Kitchen gadget use
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wrote on 6 Sept 2021, 22:58 last edited by
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wrote on 6 Sept 2021, 23:09 last edited by
Toaster: 1x/week
Microwave: 1-2x/day
Air Fryer: 1x/year
Rice Cooker: n/a
Blender: 1-2x/month
Immersion Blender: 1x/week
Mixer: 2x/week
Food Processor: 2x/yearWe also have:
Belgian Waffle iron : 1-2x/year
We also have another very specialized kind of iron which is only for one quite particular kind of waffle most of you have probably never seen.
Sous vide: 3-4x/year
Crepes iron: 1-2x/year
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wrote on 6 Sept 2021, 23:10 last edited by
@george-k said in Kitchen gadget use:
You don't have a microwave????
Really?Really. Had one once, didn't like it. I can't explain, but there's something about food heated in a microwave that doesn't feel heated, like the hot was on the surface only.
And no good cooking smells in the kitchen. Eh, just kind of artificial and fleeting. Or something.I mostly used it to heat up the cats' meals in the cold weather. And bake potatoes, sometimes.
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@george-k said in Kitchen gadget use:
You don't have a microwave????
Really?Really. Had one once, didn't like it. I can't explain, but there's something about food heated in a microwave that doesn't feel heated, like the hot was on the surface only.
And no good cooking smells in the kitchen. Eh, just kind of artificial and fleeting. Or something.I mostly used it to heat up the cats' meals in the cold weather. And bake potatoes, sometimes.
wrote on 6 Sept 2021, 23:35 last edited by@catseye3 said in Kitchen gadget use:
@george-k said in Kitchen gadget use:
You don't have a microwave????
Really?Really. Had one once, didn't like it. I can't explain, but there's something about food heated in a microwave that doesn't feel heated, like the hot was on the surface only.
In 1980 (!) I purchased our first microwave. It was a Christmas gift for Mrs. George. It lasted about 25 years (another !). Of course, with our new enthusiasm, we used it for about everything we could think of : baked potatoes, veggies, steak (with a browning dish)!
Now we use it for some simple things - steam-in-the-bag veggies, reheating leftovers, and quick lunch meals. It's no longer our main cooking device, and hasn't been for the longest time.
It's sort of like the InstantPot, or sous-vide. Once you learn what it's good for, that's what you use it for. It's an accessory, not the main item.
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@catseye3 said in Kitchen gadget use:
@george-k said in Kitchen gadget use:
You don't have a microwave????
Really?Really. Had one once, didn't like it. I can't explain, but there's something about food heated in a microwave that doesn't feel heated, like the hot was on the surface only.
In 1980 (!) I purchased our first microwave. It was a Christmas gift for Mrs. George. It lasted about 25 years (another !). Of course, with our new enthusiasm, we used it for about everything we could think of : baked potatoes, veggies, steak (with a browning dish)!
Now we use it for some simple things - steam-in-the-bag veggies, reheating leftovers, and quick lunch meals. It's no longer our main cooking device, and hasn't been for the longest time.
It's sort of like the InstantPot, or sous-vide. Once you learn what it's good for, that's what you use it for. It's an accessory, not the main item.
wrote on 6 Sept 2021, 23:42 last edited by@george-k said in Kitchen gadget use:
some simple things - steam-in-the-bag veggies, reheating leftovers, and quick lunch meals.
Yup, I can see using it for things like that -- especially if you don't want to drag out the whole kitchen sink -- har har -- to prepare a simple thing.
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wrote on 7 Sept 2021, 00:18 last edited by
@george-k said in Kitchen gadget use:
@Catseye3 , @Aqua-Letifer ...
You don't have a microwave????
Really?
Yep. Haven't for years. I got used to not having one in Oz and honestly I don't miss it.
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How often do you use the following?
Toaster: 2-3x/day
Microwave: 5-6x/day
Air Fryer: 1-2x/day
Rice Cooker: 1x/day (steel cut oatmeal)
Blender: 1-2x/year
Immersion Blender: 1x/month
Mixer: 1-2x/week
Food Processor: 1x/month
Other??wrote on 7 Sept 2021, 01:48 last edited byMe personally or the whole household?
Me
toaster oven: 2-3 x day
microwave: 3 x week?
air fryer: don't have
rice cooker: all the time; depends on when the rice runs out
blender: 3 x year?
immersion blender: never; my husband uses though
mixer: 3-4 x year
food processor: 2-3 x month -
wrote on 7 Sept 2021, 02:03 last edited by
Toaster: 2-3x/week
Microwave: 1-2x/day
Air Fryer: Don't have
Rice Cooker: Why?
Blender: 1-2x/month
Immersion Blender: Nope. Been awhile, but I've made soap with it
Mixer: 1-2x/week and it's stand type
Food Processor: 1-2x/wk -
wrote on 7 Sept 2021, 02:38 last edited by
Toaster: 7x/wk
Microwave: 1-3x/day
Air Fryer: Nope
Rice Cooker: Also nope
Blender: 1-2x/monthly
Immersion Blender: 1x/year
Mixer: 1-2x/year
Food Processor: 2x/year -
How often do you use the following?
Toaster: 2-3x/day
Microwave: 5-6x/day
Air Fryer: 1-2x/day
Rice Cooker: 1x/day (steel cut oatmeal)
Blender: 1-2x/year
Immersion Blender: 1x/month
Mixer: 1-2x/week
Food Processor: 1x/month
Other??wrote on 7 Sept 2021, 09:22 last edited by jon-nyc 9 Jul 2021, 09:23@kluurs said in Kitchen gadget use:
How often do you use the following?
Toaster: 2-3x/day
1x
Microwave: 5-6x/day
Same
Air Fryer: 1-2x/day
Don’t have one
Rice Cooker: 1x/day
1x/ week
Blender: 1-2x/year
4x a year
Immersion Blender:
1x/month
Same
Mixer: 1-2x/week
Never. Wife uses it 3x/ month
Food Processor: 1x/month
6x/ year
Other??
Sous vide - 6x/year