We have the breville toaster oven. Not the pro one but one of the smaller ones. It is one of our most used appliances, and worth the countertop space for us. We do eat a lot of sandwiches and toast.
Dutch oven is one of those splurge things that comes in super useful during colder seasons. Super versatile and great for making soups or one pot meals.
My husband had an instapot… honestly I have not found this useful for us. But perhaps we don’t know enough recipes.
Rice cooker is up there for me as well :)
Smaller nice tools:
- stainless steel mixing bowls (lighter than glass)
- meat thermometer: takes the guess work out of whether meats are cooked.
- smaller half sheet pans (used in toaster oven and oven for rotating things out)
thank you for this rundown!! yes dutch oven is indeed another thing that always comes up but we haven't acted on... i feel like maybe it'd be either dutch oven or donabe and not both? will explore and figure it out before cold weather returns lol
and yea! we were using instant pot for a while (pandemic years?) but it started all tasting kind of the same so haven't used for a long time...
why didn't I consider stainless steel mixing bowls when I bought glass ones 🫠😭 they are indeed so heavy
This was a lovely read! I too need to cull our pantry, and slowly rid of some of the snacks we've been buying. There's always an underlying snack expectation post dinner and I think I am the culprit 🙊
I have an air fryer / convection oven combination and have to say, I really like it. It’s so big and bulky on the counter but it works so well in our household. I was sceptical as we don’t eat a lot of frozen foods but the fish is amazing, and I appreciate not having to turn our slow to heat oven on.
ooh great to hear, thank you! Yes I feel like this is one of those things that's like maybe not ~strictly~ necessary but the slightly more convenient aspects will lower the activation energy needed for certain things...
I’m not sure I’d bake in it but I’d definitely replace it asap if it broke. The one pan ones are very pretty, my Russell Hobbs one is less elegant. I’ve not heard of a donabe but it would definitely suit the type of cooking I do.
"I’d definitely replace it asap if it broke" that's a good benchmark! I think I'll hold off on the donabe until we start heading back to colder weather 😆
We have the breville toaster oven. Not the pro one but one of the smaller ones. It is one of our most used appliances, and worth the countertop space for us. We do eat a lot of sandwiches and toast.
Dutch oven is one of those splurge things that comes in super useful during colder seasons. Super versatile and great for making soups or one pot meals.
My husband had an instapot… honestly I have not found this useful for us. But perhaps we don’t know enough recipes.
Rice cooker is up there for me as well :)
Smaller nice tools:
- stainless steel mixing bowls (lighter than glass)
- meat thermometer: takes the guess work out of whether meats are cooked.
- smaller half sheet pans (used in toaster oven and oven for rotating things out)
thank you for this rundown!! yes dutch oven is indeed another thing that always comes up but we haven't acted on... i feel like maybe it'd be either dutch oven or donabe and not both? will explore and figure it out before cold weather returns lol
and yea! we were using instant pot for a while (pandemic years?) but it started all tasting kind of the same so haven't used for a long time...
why didn't I consider stainless steel mixing bowls when I bought glass ones 🫠😭 they are indeed so heavy
I think donabe might suffer from being heavy as well. But not 100% sure. It does do some things well.
We have both types of bowls! And still find a use for both :) but use the stainless a bit more
welp good point re: donabe haha
This was a lovely read! I too need to cull our pantry, and slowly rid of some of the snacks we've been buying. There's always an underlying snack expectation post dinner and I think I am the culprit 🙊
it's such a delicate dance 🙈🙈 thanks for reading!
I have an air fryer / convection oven combination and have to say, I really like it. It’s so big and bulky on the counter but it works so well in our household. I was sceptical as we don’t eat a lot of frozen foods but the fish is amazing, and I appreciate not having to turn our slow to heat oven on.
ooh great to hear, thank you! Yes I feel like this is one of those things that's like maybe not ~strictly~ necessary but the slightly more convenient aspects will lower the activation energy needed for certain things...
I’m not sure I’d bake in it but I’d definitely replace it asap if it broke. The one pan ones are very pretty, my Russell Hobbs one is less elegant. I’ve not heard of a donabe but it would definitely suit the type of cooking I do.
"I’d definitely replace it asap if it broke" that's a good benchmark! I think I'll hold off on the donabe until we start heading back to colder weather 😆