Small Appliances For Foodies

Maybe you're the one who loves cooking big meals and trying new foods, or maybe it's a family member or roommate.
You have your basic small appliances in the kitchen, which are great for common uses.
I mean, that microwave has often been a life saver.
But something new and different could really make meals more interesting and can allow someone to cook far more kinds of meals.
One of the first small appliances any good cook should own, outside of the normal choices, is a crock pot.
Crock pots are an easy way to cook meals, especially ones that need to be slow cooked like a stew.
It also works well for cooking rice and keeping it warm and moist for a good, long time.
Crock pots make a lot of recipes so much easier and save you one more regular pot that you could be using for something else.
Another great choice in small appliances is a convection oven.
My dad has one and I never went back to reheating pizza in the microwave again.
Convection ovens are like a smaller version of a regular oven, except they take just minutes to heat up and can reheat that pizza or egg roll so it stays nice and crispy.
It's also great to turn on and keep things warm while you cook the rest of the meal.
It uses a lot less power than your big oven and takes up a lot less space.
Now, when you want to start to get into fancier small appliances that are more specific, you have a few different options.
One that's a lot of fun, though maybe not the healthiest choice, is a deep fryer.
You'll learn shortly that you can deep fry pretty much anything.
French fries, vegetables, ice cream, bacon, you can get as crazy with it as you want.
And most of them are pretty cost effective with oil, filtering it so it can be used multiple times.
Another fun choice is a panini maker.
Paninis are a great style of sandwich, turning what's meant to be a basic grilled cheese into something fancier and tastier.
A lot of panini makers double as regular small grills, so you can make burgers and hot dogs on it pretty quickly.
And it's easy enough to use that your older kids can make their own lunch quickly and safely.
It's one of those small appliances that benefits everyone in the family!