The remoska is rated at 470 watts, but does not have a thermostat. It is like a little roasting oven, but more economical than turning on a normal oven.
I have carefully experimented, using things like potato, just to observe how it cooks.
If you are an Aga owner, you will like this pan when you want to turn off your stove in summer. The heat is fairly even, so the easy traditional gratins and roast vegetables that an Aga user is used to, well, it can do it well.
It is not a slow cooker, in fact it gets quite hot. My first experiment was interesting. I sliced a few potatoes penny thin, tossed them with a little olive oil, and layered them carefully in the pan. After an hour, the sides and base had turned golden brown, as had the top. The potato was melting and sweet.
My next experiment was my favourite thing, Janssons Frestelse. It is a simple dish of potato, onion, and sweet cured sprats (not anchovies, as some recipes say)
You can get these from Ikea! In fact, this is the best reason to visit Ikea. Even better is to take a late Summer hike in Sweden, do some exploring and wild camping, and have a few cold beers in a nice hut, and someone else to cook this for you!
But the suggested recipe was not a success. The pan gets too hot, the top browns, and the potato underneath has not yet cooked. So, the cream is is getting hot, and of course it seperates! This is bad, so you have to go back to first principals. You think of you stove, and the lessons you learnt there.
I like the Remoska, but you have to learn!
Vegetables, roasted in a little olive oil, are delicious. Meat or fish, braised in wine, are stupidly simple and flavoursome.
If it only uses 470 watts, then it might be worth it!
