I'm not sure--I wasn't the one who purchased it, and it came off one of those HSN specials. I had a quick look on Amazon but couldn't find the exact one I have. There appear to be similar models by other companies, but of course I can't speak to how well they work. > On May 22, 2015, at 8:15 PM, Nancy Martin via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > What does this item cost? > Nancy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; "'Alex Hall'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 6:41 PM > Subject: Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes > > > I just looked at the site and am very interested. So is what you have the > "Core Pan"? would be interested how it works as you try more things. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM > To: [[email protected]] > Subject: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes > > Hi all, > My grandmother is constantly buying random things she sees on TV that will > "help" me in the kitchen. Very rarely do they prove to be anything more that > Ebay fodder, but there are exceptions. > > The RangeMate (www.rangemateusa.com) is one. It claims to let you cook > hamburgers, chicken breasts, quesadillas, grilled cheese, and so on, all in > the microwave. Aside from flipping halfway through, you need only put the > item in, put the lid on, and nuke it. > > I was skeptical, but I have to admit that I've had success so far. My > hamburger was good, my grilled cheese nicely done, my quesadillas (once I > got the cooking time down) quite tasty… I expected a different taste or > texture, in the same way food in a slow cooker can taste more steamed than > one would like. This wasn't the case, though. The website lists a lot more > recipes--muffins, oatmeal, eggs, and more--but I haven't tried them yet. > > The RangeMate is a large rectangle made from plastic. The long sides are > slightly convex and sport small handles. Inside, you have a grill pan, > complete with the ridges that will give things grill marks. The plastic > sides extend above the pan a few inches, until terminating in a rubber ring > that goes around the inner perimeter. The lid, which has a knob-like handle > on top, rests on that rubber. It just sits there, no locking mechanism or > anything. Once you put your food on the pan and put the lid on, you place > the entire contraption in the microwave and hit 'Start'. As I said, you'll > have to flip your meal partway through cooking; the small size of the > RangeMate can make this a bit of a challenge, but I doubt most people would > have a problem. > > If you've been considering one of these, or have never heard of it, my > personal--and still somewhat limited--experience is that this thing does > what it says on the box. Give it a try, especially if you have a > glass-topped stove or can never get the timing right when cooking something > in a pan. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >
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