I've sorted out their advantages and disadvantages, so that you can understand them first, and then I'll tell you in detail.
First, the air fryer can easily fry anything.
Of course, the air fryer was the first to be popularized. In fact, this product has been around for many years, but for a long time in the past, I personally rejected this product and thought it was IQ. I also had an oven. There is absolutely no need to buy an air fryer.
Then last year, for some reasons (actually, I was lazy, sometimes I was too lazy to cook), I started an air fryer in Mijia. Since then, I have been asking myself, why not buy such a useful product earlier? Especially during my recent stay at home, I have to cook and work at home. With the help of the air fryer, cooking some automatic and faster dishes really helps a lot.
Then why does the air fryer work? Let's talk about how it works first. It's actually quite simple. To put it simply, there is a high-powered fan that constantly blows the air heated by the heating pipe onto the food, takes away the moisture in the food through high temperature, and forces the grease out of the food itself, thus achieving the crispy effect like frying.
So it brings some benefits, because it doesn't need frying, so the fat is relatively lower and healthier, and because of the small capacity, the overall heating efficiency is higher. In addition, the operation is simple and safe. For cooking white, it is basically zero difficulty to just put in the ingredients, choose the temperature and time as needed, and occasionally turn over the ingredients in the middle to finish cooking.
Of course, there are disadvantages. First of all, because there are fans, the noise is often relatively loud. In addition, water is taken away, and some foods will be dry, especially some ingredients that are dry themselves. In addition, the capacity is small, and the scene of multi-person dinner is more difficult.
As for how to choose, personally, it basically depends on the price. Like Mijia, the price is two or three hundred yuan, but as an entry-level product, it can meet most of the cooking needs, and it is also convenient to choose recipes through mobile phones or add recipes according to your cooking habits. Of course, if it is more expensive, it may be provided in terms of performance and quality, and it can be purchased on demand.
Second, the oven, which is not usually used, has helped a lot at a critical time.
Oven, I believe, is the choice of kitchen appliances for many people. Even if many people buy it back, it is likely to fall into dust. Even for me, even if I cook regularly every day, the frequency of oven use is really low. But during this time, many problems have been solved because of the existence of the oven.
For example, children at home generally like to eat bread for breakfast, but because of the epidemic, buying bread is not so simple. Thanks to the oven, you can bake your own bread. Although I often cook, the first time I bake bread, it is also Xiaobai. However, following the tutorial step by step, I finally made delicious bread and solved a big problem.
Then if it's really for the kitchen white, the oven is also very useful. Compared with more complicated frying and frying, it is always much easier to use an oven. As long as you follow the steps and choose the right time and temperature, you will always have a good meal.
Even if we take 10,000 steps back, there are still many pretreatment ingredients suitable for the oven. If you buy it and freeze it, you can easily harvest delicious food by baking it in the oven according to the instructions.
The selection of oven involves many aspects, such as oven capacity, whether the temperature can be adjusted independently up and down, and the material of the inner container. For kitchen white, I personally recommend a brand like Mijia, which can meet the most basic functions and has a good cost performance. It is also convenient to heat ingredients every day.
Third, the most common rice cookers can be delicious.
Speaking of kitchen appliances, rice cookers should be the most common, and besides cooking carefully, rice cookers can actually make a lot of delicious food for us, and they are very easy to use. You can cook any clay pot rice, fried dumplings or even braised pork. As for the specific methods, I won't start here, and there are many online searches.
Here I mainly talk about how to choose a rice cooker, although it is so common. With the development of technology, rice cookers are also subdivided into many product categories, with prices ranging from tens of yuan to thousands of yuan. How should I choose?
The first thing to look at is capacity. Generally, 2L rice cookers are suitable for 1-3 people, 3L rice cookers are suitable for 1-5 people, 4L rice cookers are suitable for 3-7 people, and 5L rice cookers are suitable for 4- 10 people. I believe that in most cases, we only need to choose a 2L or 3L rice cooker.
In addition, it depends on its heating method. Rice cookers usually have two heating methods, namely chassis heating and IH electromagnetic heating. Chassis heating is a traditional way, because the technology is mature and the cost is low, and the price of rice cookers using this technology will be more close to the people. As for the disadvantage, it is uneven heating up and down, and the taste of rice will be poor.
IH battery heating is a more advanced heating method. The main principle is to directly heat the inner container of the rice cooker through the electromagnetic coil around the inner container. Even some high-end rice cookers will use electromagnetic coils to heat the whole liner to ensure more uniform heating and improve the taste of rice. At present, the rice cookers that are a little more expensive on the market are usually products from 400 yuan and above, and all adopt IH heating technology, such as high-end products of brands like Midea and Xiangyin.
In addition, the material and shape of the liner, such as aluminum alloy liner will have faster thermal conductivity, while stainless steel liner will have better durability and so on. As for the appearance, the high-end rice cookers on the market at present often use a spherical inner container, which is the so-called "ball kettle" we promote. Compared with the traditional liner, the heating area of the ball pot is larger, the heating is more uniform, and the cooked rice will be more fragrant.
Fourth, easy to use but a little scary electric pressure cooker
To get enough delicious food, sometimes it takes enough time to wait, but through some methods, we can speed up the cooking process, and the pressure cooker is a good helper, whether it is stewing a pig's trotters or a pot of old ducks. I believe many people have seen the news about the explosion of pressure cookers on the Internet, and many people are afraid to use pressure cookers. In fact, compared with the traditional pressure cooker, the current electric pressure cooker has a much higher safety factor and can be used with confidence.
The principle of pressure cooker is to increase the internal pressure, thus providing the boiling temperature of water to speed up the cooking process. The traditional pressure cooker controls the pressure through the gravity valve at the top. When the pressure is too high, it will jack up the gravity valve to deflate. But once the pressure relief hole is blocked, there is a danger of explosion.
At present, electric pressure is usually added with corresponding safety mechanism. When the internal pressure reaches a certain level, it will automatically cut off the power supply to avoid dangerous situations. Even some electric pressure cookers have added more precise temperature control, which can adjust different pressures and even add ingredients halfway to make cooking more casual, which traditional pressure cookers can't do.
As for how to choose, the electric pressure cooker is actually a bit like a combination of a rice cooker and a pressure cooker, so the main consideration is that the direction is consistent with that of the rice cooker, which is nothing more than the heating method, the material and shape of the inner container. , basically refers to the rice cooker. For example, Supor, an electric pressure cooker, adopts IH heating technology and provides precise temperature control technology. Intelligent three-stage pressure can be adjusted to meet various cooking needs. It is also equipped with two spherical kettles. Rice and stew are separated to avoid cross-taste.
Cooking is actually a simple and complicated matter, and choosing the right tools can often get twice the result with half the effort, saving time and effort. Especially for a chef like Xiao Bai, suitable tools can improve the success rate of cooking, and the joy brought by success can further enhance his interest and confidence in cooking; For people who are proficient in cooking, the tools they can afford can further improve the efficiency of cooking and complete a delicious meal in a shorter time. Just like the four kitchen appliances we recommend today, these small household appliances, which are very common in daily life, can play a greater role besides their own work, as long as they are used properly. As long as you use them correctly, whether you are new to the kitchen or experienced in battle, they can bring great help to food production.