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How can you cook meals in a shower?

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LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:10

Just that.

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ChristmasIsComingVerySoon · 23/09/2025 11:10

Don't.

Gettingbysomehow · 23/09/2025 11:10

What?

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 23/09/2025 11:11

Slow cooker?

CharlieKirkRIP · 23/09/2025 11:15

Personally I wouldn’t but I found ghis

Using a Shower as a Water Bath (Bain-Marie or Sous Vide)

This method is best for foods that cook in a water bath.

  1. Prepare Your Food: Place food into a waterproof, vacuum-sealed bag. You can add seasonings or herbs to the bag before sealing.
  • Use the Shower:If you have an immersion circulator, you can use it to heat the water in the shower, creating a sous vide water bath.
  • If you don't have a circulator, you can use the shower's hot water to heat a pre-filled container with your bagged food, similar to a bain-marie. However, precise temperature control is challenging, so you need to be very careful with the water temperature.
  1. Monitor and Serve: Keep an eye on the water temperature and the food. Once cooked, remove the food from the bag and serve.
Justneedtogetthisoffmychest · 23/09/2025 11:15

This is in reference to the BBC article?

emotionalsupportfluffysock · 23/09/2025 11:18

If youre talking about the bbc article then it makes it clear how they do it. For those who don't know ehat this is about, its an article about life in asylum seeker hotels.

You might want to read the article again, OP.

LavenderBlue19 · 23/09/2025 11:19

There's a photo in the article which clearly shows how they're doing it.

What was the point of this thread?

Bippybop · 23/09/2025 11:21

I dont understand this thread.

TallulahLikesHoola · 23/09/2025 11:23

emotionalsupportfluffysock · 23/09/2025 11:18

If youre talking about the bbc article then it makes it clear how they do it. For those who don't know ehat this is about, its an article about life in asylum seeker hotels.

You might want to read the article again, OP.

So are they being forced to cook in the shower? There's no kettle to boil water in the hotel room?

smallglassbottle · 23/09/2025 11:24

Why do people post things like this? It makes absolutely no reference to anything whatsoever, let alone anything in context.

LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:25

emotionalsupportfluffysock · 23/09/2025 11:18

If youre talking about the bbc article then it makes it clear how they do it. For those who don't know ehat this is about, its an article about life in asylum seeker hotels.

You might want to read the article again, OP.

You're quite right - I hadn't read the article. I have now.
However I did listen to the BBC headlines on Radio 4.
Maybe they were being a bit dramatic by just saying people were having to cook meals in a shower without explaining how.

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SummerFrog25 · 23/09/2025 11:26

smallglassbottle · 23/09/2025 11:24

Why do people post things like this? It makes absolutely no reference to anything whatsoever, let alone anything in context.

They like to be the centre of attention & they think it makes them look more aware than everyone else. It's just pathetic & tedious.

LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:27

smallglassbottle · 23/09/2025 11:24

Why do people post things like this? It makes absolutely no reference to anything whatsoever, let alone anything in context.

Sorry, I thought people would have heard the news headlines.

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LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:30

SummerFrog25 · 23/09/2025 11:26

They like to be the centre of attention & they think it makes them look more aware than everyone else. It's just pathetic & tedious.

Not true. I just heard the headlines which said exactly that.
Wrong of me - I should have searched the article and read it.

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noidea69 · 23/09/2025 11:31

Dont try and make seaweed in the shower.

Foundress · 23/09/2025 11:31

If you read the article you will see the people mentioned in the article cook their own meals in the shower because they don’t like to eat the food provided for them by the hotel they are staying in.

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 23/09/2025 11:32

It's fairly obvious when you actually read the article.

What a way to live though. Ed Davey is right in calling for throwing more money and resources at it to clear the backlog created by the Tories.

mzpq · 23/09/2025 11:36

smallglassbottle · 23/09/2025 11:24

Why do people post things like this? It makes absolutely no reference to anything whatsoever, let alone anything in context.

I’ve no idea but it’s happening more and more.

It’s like they assume everyone knows what goes on in their heads.

LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:38

This might be a "cancel the cheque" thing.
I have said I only heard the headlines and when I read the article (I've read the article now I promise) but people are still going to keep telling to read the article.

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LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:42

smallglassbottle · 23/09/2025 11:24

Why do people post things like this? It makes absolutely no reference to anything whatsoever, let alone anything in context.

Because they think people have heard what's happening on the news.
Having said that, I regret not having read the article but just having listened to the radio.

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TallulahLikesHoola · 23/09/2025 11:44

Foundress · 23/09/2025 11:31

If you read the article you will see the people mentioned in the article cook their own meals in the shower because they don’t like to eat the food provided for them by the hotel they are staying in.

Have just read and that's correct. They're choosing not to eat the food provided by the hotel and choosing to place the cooker in the shower.
From the op id thought they were having to use the hot water from the shower to cook the food!

LaMarschallin · 23/09/2025 11:48

TallulahLikesHoola · 23/09/2025 11:44

Have just read and that's correct. They're choosing not to eat the food provided by the hotel and choosing to place the cooker in the shower.
From the op id thought they were having to use the hot water from the shower to cook the food!

Well, that's what I thought given the headlines on the BBC.
I have read the article now and regret my misunderstanding.

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SteakBakesAndHotTakes · 23/09/2025 11:50

So they are refusing the free food provided and misusing the property they are staying in for free

TallulahLikesHoola · 23/09/2025 11:52

SteakBakesAndHotTakes · 23/09/2025 11:50

So they are refusing the free food provided and misusing the property they are staying in for free

Doesn't quite get the furore rising does it the truth?

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