Maybe not the most glamorous thing---I mean, there are people out there who take their specific kitchen knife or stand mixer really seriously---but in terms of the actual improvement to my life, I have a hard time saying that anything else competes.
I like my bench scraper so much that when I moved house recently to a temporary place with minimal kitchen space, it was one of the things in my "kitchen bare essentials".
I mostly use it for scooping up stuff from a chopping board to transfer into bowls or a pan. It's also really good for baking, especially if you're working with a high hydration dough.
Mostly though, it just makes me feel good. I feel powerful when using it, even if the efficiency gains from it are probably quite minor.
but the differences between fridges can be spectacular. i had a fridge where carrots go brown and become rubberlike within 2 days, and now they are kept fresh for a week and longer.
On the flip side some of the cheapest refrigerators have the most reliable compressors. LG freezer on top iirc where their more expensive french door models and what not are absolute trash.
$25 breadmaker I got at a thrift store. I buy local fresh wheat flour in bulk and make two delicious loaves a week for my family. Total cost is like 15 minutes of labor and less than 50 cents in ingredients. I've made well over 200 loaves in this thing by this point and have saved at least a thousand dollars in crappy storebought bread.
Actually, as much as I love my breadmaker, I think the best answer here might be my Instant Pot. I use it almost every single day for basically every hot meal under the sun, and its magical ability to fully cook dry beans in less than a half hour is such a huge money and time saver on top of everything else it can already do.
(NOTE, however, that kidney beans are still mildly poisonous when cooked this way in an Instant Pot - they need the full, extended cooking session to become fully safe to eat. We usually just use the Instant Pot for pinto and black beans.)
Ditto. I love cooking with my cast iron, best pans I've got. The carbon steels were super nice too, but I liked the raised edge design of my cast iron just a little bit more!
Carbon steel is great, but honestly the main advantage over cast iron is weight and that most modern cast irons (I'm looking at you lodge) have a surface that is a lot rougher. Neither is better than the other, but those differences can make some difference in what you're trying to accomplish.
Also, and this is very personal experience and could very well be that my seasoning on the lodge I have is not great, but I find that I can stir cook some tomatoes on carbon steel and the seasoning remains great, but I get a metallic taste when doing the same on my cast iron.
They’re just good pans. They’re not that hard to take care of, though I screwed one up by blitzing it to 600F on the BBQ by accident, but I’ve pretty much cleaned it up and it’s back to normal rotation.
Even my expensive non-stick flakes. It’s inherently disposable.
I miss my cast iron. Got a set of rusty saucepans and a rusty frying pan in a garage sale about forty years ago. Scrubbed and cleaned and seasoned them and used them to feed the family, took some camping and cooked over a campfire, they were so durable and reliable. Gave them away a few years ago when they got too heavy for my arthritis to be able to handle them.
Sorry to hear about that, have you considered getting some Carbon Steel? They're thinner and therefore lighter but have very similar performance and characteristics
Recommend the brand Merten & Storck as they’re very light and fairly inexpensive. I’ve also used fancy French pans like DeBuyer and they’re much thicker, nearly as heavy as cast iron.
Most loved? My knife. It's a good knife. It can dice strawberries, it can peel potatoes, it can cut tomatoes.
I am personaly not a fan of kitchen gadgets. Many of them are less versatile reinventions of knifes. Nothing wrong with using them, but I am not the target audience, me thinks. :)
Fuck... I just realized my potato peeler is likely one of these less versatile reinventions of a knive. sigh I got got.
i really hate it to throw away food and this device (not even silicon, just boring white plastic) makes it super easy to empty all kind of bowls and pots.
I haven't seen this one mentioned yet: Chef's Press. They're interlocking stainless steel weights.
I was a bit nervous buying them as they aren't cheap and I wasn't sure how often I would use them but they've proved to be one of my most used kitchen gadgets. I use them a few times a week.
They're great for keeping steaks in contact with the pan when searing or keeping bacon from curling up. I use them to weigh things down in water for thawing or cooking in the sous vide cooker. They're good for pressing cheese or tofu.
They have built-in handles that make them easy to pick up, stack, and interlock.
Probably the plastic measuring jug that I use as an intermediary between the sink and the electric kettle. The kettle doesn't have an external gauge, so it's useful for putting specific amounts of water into it. The jug used to belong to my grandmother.
I want to say that I'd probably miss it more for its usefulness than its sentimental value, but don't really want to force myself to actually decide for sure, nor damage it to find out.
That said, I've proven pretty sentimental about most things, regardless of their origin, so I'd definitely have some level of distress about it.
I have one like this, but it takes an annoying amount of force to use, so I rarely use it. Maybe it's just not the best of its kind? I much prefer one of the lever-based ones. To be fair, I had some shit versions of those too before I found a good one.
The best one I've used is this one which holds a little more garlic than most and has a swing out grate so it's easy to clean.
My most used and favorite (non dishwasher or refrigerator) appliance would be our Cuisinart toaster oven / air fryer. Favorite gadget would be our hand press juicer. Don't use it that often but when we need to it makes quick work of it.
My wife would say her favorite appliance is her Profitec espresso machine and her prized kitchen gadget is the Staub cast iron enameled oval Dutch oven I got her for Christmas years ago
Toaster oven is the fucking way to go. I've got one with a 12x12x8 capacity and 4 cook modes. I can cook so many meals, and reheating leftovers is super easy. I didn't have a microwave for almost a decade and I barely even noticed.
I broke down and bought the Breville Smart Oven a couple years back. I think it cooks most things nicer than my electric range, preheats much faster, and doesn't make the house as hot. It's only ever the two of us here, so it's large enough for the vast majority of our oven needs. It's also shown me the benefits of conversion cooking. It's been a great investment.
My oddball pick that I use every single day, OXO Pour Over coffee dripper. Great consistent pour over coffee with none of the fuss.
I recently just though how I want a natural gas again. I'm learning to fry on stainless steel pan right now, and the temperature is very important for this. My induction on level 6 has too low temp and it works as pulse-width modulation, and I blame it for sticking food. On the other hand, Level 7 heats constantly, but the pan becomes too hot.
Mine has 2 mid-size, 1 large, and 1 small induction burner. The different sizes help when trying to simmer, but otherwise I’ve adjusted to the temp scale.
Having instant control of temp vs gas works better for me.
Best practice (imo) is to just accept that the last little bit of whatever you're slicing is not going to be finished up on the mandolin, thus not getting your fingers too close to the blade to begin with.
Which salt pig have you gotten? I want to get one but most don't say whether their interior is coated or not, the only one I can find that specifies it's not is the Emile Henry one, but I liked more the old design but it doesn't seem to be made anymore
Do you mean coated as in ceramic coated? I didn't even know that was a thing to consider! You're right, looking it up doesn't pull much info either. What's the benefit to a salt pig layman like me?
Admittedly, mine is just a ceramic vessel with a lid. Not the most conventional salt pig but it has never let me down.
I forgot the name in English, but ceramic once cooked is very porous and rough, but usually you apply a layer of varnish to make it smooth and waterproof. I read somewhere that the interior of a salt pig is meant to not have that coating of varnish because then the ceramic can absorb the humidity from the salt and prevent it from clumping up.
All of that being said, I might be overthinking a simple storage for salt.
Ah, yeah! The one you mentioned is so lacks a finish on the inside. It makes sense that keeping the surface partially porous can keep your salt from accumulating moisture.
Personally, I haven't noticed any crunchy salt on the top of my fully glazed ceramic but I do use it daily. I'll be way more perceptive of it now, thank you!
so here is the thing. my dog has all these allergies and its hard to explain but what worked out best is this wet hydrolozyed food cooked/dried out in our convection toaster oven. That is every day. Human food wise though the rice cooker totally wins out but the convection toaster oven would be second still.
I "invested" in metal measuring cups. No more extra added microplastics in my food.
Same thing with glass food storage containers. (same reason)
Also the reusable cups with steel/silicone straws. (you can see my pattern)
Ohh! And wooden/bamboo cutting boards, wooden spoons/spatulas. (needless to say anything else)
Gadget? My upright mandolin, I can cut stuff so perfectly and fast and zero risk of hurting myself. I’m great with a knife but it’s still a fantastic gadget. Appliance? My brevil toaster oven that does so much stuff and does it all well
Most often used is probably a stupid answer like fridge, dishwasher. But I'm going to set myself a rule for answering, and that is "if I could replace it for a similar product and not feel the difference, it doesn't count", so while I use my fridge and dishwasher a lot, if they were different fridges/dishwashers I would feel exactly the same about them.
With that in mind, it's difficult to answer because I've bought a couple of things recently that are quickly becoming my most appreciated items, and those are:
A good carbon steel pan (De Buyer mineral b pro)
A good knife (Dao Vua Bunka)
The carbon steel pan, has been amazing, first time since I ditched Teflon that I've been able to make a perfect omelette without it getting stuck to the pan.
The knife is not the best knife ever, and I know knife enthusiasts will tell me it's shit, but it beats the crap out of all of my other knives, and it's a joy to work with. Also it's cheap so I don't care that much if I fuck It learning to sharpen it or to take care of a carbon knife.
I live alone, so it easily makes exactly two meals worth of cooked rice (tonight's and tomorrow's)
Or I can just make one whole meal, with rice, frozen veg, satay sauce, and peanuts, or any other variant of a one-pot rice cooker dish. Super simple operation, just one button .
Easy to store away when I'm not using it, which is rare. Only cost $15.
It was a Technology connections video that convinced me to buy one. I then bought another one, a 12-cup rice cooker, for meal prep.
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tal@lemmy.today · 46 pts · 5d
Dishwasher. I hate washing dishes by hand.
Maybe not the most glamorous thing---I mean, there are people out there who take their specific kitchen knife or stand mixer really seriously---but in terms of the actual improvement to my life, I have a hard time saying that anything else competes.
Kuma@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 5d
I am with you! Lets add the fridge to the list too haha I would say that one is even more important and also a lot more used.
But otherwise would I also pick dishwasher
Denjin@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 5d
They're also a lot more efficient in water and (depending on how you heat your water) energy usage.
AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 5d
I like my bench scraper so much that when I moved house recently to a temporary place with minimal kitchen space, it was one of the things in my "kitchen bare essentials".
I mostly use it for scooping up stuff from a chopping board to transfer into bowls or a pan. It's also really good for baking, especially if you're working with a high hydration dough.
Mostly though, it just makes me feel good. I feel powerful when using it, even if the efficiency gains from it are probably quite minor.
RecursiveParadox@piefed.social · 17 pts · 5d
My hand made for me chef's knife.
treadful@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 4d
Same. It was absolutely worth the money.
aramis87@fedia.io · 15 pts · 5d
Food processor. I have issues with my hands and the ability to slice, chop, and blend items with minimal hand use is just fantastic.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 14 pts · 5d
electric kettle
Melonpoly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Kettle with a keep warm setting
Codpiece@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 5d
Fridge. I’m always using it.
7EP6vuI@feddit.org · 8 pts · 5d
but the differences between fridges can be spectacular. i had a fridge where carrots go brown and become rubberlike within 2 days, and now they are kept fresh for a week and longer.
don't be cheap on your fridge!
INeedANewUserName@piefed.social · 5 pts · 4d
On the flip side some of the cheapest refrigerators have the most reliable compressors. LG freezer on top iirc where their more expensive french door models and what not are absolute trash.
hakase@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 5d
$25 breadmaker I got at a thrift store. I buy local fresh wheat flour in bulk and make two delicious loaves a week for my family. Total cost is like 15 minutes of labor and less than 50 cents in ingredients. I've made well over 200 loaves in this thing by this point and have saved at least a thousand dollars in crappy storebought bread.
Actually, as much as I love my breadmaker, I think the best answer here might be my Instant Pot. I use it almost every single day for basically every hot meal under the sun, and its magical ability to fully cook dry beans in less than a half hour is such a huge money and time saver on top of everything else it can already do.
(NOTE, however, that kidney beans are still mildly poisonous when cooked this way in an Instant Pot - they need the full, extended cooking session to become fully safe to eat. We usually just use the Instant Pot for pinto and black beans.)
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 5d
Gotta be my cast iron pans.
But for the unexpected item I can no longer function without: it’s the boiled egg slicer.
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 5d
I have to agree with cast iron pans, especially old ones. They're versatile, durable, and I don't have to worry about Teflon flaking off.
I've heard carbon steel is great too, but I love the properties of cast iron so I don't feel the need to get anything else.
berkaderka@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 5d
Ditto. I love cooking with my cast iron, best pans I've got. The carbon steels were super nice too, but I liked the raised edge design of my cast iron just a little bit more!
Nibodhika@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
Carbon steel is great, but honestly the main advantage over cast iron is weight and that most modern cast irons (I'm looking at you lodge) have a surface that is a lot rougher. Neither is better than the other, but those differences can make some difference in what you're trying to accomplish.
Also, and this is very personal experience and could very well be that my seasoning on the lodge I have is not great, but I find that I can stir cook some tomatoes on carbon steel and the seasoning remains great, but I get a metallic taste when doing the same on my cast iron.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 5d
They’re just good pans. They’re not that hard to take care of, though I screwed one up by blitzing it to 600F on the BBQ by accident, but I’ve pretty much cleaned it up and it’s back to normal rotation.
Even my expensive non-stick flakes. It’s inherently disposable.
_deleted_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 5d
I miss my cast iron. Got a set of rusty saucepans and a rusty frying pan in a garage sale about forty years ago. Scrubbed and cleaned and seasoned them and used them to feed the family, took some camping and cooked over a campfire, they were so durable and reliable. Gave them away a few years ago when they got too heavy for my arthritis to be able to handle them.
Nibodhika@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Sorry to hear about that, have you considered getting some Carbon Steel? They're thinner and therefore lighter but have very similar performance and characteristics
_deleted_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 4d
Thank you, I’ll go looking!
picnicolas@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 4d
Recommend the brand Merten & Storck as they’re very light and fairly inexpensive. I’ve also used fancy French pans like DeBuyer and they’re much thicker, nearly as heavy as cast iron.
hakase@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 5d
I love my "As Seen on TV" egg cooker. Up to 14 perfectly boiled eggs every single time with minimal effort.
treadful@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 4d
So what do you use this for? I mean, what do you use the egg slices for?
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 4d
I put them on salads and toast
KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 4d
Most loved? My knife. It's a good knife. It can dice strawberries, it can peel potatoes, it can cut tomatoes.
I am personaly not a fan of kitchen gadgets. Many of them are less versatile reinventions of knifes. Nothing wrong with using them, but I am not the target audience, me thinks. :)
Fuck... I just realized my potato peeler is likely one of these less versatile reinventions of a knive. sigh I got got.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 4d
A potato peeler is an excellent invention, because it reduces the time I spend doing something I hate.
However, I have an even better method: don't peel your potatoes. You can eat the peel, it's even very tasty in pretty much all non-mashes uses.
KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 4d
Can you do that with all potatoes? My parents gave me the impression that some kinds of potatoes need to be peeled before consumption
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d
All I can say is that I can do it with every type of potato I've tried it with.
KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 4d
Oh my, this might become my new fave timesaver since laughing out loud became lol. :D
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 4d
Dishwasher. I hate washing dishes.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 4d
A sharp knife. If that doesn't count, my knife sharpener then.
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 4d
Sink with running water, not having to go pump water.
yesman@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 5d
The best gadget are bowl scrapers. I use them more often than knifes.
7EP6vuI@feddit.org · 3 pts · 5d
yes! i think mine was < 1€ and it's super useful.
i really hate it to throw away food and this device (not even silicon, just boring white plastic) makes it super easy to empty all kind of bowls and pots.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 4d
Hard to pick the top one, so I'll list three in no particular order:
ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 4d
I haven't seen this one mentioned yet: Chef's Press. They're interlocking stainless steel weights.
I was a bit nervous buying them as they aren't cheap and I wasn't sure how often I would use them but they've proved to be one of my most used kitchen gadgets. I use them a few times a week.
They're great for keeping steaks in contact with the pan when searing or keeping bacon from curling up. I use them to weigh things down in water for thawing or cooking in the sous vide cooker. They're good for pressing cheese or tofu.
They have built-in handles that make them easy to pick up, stack, and interlock.
They're dishwasher safe.
Perfectly designed for their job.
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 5d
Ninja blender and air fryer. Separate units 😅
Drusas@fedia.io · 5 pts · 4d
Zojirushi rice cooker Cuisinart mini food processor/chopper Nice carbon steel Japanese knives
Erusset@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 4d
Garlic press. I love garlic
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
Me too! I use a helix garlic press because it’s easier to press and does a better job.
Like this one:
Also, if you don’t have one of these silicone garlic peeler tubes, get one! It makes peeling garlic super easy.
Erusset@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 4d
I've never seen that press before, but my other press did come with a silicone tube like those. I use it 50% of the time.
kbal@fedia.io · 4 pts · 5d
My best kitchen thing is a small hand-cranked coffee grinder. I don't drink coffee any more, but I still use it for grinding things such as flaxseed.
palordrolap@fedia.io · 4 pts · 5d
Probably the plastic measuring jug that I use as an intermediary between the sink and the electric kettle. The kettle doesn't have an external gauge, so it's useful for putting specific amounts of water into it. The jug used to belong to my grandmother.
I want to say that I'd probably miss it more for its usefulness than its sentimental value, but don't really want to force myself to actually decide for sure, nor damage it to find out.
That said, I've proven pretty sentimental about most things, regardless of their origin, so I'd definitely have some level of distress about it.
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 5d
Probably my Mocca Master.
MisterCurtis@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5d
7EP6vuI@feddit.org · 4 pts · 5d
what garlic crusher? i have one, but still chop them by hand, because it takes longer to wash that device, and you lose quite some amount of garlic.
treadful@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 4d
Garlic crushers like these are pretty sweet and easy to clean. Mostly I just do the thing, run it under the sink to clear it out, and that's it.
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 4d
I have one like this, but it takes an annoying amount of force to use, so I rarely use it. Maybe it's just not the best of its kind? I much prefer one of the lever-based ones. To be fair, I had some shit versions of those too before I found a good one.
The best one I've used is this one which holds a little more garlic than most and has a swing out grate so it's easy to clean.
Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 4d
My most used and favorite (non dishwasher or refrigerator) appliance would be our Cuisinart toaster oven / air fryer. Favorite gadget would be our hand press juicer. Don't use it that often but when we need to it makes quick work of it.
My wife would say her favorite appliance is her Profitec espresso machine and her prized kitchen gadget is the Staub cast iron enameled oval Dutch oven I got her for Christmas years ago
Tujio@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
Toaster oven is the fucking way to go. I've got one with a 12x12x8 capacity and 4 cook modes. I can cook so many meals, and reheating leftovers is super easy. I didn't have a microwave for almost a decade and I barely even noticed.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 4d
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 5d
My blender, I love that thing.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 5d
Induction stove. I used to love natural gas but induction is so much better.
Breville toaster oven would be a close 2nd.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
I broke down and bought the Breville Smart Oven a couple years back. I think it cooks most things nicer than my electric range, preheats much faster, and doesn't make the house as hot. It's only ever the two of us here, so it's large enough for the vast majority of our oven needs. It's also shown me the benefits of conversion cooking. It's been a great investment.
My oddball pick that I use every single day, OXO Pour Over coffee dripper. Great consistent pour over coffee with none of the fuss.
mittyta@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
I recently just though how I want a natural gas again. I'm learning to fry on stainless steel pan right now, and the temperature is very important for this. My induction on level 6 has too low temp and it works as pulse-width modulation, and I blame it for sticking food. On the other hand, Level 7 heats constantly, but the pan becomes too hot.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 4d
If you have a pan that's not a sheet of tinfoil, the pulsed heating really shouldn't be a problem
Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 4d
Mine has 2 mid-size, 1 large, and 1 small induction burner. The different sizes help when trying to simmer, but otherwise I’ve adjusted to the temp scale.
Having instant control of temp vs gas works better for me.
bashibazouk@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
Toss up between the fine conical strainer and the microplane...
discoplasm@quokk.au · 3 pts · 5d
for appliances, probably a tie between kettle, rice cooker, and air fryer.
for gadgets, my phin filter (it's a vietnamese coffee brewing tool, cost me like $2 and i have used it every morning for over 5 years!)
ProfessorScience@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 5d
My mandoline is up there. Nice quick, even slices for veggie snacks! And I've only sliced off bits of my fingers... a few times.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d
If only it came with some kind of device for holding the food you're slicing!
ProfessorScience@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Good thing food doesn't come in weird shapes that might not fit such a device!
Drusas@fedia.io · 1 pts · 4d
Many do, but those tend not to work very well.
Best practice (imo) is to just accept that the last little bit of whatever you're slicing is not going to be finished up on the mandolin, thus not getting your fingers too close to the blade to begin with.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 4d
My half-dmsized bread maker, hands down.
I just chuck in the Ingredients, turn it on every other night before bed, and there's fresh bread in the morning (or 1 day old bread the other days).
It costs basically nothing to use if you buy giant bags of flour, and its super easy. And if you want, you can get creative, but you don't have to.
Homemade bread is so much tastier and cheaper than bought bread. It stores rather poorly though.
Edit: technically I use my bread-slicer 4 times as often.
mbp@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 4d
Big ol end grain cutting board
Salt pig
Espresso machine
Nibodhika@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Which salt pig have you gotten? I want to get one but most don't say whether their interior is coated or not, the only one I can find that specifies it's not is the Emile Henry one, but I liked more the old design but it doesn't seem to be made anymore
mbp@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 4d
Do you mean coated as in ceramic coated? I didn't even know that was a thing to consider! You're right, looking it up doesn't pull much info either. What's the benefit to a salt pig layman like me?
Admittedly, mine is just a ceramic vessel with a lid. Not the most conventional salt pig but it has never let me down.
I learn so much from y'all.
Nibodhika@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
I forgot the name in English, but ceramic once cooked is very porous and rough, but usually you apply a layer of varnish to make it smooth and waterproof. I read somewhere that the interior of a salt pig is meant to not have that coating of varnish because then the ceramic can absorb the humidity from the salt and prevent it from clumping up.
All of that being said, I might be overthinking a simple storage for salt.
mbp@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 3d
Ah, yeah! The one you mentioned is so lacks a finish on the inside. It makes sense that keeping the surface partially porous can keep your salt from accumulating moisture.
Personally, I haven't noticed any crunchy salt on the top of my fully glazed ceramic but I do use it daily. I'll be way more perceptive of it now, thank you!
chunes@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
Toaster oven.
toiletobserver@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d
Chef knife
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 4d
so here is the thing. my dog has all these allergies and its hard to explain but what worked out best is this wet hydrolozyed food cooked/dried out in our convection toaster oven. That is every day. Human food wise though the rice cooker totally wins out but the convection toaster oven would be second still.
scytale@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 4d
Probably the air fryer and the Korean stone pot.
Melobol@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 4d
I "invested" in metal measuring cups. No more extra added microplastics in my food.
Same thing with glass food storage containers. (same reason)
Also the reusable cups with steel/silicone straws. (you can see my pattern)
Ohh! And wooden/bamboo cutting boards, wooden spoons/spatulas. (needless to say anything else)
shweddy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d
Mandoline, knife, and dishwasher. I'm a sucker for thin sliced cabbage
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Fork
CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Gadget? My upright mandolin, I can cut stuff so perfectly and fast and zero risk of hurting myself. I’m great with a knife but it’s still a fantastic gadget. Appliance? My brevil toaster oven that does so much stuff and does it all well
Octavio@piefed.social · 2 pts · 4d
Tesco rice cooker. IYKYK
Nibodhika@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Most often used is probably a stupid answer like fridge, dishwasher. But I'm going to set myself a rule for answering, and that is "if I could replace it for a similar product and not feel the difference, it doesn't count", so while I use my fridge and dishwasher a lot, if they were different fridges/dishwashers I would feel exactly the same about them.
With that in mind, it's difficult to answer because I've bought a couple of things recently that are quickly becoming my most appreciated items, and those are:
The carbon steel pan, has been amazing, first time since I ditched Teflon that I've been able to make a perfect omelette without it getting stuck to the pan.
The knife is not the best knife ever, and I know knife enthusiasts will tell me it's shit, but it beats the crap out of all of my other knives, and it's a joy to work with. Also it's cheap so I don't care that much if I fuck It learning to sharpen it or to take care of a carbon knife.
domusaltera@piefed.social · 1 pts · 4d
For me it's our Tefal easy fry dual air fryer. It's changed our lives. We barely use the oven anymore.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 4d
This tiny rice cooker:
https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/kitchen/benchtop-cooking/articles/mini-kmart-rice-cooker-review
I live alone, so it easily makes exactly two meals worth of cooked rice (tonight's and tomorrow's)
Or I can just make one whole meal, with rice, frozen veg, satay sauce, and peanuts, or any other variant of a one-pot rice cooker dish. Super simple operation, just one button .
Easy to store away when I'm not using it, which is rare. Only cost $15.
It was a Technology connections video that convinced me to buy one. I then bought another one, a 12-cup rice cooker, for meal prep.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 5d
Now you're cooking with electricity! (Stove)
7EP6vuI@feddit.org · 0 pts · 5d