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Ultimate Kitchen Appliance


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Ultimate Kitchen Appliance  

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  1. 1. What is your FAVORITE kitchen appliance?

    • Range
    • Refrigerator
    • Dishwasher
    • Toaster Oven
    • Microwave
    • Instant Pot
    • Pressure Cooker (stove top)
      0
    • Air Fryer
    • Slow Cooker
    • Something Else
      0


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It's hard to turn on a television without some expert pushing the ULTIMATE kitchen appliance.  I'm pretty vulnerable to this and have made an impulse purchase or two.  

 

Last year I bought an Air Fryer.  I liked it a lot and it is my favorite kitchen appliance.  Yesterday, I bought a new Air Fryer -- the NuWave Primo Convection Oven with Grill Plate & Temperature Probe.  Read that again -- Convection Oven with Grill Plate & Temperature Probe.  

 

This new toy will not replace my Air Fryer 100% -- I'd like to be able to air fry home fries while air cooking an omelette or cook a steak while air frying vegetables.  It will, however, be the First Air Fryer in my house.

 

Here are the features that attracted me...

  1. Clear Body:  I really do not like opaque pots.  My IP and Air Fryer require me to stop cooking to see what is going on.  I can watch what is going on inside the NuWave Primo and I like that.
  2. Temperature Probe: Whether I am cooking chicken or a rib eye, I need to know the temperature of the meat.
  3. Dual Heating Elements:  Not going to lie, this is IMPORTANT to me.  Not having to 'flip' food means not having to pay as much attention.  I like the fact that this thing can burn a steak like a traditional grill.
  4. Programability: I love the idea that I can set this device to cook for an hour then dehydrate for three.
  5. Flexibility: Add rings to this cooker to add capacity.

What is your favorite kitchen appliance?  Like a specific brand or model, please share!  Feel free to post a link to a Black Friday deal too.

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As of right now, my stove/oven is my favorite thing.  I do have an air fryer, but rarely use it.  I think it is just because I don't have a good storage place for it so I hate pulling it in and out (no room to leave out on counters).  I also love my crockpot and use it at least once a week.

this will probably change after Thanksgiving because I am buying myself an Instant Pot and an Instant Pot blender.  My husband also told me to go ahead and buy myself a roaster today (I didn't see any on sale BF) since I am having to do most of the Thanksgiving cooking this year.  

So, we will see what my favorite is after I get all of these new appliances. 

I should add that I do love my chest freezer too.  It allows me to stock up when things go on sale.   

I am also going to talk with my husband about putting in storage shelves where our old air/heating unit is (we no longer use the central heat/air).  That would give me a place to put all of my appliances. 

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I went with the air fryer, because that's what gets used the most.  But, yeah, if I had to get it out and put it up, it would probably NEVER get used.  I have a tiny kitchen, but luckily I do have a counter corner that's perfect to leave the AF out all the time.

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Ok, I voted instant pot. My husband works late a lot and I have about an hours notice before he is on his way.  Thus, it saves me sometimes.  But, I must say if coffee pot had been an option that may have got my vote.....yes, I almost voted "other". lol

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I voted range because I've been doing a lot more cooking at home lately and, seeing as it's just me, it's easier for me to throw something on the stove/in the oven when I get home. I'm not a fan of eating leftovers of most things, so this allows me to make the small amount I want more easily. 

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