Video: Hotel Survival with George Egg: How to Cook a Meal in Your Hotel Room
British comedian George Egg shows you how to make tortellini with spinach and bake English muffins in a hotel room, as long as you can get your hands on a kettle, an iron, and some kitchenware. It's not that hard, and it's way cheaper than room service. Watch the video after the jump.
Hotel Survival with George Egg: How to Cook a Meal in Your Hotel Room
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15 Comments:
I LOVE the idea of using the iron as a griddle. Brilliant.
simon at 12:14PM on 08/18/09
That reminds me of a meal I cooked in my college dorm room using a hot plate and a coffee maker. Peas cook marvelously in the carafe of a coffee maker!
disbelief11 at 12:39PM on 08/18/09
Silver dollar pancakes would be really good on the iron. You could also cook a beef tenderloin medallion on it, or any number of small things you would normally do on a griddle or "a la plancha." With the boiling kettle, it's like a mini kitchen.
simon at 1:07PM on 08/18/09
brills! i'm all about that except using the bathroom counter top. i'm too much of a punk for that. i'm not a germophone in real life, but in a hotel room its another story.
_greenbean at 1:45PM on 08/18/09
I find this a little bit silly and impractical (perhaps it's supposed to be though). Are you supposed to bring all the ingredients in your suitcase or purchase them at a nearby store?
It seems to me this would be laborious (not what I'm looking for on a vacation) and not necessarily money-saving (I still have to buy the ingredients and I probably won't be able to fly them home with me if I don't use the whole package). If you're really strapped, why not bring a breakfast bar or a ziploc bag full of cereal and buy a carton of milk at the gas station? Or step outside your hotel and find a good deal? I think that's part of the fun of travelling...
juliebean at 1:58PM on 08/18/09
I'm a bit skeptical with the biscuit though. Too afraid of eating raw flour, but the pasta works perfectly. I think it's the creative process that makes this clip so special and smart.
gargupie at 2:07PM on 08/18/09
Wrap a cheese sandwich in foil, then iron it. Grilled cheese.
CJ McD at 2:57PM on 08/18/09
If you have a hot pot or tea kettle, you can make freezer bag dinners too. Use a towel as a cozy to wrap them up in while they cook.
http://www.trailcooking.com/taxonomy/term/7%2B8
A little foil shaped into a dish, add an egg and cook on the flipped over iron. Ideas are endless.
CJ McD at 3:11PM on 08/18/09
Forgot to add-
Trail Cooking recipes could be easily adapted to some fresh ingredients.
While reading the comments, I was thinking about bean burritos. Wrap them in foil and grill on the iron too.
*laughs* Oh, I'm having too much fun with this one.
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Actually, my husband was working on a road crew a while back. Most of the guys brought food from home, electric skillets, foreman grills and small propane grills while traveling. It's pretty amazing the things those men prepared with the simple equipment.
Sure, it's nice to eat at a restaurant, but not every day.
CJ McD at 3:17PM on 08/18/09
Don't forget about those ziploc camper's omelets......
CJ McD at 3:27PM on 08/18/09
I used to do this occasionally on business trips. I'd be in some other city for a full two weeks and would get bored enough in the evening to attempt some hotel room cooking. One time in Denver I had a little kitchenette in my room and even made Osso Buco.
Here's the one where I made a Salade Niçoise, including blanching green beans in the coffee pot and cooking eggs and potatoes in the microwave:
http://wine-by-benito.blogspot.com/2007/09/benito-vs-hotel-room-salade-ni_26.html
Benitowine at 5:15PM on 08/18/09
I just think it is rather tacky. Last time we went to CT we got a hotel room with a kitchenette. It was not the best kitchen but it was not half bad.
I would not cook in a hotel unless I had a kitchenette.
JerzeeTomato at 8:49PM on 08/18/09
Cooking up carbs in a hotel room is not a great idea. It is messy and does not cook well -I'm not sure if wither the pasta or bread was cooked well. Using the electric iron is a great idea !
Here is a One page cookbook for fellow Hotel room chefs:
http://ramkicooks.blogspot.com/2009/08/cooking-in-hotel-room-or-just-about.html
Siramki at 8:05AM on 08/19/09
He's a comedian...it's suppose to be FUNNY, not serious!
pjacob01 at 2:52PM on 08/19/09
I'll be living at a hotel for a few weeks coming up. This may be useful!
littlebluehen at 12:56AM on 08/21/09