I've already posted this on recipes, but can you roast duck in a roasting bag? Does the skin still crisp. All this to save the mess in the oven on xmas day!
thanks in advance

Can you cook duck in a roasting bag? Does the skin crisp? I hate the mess it makes of the oven but someone suggested bags, but I'm not sure

Have you tried la Tasca on Renfield Street? You can't book a table but the atmoshere is brilliant. It serves tapas all day complete with Spanish waiters!
Does a great paella after 6pm

I was thinking of trying a capon on Xmas day because I was told it was more juicy than turkey.
I also don't have many to feed. Has anyone tried it?
I also read somewhere that they were illegal to produce in this country, so does that mean if I got one from my butcher that it would be imported and/ or frozen? I would never buy meat now that was imported, and after that program on tv, I would never buy frozen poultry.

Thanks for replying debbie and mirandaP, yes my machine does have a dough setting and you add the water first and then all the dry ingredients, it's a kenwood BM200. Do you have to change the quantities of ingredients because it's being done in a machine? I usually just use the book with the breadmaker, I haven't got around to doing anything else.

Can anybody tell me if they have baked any of Paul's recipes in the breadmaker. How do you adjust them? I'm hopeless at traditional methods but his recipes look great.

Thanks

Do these graters get blunt? I purshased mine a while ago and use it for rind and also for parmesan, but it just doen't seem as sharp as it used to. I don't use it that much

Hi, you can also buy buttermilk in Tesco

lakeland ltd do an electric tagine priced at £54.95.
try www.lakelandlimited.co.uk

Does anyone have any nice recipes to share using cous cous? I tried it as part of one of the knorr meals (my first time) and it was lovely. I just haven't been able to come up with anything as tasty

Hi

Ive just gone and posted this message on the wrong board, so here goes again

I like to bake for the school fetes etc, and was wondering if anybody had some nice easy recipes for doing by hand or using the breadmaker?

Nothing with nuts please

Hi

I usually do baking etc for the school for fetes etc. Does anyone have nice quick and easy recipes either for doing by hand or the breadmaker?

Preferably not anything with nuts as a few of the kids are allergic

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Thanks to everyone who has posted. I have since tried chicken breast on the grill and it was lovely. I marinaded it in yoghurt + spices and then cooked it. The coating went a wee bit yukky but not too bad, the chicken remained quite moist. I think you need to experiment with the timing so food doesn't dry out. As for cleaning, if you scrape the grill while it's still hot with the plastic spatula the gunk comes off quite easily. Then it's just a matter over wiping down with a hot soapy dishcloth when it's cooled

does anyone have any nice ideas for using the gf grill apart from the usual burgers etc, thanks

Does anyone have anything nice and different to do on the george forman grill? I have just been doing the "normal" burgers, chicken etc...

Thanks in advance

can anyone tell me when paul's new book is coming out? I,ve seen a lot of chat about it and I think he said that you could use it fot the breadmaker as well

hi Carole1, I'm also carol. I'm quite new to the boards so I haven't tried much as I'm also dieting, GROAN!. I go to WW where do you go?

Hi, I did preheat the grill and I used to brush the plates with oil. I spoke to the home economist at customer services for the people who make the grill and she told me only to oil the steaks. The grill is only oiled the first few times to get it seasond. She also told me that the grill you can buy in France gets hotter because of the way that they like their meat cooked -like me LOL. I tried it again last night and it was a bit better, I thin you need to leave the steaks thicker!. I'll keep trying but would appreciate any tips. Have you tried grilling anything coated in marinade, yoghurt etc, is it ok? Thanks again

I'v bought one of these grills, tried it a few times and quite like it, but one of the things I was looking forward to was a good steak, dark on the outside, med rare inside. When I tried it, the staek was an unappetising pale colour and it was cooked through very quickly. Do you have to coat the steaks with anything??
I also brushed the grill with oil as you're supposed to.