What kitchen appliances do you use?

[peterch]

Yong HL:

Hello everyone


i would like to find out what kitchen appliance do you normally use to cook up your meals.. i am a cooking idiot and hope to pick up some tips from the forum. Currently i am using 3-tier steamer to steam rice, soups & other steam-able foodstuff. I love this eqpt coz its fuss-free and my kitchen wont grease.
Now i would like to try on other food like chicken nuggets/luncheon meat stuff. Conventional methods would mean fry on nonstick pans but i would have to clean the kitchen even to cook just a few pieces. Some pple tell me get microwave but another group of pple tell me its not good to eat radiation... i am confused :? . Whats the best appliance you would recommend? Thanks in advance for your sharing

My wife has a pan that like shell, so it has a pair of pan actually and when she cooks, the stove seldom get dirty. It could be used for frying fish as we could turn/cook on both saide of the pan.

[Yong HL]

thanks everyone for your time to share.. I really appreciate it

[schellen]

peterch:

My wife has a pan that like shell, so it has a pair of pan actually and when she cooks, the stove seldom get dirty. It could be used for frying fish as we could turn/cook on both saide of the pan.

Do you know the brand/model? I'm interested as I really hate cleaning up the walls and floors after cooking. Is the pan heavy since it is \"double-sided\"? Any website? TIA.

[Funz]

I am also using a Panasonic convection oven. I cook my rice using the microwave functions and I have been baking and roasting with the convection function. Had it for coming 8 yrs oredi. So well worth the money.


I do not like steaming or cooking using microwave though it is a lot more convenient. Somehow, I have it stuck in my mind that fire makes the food taste better.

[foreverj]

hi funz


u r quite right. reheating steamed food like rice or bun is fast and convenient in the oven but can never beat resteaming it in a hot wok with boiling water! but good when i’m short on time

[victoria19]

Honestly speaking, I really love to cook. Cooking is my hobby when I am in house. And there is only one appliances I want to help me in cooking. The food processor because for me, it is the king of chopping, grating, and blending more solid ingredients.

[duriz]

DH does most of the cooking at home.


When I do cook, it’s pretty fuss-free.

I steam DD’s fish + slice of pumpkin/apple/pear/broccoli in the separate colander (that comes free with the rice cooker) on top of the rice, in the rice cooker.

We have steam fish/chicken wings with two vegetable dishes + soup (made in thermal pot).

When we cook meat other than steaming e.g. terayaki chicken wings, grill salmon/cod, pork/beef rolls (meatloaf), I pop those in the toaster-oven.

I use old sarongs (from MIL) to line the kitchen floor during cooking.

If you can splurge, buy a good convection oven. If you wish to cook meat by frying, buy a wok/frying pan with a glass cover. Then you can cover the meat during low-heat frying, carefully watching it while reducing grease to a minimum.

If you want to cook, it’s difficult to keep kitchen spotless but you can try to reduce the dirt and grime, so that it’s easier to clean afterward.

[b2b3m4]

I’m into kitchen stuff and i own a couple of ‘equipment’ to get my diiner out in 1 hour.

1. microwave oven to defrost frozen meats, fish, chicken
2. Thermal cooker to cook rice, brainless and use less electricity
3. Pressure cooker to cook those soups, stews or porridge that otherwise will take forever
4. Mulit-purpose mandoline to slice up cucumber, cabbage, potatos, bitter gourd up fast
5. Reversible Grill and griddle pan. i put oil in a sprayer, coats the pan thinly and reduce splatter, i grill sausages, fish, prok chops. Flip to the griddle side, i use it like a hot plate, wrap fish, meat, veg with condiments and seasoning in aluminium foil. Put on griddle, no splatter at all.
6. Lastly my mulit-purpose cleaner. IMMEDIATELY after cooking, i spray areas that are oily or dirty and clean up with a wet cloth.

All done in an hour. Ok, maybe minus the washing.

[dasalo]

schellen:

peterch:

My wife has a pan that like shell, so it has a pair of pan actually and when she cooks, the stove seldom get dirty. It could be used for frying fish as we could turn/cook on both saide of the pan.

Do you know the brand/model? I'm interested as I really hate cleaning up the walls and floors after cooking. Is the pan heavy since it is \"double-sided\"? Any website? TIA.

Hi schellen, If I am not mistaken, what peterch mentioned is the square frying pan from Korea. There is no particular brand but it is made in Korea. I don't see them in downtown stores but at the rented stores around my market place sometimes. You can actually fry your fish without oil..I never own one so can't tell much. Quite heavy..kinda cast iron looking. Try Kessler...they usually carry unique products.

[Timtams]

does anyone know where can we buy replacement pot for the rice cooker? is it neccessarily only from the brand dealer?