I persuaded myself to buy an Instant Pot - a pressure cooker, steamer & slow cooker in one. My main aim was saving energy as prices rocket. But will this improve my cooking or lead to healthier eating? Will it 'save time'? Despite all my appliances, I find myself regularly making, 'on toast', jackets, sandwiches and all sorts of cakes and biscuits.
Is your kitchen full of gadgets you rarely use? Why doesn't someone design a comprehensive appliance instead of a myriad of cooking modes - toaster, microwave, ice-cream/yoghurt maker, air fryer, conventional oven, slow cooker, pressure cooker, kettle? Despite all the gadgets, do you eat better? Or do they sit doing very little except looking shiny and filling your kitchen? Time and again I'm lead astray by clever marketing and persuasive arguments about the latest science of healthy eating.
