I am a household of 1. I use my 8 quart slow cooker every weekend to prepare a large batch of chili or scalloped potatoes or "whatever". I portion out servings to take to work for lunch and the rest gets frozen in single portions for dinners. Meals are always ready when I'm "too tired to cook."
i am single and do this too, i prepare e.g. 4 portions of pizza or casserole and then only bake one in the oven and put the other 3 covered into my deep-freezer, ready to just be put in the oven whenever i m not in the mood for cooking a fresh meal, it s so much cheaper than buying those ready-made deepfrozen meals in the store.
I also am a homemaker of one. I do the same with chili, and I also portion out servings of beef roast. Gone are the days when I'd eat out because it was just easier because it was just me. I no longer have a desire to eat out. I can be as creative in the kitchen as I want to be.
I am also a household of 1, and do the same. I use Rubbermaid Brilliance containers to freeze my portions. Since they are acrylic, I can see exactly what I have. I LOVE freezer meals for those nights when I don't feel like cooking.
My top pick is the crockpot. I have a large family and I homeschool. So I just pop things in the crockpot to cook during school or busy afternoons. My meals are ready when I am ready to serve. Also I use my crockpot to make homemade broths. The broth is not only used for soups but to cook beans, pasta , and rice. This adds great flavor and nutrition to my meals. Love your channel!
I've got to share this... 😁 Last year I got a huge deal on a case of tomatoes.. some weren't ok but it was fine. Instead of making sausage and freezing I chopped them in big chunks same with a bunch of onions and whatever fresh herbs that were ready along with garlic. I cooked up everything in olive oil and a bit of butter and froze in small portions. OMG..... When I took the first bag out I just tossed it over some inexpensive chicken legs... BEST flavor ever for something so simple in the dead of winter!! The herb's we're really flavorful I guess from sitting so long.... Just so good Take care Great ideas as always guy's I always smile when I get your notification! ❤️
Hands down, my Kitchen Aid mixer. It has served us well for 40 years now! Making bread, pasta dough, cookies and muffins, all manner of baked goods. Second in line the Crockpot, of course!
Favorite appliance would be the slow cooker (crockpot) for sure! Chicken legs are such good value but I find them very fiddly to eat and there's always a little bit of meat that I can't get (or can't be bothered). I put them in the slow cooker weekly in a variety of ways and because the meat just falls off the bone, there's no waste!
Since coming across your channel I have been binge watching previous episodes. Emmy, you have such a calm voice, I love listening to you. I'll put on your episodes while working and just listen for hours.
Oh my biggest love for a small appliance goes to the... crepe maker I got last year, it is for one of those days where everyone wants you to cook something different but you would rather just take it it easy, it is such a wonderful thing, takes only a moment to heat up and the crepes come out just as if you buy them form a food stall always perfect and you can layer them with cheese, salami, sugar, cinnamon, vegetarian, salmon, chocolate spread, endless combination choices everyone is happy, less too clean and left overs are a delight next day and a little butter goes miles on this.
My favorite small appliance is my. rice cooker. It cooks fluffy tasty rice. It also cooks oatmeal and grits overnight... You can make quinoa and any other type of grain in it it Cooks perfectly! And it has a little steam basket that you can put veggies in on top while the rice is cooking.love it! And I was very resistant to ever buying a rice cooker but it is so worth it huge difference! Love your Micky ears ice cubes!
I love my crockpot, instant pot, toaster oven, and electric skillet. I make freezer meals (like the burritos we had tonight) in metal 8 x 8 pans that stack nicely in the freezer and fit in the toaster oven for baking without heating up the whole kitchen. Any recipe that fits a 13 x 9 can fill two 8 x 8 pans. I use the crockpot weekly for easy soups, curried chicken, and more. My instant pot is regularly used in summer for things like hard boiled eggs, steamed shrimp, and hummingbird nectar. I love my electric skillet for fried rice, stir fries, pork chops, and fried fish or chicken. It keeps such a nice even temperature and doesn’t give off as much heat as cooking the same things on the stove.
I am sooooooo in love with Dixie! What a sweet gentle angel! Our favorite small appliance is our extra large toaster oven. We set it out on our patio and prepare most of our meals in it without heating up the house. It's 90 degrees here most days in summer and we try to not use our A.C. to save $$. Love you & Paul. Youre such a special couple! We're debt free too and hubby just retired. I've been an old fashioned stay home housewife for our entire marriage....Best job in the world!!! Give Dixie a hug for me. Lisa in San Diego
My favorite small appliance is my Breville Water boiler for tea, it makes my tea at the exact temperature for the type of tea. When I was very young my neighbor Madeline who takes me to her parents' house they were from Lyon, France and they lived about 20 minutes away. They would always serve yellow beans with very thinly sliced onion, creamy French dressing and slices of hard-boiled eggs, oh it was my favorite, I would always thank My & Mrs. Chevalier for the wonderful dinner. They would send me home with a pound of yellow beans and I would make it for my family, and they loved it.
I spend 35 years in the food business, and from the age of ten I did specialty baking, and lots of cooking for events for my family. my mother always said my cooking was like perfect pitch, I can tell you most times what is in foods and what the off flavors are. just lucky I guess, TY, Emmy
That’s a tough question! It would probably be my crockpot, with my instantpot right behind. Helps simply meal preps so much! What a yummy soup. Don’t you love that you have an extra meal in the freezer! It’s like a night off from cooking! I’ve said it before, but will say it again, I so enjoy your channel. You guys are the best. Give Dixie a hug please ❤️
Hands down, my favorite appliance is a crock pot. I also love my pressure cooker, altho it isn't an appliance. I grew up with my mother having one, and I have had one since the first Christmas after we were married, in 1964.
The air fryer legs look delish as well as Italian stew. As for any thing in beet juice, no thank you. My niece and sister would love those if pickled. 💗🍗🍲💗
That is so funny. Last night I had two eggs that needed to be used up and some stale bread and I made French Toast for dinner. Too hot to turn on oven right now. Today I made savory square biscuits in my toaster oven to make tomato sandwiches and coleslaw for dinner. I love pickled beets but I never thought to use the brine for pickled eggs. My two go to appliances are slow cooker and toaster oven. Thanks for video!
My favorite right now is the crockpot, but I am considering getting an air fryer for health reasons. I love the crockpot because it eases my time cooking, creates lower heat in the kitchen, and there is less cleanup.
We use an electric skillet for a lot of things. Soups, meat, etc. Not sure how it compares to crockpot , instapot or air fryer. The air fryer does a mean tater tot!
I swear by my instant pot. I use it several times a week to cook meat, stews, and steel cut oats. It's also a great rice cooker and I've made yummy yogurt too.
Back in 1998 my mil gave me a George Foreman grill. I used it once. But, I had a family of 6! That grill was too small! For the next 22 years I tried desperately to sell it in a yard sale! No takers. I live in a 125 year old house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and I don't have central air. I'm always loving on my crock pot, rice cooker and toaster oven to cook and keep my kitchen cooler. And then I found that grill with the yard sale sticker still on it! Now that it's just 3 of us, I use it all the time! Chicken, chops, etc come out just delicious!
Love using pickled beet juice for pickling eggs. I add red onions in the jar too! I use the eggs for tuna. My husband likes sweet pickles in his tuna. Great video as always!!
Hello! my favorite small Appliance is my mini-Food Processer! I use it all the time to chop up things to add to soups, stews, tacos and I make wonderful Ham Salad, and Turkey salad. Love my Mini Chopper! I do use my crock pot but not enough! I will have to work that!!! love watching you Both! Again, thank you for teaching us many new things to be frugal.
The foreman grill is what we use the most. We make grilled cheese, quesadillas, hot ham and cheese sandwiches etc. on it! We can make about five or six sandwiches at once which is great because we have a daycare in our home! I will grill veggies on it too! We love it!
The air fryer, hands down, is my cooker of choice. It saves me time and money. I also have a crock pot. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely recipes.
Crock pot plugged in outside on a hot day is a go to for me. Every summer we roast a turkey in my big electric roaster outside too. I get an extra turkey at Thanksgiving or Christmas and freeze it.
Gosh, I would say Instantpot and air fryer. I do love my electric skillet too though. I love not having to turn my oven on. The French toast for the freezer is a great idea. I've done waffles and pancakes but for whatever reason never thought about French toast. Way to go! Stay well my sweet friends.
Ha ha, I regularly did a whole loaf of bread like this and froze when I had 4 kids at home to feed. I also cooked a couple of lbs of bacon at a time and froze it for quick breakfasts. The kids loved it. Four kids, 3 schools, it was nuts at 7 am.
I have a tiny kitchen nowadays so when I downsized and moved to Florida the only 2 kitchen appliances I brought were my crock pot and my immersion blender. Thanks for another great video!
Crock pot, don't have an air fryer just a toaster oven with an air fry setting but it's just good for cooking frozen French fries or pizza rolls. Love Dixie Belle. Would love if you showed her on every video. Keep her cool too! Love your channel. You validate the way my family has always lived.
My favourite is my crockpot and my grilling machine. Although the popcorn maker is also a favourite 😂 Thank you for a fun video. Hugs and blessings as always xxx
We use our toaster oven every day multiple times. I’ve gotten baking pans that will fit. I can bake a pie or bake a casserole. Being much smaller than a regular oven it costs less to run and doesn’t heat up the house. I don’t own an air fryer but that chicken looks wonderful. So did the orzo veggie dish. Yum!
Great video. I too am using my crackpot air fryer and instantpot to help keep the house cooler. I have a ceramic top stove and if I am not using it I sit my airfryer on it and turn on the exhaust fan above the cooktop to remove the hot air that is blowing out of the back of the fryer. I make an Italuan syew with eggplant zucchini yellow squash oinion fresh mushrooms fresh plum tomatoes and along with seasonings after the stew is cooked in cp I add a jar of pasta sauce to thicken it.. stay cool and frugal!
Emmy, I would say that the air fryer is also one of my favorites in the kitchen especially during this heat wave. I also love the freezer French toast recipe idea! Thank you for all you and Paul do.
A tie between my air fryer and the instant pot! When I meal prep I make steamed potatoes in the instant pot then cool and refrigerate to use in many ways( home fries, air fryer wedges, add to soups). I make homemade beans from dry beans in the instant pot. Also chili, soups, spaghetti sauce. The air fryer is great for any veggies and reheating leftovers. Love your veggie soup!
My husband likes to make breakfast once in a while. He uses the pan cake / waffle maker. The grand children love it when Poppy cooks breakfast. Sometimes they even request it.
I have bought a vacuum sealer because of your videos and I am so glad I did it. I don't have to put containers into my freezer because they take a lot of space but I still have my food preserved very well. Thank you!
My two favorite small appliances are my Keurig coffee maker and my toaster. I also use my crockpot and air fryer on a weekly basis, at least. This past week, I was sick with Covid 19, so I wasn't going out anywhere, nor did I feel like preparing full meals. I used your suggestions about gathering little bits and pieces of what's inside the fridge and making something. I had stir-frys, omelets, soups, sandwiches, etc. Thought of you when I did this. Am feeling better now and will soon be rejoining the land of the out and about.
Favorite appliance is toaster oven. I live in a very small cabin and do all cooking on the verandah. Loved all the info shared today. Such good cheer when you and Paul send your videos. Naturally LOVED seeing Dixie on her pretty blankey. Cheers till Friday.
My go to appliance is my Ninja Foodi. It is an air fryer, crockpot, pressure cooker, rice cooker, broiler and dehydrator all in one. I actually have a special stand for it and it sits next to my counter and I cook in it probably four to five times a week. I agree with you on using the fresh vegetables from the garden in the crock pot now for stew. I also make extra but usually end up canning it in jars as there is only so much freezer space. I really enjoy watching your channel and how you live your lives. I am retiring at the end of next year so we will be on 2 social security checks and my husband's pension but will be debt free (house will be paid off in six months) so looking forward to applying much of the knowledge I am learning from you. I hope not to dip into our retirement savings until the government makes us.
I am from Australia and thermomix are big over here . I have used one everyday for six years . It was costly but I did some sub teaching and was able to pay for it . My daughter had one and I was so angry with her for purchasing such a dear item but I was amazed what she could do it with it . I also have a crockpot and I love that too. I suffer from bad arthritis now and it’s great to get up in the morning and get the evening meal ready for minimum effort . Loved this video . The French bread was inspiring but the others were great too . Love you both . Greetings from Melbourne Australia 🥰
The most used small appliance is the coffee maker I couldn’t start the daywithout our coffee! Lol I use all my small appliances so much it’s hard to choose a favorite but my family would say our Zojirushi bread machine because it helps mama make the best pizzas, cinnamon rolls and delicious breads!🥖🥐🍞😀
I think the small appliance that get the most use at this point in my life is my toaster oven, followed closely by my Kitchenaid mixer (with the different attachments). I got a chuckle out of this one because I did something similar this morning for similar reasons - I had milk that had gone sour, one egg left that was a day past best sell by date (smelled it, it was fine) and a tiny bit of sour cream about to go off. I combined them with a few other ingredients and made a batch of pancakes, enjoyed and froze the rest, enough for 5 good breakfast (3 small 3 inch pancakes per meal). I defrost aan microwave when I want them.
My favorite appliance is my small pressure canner which lets me process 7 pints of food at a time. Since I am now by myself, I can have one meal of veggies, soup, stew, etc. and can the rest for later. I always process 7 jars at a time to maximize the canner. You do have to make sure that the foods have the same pressure and time requirements. If you have extra space when canning items containing proteins, you can process a jar or two of beans to have when you need them. I have slowcookers ranging from 1 qt to 7 qts and love them all!
My favorite is the crock pot, however, our air fryer is a very close second. We have one of those air fryers that have different settings like fry, grill, bake, slow cooker, roast and so on. I love making fried chicken (bone in or boneless) with a breading of some kind on it. You have to use an oil spray to coat the breading with and spray it each time you turn it, but so yummy! One of my favorite things to do is take the chicken pieces, dip them in melted butter and then bread them in crushed ritz roasted vegetable crackers, spray both sides and cook in the air fryer. I am not a huge fan of any kind of pre-cooking I have to do before putting ingredients into the crock pot, but if it is not too much pre-cooking, I am willing to try it. I like to dump and go! Thank you Emmy and Paul (and Dixie) for all of your tips and positive attitude!
I kept thinking to myself, "I can't believe she isn't going to add onion to the soup" and sure enough you did! Of course, I need to be in the onions anonymous group. My favorite small appliances are the microwave and crockpot. I don't really do many TV dinners, but the microwave is an easy way to reheat leftovers, make oatmeal, or a cup of tea. The crockpot is great because it is so versatile and can cook so many things: soup, meat, dips, desserts, etc. I actually don't own an air fryer. It is tempting to get one. Your chicken legs from the air fryer looked delicious!
Emmy, I'm trying to decide about an air fryer. Let me tell you!! My family and my 93 year old mom LOVE those beets!! They have already decimated one jar!!
Thank you for another fun and informative video. Our favorite small kitchen appliance is our air fryer. From chicken wings ( we’re from Buffalo) to donut holes, my husband and I enjoy coming up with new recipes to try out. We’ve been married for 49 years and we find cooking together creates a homemade love like no other.
Hi Emmy and Paul! My favorite appliance is the crockpot, I use it year round. Second is my electric skillet. I make all my stir fry meals, pepper steak, spaghetti sauce, and lots of other recipes in it and it doesn’t heat up my kitchen. A close third is my George Forman grill. It too doesn’t heat up my kitchen and easy cleanup with the removable grill plates.
I use my instant pot almost daily. I also, use the crockpot multiple times a week. My electric skillet is also something I use almost daily. I use my air fryer once or twice a week.
Hi Emmy and Paul.. Hope you are enjoying this cool weather here in the northeast that we have been blessed with over the past couple of days, but it's not going to last this week.. Black Friday last year we purchased a table top convection oven that also is a broiler, air fryer, and a toaster oven! We use it everyday. (I can't remember the last time I turned on my propane oven) lol.. we also use a crockpot and and instapot that was given to us brand new from my sister a couple months ago. Saves on energy as well as. heating the home during these scorcher of days.
My toaster oven is my favorite go to with our crock pot coming in second. My toaster oven is big enough to bake or reheat a meal for two and I can “toast” bread at the same time just by laying the bread on top of the oven where the closed portion of the toaster door is. I can take both appliances to the basement where it’s cooler and not heat up the kitchen.
If your chicken legs seemed a little tough, next time you make them soak them I buttermilk first for a few hours or most of the day. I buy powdered buttermilk in a can so I can make as needed. Debi in Vicksburg, MS 🥰🥰
Imagree the crock pot is my number one. My second is the air fryer i am thinking getting combine instant pot/ crock pot , I am in no hurry we will see if I get one.
My air fryer is my new favourite. A close 2nd to my slow cooker. Hardly used the oven since I bought it. Still experimenting with different food, but so far I am really impressed. Would say it's my best ever purchase, for the kitchen. Definately trying your stew. Looks healthy and delicious. 🙂
My small toaster oven...we don't use microwave...is one of my favorite appliances, then my nutri-bullet--I use them every day! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
Everything looks great! Thank you for sharing your blanching process. My favorite small appliance has to be my Oster toaster oven, especially in the Summer. I am able to use that appliance like a smaller oven and don't heat up the house or pay as much to use it vs. baking with my full size oven.
Crockpot is a great heat Saver in summer.can many Different things to make a Meal or two as u did.i don't Get around well so helps I can set and veggies together in larger and To counter to crockpot.not Alot of steps involved! Enjoyed your meals.keep up good work. More Recipes from old cook Book please.
I haven't figured out why people love the air fryer. I have one and hubby uses it to make his buffalo chicken wings but we don't really use it for anything. My favorite is my toaster oven as I can bake potatoes in it, heat up a frozen french bread pizza or make my 12 grain toast and put peanut butter on top of it. It's good protein for my post surgical sleeve diet.
My favourite small appliance is my toaster oven. It is just the 2 of us and it is the perfect size to cook a small casserole, meatloaf, chicken pieces or heat up left overs. It doesn't heat up the kitchen too much and uses less energy than our big oven. We do not have a microwave so the toaster oven is our go to.
