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NuWave Pro

judgejudith — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:20:12 GMT

Glad I was watching the presentation at 8:00 am central time...I was sitting on the fence about buying. Watched the presentation cooking the fresh chicken breast and the frozen steak and 2 frozen twice baked potatoes.

First, just looking at the items the steak looked not so good to me...I like a little charring, although I order my steaks medium rare. One of the baked potatoes was really, really over brown while the other looked pale by comparison. Then when he cut into the chicken it was not done in the center.

Second reason I was on the fence was because if you were cooking frozen poultry how are you getting the giblets out of the cavity? I don't see them washing the chicken and patty it dry.

So, I am off the fence...no NuWave Pro for me.

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Mmsfoxxie — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:30:25 GMT

Yeah, I think I saw the one you're talking about but I read the reviews which are mostly excellent. I went to Amazon and read reviews there as well and got advice from one person who gave a good review...cook a minute or two longer than the directions say. Also, use a thermometer. It's what I do for the oven anyway. Most said that the meat tasted better. in the NuWave. There's a learning curve, for sure, but I ordered it. I also looked at YouTube videoes before deciding,

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Mary Bailey — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:31:29 GMT

That chicken cooked with the frozen steak was still raw. Passing it off as done is gross!

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faeriemoon — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:32:41 GMT

I saw the disgusting raw chicken too.

Then I heard Carolyn say, "Look! It's done perfectly!"

(Ew...)

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MAbuddy — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:36:21 GMT

So, tell me what do you do about the giblets and neck insude the frozen bird. I need to eat more protein per my Doc. Of course, everything is frozen. I am hoping this resolves that issue.

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luvdoodles — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:38:52 GMT

I noticed the same thing about the beef and chicken not being thoroughly cooked through. I guess you would just have to cook it a little long. I also was wondering about the giblets that come inside a chicken. I always remove them before cooking. If it's a frozen chicken how the heck would you get them out. I am passing. I bought the Ninja 3-1 about a month ago and love it. A whole chicken comes out so moist and tender. I prefer my steaks on a real grill also. I guess it would be good for some things, but I don't need another big appliance in my kitchen.

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Cardamom — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:44:23 GMT

I watched a presentation. I am not a fan of cooking meat from frozen. I had a jet steam convection oven in the 90's. I think this is basically the same thing. I did like it but after about a year the outside cracked I replaced it and that one cracked too. I'm happy with my Ninja cooker so I'll stick with that.

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ilovedaisies — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:55:33 GMT

Maybe if you have a Nuwave, you would wash and prepare your chickens for the Nuwave and then freeze them? I think when they try to do too many different foods at the same time that it gets yucky. Just show chicken alone and it would probably be okay.

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busygirl — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:10:17 GMT

On 3/23/2014 Cardamom said: I watched a presentation. I am not a fan of cooking meat from frozen. I had a jet steam convection oven in the 90's. I think this is basically the same thing. I did like it but after about a year the outside cracked. I'm happy with my Ninja cooker so I'll stick with that.

I had one too and used a couple times and sold it.

TSV is not for me and I don't need kitchen gadgets any more. I have had more things I used a few times and just taking up space.

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faeriemoon — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:12:44 GMT

In my world, this TSV is what I consider a useless gadget. It's something I would never want or use.

If it's your thing, more power to you.

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Angry Bird — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:17:47 GMT

Previous owners complain the lids get stress cracks..new ones cost the price of a whole new unit...no thanks!

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KYToby — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:36:37 GMT

There is no real way to remove the giblets from inside the frozen bird. One would need to remove them before freezing; however, the implication of the presentations is that one can take one directly from the freezer -- in its original packaging -- remove the plastic, season, and cook.

As for rinsing the chicken, the USDA (and many cooks now) recommend against rinsing them as it spreads bacteria and leads to cross-contamination. Just path dry with paper toweling and cook; all surface bacteria is killed in the cooking process.

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bells4me — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:11:05 GMT

I was interested the last time they had it as a TSV. I found it cheaper elsewhere, but after reading the reviews online from several sources decided against it. So many had trouble with the dome cracking. It was a very common complaint.

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Free2be — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:13:04 GMT

To remove giblets and neck from frozen bird, it is suggested to cook the bird for a short time breast side down then remove the innards (as soon as the heat has thawed it enough).

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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:17:01 GMT

Just curious. I just turned it on. Carolyn is on. For those who keep count.....how many times has Carolyn (or any of the hosts) said they own it and how many have they said they own?

To be fair, I watched the midnight show last night. I posted here and the title was something like "When was the last time Mary Beth was on for a TSV at Midnight"?

It was very enjoyable to watch the presentation. She is a true professional. She talked for 1 hour about the value of owning one. She described all of the uses for it.

She never said she owned it. I listened very carefully. She (I think, just a guess) does not say she owns everything. If she owns it, she says she does. Otherwise, she does not say she owns it.

Her presentations are normal level (voice level) and very informative. She doesn't need to claim she owns everything she presented to get people to buy it. Again, in my opinion she is a true professional.

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Daysdee — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:19:41 GMT

On 3/23/2014 annabellethecat said:
Just curious. I just turned it on. Carolyn is on. For those who keep count.....how many times has Carolyn (or any of the hosts) said they own it and how many have they said they own?

To be fair, I watched the midnight show last night. I posted here and the title was something like "When was the last time Mary Beth was on for a TSV at Midnight"?

It was very enjoyable to watch the presentation. She is a true professional. She talked for 1 hour about the value of owning one. She described all of the uses for it.

She never said she owned it. I listened very carefully. She (I think, just a guess) does not say she owns everything. If she owns it, she says she does. Otherwise, she does not say she owns it.

Her presentations are normal level (voice level) and very informative. She doesn't need to claim she owns everything she presented to get people to buy it. Again, in my opinion she is a true professional.

I was very happy to see Marybeth presenting a cooking item TSV. Tired of the same ol' people kicking off every TSV. Marybeth is always professional and brings up good points. I wish she would do another cookbook. I have both of her previous books and use them a lot.

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makeupaddicted1 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:40:52 GMT

I had an older version of the NuWave and sold it at a garage sale. I did not find it to be that great for cooking and it takes up a lot of room to store it. As someone said, this is one of the useless gadgets and I totally agree.

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suzyQ3 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:06:09 GMT

I don't care who presented it or whether they own it or not. Why would I?

I'm with those who don't have long since stopped buying these kinds of gadgets.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:09:22 GMT

I hope the people who purchase this enjoy it. Personally, I wouldn't take it for free. There is nothing new this does that every other appliance, most of which we probably all already have, does. Well, ok, except for take up a lot of space.

Carolyn is about as disingenuous as it gets, so I'm not surprised that she would look at a half-raw chicken breast and proclaim 'Look! It's done perfectly'. yikes

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suzyQ3 — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:39:04 GMT

On 3/23/2014 chickenbutt said:
I hope the people who purchase this enjoy it. Personally, I wouldn't take it for free. There is nothing new this does that every other appliance, most of which we probably all already have, does. Well, ok, except for take up a lot of space.

Carolyn is about as disingenuous as it gets, so I'm not surprised that she would look at a half-raw chicken breast and proclaim 'Look! It's done perfectly'. yikes

Hey, chickie, you got a problem with a little chicken tartare??????