Left: Shrimp in this oven, another time-saving appliance available at Courts.   Right: These are Bernadette Lawrence's hands using the Premium electric knife to cut corned pork. - Photos by Claudine Housen/Staff Photographer

Claudine Housen, Staff Reporter

WESTERN BUREAU:

It is a heated cricket match and the second team is still within striking distance of winning but it is still a wide-open game. Your stomach growls, you're as hungry for something to eat as the West Indies is for a win. But you don't want to venture too far and miss a shot. What a predicament! What do you do?

Well, thanks to Courts Jamaica's recent demonstrations of their small appliances, you can have your meal ready within minutes and not miss a minute of the game.

A novel idea for people on the go, Courts Jamaica got food consultant Pauline Chin Sue and freelancer Bernadette Lawrence to show their customers how to make quick and easy meals at the Super Plus Food Store, in Bogue, St. James, last week.

"Itsaves time, it is a quick and easy way of looking after food," explained Natalee Passelle, sales representative of Courts Jamaica Ltd. "The appliances have timers so you can go and do something else until the finishing signal."

Appliances

Black and Decker Multi-purpose grill $17,473.87

Oster Toaster/Oven $ 4,076.34

Oster Rotisserie $ 3,260.85

Premium Rice Cooker $2,328.84

Premium Electric Knife $930.84

Oster Rotisserie

This handy little appliance can hold up to 8lb dishwasher safe with an additional basket for fries.

Rotisserie Chicken

3lb chicken

1 sprig thyme

1 stalk scallion

Half an onion chopped

1 tbs Soya sauce

Quarter tsp. jerk seasoning

Quarter tsp. salt

METHOD

Season by rubbing all ingredients into chicken.

Leave to marinate for two hours or overnight if possible.

Bake in Oster Rotisserie oven for 120 minutes.

Oster Toaster/Oven

This four-slice oven broiler bakes broils, toasts and reheats. A bake pan and broil rack are included.

Shrimp

1lb shrimp

1 tbs all purpose seasoning

1 tsp paprika

3 cloves garlic finely chopped

METHOD

Season Shrimp and place on a flat tray and bake in Oster Toaster/Oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes until done.

Premium Rice Cooker

This 10-cup capacity non-stick removable rice bowl also has a keep warm feature.

Rice

1.5 lb Lasco parboiled rice

1 can Lasco gungu peas

1 can Lasco coconut milk

1 can Lasco corn

1 sprig thyme

6 pimento berries

1 stalk scallion

3 cloves garlic sliced

3 cups of water plus liquid from peas and corn.

METHOD

Place in Premium Rice Cooker cover and press start.

Multi-purpose grill

This four-in-one multi-purpose grill has four removable plates to make waffles, sandwiches, grill and griddle for pancakes.

Corn Pork Sandwich

Slice corn pork with Premium Electric Knife and warm on one side of Black and Decker Multi-purpose grill, on the other side place bread for warming. Remove whendone.