I would make the same argument for the air fryer, rice cooker and pressure cooker/insta pot. I use each one at least once a week for so many things. Like, I just came across a vegetarian burrito recipe that I meal prep with the insta and rice cooker, and when I defrost in the microwave and then reheat in the air fryer 👩🍳💋
I finally got an air fryer just to see what all the hype was about, and although it does a nice job on some things, it’s not really any faster and it makes the whole house reek because it’s blowing air continuously, which I should have expected, but eww. Plus I can make way more fries on a baking sheet. I don’t really get it.
It heats faster, cooks faster (unless you have a convection oven) and doesn’t heat the whole kitchen/house. The oven is great for quantity, but the air fryer is quicker and tends to get stuff crispier.
I think so. Even though the product is basically the same, the rice cooker insert is much easier to clean up and I can run them both at the same time when cooking. Having hot food and rice (without having to cook it myself) stretches meals and doesn’t take tons of extra effort
I have a airfryer/ dual oven counter top that ibuse pretty much for every meal, I always just toss some veggies like potatoes, carrots, squash, broccoli, etc on the top oven and some protein in the bottom oven and it has a mode so they finish at the same time.
For rice i just use the kettle to heat up the water while I rinse out my rice in a strainer, then pour the water in a pot and toss in the rice, once the water boils I turn it down to low, put the lid on, and set a timer for 18 minutes.
We had a insta pot before and used it regularly then one day it just starts smoking and died, luckily I happened to be next to it washing dishes when it happened so I was able to pull the plug on it quick
I would make the same argument for the air fryer, rice cooker and pressure cooker/insta pot. I use each one at least once a week for so many things. Like, I just came across a vegetarian burrito recipe that I meal prep with the insta and rice cooker, and when I defrost in the microwave and then reheat in the air fryer 👩🍳💋
I finally got an air fryer just to see what all the hype was about, and although it does a nice job on some things, it’s not really any faster and it makes the whole house reek because it’s blowing air continuously, which I should have expected, but eww. Plus I can make way more fries on a baking sheet. I don’t really get it.
It heats faster, cooks faster (unless you have a convection oven) and doesn’t heat the whole kitchen/house. The oven is great for quantity, but the air fryer is quicker and tends to get stuff crispier.
Is the rice cooker that much better than the pressure cooker? Mine has a rice button, makes perfect rice every time
I think so. Even though the product is basically the same, the rice cooker insert is much easier to clean up and I can run them both at the same time when cooking. Having hot food and rice (without having to cook it myself) stretches meals and doesn’t take tons of extra effort
I have a airfryer/ dual oven counter top that ibuse pretty much for every meal, I always just toss some veggies like potatoes, carrots, squash, broccoli, etc on the top oven and some protein in the bottom oven and it has a mode so they finish at the same time.
For rice i just use the kettle to heat up the water while I rinse out my rice in a strainer, then pour the water in a pot and toss in the rice, once the water boils I turn it down to low, put the lid on, and set a timer for 18 minutes.
We had a insta pot before and used it regularly then one day it just starts smoking and died, luckily I happened to be next to it washing dishes when it happened so I was able to pull the plug on it quick