether to get one of those. Have you done fried chicken in it? I don't want to mess around with a deep fat fryer

Yes, non-frozen chicken goujons and coated chicken breasts, they were good. Same with burgers, fries, wedges etc. Cleaning it is a bit of a pain but definitely worth it.

drake70 · 07-07-2020 08:01PM

dmc17 wrote: »

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6p9i60

This is interesting to see how they are made

I don't know how the presenters could be that excited about how fish fingers are made

king_of_mayo · 08-07-2020 08:05AM

Sam Hain wrote: »

You are not 32.

I am!

jester77 wrote: »

I've been debating whether to get one of those. Have you done fried chicken in it? I don't want to mess around with a deep fat fryer

I got one early in lockdown. It's great. I particular love home made chips in it. Slice a spud up, season away and 18 minutes later you have something better than you'll get in any fancy place.

Mr. CooL ICE · 08-07-2020 11:24AM

o1s1n wrote: »

Feck the toaster, you lads ever try fish in the dishwasher?

https://www.food.com/recipe/dishwasher-salmon-13246

I'm both disgusted and curious

jester77 · 08-07-2020 03:32PM

Mr. CooL ICE wrote: »

I'm both disgusted and curious

You can also wash or cook potatoes in the dishwasher!

09-07-2020 12:23PM

I think I saw people cooking in the dishwasher on one of those extreme hoarding shows... guests said it was soapy after

ShatterAlan · 09-07-2020 04:43PM

king_of_mayo wrote: »

Rashers? I really don't know where the limits are.

Rashers would be a disaster. After grilling rashers a couple of times the grill tray is a lake of grease. You have to let it solidify and then scrape it into the bin with a spatula.

Try getting that out of the bottom of a toaster.

ShatterAlan · 09-07-2020 04:52PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Do people still eat “fish fingers”? I don’t think I’ve even seen one of those since the late 80s.

Either way, I don’t think a toaster is the way to “prepare” them. Fine for waffles but I think only the Bird Eye ones actually have toaster “instructions” on the box. The cheap ones could cause an oil fire.

A fish finger sandwich and a mug of tea is a tasty, healthy and filling snack. Dead quick and easy to make as well. Squeeze a bit of lemon on it too for that extra flavour.

Fish fingers in a toaster

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