Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
do you butter your bread for the grilled âeese? I have one and need to do more with it. Also, how long do you cook your grilled cheese? Debbie Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2015, at 1:01 AM, Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Hi, Alex. My mom got me one of these from QVC, only it's round and has a silicone insert I can use to steam veggies. There's also a 4 cavity silicone muffin pan that comes with it. So far I really like mine. I've made meat loaf, hamburgers, several types of chicken and have steamed vegetables with no problem. It is tricky to figure out cooking times, even though the microwave wattage used in their manual is an 1100 watt and that's the same as mine, so there's been some trial and error. Still, it does a good job with browning things and you really can make a grilled chese that's crispy on both sides. You'd never know it was cooked in a microwave. Lisa Lisa Belville lisa...@frontier.com missktlab1...@frontier.com - Original Message - From: Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 4:49 PM 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
I bought one recently from QVC but haven't had a chance to try it yet. I'm glad to see that people like it so well. Think I'll take a look at the website. -Original Message- From: Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 12:02 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes Hi, Alex. My mom got me one of these from QVC, only it's round and has a silicone insert I can use to steam veggies. There's also a 4 cavity silicone muffin pan that comes with it. So far I really like mine. I've made meat loaf, hamburgers, several types of chicken and have steamed vegetables with no problem. It is tricky to figure out cooking times, even though the microwave wattage used in their manual is an 1100 watt and that's the same as mine, so there's been some trial and error. Still, it does a good job with browning things and you really can make a grilled chese that's crispy on both sides. You'd never know it was cooked in a microwave. Lisa Lisa Belville lisa...@frontier.com missktlab1...@frontier.com - Original Message - From: Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 4:49 PM 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
Oh yes, butter the outside of the bread! That will stop it from sticking, as it cooks, and will also help to crisp the outside and give it the texture of a grilled cheese. The instructions say, if I remember right, to cook it for 2 to 3 minutes, flip it, then cook for another minute. As others have said, though, you'll have to play with the times and see what is best based on your microwave and preferences. Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2015, at 10:27, Debbra Piening via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: I bought one recently from QVC but haven't had a chance to try it yet. I'm glad to see that people like it so well. Think I'll take a look at the website. -Original Message- From: Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 12:02 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes Hi, Alex. My mom got me one of these from QVC, only it's round and has a silicone insert I can use to steam veggies. There's also a 4 cavity silicone muffin pan that comes with it. So far I really like mine. I've made meat loaf, hamburgers, several types of chicken and have steamed vegetables with no problem. It is tricky to figure out cooking times, even though the microwave wattage used in their manual is an 1100 watt and that's the same as mine, so there's been some trial and error. Still, it does a good job with browning things and you really can make a grilled chese that's crispy on both sides. You'd never know it was cooked in a microwave. Lisa Lisa Belville lisa...@frontier.com missktlab1...@frontier.com - Original Message - From: Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 4:49 PM 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
Hi, Alex. My mom got me one of these from QVC, only it's round and has a silicone insert I can use to steam veggies. There's also a 4 cavity silicone muffin pan that comes with it. So far I really like mine. I've made meat loaf, hamburgers, several types of chicken and have steamed vegetables with no problem. It is tricky to figure out cooking times, even though the microwave wattage used in their manual is an 1100 watt and that's the same as mine, so there's been some trial and error. Still, it does a good job with browning things and you really can make a grilled chese that's crispy on both sides. You'd never know it was cooked in a microwave. Lisa Lisa Belville lisa...@frontier.com missktlab1...@frontier.com - Original Message - From: Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 4:49 PM 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
Hello I got one from QVC. I think I paid about $30 per month. Mine is around. Debbie Sent from my iPhone On May 22, 2015, at 8:15 PM, Nancy Martin via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Hello, What does this item cost? Nancy - Original Message - From: Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Alex Hall' mehg...@icloud.com 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:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
What do you make in yours, Debbie? Thanks. Susan -Original Message- From: Debbie Deatherage via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 7:37 AM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org]; Nancy Martin Subject: Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes Hello I got one from QVC. I think I paid about $30 per month. Mine is around. Debbie Sent from my iPhone On May 22, 2015, at 8:15 PM, Nancy Martin via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Hello, What does this item cost? Nancy - Original Message - From: Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Alex Hall' mehg...@icloud.com 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:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
I'm honestly not sure, I just know the brand. I haven't yet had someone tell me the specific name on the one I have. I imagine all of them would work pretty similarly, though. On May 22, 2015, at 7:41 PM, Drew Hunthausen dhunthau...@gmail.com wrote: 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:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
Hello, What does this item cost? Nancy - Original Message - From: Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Alex Hall' mehg...@icloud.com 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:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] The RangeMate is pretty handy, sometimes
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 cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Hello, What does this item cost? Nancy - Original Message - From: Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Alex Hall' mehg...@icloud.com 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:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:49 PM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] 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 mehg...@icloud.com ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
