AIR FRYER INFO I have an air fryer & have used it, but not a lot. Happy to hear your tips & tricks or favorite items to cook in one. Recipes or food recs are appropriate here I guess. INSTANT POT INFO I have one, have never used it. Help a gal out here. Should I dust it off & give it a go? 🧵 - ThreadSky

windowseat.bsky.social • 104 days ago

AIR FRYER INFO

I have an air fryer & have used it, but not a lot. Happy to hear your tips & tricks or favorite items to cook in one. Recipes or food recs are appropriate here I guess.

INSTANT POT INFO

I have one, have never used it. Help a gal out here. Should I dust it off & give it a go? 🧵

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rutemple.bsky.social•18 days ago

Oh yes on the Instant Pot!
It's just past 1 am but cone mirning I will look up that setup thing where the first thing you do is steam (I forget how much) water for 5 minutes: it cleans it and is your Reassurance that everything works and it won't asplode. Brilliant.

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

Okay, good morning! : first use of the IP once you've dusted it off and set it up & plugged in, 1 cup water on Steam setting for 2 minutes is the deal. "Keep warm" (after) setting on or off; you'll turn it off when it's all done.
https://youtu.be/L_zV2DGN6aM?si=rEfehH1jUIJcLvAB

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

Then you (having some eggs & some ice) set up eggs on a rack, 1 cup water below them, Steam 5 minutes, natural release 5 ninutes (then quick release the rest), spoon lift them into a bowl of icewater (lots of ice) 5 minutes. They'll be wonderful & peel easily and you'll be off & running!

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

For what to stock in your pantry, some combo of the saintly Irma Rombauer's notes in the Joy of Cooking and Molly Katzen's list for a veggie kitchen in the Moosewood Cookbook will do you good.
That and a big bag of frozen dumplings you can just steam 6 or 8 over a bed of greens (bok choi?)

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

If you have not met bok choi and her sisters and her aunts, make an Expotition to United Noodles in Seward, 2015 E 24th St: https://unitednoodles.com

for so many reasons, ingredients and prepped goodness.

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

Molly's advice is being more about the need for a modern kitchen to have some good soy sauce.

Paula Wolfert's cookbooks also take you by the culinary hand and tell you stories about where she traveled to & learned with along the way.

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

It is a wonderful Toy.
Let me know if you'd like recipes we use a lot (cos Lise and I make variations and take notes). I would also just love to point you to https://theMinistryofCurry.com who write recipes for trad or IP cooking & whose cookbook we've also had out from the library. 👍👍👍👍💖🍛 YUM.

rutemple.bsky.social•17 days ago

pardon my typo: https://ministryofcurry.com

rutemple.bsky.social•16 days ago

A local Punjabi restaurant's takeout helped keep us going through the pandemic then we figured out how essy it is to just *make* butter chicken and a good biryani

stdesjardins.bsky.social•45 days ago

I have a book called The Essential Air Fryer Cookbook by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarborough which I've found useful. Simple recipes, mostly, but a good reference for temperatures, cooking times, etc. For instance, grocery store pizza dough, shredded cheese, and marinara sauce is fast and easy.

victorstevko.bsky.social•45 days ago

I use the instant pot a lot more than I expected to- it's a really good pressure cooker, basically. You can make stews or chili or pot roast with little effort and a modest amount of elapsed time. That's also stuff that freezes and portions well, so you don't have to eat a whole roast at once.

starkiakaha.bsky.social•45 days ago

I have both, air fryer is brilliant for cooking meat as it stays moist. Roast potatoes are perfect as are roast vegetables.
I use my one pot for curries, soups, stews.

rstevens.bsky.social•104 days ago

the instant pot can be fun. the key is to make sure there’s enough water and to just let it run until it’s done. 10 min high pressure can make quartered potatoes tender. it’ll beep. and i’m really sorry for your loss.

czedwards.bsky.social•45 days ago

Do you like soup/stew/sauc-y foods? Because that’s where an instant pot shines. If you want to make a soup and have it all week, or make something and freeze half a dozen servings for next week/month, an instant pot is going to do that perfectly.

My six quart makes about 7 big servings of soup.

czedwards.bsky.social•45 days ago

Air fryers are very good for one serving meals. Mine has a door, not a bucket/drawer, so it can take two levels of food, meaning I can put in potato wedges painted with butter and spice, and a hunk of protein on the rack below, and have both done in about 15 minutes.

czedwards.bsky.social•45 days ago

If you want, I have some books for both that I no longer need, and would be happy to mail them to you.

czedwards.bsky.social•45 days ago

I have realized that if I have to (and with a potential kitchen remodel in the offing, might need to) I can competently feed myself using an air fryer, instant pot, bread maker, kettle, and a refrigerator. The only thing that HAS to be back to working order within 48 hours is the sink.

windowseat.bsky.social•45 days ago

I now somehow have two air fryers (one 2 quart, one 6 quart) and two Instant Pots (one 3 quart, one 6 quart). Plus a Griddler (https://amzn.to/3Cj4ldL). And yet I was wishing for a toaster oven for making pizzas . . .

I used the small air fryer & liked it a lot which is why I got a bigger one.

czedwards.bsky.social•45 days ago

If the larger air fryer has a door instead of a bucket, it will be a perfect toaster oven and do pizza great. The only thing I’ve found that an air fryer DOESN’T do well is … toast. (It dries out the bread faster than it toasts.)

In your shoes, I’d keep the small instant pot & large air fryer.

windowseat.bsky.social•45 days ago

Have yet to use big one or either Instant Pot so may want to sell or give one away but then if I have the space to store when not in use having two sizes might be handy I suppose. I just need to clear the kitchen of the many things that aren't used & free up some cabinet & counter space.

windowseat.bsky.social•104 days ago

I appreciate everyone who has sent a kind word (be you friend, acquaintance, or stranger). Knowing I'm not alone now that Kevin's gone is important.

Hoping I can reconnect with friends and get to know others better & make some new ones. (This still sucks.) Thanks, folks. ❤️ 🧵

emgeekay.bsky.social•90 days ago

Salads! There are so many fruit or vegetable salads, and even jello salads. No cooking needed and lots of recipes online.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/salad-recipes/rcs-20077224

windowseat.bsky.social•18 days ago

I should probably add this link to this thread where folks can drop me an encouraging word or share pleasant stories/memories or whatever. Things are pretty bleak, I need all the kind words i can get. (Can post anonymously or sign your posts.) 🧵

https://laurel.dreamwidth.org/2333046.html

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