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More kitchen gadgets, but does it mean eating better or more healthily?

Marianne72

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. 

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  • I use the gadgets that I have, although some things like the blender don’t get used as often as they used to.

    I use my espresso machine twice per day, the kettle once per day, the microwave most days and the air fryer a few times per week. The multi cooker gets used mostly over the winter.

    The advantage of the air fryer is that it is economical, cooks fast, exceedingly well with little oil and is easy to clean. The multi cooker is very cheap to run and is easy to clean. I’m all for labour saving devices that are efficient at what they are meant to do as I don’t particularly enjoy cooking.

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  • I use the gadgets that I have, although some things like the blender don’t get used as often as they used to.

    I use my espresso machine twice per day, the kettle once per day, the microwave most days and the air fryer a few times per week. The multi cooker gets used mostly over the winter.

    The advantage of the air fryer is that it is economical, cooks fast, exceedingly well with little oil and is easy to clean. The multi cooker is very cheap to run and is easy to clean. I’m all for labour saving devices that are efficient at what they are meant to do as I don’t particularly enjoy cooking.

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