I recently got an air fryer. At first, I wasn’t quite sure what it was, how it worked, or why I would want one. So that got me curious about the advantages of an air fryer. The advantages of an air fryer include being able to get foods hot and crispy with little to no … Read more
Where I live, we love to barbeque! But when you go to the grocery store to buy charcoal, you have a lot of choices. So even though I have my favorites, I wondered about the differences between wood and charcoal. All charcoal, whether wood or briquettes are heated without oxygen so they turn into charcoal … Read more
I recall the panic when I first moved out and got my first home. I wondered what small kitchen appliances to get for my first home. It took me a while to figure out what appliances to buy and what was a waste of money. The essential small appliances you need for your first home … Read more
I love my slow cookers. I’ve used them hundreds of times and sometimes left them on overnight or while I was at work. But lately, I’ve heard concerns about them cracking. So I decided to investigate why do slow cookers crack. Slow cookers will only crack under 3 circumstances: 1. They will crack due to … Read more
There’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh-squeezed orange juice! I have a juicer and a hand squeezer, but I’ve never really used either to make orange juice. So I wondered how I could use a juicer to make orange juice. To make orange juice, you can use either a hand squeezer, regular juicer, or … Read more
Let’s be honest. Most of us don’t take the time to cut fresh french fries from a potato. So, as I stared at my bag of frozen garlic fries, I wondered what the best oil for frying frozen french fries was and CAN you deep fry frozen french fries. The best oil for frying frozen … Read more
Last night my oldest daughter made delicious minestrone soup and I wondered how to use an immersion blender for soup if I wanted a less chunky soup. Immersion blenders work with a small blade that spins at the bottom of a long handle. The blade is protected by a wide-mouthed bottom which prevents splatter (to … Read more