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[sir roger 5,990]

Lockdown boredom has led us to buying all kinds of shite online. Kitchen-wise our two new best buys were a Ninja Dual air fryer which means I barely use the oven or hob now and a decent vegetable / fruit spiraliser with a handle ( not the smaller manual ones that give you a right forearm like a teenage lad).

 

With reference to earlier posts I agree with Rick that there is nothing better than a ham and cheese toastie and a cheap maker is just fine , and to Stronts , we bought an omelette maker from Dunelm but it was hard to get the omelette how we liked them inside or out and it is in the bottom of a cupboard now.

[TheHowieLama 10,839]

Making a proper omelette is one of the great pleasures in life.

[1892-LFCWasBorn 2,512]

4 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Making a proper omelette is one of the great pleasures in life.

Easy too. Throw what you want in a bowl and whisk.

[easytoslip 963]

My Aga and Scullery maid. 

[johnsusername 2,212]

1 hour ago, Brownie said:

Something for coffee. Everything else is optional.

Pretty happy with my Aeropress - cheap and cheerful and great coffee (to my taste buds anyway). 

[clockspeed 194]

Installed one of those quooker jobs for the boiling water. Took a lot of convincing but it is brilliant 

[Funkasy 1,096]

We have a quooker to and the missus uses it several times a day. Ive been thinking about buying a sous vide cooker for a very long time now but im not sure its worth it. 

[Brownie 3,460]

When I didn’t have a dishwasher I was desperate for one. Have had one now for about 10 years and I must be bored of it because i’ve found myself washing dishes more and more.

 

Hope you all enjoyed that story.

[Section_31 19,836]

Still remember a show that was on in the early 90s about Britain's tightest people. One couple's washing machine had broken down so he got a mangle and sold it to his wife for 75 quid. 

[cochyn 743]

As Rushie's Tash said, it's amazing how much easier meal prep becomes with a proper sharp knife. 

 

@TheHowieLama Whetstone and a leather strop for sharpening and honing knives. Nothing else comes close.

 

 

[1892-LFCWasBorn 2,512]

1 hour ago, Brownie said:

When I didn’t have a dishwasher I was desperate for one. Have had one now for about 10 years and I must be bored of it because i’ve found myself washing dishes more and more.

 

Hope you all enjoyed that story.

 

Ha. Even putting dishes in a dishwasher becomes enough of a chore to stop using it.

 

Dishwashers were invented for lazy fucks. You can actually wash dishes quicker than it takes to load one up.

 

Irony is they don't actually clean dishes either. They fucking ming too.

 

 

[Elite 8,782]

Wouldn't mind one of those Foodi Ninja's but they are quite pricey. Anyone have one?

[Harry's Lad 792]

4 minutes ago, Elite said:

Wouldn't mind one of those Foodi Ninja's but they are quite pricey. Anyone have one?

We've had the Ninja Dual airfryer for about 6 months. It's brilliant.

I'd recommend them to anyone.

Kicks the shit out of the Tefal Actifry we had before.

[1892-LFCWasBorn 2,512]

8 minutes ago, Elite said:

Wouldn't mind one of those Foodi Ninja's but they are quite pricey. Anyone have one?

They were £99 the other day for the big one.

 

Keep an eye on HotUKDeals. You can even set up alerts for any deals posted pinged to your phone.

 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/search?q=ninja

[TheHowieLama 10,839]

32 minutes ago, cochyn said:

As Rushie's Tash said, it's amazing how much easier meal prep becomes with a proper sharp knife. 

 

@TheHowieLama Whetstone and a leather strop for sharpening and honing knives. Nothing else comes close.

 

 

Yea but then there is an element of skill involved. Can cook, cannot sharpen.

[YorkshireRed 694]

Mentioned elsewhere but I bought myself a Ninja Foodi for Christmas. I’m still learning but it’s really good. 

[Elite 8,782]

2 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

Mentioned elsewhere but I bought myself a Ninja Foodi for Christmas. I’m still learning but it’s really good. 

What have you made so far?

 

[YorkshireRed 694]

6 minutes ago, Elite said:

What have you made so far?

 

I’ve kept it pretty simple mostly. Bacon, Sausages, Burgers are really easy.
 

Cooked the wife a Steak dinner the other week and it did a couple of Ribeye’s perfectly. Same for some pork chops.

 

Tried homemade chips which were less successful but it actually vastly improves oven chips which I don’t usually like. 
 

Managed a full roast chicken and roast potatoes on Sunday. It will be perfect next time but probably did the pressure part of the cooking for ten minutes too long this time. We live and learn. 
 

Next up will be some blueberry muffins, just because. 

[Bjornebye 25,543]

9 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

Mentioned elsewhere but I bought myself a Ninja Foodi for Christmas. I’m still learning but it’s really good. 

At least you know your wife isn't shagging the window cleaner 

[1892-LFCWasBorn 2,512]

3 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

I’ve kept it pretty simple mostly. Bacon, Sausages, Burgers are really easy.
 

Cooked the wife a Steak dinner the other week and it did a couple of Ribeye’s perfectly. Same for some pork chops.

 

Tried homemade chips which were less successful but it actually vastly improves oven chips which I don’t usually like. 
 

Managed a full roast chicken roast potatoes on Sunday. It will be perfect next time but probably did the pressure part of the cooking for ten minutes too long this time. We live and learn. 

 

Cooks whole chickens perfectly. Main reason I bought. Roasts and all other meats are amazing too.

 

If you are a meat eater, just buy one.

 

As my OP said, so many vids on YouTube with recipies an any other ideas you wouldn't have thought of.

[YorkshireRed 694]

8 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

At least you know your wife isn't shagging the window cleaner 

Our Window Cleaner has gone missing. I think he may have been murdered. I could obviously do them myself but I’m too busy cooking with the Ninja and spying on the lesbians next door. 

[Bobby Hundreds 8,268]

I've got the foodi ninja max thing. Its fucking massive. Cooks chicken real moist though.

[1892-LFCWasBorn 2,512]

Haven't tried pizza yet.

 

I'm sure it it's great at that too.

 

Reminds of the BTTF2 scene, hydrate level 4 please.

 

[Paulie Dangerously 6,690]

Nespresso machine.  Don't listen to the, "stomp your own beans" crowd who say it isn't real coffee because you haven't waited 45 minutes for it.  I can have a delicious espresso or lungo in about 30 seconds. It changed my life forever. 

[sir roger 5,990]

40 minutes ago, Elite said:

Wouldn't mind one of those Foodi Ninja's but they are quite pricey. Anyone have one?

As people have aaid they are great , but I previously had a cheapish Tefal one for about £40 or 50 and it was pretty good . In a way it was actually better than the dual Ninja we have now for the likes of chips as it span round and you didnt have to remember to shake it up.