I’ve been watching Jamie Oliver do his 30 minute meals on TV and they look lovely so I decided to buy his book. As usual I got it from The Book Depository for about half of what it would have cost me in Australia and that included postage! I know bookshops here are closing but it’s because they keep book prices artificially high. If this book was around the same price here I’d buy it here but I’m not about to give them a $30 subsidy for nothing.
The book arrived the other day and it’s full of really appetising food and I’m looking forward to trying some of the recipes. Take a look at these:
I thought I might challenge myself to see if I could do them in 30 minutes. However before I do I need to buy some of what he calls “essential pieces of kit”, most importantly a food processor. I’ve owned food processors before and found them useful, if a bit of pain to clean and difficult to store. However, at the moment I don’t have one and haven’t for several years. I’d be interested to hear any recommendations you may have. Jamie use a Magimix but there is “Jamie Olive Tefal processor” – who knows which of those is better but I suspect it’d the former which is very expensive.
Hi Munaiba, I couldn’t function without a food processor. For me it’s another set of hands in the kitchen. I don’t know anything about the Magimix, I haven’t even heard of it maybe not readily available in the USA. I bought my first Cuisinart in 1985. 7 yrs ago I bought my 2nd which is still going strong. I recommend reading reviews on Amazon. In my experience, the reviews have been very helpful. I always read the 5 & 1 star reviews to get both sides. BTW I use mine so frequently (nearly daily) that it resides on my counter.
All I have right now it an immersion blender (stick mixer) I like it and it has a little container that I can use to make it work like a food processor. I don’t cook much because it’s difficult for me to do, due to my back/hip problems. It’s nice because the pieces are small and will fit in nooks and crannies! 😎 I have never heard of either of those, either.
Have just given Jamie’s book to the youngest pup. Love his “rustic” style plating up that he does on the show.
I think a food processor is an essential piece of kitchen equipment – I have a Breville Cyclonic Wizz – actually won it in a radio competition when the kids were small (now 40 and 38) so it has very much stood the test of time.