The Bachelor 'How To' Thread

[roopy]

I wouldn't wanna be standing near you after you'd eaten that Roops - you'd be farting to high heaven :lol:

i'm a bachelor - i can fart all i like.

 

[IanG]

I wouldn't wanna be standing near you after you'd eaten that Roops - you'd be farting to high heaven :lol:

Yeah it'd be like that scene from Blazing Saddles

 

[roopy]

toasted egg and ham sandwich.
you can only do this with a sandwich maker that doesn't cut your sandwich in halves.

put in the first slice of bread and press it into the sandwich maker to make a cup - put in a slice of ham so the bread is a bit lined - and crack an egg on top of the ham without breaking the yolk - then carefully put the other piece of bread on top and close the sandwich maker. If you lightly toast the sandwich the egg white will cook and the yolk will stay runny - yummy.

 

[astrogirl]

yep now *that* is good!

my sister's boyfriend (ex now) showed us how to do that, and it is awesome

3.5 minutes and the yolk is almost cooked

 

[RABK]

Some funny tips/ideas/stories in here. :LOL:

I agree with Dilmahs tip above. But i do it all - wash, cook, clean and earn money whilst living by myself.

My bachelor pad is becoming a bit of a casino recently though. :LOL: Girls, cards and money. ;-)

 

[roopy]

to boil an egg in the microwave - wrap the egg in foil and drop it into a coffee mug full of room temperature water.
Exactly 5 minutes on high will give you a perfectly cooked soft boiled egg - which is exactly how long it takes to make coffee and toast as well.
The perfect 5 minute breakfast.

 

[RABK]

I eat like a horse though, nothing less then 12 weetbix or 8 rashers of bacon with 4 eggs on toast will do for my breakfast.

My one man grocery bill per week is about $160.

 

[roopy]

to boil an egg in the microwave - wrap the egg in foil and drop it into a coffee mug full of room temperature water.
Exactly 5 minutes on high will give you a perfectly cooked soft boiled egg - which is exactly how long it takes to make coffee and toast as well.
The perfect 5 minute breakfast.

just a warning - if you put a raw egg into the microwave that is not wrapped in foil it will explode.
The microwaves don't enter the egg wrapped in foil - it is the boiling water that cooks it.
(most of you will know that, but better warn those who don't).

 

[perverse]

roops. you're the bean and egg king! foil in the microwave sounds a bit sus though... i've nearly started a few fires doing that, lol.

bachelor tip: if you have carpet (particularly in the living room) always have a bottle of water handy. when (not if... WHEN) someone spills some coke.. fanta.. or any of those nasty stain creating spillages... tip the water on it as quickly as possible until the offending spillage is nicely diluted and throw a towel over it. i have no idea what havok this plays with the underside of the carpet... but i've avoided MANY large stains on the surface of it with this method.

maybe i should write a book... it may not save your life.. but hey... might be an amusing read... lol

 

[roopy]

the foil doesn't spark in the microwave because it is covered with water.

works perfectly - i've done it a million times.

 

[RABK]

WTF roopy? Do neighbours ever complain of gas leaks in the street or anything? Your diet is eggs and baked beans? How many underpants do you go through a day?

 

[roopy]

sweet chilli sauce
everything tastes better with sweet chilli sauce on it.

 

[RABK]

Your farts taste better with sweet chilli sauce on them?

 

[roopy]

This is brilliant - but a bit smelly.

Get a can of sardines in oil - definately not in water.

Mash up the sardines with a little bit of finely chopped onion, salt and pepper and a teaspoon of vinigar.

Get some bread and put it under the grill till one side of the bread is toasted - then spread the sardines on the other side taking care to go right to the edges and put it back under the grill. The oil from the sardines makes the bread go crunchy like fried bread - beautiful - but you probably should do it on a sheet of foil so you don't get sardine smell in your grill.

 

[perverse]

the foil doesn't spark in the microwave because it is covered with water.

works perfectly - i've done it a million times.

nice!

and rofl @ the last 3 or so posts.. indeed roops.. how does that work? lol

i love condiments... hahaha...

 

[Misanthrope]

Get a frypan and chuck in about two rashes of diced bacon and a small amount of onion. Cook till the bacon is close to fully cooked and the onion goes clear, then add a can of nice baked beans (watties or SPC) and a diced up tomato. Warm it through and serve on toast - and add a bit of cheese once it is on the plate if you want - but not in the frypan because its a bitch to clean off.

That sounds friggin' tremendous. I'm going to buy some bacon bits tomorrow and have it for dinner after work.

Get some bread and put it under the grill till one side of the bread is toasted - then spread the sardines on the other side taking care to go right to the edges and put it back under the grill. The oil from the sardines makes the bread go crunchy like fried bread - beautiful - but you probably should do it on a sheet of foil so you don't get sardine smell in your grill.

And that sounds good too!

 

[perverse]

also - roopy's trick with the sardines in oil has also been known to work with fish fingers (i'm just not a huge sardines fan ).. although you have to cook the fish fingers under the grill first.. then throw the bread under with the fish fingers on top for the final heat assault (usually with some cheese... hmm i think i may eat too much cheese... but it's soooooo good).

 

[Misanthrope]

One I've always been partial to is 'buttering' a few slices of bread with BBQ sauce, laying cheese across the top of it, sprinkling it with mixed herbs, and then tossing it under the grill. Works a treat with sweet chili sauce and, in one fit of adventurousness, I even threw a few gherkins on between the sauce and the cheese.

That wasn't so good :lol:

 

[RABK]

Prideknight has been known to cook spag bowl 4 nights in a row. :LOL:

 

[roopy]

easy frittata.

make up an omelet mix with four eggs (the eggs, a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of water and beat it till combined and it goes a bit fluffy, but if you keep beating all the air will go out of it - then throw in a can of creamed corn, half a cup of diced chook and half a cup of grated cheese.

Get a frypan and melt a bit of butter in it and swill it around the pan so it covers the sides - then chuck in your mix and cook it on a hotplate till it is mostly firm (the top will still be runny) - when it reaches that stage you stick it under the griller till the top goes brown and you can shake it and it doesn't jiggle (ie - it is cooked through).

You can eat that hot - but it is just as good cold with salad.