Kitchen Stuff

[Ballah06]

I've looking for a topic to show off my new seat covers....

In Soviet Russia the seat covers are much important! Show class and style at once; no problem if it looks like your grandma's old couch... Ride like king on plush seat and sip on vodka and snack on herring, blyat!

 

[SGaynor]

Love our air fryer. We have the Emerill Leggassea one. Perfect chicken wings and drumsticks all day.

How big is it?

Do you just throw the wings in and go, or do you bread them? Frozen or thawed?

 

[az_max]

Could be worse

Remember this?

I have that flex-o-ladder. thing weighs about 95 pounds.

 

[Ballah06]

How big is it?

Do you just throw the wings in and go, or do you bread them? Frozen or thawed?

They are all about the same size, about a foot or so tall and the cooking basket is pretty much same size across the brands.. I buy frozen or fresh, then toss in olive oil in a ziploc bag w dry rub overnight. I really like Bad Byron's dry rub on wings or drumsticks; Season All works too, or you can mix smth else. Just coat them evenly and toss the basket as you are cooking. I have done last minute frozen wings; just takes longer but just as good. I did cauliflower and broccoli recently but would rather bake those. Have not tried fish yet. Probably be good for some fish n chips.

 

[kennith]

I have that flex-o-ladder. thing weighs about 95 pounds.

I have a Sam's Club Little Giant knock-off. It does perform as advertised, and is more stable than other ladders. It does indeed replace most ladders, and can do everything they say it does.

I don't know what it weighs, but it's more than it needs to weigh... The shape of it also makes it a royal pain in the ass to move around. I'm a very strong guy, and I find myself cursing when I have to move it from one room to another. There's just no place to grab it that's not going to bug you in some way.

Remember those wonderful garden carts Sears used to sell? They were quite square, tall, and would hold a lot of stuff. I don't remember exactly which, but they were made of glass-reinforced polymer, and sold in black initially. The wheels were in the front.

Seemed great, until you got one home. Whenever pushing it on anything this side of a perfectly leveled driveway, your shins banged into the back wall. You had to lean into it as if it were full of molten lead to avoid buggering your legs.

They were, as a result, entirely too frustrating to use, and the only reason anyone kept them is because they couldn't get rid of the things.

The ladder is very much like that. I suspect the genuine article is more appropriately built.

Cheers,

Kennith

 

[jim-00-4.6]

I have that flex-o-ladder. thing weighs about 95 pounds.

I have a steel one, they also came in aluminum.
When I bought it 20+ years ago, the difference in price mattered.
Every time I pick that fucker up, I wish I had the extra 25 bucks.
Got mine at Home Depot.
The hinges on mine are different than the one in the video.

 

[az_max]

I have a steel one, they also came in aluminum.
When I bought it 20+ years ago, the difference in price mattered.
Every time I pick that fucker up, I wish I had the extra 25 bucks.
Got mine at Home Depot.
The hinges on mine are different than the one in the video.

Mine's from the same era. I remember my dad bringing it home in the back of his 1980 rabbit diesel. We had to assemble it out of parts. Around 2012 he officially gave it to me because it was too heavy for him to even move.

I'll get a name off it next time I have to move it.

 

[jim-00-4.6]

Mine's from the same era. I remember my dad bringing it home in the back of his 1980 rabbit diesel. We had to assemble it out of parts. Around 2012 he officially gave it to me because it was too heavy for him to even move.

I'll get a name off it next time I have to move it.

the box had a pic of a GMC Jimmy sitting on a pair of them, in the scaffold configuration.
I just call mine the ginsu ladder.

 

[mjbrox]

the air fryers are too small to be practical.

The instapot on the other hand....
well we use it for lots of stuff. my wife can make very good beef stew with tender beef in about 30 mins total.

Also, here is a great tip. Keep a gallon sized ziplock back in your freezer with carrot peals, onion ends, pepper ends etc.

Then when the bag gets full, run it in the instapot for 20 mins and you have home made broth. You can also add chicken or beef bones

 

[jim-00-4.6]

Also, here is a great tip. Keep a gallon sized ziplock back in your freezer with carrot peals, onion ends, pepper ends etc.

Then when the bag gets full, run it in the instapot for 20 mins and you have home made broth. You can also add chicken or beef bones

Winning.

 

[Ballah06]

the air fryers are too small to be practical.

The instapot on the other hand....
well we use it for lots of stuff. my wife can make very good beef stew with tender beef in about 30 mins total.

Also, here is a great tip. Keep a gallon sized ziplock back in your freezer with carrot peals, onion ends, pepper ends etc.

Then when the bag gets full, run it in the instapot for 20 mins and you have home made broth. You can also add chicken or beef bones

Too small to be practical? You are not making food for a huge crowd most often. Ours makes enough for at least two meals protein wise or veg wise. We make great chicken wings or drumsticks in 30 mins. Make kale or brussell sprouts on the side; done deal.

Also, when it comes to soup I either make it w salmon or beef (aka uha or borsch) from scratch.

 

[bnmack1]

Wifey bought a Philips air fryer last month. I find it a bit expensive, though it makes frying foods healthier.

 

[Ballah06]

Wifey bought a Philips air fryer last month. I find it a bit expensive, though it makes frying foods healthier.

Definitely not an everyday use item but it is nice to have in my opinion. Used ours quite a bit when we had people over.

 

[jim-00-4.6]

Definitely not an everyday use item but it is nice to have in my opinion. Used ours quite a bit when we had people over.

Received a regular fryer as a gift.
Used it once, when the gift-giver was over.
Never used it again, threw it away when we moved.
I've never been a fan of soaking my food in a non-digestible chemical before eating it.

 

[mjbrox]

Too small to be practical? You are not making food for a huge crowd most often. Ours makes enough for at least two meals protein wise or veg wise. We make great chicken wings or drumsticks in 30 mins. Make kale or brussell sprouts on the side; done deal.

Also, when it comes to soup I either make it w salmon or beef (aka uha or borsch) from scratch.

I have two young kids (4 and 8) who already eat more than most adults..... I actually find it quite disturbing

 

[Ballah06]

I have two young kids (4 and 8) who already eat more than most adults..... I actually find it quite disturbing

Good point; no kids here yet. At least our cats do not need cooked food, but they do eat damn well though. Seems like i am at the local pet food store all the time. Brother in law has four kids, all under 8. Great to visit but hooooly mackerel, that house gets crazy at times.

 

[bri]

I just got rid of a food processor and ready to ditch a blender.

Anyone got the Ninja Kitchen System?

Think it's the best blender/processor out there?

Any recommendations?

 

[SGaynor]

I just got rid of a food processor and ready to ditch a blender.

Anyone got the Ninja Kitchen System?

Think it's the best blender/processor out there?

Any recommendations?

I've got a Ninja blender (just the blender). It's a good blender, but I don't think it's any better than higher end Osters I've owned.

 

[Ballah06]

I just got rid of a food processor and ready to ditch a blender.

Anyone got the Ninja Kitchen System?

Think it's the best blender/processor out there?

Any recommendations?

Blender? Vitamix all day. First time i saw the $400+ pricetag i was like no way, but it truly is a great blender. Well worth the price and a 10yr warranty. Smoothies, frozen margaritas, etc. not a fan of food processors, most i ve had just burnt out.

 

[jymmiejamz]

I just got rid of a food processor and ready to ditch a blender.

Anyone got the Ninja Kitchen System?

Think it's the best blender/processor out there?

Any recommendations?

My wife had a NutriBullet and now a Ninja. The Ninja has lasted a couple of years, but the bearings are on their way out. It is quite noisy and smokes sometimes. I think she is going to replace it with a Vitamix.