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Submarine Sandpaper posted:Don't buy devices that require an app. IoT is a plague a thousand times this
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SwissArmyDruid posted:I recently replaced a microwave, the brand I landed on was Panasonic. Costco was selling the 800W ones for a very good price, but I don't know if they've rotated out of stock or not, I wanted a larger one to match the one I had previously so I had to buy at Best Buy with slightly worse pricing. I don't drive so there is no Costco I could get to but I will look up Panasonic microwaves. Thank you!
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Look for the Panasonic ones that use Inverter Technology It uses continuous microwaves instead of cycling on off
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I thought you generally do not want a microwave below 1100 watts as that is the wattage most recipes are designed around.
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If you're cooking with a microwave, I suppose that's correct and true, but if you're getting a smaller one in the 800W range, I'm betting the most it gets used for is reheating last night's leftovers and making hot water. The best investment, of course, is to get a food cover. It's a plastic or silicone dome that covers whatever you're reheating. Let the chili splatter all over *it* instead of on the inside of your microwave, so you don't spend time scrubbing out messy reheats, and it acts like clingwrap and holds steam inside. I swear that they reduce the amount of time it takes to reheat something, but have no emperical evidence. SwissArmyDruid fucked around with this message at 07:59 on Sep 19, 2022 |
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Sep 19, 2022 07:54
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pseudanonymous posted:I thought you generally do not want a microwave below 1100 watts as that is the wattage most recipes are designed around. Microwaving isn't really that precise anyway.
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Stupid-ish question, but anyone have splatter screen recommendations? Got this OXO one way back because it looked more solid than ones I've used in the past: https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Stainless-Splatter-Screen-Folding/dp/B0007VO0DU But honestly it's not great. I feel like the holes are too big and let a ton of splatter out. I mean, it's better than nothing, for sure, but it just seems like it's not living its best life. Do the mesh/screen ones work any better? I know nothing is going to keep 100% of the splatter in the pan, but I feel like I could do better.
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Sep 19, 2022 18:10
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I’ve had the same mesh ones for decades, they work fine.
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Sep 19, 2022 18:21
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I have a mesh screen from ikea that was dirt cheap and works fine
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Brother Tadger posted:I have a mesh screen from ikea that was dirt cheap and works fine 
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How do you all clean your splatter screens? Dishwasher seem like they’d be too harsh on the mesh and washing them by hand sucks.
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I hate splatter screens in general, it always seems like the oil just snipes oil droplets right into the holes with unerring precision when I know that factually, it's a larger drop of oil flinging upwards that hits the screen and gets chopped up by the wires, but you'd think in <CURRENT YEAR> there would be a better alternative.
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Mine also smokes vigorously if it's even a little bigger than the pan I'm covering, which immediately sets off my lovely apartment smoke detectors.
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nwin posted:How do you all clean your splatter screens? Dishwasher seem like they’d be too harsh on the mesh and washing them by hand sucks. The dishwasher is fine and also washing it by hand is easy. The thing cost like five dollars
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SwissArmyDruid posted:I hate splatter screens in general, it always seems like the oil just snipes oil droplets right into the holes with unerring precision when I know that factually, it's a larger drop of oil flinging upwards that hits the screen and gets chopped up by the wires, but you'd think in <CURRENT YEAR> there would be a better alternative. Why not just use a lid?
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El Mero Mero posted:Why not just use a lid? lids steam and keep moisture in when often you want as much of the moisture to come out as possible while simmering or searing
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There should just be like a dual layer lid where the bottom layer catches the oil while still allowing steam to sneak out the top layer.
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Vegetable posted:There should just be like a dual layer lid where the bottom layer catches the oil while still allowing steam to sneak out the top layer. I think you’d still get some condensation and then more splattering maybe? I dunno. Anyway, yeah the one I have is just a fine mesh with a little handle and it seems to work decently enough. I chuck it in the dishwasher when I’ve used it and it comes out fine.
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Picking up an air fryer since I miss having a convection oven and the form factor is great, from poking around it looks like Philips is still the good one?
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Wheeee posted:Picking up an air fryer since I miss having a convection oven and the form factor is great, from poking around it looks like Philips is still the good one? I think this depends on whether you want one that is also a toaster oven. If you don't need that, the cosori one I have is fantastic and like $139CAD on amazon right now.
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El Mero Mero posted:Why not just use a lid? Chromatics posted:lids steam and keep moisture in when often you want as much of the moisture to come out as possible while simmering or searing Maybe what I *need* to try is one where instead of mesh, it's hole-punched sheet metal.
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VelociBacon posted:I think this depends on whether you want one that is also a toaster oven. If you don't need that, the cosori one I have is fantastic and like $139CAD on amazon right now. Nah I want the best air fryer, don’t want a combo device. Those Cosori’s are what largely prompted my question, that brand is everywhere but I can’t tell if actually good or just extremely effective social marketing; most reviews of them on Youtube are either free review units or straight up sponsored. Thanks for your input! I’m strongly tempted to just spend double for the Philips for no future second guessing, but hearing good words on Cosori from someone who I assume wasn’t given a freebie is helpful, gonna do more poking around.
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Wheeee posted:Nah I want the best air fryer, don’t want a combo device. Yeah I didn't get it for free. I haven't used other ones to be fair but this one does the thing you want and it's fast and even and doesn't put smoke out.
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We read ATK articles and watched lots of review videos and settled on the Ninja 10 Quart 2-Basket https://a.co/d/4ASCggc $200 on Amazon but $140 from Costco https://www.costco.com/ninja-foodi-6-in-1-10-qt.-xl-2-basket-air-fryer-with-dualzone-technology.product.100788916.html Since Costco has an amazing "years later it breaks" returns policy that cinched it. Only complaint is the bucket style form factor makes fishing out pizza and tomato pie slices very difficult, and there's no way to turn off the fan so reheating bacon or stale tortilla chips they rattle around like a powerball lottery tumbler. It's large, too, but for us that was essential since our oven is basically garbage and it's been really nice to have the extra capacity and ability to cook or reheat two different things at once. BrianBoitano fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Sep 20, 2022 |
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Wheeee posted:Nah I want the best air fryer, don’t want a combo device. I have an Instant Vortex 6 qt air fryer and it's the bee's knees. Works great and the only "issue" was that it had a pretty strong plastic smell the first couple times we used it.
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I'd like some new flatware. I like the ones I have (very heavy, Continental size, plain cylindrical handles). price isn't terribly important. I'd just buy more of the ones pictured but I think they were a TJ Maxx one-off from about 15 years ago. (I prefer the four-tined plain-handled forks in this set but I can't loving find one to photograph.)  any recommendations? (cross-posting in kitchen equipment and knifes)
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Mikasa has some nice flatware. Costco frequently carries their stuff and is where we bought our last set. I personally prefer a lighter weight while my wife prefers heavier so we ended up with the heavier ones, but there's quite a selection out there.
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We went with Mepra flatware. Common to restaurants and hotels so it's very durable.
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both good leads, thank you edit: someone in knives got the exact pattern in two. I love this dead gay website. Empty Sandwich fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Sep 20, 2022 |
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Man those round forks and spoons always hurt my hands to hold. I like’em flat
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SwissArmyDruid posted:If you're cooking with a microwave, I suppose that's correct and true, but if you're getting a smaller one in the 800W range, I'm betting the most it gets used for is reheating last night's leftovers and making hot water. This is pretty much it boiling water or the lazy drunken Celeste pizza. Mostly boiling water though.
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Puffy McMuffinesque Egg Disc: Egg 1. whip egg with fork 2. pour into greased (spray can) ramekin 3. microwave in 15 second increments (or just blast for 30 - 60 seconds) 4. flip halfway to "looks good" or don't combine with: English Muffin Cheese ???
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Steve Yun posted:Man those round forks and spoons always hurt my hands to hold. I like’em flat
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Steve Yun posted:Man those round forks and spoons always hurt my hands to hold. I like’em flat I'd never given it much thought before I got these. my partner at the time liked the look of them and I've grown to enjoy how they feel. they're hefty as poo poo, meanwhile. a salad fork is about 2 3/4 oz / 75g
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Wheeee posted:Nah I want the best air fryer, don’t want a combo device. I have a Cosori too and like it (although I just moved to a place with a convection oven so I'm not sure how much use it will see now). As stated, it does what it says on the box and I think the basket is the right size/shape for most things you would want an air fryer for.
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Thanks folks, went on a lil air fryer deep dive recently and all the recommended units here are quite well-reviewed and popular, the Cosori models in particular. Was going to order a Cosori until I noticed I had some gift card balance on my Amazon account which let me rationalize possibly overpending on the Philips. It arrived yesterday, after having seen all the common units in use and taken apart on video I'm quite pleased with the Philips design and build, I tried a bunch of random lazy frozen stuff in it, and I'm not sure if this was the best or worst purchase I've ever made. Bought it with visions of beautifully cooked chicken pieces without the mess of frying on the stove dancing in my mind, now suddenly thinking I'll be found a year from now dead of a Kirkland coronary.
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Wait until you discover what it can do with chicken wings 
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I want to get a food chopper. Mostly for garlic and jalapenos, but wouldn't mind if it could do bigger things onions too. Something like this seems good, but any recommendations? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YTFU...18%7CB0002YTFU0
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Xenoborg posted:I want to get a food chopper. Mostly for garlic and jalapenos, but wouldn't mind if it could do bigger things onions too. Just get a knife and do it properly - those things are trash, hard to clean, impossible to sharpen, total gimmicks.
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