Sunday, January 23, 2011

Must have item of the week: Small Micro-Cooker

The Small Micro-Cooker is a must-have miracle worker.  It cooks vegetables quickly (including potatoes! They're ready for mashing in only 4-6 minutes!), heats up sauces, and melts butter in the microwave.  But best of all, it cooks frozen meat in only a fraction of the time.  I can cook a pound of ground beef in this thing in less than 5 minutes.  In addition to the awesome cook time, the lid has a built in strainer so I can drain the fat out of it quickly and easily.  It will also cook frozen chicken and other meats.

I use this thing at least three times a week to help speed up cooking time.  It's wonderful for making spaghetti sauce.  I like to use it to cook a pound of beef, drain the meat, then add some pre-made spaghetti sauce and Italian seasoning. Pour over some noodles and Voila! Ten minutes to spaghetti.
It's offered from Pampered Chef for the surprisingly low price of $8.00.  They also have a larger version for $10.50.

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