NuWave Oven Quiche

This is really a note to myself.  I am nomadic and do not carry cookbooks.  So this morning I felt like baking a nice warm quiche for brunch.

When I tried to remember what I did last time, a baking time of 17 minutes rang a bell, but when I tried that today,  the center was still not set when I stuck a clean table knife into it.  Twenty minutes was perfect, though.  Maybe this is because I used a 10" pan instead of 9" and filled it a little fuller.   So now I know what to do, and if I forget again I can "Google" myself up and find my own recipe online.  How cool is that?

My whole grain crust was made in the Magic Bullet from oatmeal ground into flour then butter pulsed in with a dash of icy water.  This crust does not have to be rolled out, just pressed into the pan.  I prebake the crust 7 to 10 minutes while assembling the rest of the ingredients:

•     Blended liquid stuff:
•     4 eggs
•     enough milk to almost fill the Magic Bullet cup
•     enough water to rinse out the cup
•     a little leftover onion dip
•     a small handful of oat flour left over from shaping the crust
•     Sprinkled in the crust stuff:
•     a few sliced green olives
•     a small handful of diced red tomato
•     chopped onions and celery (precooked in butter)
•     grated cheddar (and a little leftover grated habanero cheese)

This hearty breakfast pie is not for everyone, but it was attractive when finished and turned out delicious, at least in my opinion and that of Himself, and we are the ones who count.   It is a great way to use up odds and ends, which presumably is why quiche was invented, but it also makes an elegant meal. 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Drew]

I am an employee for the company that makes the NuWave Oven. We loved your article and were thinking about using it! Is there anyway that we can connect further. My email address is below.

[Janet Ann]

Hi, Drew!

I love the NuWave oven. 

That is actually the 4rd time Ive mentioned the NuWave in my blog.  See links below if you like.  Maybe I should sell your company an ad...or trade whatever you want said for a new NuWave oven.  Do you need a product tester? 

My email is dumbphone@gmail.com

Best regards, Ann

Links:

NuWave oven mentioned in last sentence of this post:

http://www.drann.us/anns_aerogarden_updates/food_and_drink/

A review I did of the NuWave on a social networking site:

http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1705619.aspx

Still looking for the link to this one which has a photo of your product:

I am sure glad there werent any good old movies on TV a few weeks ago
when hubby stumbled across an infomercial for the NuWave oven.  He
called me over to take a look and we were both enthralled.  I got right
online and started reading all the reviews.  Nothing convinced us that
we shouldnt try the product, so we ordered one and it arrived
yesterday.  On the way home from our mail drop, we stopped at the
supermarket and coincidentally found a tender young chicken whole
chicken on mark-down.  

We save so much grocery money buying
food that is on markdown that we didnt have any reservations about
plunking down $149 for the latest model with an updated electronic
digital display and free carrying case.  As lightweight and portable as
this gadget is, we have no intention of carting ours around, but we
thought it would make a nice dust cover to house it in when we are away
on extended trips. 

The infomercial we saw pretty much focused
on chicken, and they made is look impossibly delicious, with absurdly
minimal effort.  My kind of kitchen appliance!  But would it work?  You
be the judge:

We are a little unclear how anyone could get a whole turkey into
this cooker, but no matter, the chicken was just wonderful.  It was
every bit as moist and tender as the TV ad promised.   One thing they
could have stress more, though, was that steam will be hot when you
first take off the lid, so be sure to wear oven mitts!  That said, the
appliance really does run cool compared to a regular oven.  Cooking time
for this big juicy bird was exactly one hour.

Another mention of your product here in Today we Threw Out the Toaster ==

Obsolete technology.

Yesterday we threw out the convection oven. 
It was dark, took up too much room, and was a bear to clean, but did it
ever nuke pizza good.  No matter, so does the NuWave, countertop
appliance with infrared cooking technology, but it also makes killer
steak, fish, and poultry. 

The NuWaves footprint is not as
small as it looks in the informercial, but because of the need to put
the dome somewhere when putting food in or taking it out, count of
reserving 24 x 15 of counterspace when the appliance is in use.

Remarkably
lightweight, the NuWave was a breeze to clean.    At a closed height of
about 13 1/2 it stores under most countertops, and this is important,
because I have read online reviews of the product that state it is 16 x
16.  Maybe that is for an older model or maybe it is just a mistake, but
reading that almost had me backing out of the idea of giving this tool a
try.

We are going to toss the egg cooker, too, because for
breakfast we placed a couple sausages on the 4 rack with 2 slices of
frozen bread and then I put a little butter in a couple of custard cups
dropped an egg into each, pierced the yolks, and placed this in the drip
pan below.  Then I pressed Cook Time and 10 and Start. 
Everything came out perfect at the same time.  

It is hard to
say which was better, enjoying a delicious fast and easy breakfast or
not having much to clean up afterwards.   Also, with all those other
counter top appliances gone, there will be more room next to the sink
for when we are cleaning our paint brushes.  Hubby had to chill a while
when we first retired, but now he is back to painting.  Wahoo.  The
scene he is working on now is darling.

In any case, the NuWave is
a keeper and all the old stuff is going out.   This oven encourages
healthy eating because it makes fresh food so delicious. For instance,
just before tossing last nights Rib Eye Steak on the rack, I cut a
summer squash down the center and put the halves face up on either side
of the steak.  Perfection! 

One thing I really want all my
readers to note, however, is that until you get the hang of how and when
to lift the dome up and away from the hot food, please use oven
mitts!    The NuWave will not overheat your kitchen like a regular oven,
and the dome does not get very hot, but if there is any moisture in the
food, steam will rise and it is possible to get burned fingers.  It is
also easy to forget that although the high-impact plastic dome does not
get exceeding warm, the metal rack inside does.  This is mentioned in
the instruction booklet, but it cannot be said enough for those of us
just starting to use this technology for the first time.

Finally,
since more than a few NuWave Oven buyers have had their plastic domes
crack, it is important not to let the warm dome touch a cold surface.  I
have two suggestions for that:

1.  Plan ahead and be sure you
have room to set the dome down gently somewhere safe until you get the
hang of using the provided dome holder, and

2.  Consider placing a silicon potholder on top of the dome holder, so the plastic will not come into contact with the metal. 

I
have a square silicon pot holder with little bumps that keep it from
slipping, and its bright red color is a reminder to be careful.