What about cooking the chestnuts & then pairing them up with marshmallows for toasting, just to finish them off? You could also toast nuts & seeds on foil & then roll the marshmallows in them & maybe pears too? Of course they could be nice on cheese on crumpets too.
I prefer Scottish crumpets - they’re bigger so more excuse to lash on the butter: “Easy traditional recipe for Scottish crumpets. They are not like the spongy leavened English crumpets. They are thinner, and wider, more like a pancake, with one side smooth and darker, while the other is dotted with holes. Crumpets are great at breakfast, spread with butter and jam, or in the afternoon with tea.”
@CuriousEchidna It’s the size of a tea plate. I always thought a pikelet had dried fruit in it- though I could be thinking of something else. Must away and google… I think you’re right. “Historically, crumpets are also regionally known as pikelets, however this is limited as pikelets are more widely known as a thinner, more pancake-like griddle bread; a type of the latter is referred to as a crumpet in Scotland.”
Morning Mike :-) want to say thank you firstly for the wide array of topics you've given us for advent, but all year round too. I'm 35, been watching your channel for about 4 years now, I used to watch you while on dialysis, I had a kidney transplant last year and was a bit unsure how I'd fill my time with this new lease on life. But im looking forward to making myself a little garden, and I love beach walks and collecting interesting bits I find. Thank you for all the inspiration! I'm now wanting to try roasting my first ever marshmallow, may have to use a candle though! Wishing you, Jenny and Eva a Merry Christmas :-)
Aww I’m happy to hear thaf you kidney transplant was successful! I’ve never actually toasted a marshmallow one either! But I need to to try it. I’ve forgot how long I’ve been watching Mike it’s been years though, I think I came for scam baiting and stayed for the random videos! I love them all, but like the ones with Jenny and Eva too! 🤍
@Leanne_w aww thanks lovely ❤️ I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't had a toasted marshmallow lol my dad took us camping and always had a fire going in the garden so I'm surprised it's something we never did. I came when one of his cooking vids popped up, I love seeing the new things he tries I'd never even think about doing. I watch every video and never thought I'd ever want to have a proper garden but looking forward to it. Yes lovely when jenny makes an appearance, my labrador gets very excited when Eva starts barking, she's a little cutie :-) xx
@@MyFriendsKitchen there is a video of Mike making the toasting fork you see in this video. It was a few years ago, but you’ll find it if you go into the channel’s back catalog, or just try putting “Atomic Shrimp toasting fork” into the search bar.
Loving the vibe of “oh no, two marshmallows stuck together, whatever shall I do” my family made the great sacrifice of eating any cookies that we made that fell apart. It was incredibly taxing, I can assure everyone.
I built a small house in Vermont, USA 12 years ago and heated solely with wood and passive solar. In the winter. I cooked exclusively on the top of my wood stove. You need cast iron pots and pans with lids. Also, heat rocks on top to act as an oven for small baked potatoes. You have to be on them to rotate. Just nestle them in a house of rocks (tested beforehand not to explode with the heat). Use cake cooling racks to adjust heat and be ready to move a pan to a cooler area on the stove or off to the side. Chestnuts do well in a cast iron pan with a lid and lots of movement and concentration. Popcorn, too Opening the stove door alters the carbon monoxide level in your room. Make sure your carbon monoxide alarm batteries are functional.
A tip for chestnut roasting: They like to be steamed as well as roasted. Having them in a pan with a lid on and an occasional spritz of water helps them cook through. It also makes the papery inner skin come off more easily. At least that's how the professional roaster here do it. They have dedicated roastig ovens with a pan on top with small holes for the fire gasses to go through, a charcoal pan underneath, and a lid on, and then they spray them with water a few times.
I grew up in a 250 yr old farmhouse on the coast of Maine and our primary heating for many years was a huge cast iron wood stove in the kitchen. We would heat water for tea/coffee on it, and even make eggs & bacon & toast. My sisters and I would of course roast marshmallows in the evenings, so this was an incredibly nostalgic video. Now I'm going to have to ask my husband to make crumpets again!
My parents always had a kettle on top of their fire like that one - it was not always boiling, but was always hot. I have fond memories of toasting bread in front of it and of course chestnuts... I remember powercuts where mum cooked on the stove! Beans heated in a pan on top of the stove.
I really appreciate you Mike for looking out for people with phobias. I do have the phobia of small holes but crumpets don't set me off so I can enjoy the whole video but it's nice to know no one is getting caught off guard 😊
We have been watching these every day and just wanted to let you know that more than anything else it is these videos that have bright the festive spirit into our home this year :)
I was pleasantly surprised to see both days of roasting in one video An extra treat for this door of the calendar in my world as I was under the impression it was going to be split between door 22 and 23
"OooOowww!" Marshmallowy napalm!🔥Thank you for inviting us in for a nostalgic visit by the fire, all the more pleasant for the presence of Jenny - and Eva, on her holiday best behavior. ❤💚 ❤ I used to buy dried chestnuts when I lived in the city. You can peel and dry your own chestnuts, then slowly cook them in water, broth, or milk when you're ready to use them.
Here a saying goes that if you can touch hot you can love hot... I operate the oven at our community centre's baking days. An elderly lady told me that gem, sniggering a bit... made my day 😜
We call those bakery items “pikelets” in Yorkshire/the north! My dad used to work for the Coalite chemical firm and got six tons of Coalite as part of his wages, so we ate toasted things almost daily, and a slice of bread would toast in seconds, because it was a much hotter fuel, but the inside would still be soft and fluffy, a very unique texture.
Fellow northerner here. Technically pikelets are different items to crumpets. Notably they're a bit flatter/thinner. My mum still makes them regularly - I think they're easier to make at home than crumpets.
I shall miss these little advent videos many thanks AS for many years of entertaining video.Wheather I'm interested or not I'll always give your vids a watch always like learning about new things.Wishing you and your family a very merry Xmas and a happy new year 🎊🎉.
Thank you Mike for putting in so much hard work to give us a new video every day for Advent, and furthermore, for your videos throughout the year. Your content is so thoughtful and well-presented, but moreover, comforting and wholesome. Wishing you and yours all the warmest wishes for the winter season
We have been eating a lot of chestnuts, this year, we store them in the fridge and they keep quite well. Looking at the information on shop bought ones, it does actually say to keep them refrigerated. I guess that mimics the outside, in December (cold, dark and wet, just with no scavenging creatures (apart from us, of course!)). We always end up with chestnut finger pains too!
Saint Mike, we honor you for these daily advent blessings, for warming our hearts and widening our smiles, and for reminding us why the holidays are a true blessing, even in the worst of times. We thank you for these daily gifts. Amen.
As a kid in the 70's we always had open fire and would roast the chestnuts on the fire shovel and put in directly sitting on the embers, roasted much quicker and had lovely flavour, just had make sure they didn't burn!
First time I have seen someone put cheese on a crumpet aside from myself and my family. I'm glad to see we aren't just weird 😅 ..unless we all are, and aren't afraid of trying different things that are nice. 🧐
I love holidaying at the Pineapple Estate because they provide fire pits. Have to bring my own marsh mellows though to avoid eating pig and beef jelly.
I'm really enjoying every day of your advent calendar. Thank you so much for this gift. You lightened my advent. God bless you and your loved ones. Merry Christmas and a happy new year. 🙏🏼🎄☃️🍀
My dad has a solid fuel fire in his house in Leeds, and always does toast and crumpets this way, and they are way ster than doing in a toaster or under the grille. He is also lucky to get free fuel as part of his pension. Merry Cristian’s to you, Jenny, Daft Doggo and your family
Interesting, you basically ended up making the famous dish from Indonesia 'Terang Bulan' which is basically a giant freshly cooked crumpet with different toppings and always lots of butter.. but the most common flavour is actually cokolat dan keju (chocolate and cheese!!) found it interesting you came to the same conclusion with your crumpets all the way on the other side of the planet!!
I haven't had roast chestnuts for a while, there is a knack to doing them in a woodburner, I used to put them in an old bean can and drop that in the stove. Timing is difficult but you get used to the sounds after you have cooked a couple of batches. It would probably help to drop a few small dry stones in the bottom to keep the chestnuts burning too quick.
I like them like the one that was "too far" and we always blew on them(occasionally to extinguish flames. lol.) and popped the whole gooshy delight in our mouths, usually was a campfire. The history youtuber Townsends said chestnut became a holiday treat because they were harvested late and could not be stored easily. I believe he soaked his in salted water then roasted them. They had trouble peeling them too. I think I'd call the charity shop and ask if I could buy my pans back if they are still there ,and ask if they have toasting forks. lol.
Seeing Eva's little snout appearing, along with the hopeful paw, is so lovely to see!! Loved the crumpet section!! Not too fond of chestnuts but love crumpets!!
I think I would describe crumpets as more of "the thickest of thick pancakes", the opposite direction as crepes. if youve ever seen a thick pancake, it even has the same holes caused by the bubbles while cooking. maybe a bit more on the neutral side compared to a pancakes usually sweet leaning taste, but certainly not completely savoury. if it works as a topping on pancakes, chances are itll work on crumpets
We’ve done roast chestnuts inside the log burner (wrap in foil and pop them in an old baked bean tin for easier extraction) and tried a rice pudding slow cooked on the top, but the heat was a bit fierce for that. Also, a welding gauntlet is handy (!) for protection while toasting stuff with the door open
Our new stove came with heat proof gloves. Officially they're for using the door handle, but I find the handle doesn't get hot enough to burn the short amount of time it takes to open and close the door. Would definitely come in handy for toasting though. If I only had a toasting fork...
Thank you very much for the advent calander Mr Shrimp. It's made my December much more enjoyable. A request if possible, at the end of the month would you mind adding the topic of each video into the title so it's easy to search for them in the future?
Oh how I used to love going Christmas shopping in the High Street, 60 years ago..... there was always a stall selling bags of freshly roasted, peeled chestnuts. I've tried roasting them myself and they've nice, but not like that taste of 60 years ago.......❤
I would take two of those toasted marshmallows (or one of the mega-marshmallows) and sandwich it between two chocolate coated digestive biscuits (chocolate on the inside so it gets melted) for a pseudo-S'mores.
been reallly enjoying these videos and as always inspire me to push my self to set little goals that get me cooking in the kitchen or to keep my mind busy with making things you have been a huge help to my mental health over this past year either by inspring me to do my own version of a challenge video you have done or just offering some relaxing respite just watching you its been a tough year for me with having to leave my job due to medical reasons and it really put me in a bad place mentally sorry bit of a long one i know but i just wanted to let you know how much your videos had helped me over this past year in more ways then one
Mike Jenny Eva and Fellow Atoms, Some friends I watch in Alaska use the stove to roast veggies (wrap in aluminum foil) root veggies are the most resistant. and I would save a bit of moolah boiling water in a kettle. neither will smell much. Still loving the Adventurous Calendar. Jacques Mexico P.s. perhaps parboiling the chestnuts might help with the final result, boil first roast later....kind of like when one roasts potatoes
I never knew about toasted marshmallows as a kid and just used to eat them as was, and I never enjoyed crumpets with anything else but butter, plain and simple to savour the delight. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family, Mr Atomic. And thank you for all of the great entertainment once again over the course of the past year, especially this last month. It's been very therapeutic.
Little Eva is so gentle. My dog is like a bull in a china shop. He’d be clamouring for the pieces of pear, it’s his favourite fruit. Mind, he wouldn’t say no to the cheese either. lol
I took some chestnuts out of the oven about 3 years ago, and let them sit for about ten minutes. As soon as I went to open one, it exploded in my face and caught my eye. OUCH!
Growing up my Mother used a cast iron trivet with legs and set the dutch oven full of vegetable soup on it in the morning and it cooked all day. It was delicious come dinner time with homemade bread. You really need one cast iron skillet, I downsized, but kept a 10 inch skillet.
We used to place the chestnuts in the fire. Not for too long, obviously. But their moisture stopped them from catching fire, i cant remember piercing them, so the shell kept the ash out. Not that wood ash would harm you anyway.
I always have a kettle for boiling water on my wood stove. I bake potatoes in tinfoil in the ashes too. A woodstove is also good for making biochar and charcoal in a tin can.
Thanks for this one! I love toasting chestnuts, although I find it hard to judge when they’re ready to eat. Crumpets are a favorite, although difficult to find where I live. I do have an acceptable recipe though and make them on occasion. Today was a birthday present to myself, as I sat and watched and drank my morning coffee.
My grandmother (rest her soul) used to wrap baking potatoes in foil and cook them in braziers on bonfire night, buried in the hot coals. I've also heard good things about cooking sweetcorn this way. Might be worth a try!
You could keep a flat bottomed kettle on the top of the stove, for a free supply of warm water. Or one of those mini fans (do they actually work?) for spreading the heat.😊
As a kid we had a chestnut roasting pan. Made of brass with a hinged lid with holes in it, and a long handle. Fill with chestnuts and place on the stovetop, shaking until they were done. A taste of Christmas past.
Merry Christmas to you and Mrs Atomic, have a lovely Christmas to you both, enjoyed the calender btw, excuse me for being sozzled for the next few days
Wow to have an open fire log burner like that at Christmas is the dream - I’m in a damp room with a dodgy electric heater but hay ho good will to one and all 🙏
honestly i've never been a huge fan of crumpets, but this has given me some ideas for toppings to try out. cheesy crumpets sound like they could be right up my alley!
I’m in the US, my wife is from Poland and she never had a marshmallow before she came here in 2005. I was surprised to see a British bloke, toasting marshmallows, and talking about childhood memories. I thought marshmallows were an American thing, nice to see you all Enjoy them across the pond as we do! What about s’mores? Too American for you😂? Anyway, like yourself, I was a peeler! I actually liked them when they caught fire. I would blow them out and peel the black layer and eat that and somehow even to this day I still like them that way.
I feel kind of bad for laughing at the cries of 'Owwww' while trying to eat the toasted marshmallows. I've been there, toasting them over a campfire (usually in the flames). So tasty it's hard to let them cool long enough.
Eva's little nose appearing in shot never gets old.
Gutted that there's only two days of this superb series left! Thanks Mike, Jenny, and Eva for all the effort in these videos.
There are three more (this calendar has 25 doors, which is not quite traditional)
I'm glad I accidentally skipped a few for later. There's at least one advantage of busy workdays in the holiday season
@@AtomicShrimp I'm glad there's something to look forward to for Christmas Day as well.
Oh what a shame you will have to toast 2 marshmallows at once. Terrible.
What about cooking the chestnuts & then pairing them up with marshmallows for toasting, just to finish them off? You could also toast nuts & seeds on foil & then roll the marshmallows in them & maybe pears too? Of course they could be nice on cheese on crumpets too.
Ah. Crumpets, the world's finest butter delivery system
I prefer Scottish crumpets - they’re bigger so more excuse to lash on the butter:
“Easy traditional recipe for Scottish crumpets. They are not like the spongy leavened English crumpets. They are thinner, and wider, more like a pancake, with one side smooth and darker, while the other is dotted with holes. Crumpets are great at breakfast, spread with butter and jam, or in the afternoon with tea.”
@lwoods507 I butter mine, let it melt then butter them again for good measure, has to be proper butter as well. Yum.
@@rosemarymeeI wonder if a Scottish crumpet is like an Australian pikelet?
@CuriousEchidna It’s the size of a tea plate. I always thought a pikelet had dried fruit in it- though I could be thinking of something else. Must away and google…
I think you’re right.
“Historically, crumpets are also regionally known as pikelets, however this is limited as pikelets are more widely known as a thinner, more pancake-like griddle bread; a type of the latter is referred to as a crumpet in Scotland.”
Butter delivery system? Pah. The crumpet and butter is merely the world's finest Marmite delivery system 😉
Atomic Shrimp, demonstrating to fatherless men like me what it might be like to have a dad. Cheers. Have a great Christmas.
Ripping the toasty bit off the marshmallows and going back in is genius! I wouldn't have thought of that.
It's wonderful. Takes some patience and practice but it's wonderful
Morning Mike :-) want to say thank you firstly for the wide array of topics you've given us for advent, but all year round too. I'm 35, been watching your channel for about 4 years now, I used to watch you while on dialysis, I had a kidney transplant last year and was a bit unsure how I'd fill my time with this new lease on life. But im looking forward to making myself a little garden, and I love beach walks and collecting interesting bits I find. Thank you for all the inspiration! I'm now wanting to try roasting my first ever marshmallow, may have to use a candle though! Wishing you, Jenny and Eva a Merry Christmas :-)
Aww I’m happy to hear thaf you kidney transplant was successful!
I’ve never actually toasted a marshmallow one either! But I need to to try it. I’ve forgot how long I’ve been watching Mike it’s been years though, I think I came for scam baiting and stayed for the random videos!
I love them all, but like the ones with Jenny and Eva too! 🤍
@Leanne_w aww thanks lovely ❤️ I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't had a toasted marshmallow lol my dad took us camping and always had a fire going in the garden so I'm surprised it's something we never did. I came when one of his cooking vids popped up, I love seeing the new things he tries I'd never even think about doing. I watch every video and never thought I'd ever want to have a proper garden but looking forward to it. Yes lovely when jenny makes an appearance, my labrador gets very excited when Eva starts barking, she's a little cutie :-) xx
Thank you for sharing your story, seems you have excellent plans for your reclaimed time. Merry Christmas 😊
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This is the first comment I’ve ever read that brought me to tears. Merry Christmas friend, and I wish you a happy and healthy new year.
A pan of mulled wine or cider on top of stove would make the room smell lovely. Toasting spices for curry.
Love a Withnail reference and how to make a toasting fork would be a good video
@@MyFriendsKitchen there is a video of Mike making the toasting fork you see in this video. It was a few years ago, but you’ll find it if you go into the channel’s back catalog, or just try putting “Atomic Shrimp toasting fork” into the search bar.
@marylynne9104 thank you
Loving the vibe of “oh no, two marshmallows stuck together, whatever shall I do” my family made the great sacrifice of eating any cookies that we made that fell apart.
It was incredibly taxing, I can assure everyone.
I love how Jenny never sounds like she gives two hoots about the specifics, like who first or which one. 😄 She just wants to get on with it.
I built a small house in Vermont, USA 12 years ago and heated solely with wood and passive solar. In the winter. I cooked exclusively on the top of my wood stove. You need cast iron pots and pans with lids.
Also, heat rocks on top to act as an oven for small baked potatoes. You have to be on them to rotate. Just nestle them in a house of rocks (tested beforehand not to explode with the heat). Use cake cooling racks to adjust heat and be ready to move a pan to a cooler area on the stove or off to the side.
Chestnuts do well in a cast iron pan with a lid and lots of movement and concentration. Popcorn, too
Opening the stove door alters the carbon monoxide level in your room. Make sure your carbon monoxide alarm batteries are functional.
A tip for chestnut roasting: They like to be steamed as well as roasted. Having them in a pan with a lid on and an occasional spritz of water helps them cook through. It also makes the papery inner skin come off more easily.
At least that's how the professional roaster here do it. They have dedicated roastig ovens with a pan on top with small holes for the fire gasses to go through, a charcoal pan underneath, and a lid on, and then they spray them with water a few times.
I'm planning to air fry some
I was just about to say that!
I grew up in a 250 yr old farmhouse on the coast of Maine and our primary heating for many years was a huge cast iron wood stove in the kitchen. We would heat water for tea/coffee on it, and even make eggs & bacon & toast. My sisters and I would of course roast marshmallows in the evenings, so this was an incredibly nostalgic video. Now I'm going to have to ask my husband to make crumpets again!
My parents always had a kettle on top of their fire like that one - it was not always boiling, but was always hot. I have fond memories of toasting bread in front of it and of course chestnuts...
I remember powercuts where mum cooked on the stove! Beans heated in a pan on top of the stove.
6:11 The most insincere expression of “disappointment” that he would be “forced” to consume two marshmallows instead of one
😂😂
I really appreciate you Mike for looking out for people with phobias. I do have the phobia of small holes but crumpets don't set me off so I can enjoy the whole video but it's nice to know no one is getting caught off guard 😊
We have been watching these every day and just wanted to let you know that more than anything else it is these videos that have bright the festive spirit into our home this year :)
For every "ouch!" you hear in this video you have to wish someone a merry christmas 😁
I was pleasantly surprised to see both days of roasting in one video
An extra treat for this door of the calendar in my world as I was under the impression it was going to be split between door 22 and 23
"OooOowww!" Marshmallowy napalm!🔥Thank you for inviting us in for a nostalgic visit by the fire, all the more pleasant for the presence of Jenny - and Eva, on her holiday best behavior. ❤💚 ❤
I used to buy dried chestnuts when I lived in the city. You can peel and dry your own chestnuts, then slowly cook them in water, broth, or milk when you're ready to use them.
Dried chestnuts in a slow-cooker beef stew work well.
@@christopherlawley1842 Great idea!
Here a saying goes that if you can touch hot you can love hot...
I operate the oven at our community centre's baking days. An elderly lady told me that gem, sniggering a bit... made my day 😜
Your advent calendar episodes have been an absolute joy. ❤️
We call those bakery items “pikelets” in Yorkshire/the north!
My dad used to work for the Coalite chemical firm and got six tons of Coalite as part of his wages, so we ate toasted things almost daily, and a slice of bread would toast in seconds, because it was a much hotter fuel, but the inside would still be soft and fluffy, a very unique texture.
Fellow northerner here. Technically pikelets are different items to crumpets. Notably they're a bit flatter/thinner. My mum still makes them regularly - I think they're easier to make at home than crumpets.
I shall miss these little advent videos many thanks AS for many years of entertaining video.Wheather I'm interested or not I'll always give your vids a watch always like learning about new things.Wishing you and your family a very merry Xmas and a happy new year 🎊🎉.
It’s my birthday today and this was a great gift to start my day with! Thank you Mr. Shrimp 🎉
Happy Birthday!🎉
Happy Birthday! 🌷
@@abbytheaussie Many happy returns. Ad multos annos.
Many happy returns of the day x
Happy birthday
Some of the best joys of life are the simplest. Happy holidays
Thank you Mike for putting in so much hard work to give us a new video every day for Advent, and furthermore, for your videos throughout the year. Your content is so thoughtful and well-presented, but moreover, comforting and wholesome. Wishing you and yours all the warmest wishes for the winter season
We have been eating a lot of chestnuts, this year, we store them in the fridge and they keep quite well. Looking at the information on shop bought ones, it does actually say to keep them refrigerated. I guess that mimics the outside, in December (cold, dark and wet, just with no scavenging creatures (apart from us, of course!)). We always end up with chestnut finger pains too!
Saint Mike, we honor you for these daily advent blessings, for warming our hearts and widening our smiles, and for reminding us why the holidays are a true blessing, even in the worst of times.
We thank you for these daily gifts. Amen.
Eva's impeccable manners delight me
'Don't wait for me though', says Mike as Jenny gets on with doing exactly that lol
Try poached eggs with crumpets, the yolk goes down all the little holes...hmmm bliss
When my husband makes (from scratch) a batch of crumpets, this is how we eat them on the second day!
As a kid in the 70's we always had open fire and would roast the chestnuts on the fire shovel and put in directly sitting on the embers, roasted much quicker and had lovely flavour, just had make sure they didn't burn!
My Grandma used to put fresh herbs into her log burner and sometimes orange and lemon peels.
Thick Bread Toasted over the open Fire we used to years ago
lashings of Butter ❤mmm lovely
wrap a spud in tin foil, chuck it in for an hour.
First time I have seen someone put cheese on a crumpet aside from myself and my family.
I'm glad to see we aren't just weird 😅
..unless we all are, and aren't afraid of trying different things that are nice. 🧐
I love holidaying at the Pineapple Estate because they provide fire pits. Have to bring my own marsh mellows though to avoid eating pig and beef jelly.
I've never had a crumpet, never even seen them for sale anywhere here in the US but they look like an awesome butter sponge!
That is their primary function! 😂
Trader joes and world market usually have them
I'll have to take a look!
The burning of the fingers is definitely part of the whole roasted chestnut experience. It somehow feels wrong, to just let them cool down first 😆
Those little cast iron pans are back in the Range if you have one in your area
I'm really enjoying every day of your advent calendar. Thank you so much for this gift. You lightened my advent. God bless you and your loved ones. Merry Christmas and a happy new year. 🙏🏼🎄☃️🍀
My dad has a solid fuel fire in his house in Leeds, and always does toast and crumpets this way, and they are way ster than doing in a toaster or under the grille. He is also lucky to get free fuel as part of his pension. Merry Cristian’s to you, Jenny, Daft Doggo and your family
Another fantastic winter wonder from the Atomic Shrimp!
This series has been such a treat. Thank you Mike, Jenny and Eva.
Interesting, you basically ended up making the famous dish from Indonesia 'Terang Bulan' which is basically a giant freshly cooked crumpet with different toppings and always lots of butter.. but the most common flavour is actually cokolat dan keju (chocolate and cheese!!) found it interesting you came to the same conclusion with your crumpets all the way on the other side of the planet!!
How beautiful, thank you Mr. Mike and Jenny and Eva.❤
I bet the apple and marshmallow together would have been good.
I haven't had roast chestnuts for a while, there is a knack to doing them in a woodburner, I used to put them in an old bean can and drop that in the stove.
Timing is difficult but you get used to the sounds after you have cooked a couple of batches. It would probably help to drop a few small dry stones in the bottom to keep the chestnuts burning too quick.
I like them like the one that was "too far" and we always blew on them(occasionally to extinguish flames. lol.) and popped the whole gooshy delight in our mouths, usually was a campfire. The history youtuber Townsends said chestnut became a holiday treat because they were harvested late and could not be stored easily. I believe he soaked his in salted water then roasted them. They had trouble peeling them too. I think I'd call the charity shop and ask if I could buy my pans back if they are still there ,and ask if they have toasting forks. lol.
Not only am I thoroughly enjoying these advent videos, but I love how the outro music is usually on theme with the video subject. Nice touch!!
Seeing Eva's little snout appearing, along with the hopeful paw, is so lovely to see!! Loved the crumpet section!! Not too fond of chestnuts but love crumpets!!
I think I would describe crumpets as more of "the thickest of thick pancakes", the opposite direction as crepes. if youve ever seen a thick pancake, it even has the same holes caused by the bubbles while cooking. maybe a bit more on the neutral side compared to a pancakes usually sweet leaning taste, but certainly not completely savoury. if it works as a topping on pancakes, chances are itll work on crumpets
We’ve done roast chestnuts inside the log burner (wrap in foil and pop them in an old baked bean tin for easier extraction) and tried a rice pudding slow cooked on the top, but the heat was a bit fierce for that.
Also, a welding gauntlet is handy (!) for protection while toasting stuff with the door open
Our new stove came with heat proof gloves. Officially they're for using the door handle, but I find the handle doesn't get hot enough to burn the short amount of time it takes to open and close the door. Would definitely come in handy for toasting though. If I only had a toasting fork...
Thank you very much for the advent calander Mr Shrimp. It's made my December much more enjoyable.
A request if possible, at the end of the month would you mind adding the topic of each video into the title so it's easy to search for them in the future?
Oh how I used to love going Christmas shopping in the High Street, 60 years ago..... there was always a stall selling bags of freshly roasted, peeled chestnuts. I've tried roasting them myself and they've nice, but not like that taste of 60 years ago.......❤
While I'm a fan of crumpets, it's never occurred to me to put cheese on, or a pear, for that matter.
I'll have to investigate further.
You're vids make me feel so happy and I'm so glad at Christmas time we get one every day!
Have you ever heard of a mountain pie iron? it is a clever little thing that lets you make sandwiches over a fire.
Sharing your December activities has been great fun. Thank you. I rarely comment but enjoy your varied content very much.
I would take two of those toasted marshmallows (or one of the mega-marshmallows) and sandwich it between two chocolate coated digestive biscuits (chocolate on the inside so it gets melted) for a pseudo-S'mores.
Just looking at your log fire warms me up 🔥
been reallly enjoying these videos and as always inspire me to push my self to set little goals that get me cooking in the kitchen or to keep my mind busy with making things you have been a huge help to my mental health over this past year either by inspring me to do my own version of a challenge video you have done or just offering some relaxing respite just watching you its been a tough year for me with having to leave my job due to medical reasons and it really put me in a bad place mentally sorry bit of a long one i know but i just wanted to let you know how much your videos had helped me over this past year in more ways then one
This is exactly why I will never get rid of my open fire!
Love this channel!
Mike Jenny Eva and Fellow Atoms, Some friends I watch in Alaska use the stove to roast veggies (wrap in aluminum foil) root veggies are the most resistant. and I would save a bit of moolah boiling water in a kettle. neither will smell much. Still loving the Adventurous Calendar. Jacques Mexico P.s. perhaps parboiling the chestnuts might help with the final result, boil first roast later....kind of like when one roasts potatoes
I never knew about toasted marshmallows as a kid and just used to eat them as was, and I never enjoyed crumpets with anything else but butter, plain and simple to savour the delight. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family, Mr Atomic. And thank you for all of the great entertainment once again over the course of the past year, especially this last month. It's been very therapeutic.
I’m absolutely enjoying these series! Thank you🎄👍
Little Eva is so gentle. My dog is like a bull in a china shop. He’d be clamouring for the pieces of pear, it’s his favourite fruit. Mind, he wouldn’t say no to the cheese either. lol
I took some chestnuts out of the oven about 3 years ago, and let them sit for about ten minutes. As soon as I went to open one, it exploded in my face and caught my eye. OUCH!
I keep myvtiny cast iron pan and saucepan beside the log burner in the lounge for just such culinary experiences
Merry Christmas from Louisville Kentucky USA
We didn’t have a fireplace when my children were little, so I used to put out candles for them to roast marshmallows over
Growing up my Mother used a cast iron trivet with legs and set the dutch oven full of vegetable soup on it in the morning and it cooked all day. It was delicious come dinner time with homemade bread.
You really need one cast iron skillet, I downsized, but kept a 10 inch skillet.
We used to place the chestnuts in the fire. Not for too long, obviously. But their moisture stopped them from catching fire, i cant remember piercing them, so the shell kept the ash out. Not that wood ash would harm you anyway.
Interesting, informative and a bit of Yuletide fun ! Merry Christmas everyone ! X
🎵 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire 🔥
Jack Frost nipping at your nose ❄️
I always have a kettle for boiling water on my wood stove. I bake potatoes in tinfoil in the ashes too. A woodstove is also good for making biochar and charcoal in a tin can.
We always roasted chestnuts in the ash pan under the fire, after emptying all the ashes. Better all round heat.
Thanks for this one! I love toasting chestnuts, although I find it hard to judge when they’re ready to eat. Crumpets are a favorite, although difficult to find where I live. I do have an acceptable recipe though and make them on occasion. Today was a birthday present to myself, as I sat and watched and drank my morning coffee.
10:25 looking at this scene , it seems like you have a very special gift to stop time.
My grandmother (rest her soul) used to wrap baking potatoes in foil and cook them in braziers on bonfire night, buried in the hot coals. I've also heard good things about cooking sweetcorn this way. Might be worth a try!
You could keep a flat bottomed kettle on the top of the stove, for a free supply of warm water. Or one of those mini fans (do they actually work?) for spreading the heat.😊
I’ve just seen you already have a fan!
As a kid we had a chestnut roasting pan. Made of brass with a hinged lid with holes in it, and a long handle. Fill with chestnuts and place on the stovetop, shaking until they were done. A taste of Christmas past.
Thanks for your work in producing the advent series. Happy Christmas to you, Jenny and the ever lovely Eva. The video about her was heartwarming 👍
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mike. Thank you for all the awesome, interesting, and random videos that I enjoy each week!
Love this series, very wholesome and thank you
I have never tried toasted marshmallow but I have never wanted to try them more than while watching this video !
Merry Christmas to you and Mrs Atomic, have a lovely Christmas to you both, enjoyed the calender btw, excuse me for being sozzled for the next few days
Wow to have an open fire log burner like that at Christmas is the dream - I’m in a damp room with a dodgy electric heater but hay ho good will to one and all 🙏
The closest I've got to doing this is we used to make toast on the old council gas fire in the early 80s!
Yummy crumpets & toasted over an open fire. Memories of the childhood open fire 😀 and a sweet snippet of Eva 😍 bliss
My then partner and I toasted mallows over a candle on holiday once. Worth it
One could perhaps grate the chocolate for a better distribution. Mary Christmas and cheers from Sweden.
honestly i've never been a huge fan of crumpets, but this has given me some ideas for toppings to try out. cheesy crumpets sound like they could be right up my alley!
A nice little project would be to make a small rotation tool for rotating things in the fire so it cooks evenly such as the apples
I'm really enjoying these advent calendar videos! And as someone who suffers from trypophobia, I appreciate the warning about the crumpets.
When I was growing up in East Yorkshire we called them pikelets.
As an adult I use them as a base for pâté.
Food again! These food related videos really make me hungry.
I think I would’ve put marshmallows on the apples personally. I’m now wondering if I can do this on my gas stove. Feeling the need for crispy things.
I’m in the US, my wife is from Poland and she never had a marshmallow before she came here in 2005. I was surprised to see a British bloke, toasting marshmallows, and talking about childhood memories. I thought marshmallows were an American thing, nice to see you all Enjoy them across the pond as we do! What about s’mores? Too American for you😂?
Anyway, like yourself, I was a peeler! I actually liked them when they caught fire. I would blow them out and peel the black layer and eat that and somehow even to this day I still like them that way.
I really wish to live such cozy life at some point. I wish you all the best :)
I feel kind of bad for laughing at the cries of 'Owwww' while trying to eat the toasted marshmallows. I've been there, toasting them over a campfire (usually in the flames). So tasty it's hard to let them cool long enough.