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Itaki Part 2
The last few things that I made with the Itaki this morning, before packing it away.
First tried making my oatmeal in it. Chocolate raspberry.
Turned out just fine, though putting the milk in at the beginning caused it to scald a little so next time I'll add it in the last 5-10 minutes along with my fruit. Easy fix.
Next, the most involved thing I'll probably ever do with this thing: steamed Mantou (bao buns w/o filling).
After a bit of trial and error, they actually turned out pretty damn well!
(For video of steamed buns + other Itaki-made foods CLICK HERE)
Getting the timing was tough, and also proofing these was really difficult.
But hey, considering there are no instructions on how to do this in an Itaki, they turned out damn well!
Nice and fluffy, slightly sweet. That gorgeous skin on them from being steamed. I could eat these all day.
So this means that I can make homemade bao if I like!
Of course a real steamer would be more efficient.
But this isn't for "at home", it's for me while I'm living out of hotels.
It's unlikely that I'll have time or ingredients to make bao from scratch on the road; I only did it today for fun, because I wanted to know if it could be done at all. The answer is YES.
Last, I tried soft-boiled eggs. Just two, I don't want to waste eggs here.
(Scroll right in the Instagram video above to see video of egg cutting)
Beautiful! They're a little over for my preference but I was being cautious with the cook time.
Now I know that on tour, I could get a 6-pack of eggs and steam them for the week. Great to have that option!
With that, my Itaki experiments are over until rehearsal starts.
Very glad that Jameson convinced me to pick this up.
It was able to cook everything I threw at it.
As I get used to the timing of the cook, I'll be able to experiment more and make some really nice meals this year.
I never trusted the skillet to cook meat through; now I feel confident to buy raw meat and cook it in the Itaki.
I can make rice, potatoes, or boiled eggs, none of which were feasable in the skillet.
And I can cook multiple parts of a meal at once, hands-off, instead of cooking pasta and THEN meat and THEN vegetables separately.
Thrilled to have this on my journeys, and have nothing but praise for this adorable, incredibly useful appliance!
First tried making my oatmeal in it. Chocolate raspberry.
Turned out just fine, though putting the milk in at the beginning caused it to scald a little so next time I'll add it in the last 5-10 minutes along with my fruit. Easy fix.
Next, the most involved thing I'll probably ever do with this thing: steamed Mantou (bao buns w/o filling).
After a bit of trial and error, they actually turned out pretty damn well!
(For video of steamed buns + other Itaki-made foods CLICK HERE)
Getting the timing was tough, and also proofing these was really difficult.
But hey, considering there are no instructions on how to do this in an Itaki, they turned out damn well!
Nice and fluffy, slightly sweet. That gorgeous skin on them from being steamed. I could eat these all day.
So this means that I can make homemade bao if I like!
Of course a real steamer would be more efficient.
But this isn't for "at home", it's for me while I'm living out of hotels.
It's unlikely that I'll have time or ingredients to make bao from scratch on the road; I only did it today for fun, because I wanted to know if it could be done at all. The answer is YES.
Last, I tried soft-boiled eggs. Just two, I don't want to waste eggs here.
(Scroll right in the Instagram video above to see video of egg cutting)
Beautiful! They're a little over for my preference but I was being cautious with the cook time.
Now I know that on tour, I could get a 6-pack of eggs and steam them for the week. Great to have that option!
With that, my Itaki experiments are over until rehearsal starts.
Very glad that Jameson convinced me to pick this up.
It was able to cook everything I threw at it.
As I get used to the timing of the cook, I'll be able to experiment more and make some really nice meals this year.
I never trusted the skillet to cook meat through; now I feel confident to buy raw meat and cook it in the Itaki.
I can make rice, potatoes, or boiled eggs, none of which were feasable in the skillet.
And I can cook multiple parts of a meal at once, hands-off, instead of cooking pasta and THEN meat and THEN vegetables separately.
Thrilled to have this on my journeys, and have nothing but praise for this adorable, incredibly useful appliance!
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I had researched electric lunch boxes before, but almost all of them were too big/heavy or didn't actually cook food, just warmed it.
Anyway it's REALLY cool! I wasn't expecting the versatility and that it really would cook as much as it does.