Replying to Phijkchu_Pikachu #klombak I saw a deep fryer set for like 20 bucks, but I decided I was fat enough and opted not to buy the deep fryer
The real reason is that deep fryers are a pain in the ass
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
and expensive
I'll break out a deep pot and fry stuff on occasion, and I always feel genuinely bad about spending $15 on the oil
I buy random niche kitchen stuff whenever I see it for a good price that I think would be funny to have, but yeah, a deep fryer seemed like a bad idea
I'd love if I could buy oil for restaurant prices, but you just can't
The 30 dollar slow cooker I bought only because it was 60% off was the best purchase of random kitchen stuff I technically didn't need
I have made some good roasts with it
I think a crockpot/pressurecooker/slowcooker is required tbh
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 I'd love if I could buy oil for restaurant prices, but you just can't (edited)
Find a resturant depot hook up
Its really not Spooky, its neat, but you can do like 70-80% of things without one
same tier as a toaster, microwave, etc.
I have used my toaster as much as my slow cooker (not often)
not as high as a pan/heat source obviously
Microwave I use a lot
or a fridge
Air fryer I use a lot becuase its easy for cooking certain things, I use my stove whenever it makes sense to obviously
coffee maker > toaster > crock pot > microwave > blender
in terms of use for me
Coffee maker is at the botton because I do not drink coffee
and I do not own one
I bought a kettle specifically just to make hot chocolate, so I only use it 3 months out of the year
I also have a water boiler, but that's 100% just a nice to have and not required
oh grill
where do I rank that
If I could have a grill, I would get one. Not allowed to do that on my balcony
I think that's probably below microwave, but I like having it a lot
My mom bought a toaster oven recently, she's been enjoying it
Her stove fucking died, so it is what is being used in the interum
my microwave is a 2-in-1, really good toaster oven as well, which I think I use more than I actually use the microwave part of it
idk why, I just rarely have things to microwave anymore
other than melting butter for baking
I microwave reheat shit I cooked previously sometimes
When I get a lot of ground beef for cheap, I end up making something like 20-30 homemade burgers, and just freeze them
I usually just use the microwave to reheat those
Most meats I just reheat in my air fryer like Rusp though
I can't think of any other appliances that are even sorta on that required list
I have a mandoline which I bought as ameme and make homemade chips with
not required, funny to own
ig a smoker, as a far, far rarer thing that fills a similar niche as a grill
mandolines aren't an appliance, unless you mean you got an electric deli slicer one
I was talking genral kitchen tools I guess
yeah its not an applicance
mandolines will hurt you bad at some point
Mine has good safety stuff
I think I would have to really try
to cut myself
I would have to actively stick my finger into the blade compartment, which you have no reason to ever have your hand near
not sure exactly what kind you got, but I feel like it would be hard to retard proof one