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To live without a cooker for a week

33 replies

booksrock · 04/10/2015 08:37

Moving house on Friday but logistics mean we have to dump our old cooker today. It's 9 years old and not worth giving away

I figure dc get a hot meal at school everyday so dh and I can come from meals we have pre cooked being microwaved for a few days. I've never not had a cooker but it will be fine?

So AIBU to only have a microwave, kettle and toasty machine for a week for a family?

OP posts:
BrianButterfield · 04/10/2015 08:39

Easy to do for a week I'd say. Although if you have a spare £50 you could get a halogen oven - it will be useful even when you have a cooker! They do anything you can do in a normal oven and grill as well so you could easily do fish fingers etc for kids.

Titsywoo · 04/10/2015 08:39

Of course it will. I'm living without a cooker, heating, washing machine and dishwasher for a month! You can do so much in the microwave after all :)

RoganJosh · 04/10/2015 08:44

It will be fine. I'd have stew and mash one night, baked potatoes another, chilli and rice, um, takeaway and then probably repeat!

RoganJosh · 04/10/2015 08:44

Or bacon sandwiches!

AllThereIs · 04/10/2015 08:47

I had no kitchen for over a month and we survived. You'll be grand for a week.

scrivette · 04/10/2015 08:51

It will be fine and if need be there is always takeaway or eating out!

Presumably your microwave isn't an oven as well?

Aridane · 04/10/2015 08:53

Absolutely fine - and you have a microwave. If you had no running water, perhaps different (but even then, doable)

Glassofwineneeded · 04/10/2015 08:55

Do you have family nearby? You could always blag a meal from them! Or friends!
I survived for 5 weeks without an oven when I moved. Used microwave, I did have a hob so we had many many many pasta meals. Plus takeaways once a week and relied on family for a Sunday roast!

Crazypetlady · 04/10/2015 09:08

Will be fine. Always worth investing in a slow cooker though.

Idefix · 04/10/2015 09:11

My dsis went almost a year with no kitchen at all Shock. Yanbu, think of it like camping Grin

sproketmx · 04/10/2015 09:13

A week will be fine. We lived on wariations of stuff we could chuck I'm the fryer for a fortnight or bbq because we has no gas

StAlphonsosPancakeBreakfast · 04/10/2015 09:16

You'll be fine - it's still warm enough for salads here anyway, and a cheap slow cooker will cover anything else.

I've been without cooker or fridge for a month now and you do manage. Although I'm heavily pregnant and really wish I had a freezer for some batch cooking. Oh well! At least I managed to get a washing machine this week!

JamesBob · 04/10/2015 09:16

We've done this for the past month or so. It gets a bit old having microwave meals and sandwiches every day, but you can vary it a bit and a week is definitely doable.

We have finally ordered a new cooker (the shop we go to was closed down just at the wrong time!) and it will be arriving some time next week I HOPE.

Getting a little bit desperate Smile

hippoherostandinghere · 04/10/2015 09:17

My oven has been broken since about Easter, we're still surviving.

I have a halogen oven, a microwave, a slow cooker and the hob. The only thing I can't do is bake cakes.

Jeffreythegiraffe · 04/10/2015 09:19

It's only a week, you'll be fine!

EnglishRose1320 · 04/10/2015 09:19

I had no cooker for 3months once and it was fine, quickly adapted, I did have a George foreman grill though that was a massive help and a microwave steamer that I could steam fish and veg in. Mind you even without thoughs a week would have been fine, we eat a lot of Quorn and you can microwave that if you need to.

Theycallmemellowjello · 04/10/2015 09:22

With a microwave you'll be fine. You can do lots in the microwave.

Aftershock15 · 04/10/2015 09:23

I've got a month without a cooker. We are surviving just not eating especially healthily.

Junosmum · 04/10/2015 09:24

We ripped our kitchen out and had no running water downstairs for a week,wt alone a cooker. Survived with a toaster, kettle, microwave and steamer for about 10 days and washed up in bathroom sink! You'll be fine.

capsium · 04/10/2015 09:28

Our microwave came with a cookbook. Lots of recipes. Don't know what they are like though. When we were without a cooker for a week, we had a mixture of salads, ready meals and takeaways. I enjoyed it, like being n holiday! Anyway reheating is fine. Jacket potatoes are ok too.

SlowlyGoingINSAINIA · 04/10/2015 09:32

Why can't you bake cakes hippoherostandinghere? My halogen bakes lovely cakes.

blankblink · 04/10/2015 09:47

When I switch the Aga off in summer, I use a halogen oven and a couple of induction hotplates.

Artandco · 04/10/2015 09:51

It's fine. Lots of warm soup in microwave ( fresh ready made ones from supermarket), beans on toast, toasty sandwiches. Fruit and yogurt from fridge. Cheese!

Janeymoo50 · 04/10/2015 09:55

How about getting a cheap slow cooker from Argos or somewhere? But yes, you'll survive, you may be surprised how well you do. Quiche (shop bought obviously) and beans one night is always and easy option too.

hippoherostandinghere · 04/10/2015 09:55

I tried to Slowly, had 3 attempts but they were cooked on top and still runny in the middle. I gave up trying after that!

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