Just got given an air fryer from a friend who didn’t get on with it.
Which of your small appliances would you definitely replace if it broke, and which would you not bother? (or have given away?)
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Soda-stream - my little luxury. I love sparkling water and don’t want to drag it home or use the plastic.
Halogen oven/air fryer (seem the same to me so far) for cooking small portions quickly and cheaply as we are such a small household.
Microwave. Use it all the time. Porridge, milk for lattes, reheating soup, defrosting bread rolls, heating up batch cooks and leftovers. Do almost all my daily cooking in it.
Bread maker. I make pizza dough every Friday. I don’t make much bread all the way in it, because children don’t chew, but I would for just me.
Boiling water tap. Love it. Had it off for the summer, and really missed it, even though I don’t use if for tea or coffee! Would never bought one (was here when we moved) but wouldn’t like to be without it now.
I worship my dishwasher. Worship it. If it breaks the kitchen is closed until it’s fixed.
I love my side and hide oven. I’m short so reaching over the oven door is awkward and theres a constant risk of nipple-burns.
Meh….
Instant pot. Dunno why I bought it really. Use it for dog food or stock, but I don’t much bother with them these days. Does do nice porridge overnight, the occasional steamed pudding or Dulce du leche. Relegated to the garage. No time for a slow cooker either. Everything tastes weird from them. Gave it away.
Toaster. Useful for my kid, but I hardly ever eat toast and can do it under the grill if I do. They make such a mess!
Tassimo. Love my coffee, but the pods are SO expensive, unnecessary plastic and you’re very restricted on coffee brands. Will replace with bean-to-cup or nespresso with refillable pods (or generic ones. Nespresso pods seem so much more widely made) when I can.
Soup-maker. I like it, and I make a lot of soup, at least twice a week, but the convenience of making it in one step doesn’t outweigh the faff of getting it out, and cleaning and putting it away after, or the space it takes up (it seems huge for it’s capacity) over a pan and a stick blender. Toying with giving it away anyway.
Kenwood chef Not sure here. The mixer is RUBBISH and the food processor isn’t great either. But the attachments like the mincer, sieve and juicer are brilliant. I only use them for huge jobs a few times a year, though.
Hob. Dunno about doing without, but a single ring would do me nowadays. I don’t use it more than a couple of times a week. My kid does, for pasta, fried eggs and pancakes. I wouldn’t rush to replace it if it broke.
American fridge freezer. Big for just two us, although the space is nice, I think it’s really expensive to run. I love the ice/water dispenser and you can’t get them in single fridges. It’s quite a lot of space and cost for nice water, though. I’d look for a stand alone water dispenser first, I think.