What cooking “fad” do you fall for?

[Anonymous]

Peanut oil is like $20 a gallon if not on sale.
Expensive fries.

[Anonymous]

I’m a maximalist when it comes to kitchen gadgets. I love them all, and fortunately have enough room to store them. I definitely go through phases where I am more obsessed with some than others, but I always return to the good ones weeks or months later. The Instant Pot, air fryer, and Vitamix get daily/weekly use. Others like the immersion circulator, Breville pizzaiolo, and dehydrator go in and out of favor a few times a year.

I think you have to be realistic about whether you’ll use an appliance again and how much storage space is available. I enjoy cooking and DH hates it, so I am always happy to have more tools at my disposal when inspiration strikes. But if I haven’t used something in a year+ I give it away.

[Anonymous]

You can tell what fads have ended at the thrift shops ...there will be a whole shelf of them.

[Anonymous]

I made the giant cupcake for my daughter's birthday one year. It made a ton of cake. We couldn't even finish it. I donated the mold a few months later.

[Anonymous]

Dang the haters on that tiktok pasta!

The one with the feta and cherry tomatoes and olive oil is one of my staple dishes haha.

I don't have tiktok, so I'm probably missing out on the new fad dishes.

[Anonymous]

I got an Instant Pot. As it turns out, for a reluctant cook, I use it a LOT. I also use my very very old rice cooker a lot. As a COVID treat, I got a waffle iron, and I’ve used it much more than I expected for waffles, chaffles, and Ghirardelli’s brownie mix. I also use my stick mixer much more than I expected, and my regular mixer and blender much less.
I briefly had an ice cream maker, and I imagine Earl Grey ice cream and jasmine tea sorbet. I think I used it maybe twice.

[Anonymous]

I am generally averse to expanding kitchen gear. My son and I saw an episode of GBBO where they made aebliskiver (pancake balls) that require a special pan. I ordered one on Amazon (less than $20) and we had fun making them for a while. My son loves to cook and it was a way to spend time together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got an Instant Pot. As it turns out, for a reluctant cook, I use it a LOT. I also use my very very old rice cooker a lot. As a COVID treat, I got a waffle iron, and I’ve used it much more than I expected for waffles, chaffles, and Ghirardelli’s brownie mix. I also use my stick mixer much more than I expected, and my regular mixer and blender much less.
I briefly had an ice cream maker, and I imagine Earl Grey ice cream and jasmine tea sorbet. I think I used it maybe twice.

What do you do w brownie mix in waffle maker?

[Anonymous]

I had bought a lot of pampered chef items and never use them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got an Instant Pot. As it turns out, for a reluctant cook, I use it a LOT. I also use my very very old rice cooker a lot. As a COVID treat, I got a waffle iron, and I’ve used it much more than I expected for waffles, chaffles, and Ghirardelli’s brownie mix. I also use my stick mixer much more than I expected, and my regular mixer and blender much less.
I briefly had an ice cream maker, and I imagine Earl Grey ice cream and jasmine tea sorbet. I think I used it maybe twice.

What do you do w brownie mix in waffle maker?

yes explain, can i make brownies in a waffle maker?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got an Instant Pot. As it turns out, for a reluctant cook, I use it a LOT. I also use my very very old rice cooker a lot. As a COVID treat, I got a waffle iron, and I’ve used it much more than I expected for waffles, chaffles, and Ghirardelli’s brownie mix. I also use my stick mixer much more than I expected, and my regular mixer and blender much less.
I briefly had an ice cream maker, and I imagine Earl Grey ice cream and jasmine tea sorbet. I think I used it maybe twice.

What do you do w brownie mix in waffle maker?

yes explain, can i make brownies in a waffle maker?

Yeah, what is this. Sounds incredible! Maybe with some ice cream on top?!

[Anonymous]

I use my air fryer allll the time. Instant Pot, not so much. That was purchased during the spring of 2020 as something fun to experiment with during the pandemic...hasn't seen the outside of a cabinet since the Biden inauguration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use my air fryer allll the time. Instant Pot, not so much. That was purchased during the spring of 2020 as something fun to experiment with during the pandemic...hasn't seen the outside of a cabinet since the Biden inauguration.

Lol. Did you make beans to celebrate the special day?

[Anonymous]

I have not done any fads, but I am always finding new recipes. I now make great Panang curry, not my culture at all. I love making lumpia, I learned how to bake baguettes in 2020. I now make many pies that I never did.

However, one thing I do not do, is buy kitchen gadgets. I like good knifes which restaurant depot has for cheap, and nice stainless-steel pans and my nice bakeware and my cast irons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use my air fryer allll the time. Instant Pot, not so much. That was purchased during the spring of 2020 as something fun to experiment with during the pandemic...hasn't seen the outside of a cabinet since the Biden inauguration.

How is air fryer different than an oven?