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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Goons with Spoons > ITT: I replace my kitchen products & make all meals from scratch for a week
 
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toplitzin
Jun 13, 2003


 Stone and steel!

Also: Get a fuzzy logic rice cooker. they are SUPER multi use devices and great bachelor crock pots.

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toplitzin
Jun 13, 2003

Loanarn posted:

I did want a rice cooker but it was farther down on my list because I don't seem to have any trouble making it on the stovetop. I had never thought of using it as a crock pot. Any reason why I should get the fuzzy logic brand over the others?

The plain rice cookers do white rice.

The fuzzy logic cookers do the following out of the box:
White rice
Quick cook (rice in 20)
Brown Rice
Slow Cook
Steam
Porridge/congee
Slowcook

Plus they also have programmable timers. (set for time rice is done)

You can also use the steamer basket to make one pot meals with rice, and steamed meat/veg.
Other things i've made in my cooker:
Mac n cheese
Cake
Bread
Curry chicken with rice.
Lentils

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toplitzin
Jun 13, 2003


 This is the one I have and love:
Panasonic SR-DE103 5-Cup (Uncooked) "Fuzzy Logic" Rice Cooker



My only gripe is that there isn't a reset or less time button, so when setting the steam timer for example, you can't set it lower you have to set go all the way to max and then back up to say 5 minutes from 8 because you can only use the minute button.

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toplitzin
Jun 13, 2003

electricmonk500 posted:

Restaurant supplies are great, I would recommend picking up a couple simple metal mixing bowls in sizes you think would be useful. Super cheap, I use them all the time, last a lot longer than you might expect (given how thin the metal is), pour nicely, and since they can take heat you can use them as a bain-marie or as an impromptu cover for a wok or skillet.

I would also recommend forgetting about the deep frier and just fry in a pot or a wok when you want to. Even if you use the frier enough to justify the purpose (which I would say means 2-3 times a week at least) that might be cool at first but would ultimately just be bad for your health. Not that that would really be a problem, because I guarantee you would probably use it once or twice, and then forget about it for many months at a time.

Rice Cooker > Deep Frier

TRUST US.

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