cooking in bed
It’s so easy to save energy and time
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Potatoes, rice, vegetables and co can of course be cooked conventionally on the stove. Or you can save time and energy and take them to bed with you. How to do it comes here.
Cooking: for some an absolute passion, for others a real horror. But not only that. In times of skyrocketing energy prices, one thinks three times whether it really has to be the casserole out of the oven or whether a few quick noodles would be enough. Potatoes, pasta, rice and meat also need a while until the right cooking point is reached. With rice pudding you even have to stir constantly so that nothing burns. But everything can also be done in a much more relaxed, energy- and time-saving way. Our grandmothers already knew how and they are known to be the Queens of Lifehacks. We have now dug through their repertoire and found what we were looking for: Tadaa! cooking in bed!
Grandma’s cooking trick up to date
This trick might even sound a little familiar to you, at least I remember it from my childhood days and I think it’s exactly the right moment to revive it now. Because it really makes life easier and not only saves time, but also up to 30 percent energy. Of course, it’s not about lying in bed and stirring a saucepan. But we promise, your bed will be perfectly warm afterwards.
Potatoes out of the crate – this is how cooking in bed works
First of all, it should be said that cooking in bed not only works with potatoes, but also with rice, vegetables, rice pudding and everything else that you otherwise let simmer on the stove for a relatively long time until it has reached the desired consistency. We show how it works using the example of potatoes:
- Peel the potatoes, cut into the desired size and bring to the boil in a saucepan with water with a little salt.
- Cover and simmer the potatoes on the stove over low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Turn off the stove and place the pot and lid on a coaster on the bed.
- Put a towel over it so that nothing gets dirty and then cover it tightly with the duvet so that as little heat as possible is lost.
- Now you just let them rest for 1-2 hours – the smaller the pieces, the faster they will cook – and you can turn to other things during this time.
- After an hour, test whether the potatoes are done, otherwise just cover them again.
There is more: rice, vegetables and meat
Rice pudding: Similar to potatoes, boil once and simmer for 10 minutes, then off to bed. After an hour, stir once and leave to soak for another hour.
Rice: Boil the water in a kettle at a ratio of 2:1 to the rice and pour over the rice. Put the pot on the bed and let it swell. After about an hour the rice is ready. It also works if you put the rice in bed in the morning and want to feast on it at lunchtime or in the evening.
Most types of rice remain soft and grainy once they have absorbed the available liquid. Risotto and rice pudding should not be cooked for longer than the specified time. Otherwise they will get mushy.
Vegetables: Same procedure, cooking time about 45 minutes. But be careful: If it stands longer, it can become mushy.
Meat: Prepare the roast and goulash as usual and, after 20 minutes of cooking time, put them to bed for three hours (goulash) or one to two hours (roast).
Cooking box instead of a bed
If you prefer to lie in bed yourself instead of sharing with the pot, der:die can also build a cooking box. Simply lay out a stable cardboard box or a box with aluminum foil or a rescue blanket. Alternatively, straw, shredders from bottle corks, styrofoam or newspaper are also suitable as insulating material. It is important that the pot is well insulated on all sides and stands straight and secure.