Bronwyn’s thoughts on the Miele Steam Oven

Bronwyn of practicallydaily is the latest lucky trialist of the fabulous Miele steam oven. As is evident from her recent posts, she seems to be enjoying trying out the ovens many functions and thinking of new recipes to try!

Previously, before life with a Miele steam oven, Bron used to bypass any delicious recipes that required steaming as she felt her existing saucepan and steamer combination wasn’t able to do the job when it came to certain things.

“I have a largish saucepan with a steamer that sits on the top that I have used sporadically but the steamer section is not very big and so works for, say, fish fillets but not much else. So when I am riffling through I tend to stop and think, mmmmm that sounds good and then I turn the page till I find something I can stirfry or simmer on the hob. I’m aware I’m missing out but till now I’ve not realised quite how much.”

Fortunately she’s now able to give steaming a try and has been singing its praises.

“The major discovery for me has been the way steaming creates an extraordinary delicacy of flavour and a new succulent texture, just a complete wow! In every mouthful. Crisp veg stays crispier and the pork in this dish took juicy to a new level. And all so very simple.”

To try one of the steaming recipes that Bron has been using with the steam oven, have a read of the instructions below.

Steamed Pork and Blackbeans

500g pork spare rib chops, diced into large cubes
2 tspn light soy sauce
1 tbspn shaoxing wine
2 tspns finely chopped ginger
2 tbspn blackbeans, rinsed
1/2 tspn chilli flakes
2 tspn lard - optional

Bring a pan of water to the boil and blanch the pork for a minute. Drain.

Put the meat into a heat proof bowl and mix with the soy, shaioxing and ginger. Top with the black beans, chilli and lard if using (I did and it added a lovely mouth feel to the final dish). Steam any which way for about 40 minutes.

If you’d like to trial a Miele steam oven, send Claire an email on Claire@Foreverbetter.co.uk and we’ll get right back to you.

DustFluffGrit meets the Miele Hybrid S4812

DustFluffGrit got to meet the Miele Hybrid S4812 at Miele’s new London gallery,

“Based on the design of their mid-range S4 canister, it’s the first cleaner to utilise Miele’s patented new ‘Hybrid’ technology, which allows the user to vacuum with the cleaner in either corded or cordless modes.”

In his post, EXCLUSIVE: Miele Hybrid S4812 and Eco Line S4212, he goes into all the details you’d want to know – from the lithium-ion batteries to how it coped with the pick-up assault course that had been set over a small set of carpeted stairs and featured among other debris, drawing pins, beads, porridge oats and cotton wool.

DustFluffGrit’s first impressions are positive, but he is looking forward to getting a trial version to really see what the hybrid is capable of. For now though,

“The Hybrid technology offers much more power, runtime and reach than a traditional hand-held cleaner, although obviously, it’s not as compact or lightweight, either! It’s one of those great ideas that begs the question, ‘why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?!’”

As you can tell from the title of the post there is also some investigation into the S4 Eco Line, which will only use 1300w of power, but has the same level of ‘pick-up power’ as a 2200w model.

For more click through to the DustFluffGrit, but before you do, have a look at his video below taken from his YouTube channel - vintagehoover.

The Whiteguineapig goes with Miele

Whiteguineapig asked her fellow contributors for advice on replacing her vacuum cleaner. A happy owner of a Miele washing machine she was already considering the brand when it came to her new vacuum, but wanted to hear what others thought.

As it turned out Grace and favour, Lovesabargain and Tuckerpoo all concured and recommended Miele. This was more than enough for Whiteguineapig,

“We’ve been and had a look today and we are going with the Miele. Not sure which one yet, but going to try a cylinder one I think as it won’t be as heavy. Many thanks to everyone.”

To read what the guys at Paidtoshop said to convince her click through.

Netmum Tara recommends Miele

On the Netmums forum Joanne has had bad experiences with a washer/dryer and is looking for advice on buying a stand alone tumble dryer and Miele has been suggested.

Dorothy has happily offered some general advice on features to look for when buying a dryer, where as Tara has passed on her specific first hand knowledge of Miele,

“I have 5 children and even though I hang my washing out always when its good weather I also have to use my tumble dryer an awful lot for towels, bed linen and other “dryable” clothes and I have a Miele condenser dryer and it as absolutely my best friend (along with my Miele novatronic washing machine!). And although they are expensive new (few 2nd hand ones on eBay lately), I have had mine for a few years and its still fantastic.”

Can’t say better than that - click through to read the whole thread.

97% of cats recommend the Miele S5211

This Monday morning has brought with it a quick sojourn to revoo.com, and the news that 44 shoppers have reviewed the Miele S5211 – with 97% of voices recommending the Vacuum.

Visit the site itself to find out the intricacies of what people have been saying, but Jackie from St. Ives sums up the general mood of the reviews. “Excellent cleaner. Easy to use, variable suction, onboard tools, easy to remove wand with button release. Good on hard floors as well as carpet, The 5 year warranty - Can’t think of any bad points - would highly recommend”.