The Chicken and The Eggs

Finally, finally, we bought a whole chicken, determined to figure out the Microwave Oven, and have a roast.

That was on Wednesday.

And on Thursday a friend came over from the UK for One Night Only. So that was a big night. Too much beer...

And on Friday the newest Sasol 'exchange' arrived from SA, so that was a big night. Too many martini's...

And on Saturday the Sharks were playing their final. So we hit the pub, and that was a relatively decent night. Partially because my eyes were closing at the table.

So Sunday dawned... and the chicken went in.
There were a few problems...
1) It took a long time to find a dish that could fit a chicken on it and fit in the microwave. (Answer: there is only one.)
2) Figuring out how to get THAT setting, that we could see was there, but couldn't figure out how to get to.

Once it was going, it went well. Until the 45mins were up and it wasn't really cooked. And then the 30mins after that were up and the bottom was a bit raw still. But 30mins after that, when my very hungry tummy and I got up to check... Voila!

FINALLY!

Bearing in mind that this was just roast chicken and salad. Let's not push it and try roast potatoes too!

And it was good!!!!

An important thing to note, however, is that a Microwave Oven gets rather hot. So if you leave, say, eggs, on top on the microwave, they will cook. And this will not help the next day, when you need them. Especially if the next day is a public holiday and there is only a very small petrol station open, who has, on this next day, run out of eggs.