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accoutrement

25 Monday Jul 2022

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oil sprayer

The Stormcooker™️ came with a little rack and 5 skewers and, although there are a whack of accessories out there that you can buy for air fryers, this seemed sufficient. Until I realised how handy it would be to be able to SPRAY OIL on various food items (especially as so many recipes say “spray with oil…”). So I had a look on amazon and there were so many kinds of oil sprayers it made me dizzy. Eventually I found this one in a shop around the corner from me and I liked that it also doubled as a cruet. AND it’s cute! However, although it sprayed water just fine (while I was washing it) it actually squirts out oil in a hard stream. Not exactly the effect I was hoping for. Maybe it’s because I’m using olive oil? Perhaps a lighter oil would spray? On the other hand, those promo pics definitely show OLIVES next to the sprayer. Whatevs.

may the forced air be with you

17 Friday Jun 2022

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storm trooper

Remember when I was thinking about getting an air fryer? Well I did some research about size and brands, etc and then saw that El Corte Inglés was having a special offer on appliances, with most of them 20-25% off (sin IVA) and this one had excellent reviews, was suddenly much cheaper, so what the heck. But the thing is, on the website the white model looked more elegant than the black one, so I opted for that, but when I got it home and set up on my kitchen counter… fucking Storm Trooper, am I right?? I suppose it’s better than the shiny black Darth Vader option, but I mean! Continue reading →

air fryers – yay or nay?

03 Friday Jun 2022

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air fryer

I’ve been eye-balling these gizmos for the past year or so and am still not convinced they are worth either the price or the shelf space. And are they a total pain to clean? I mean, I like the idea (a lot!) that you can get nice crispy food without using lots of oil, but it almost seems like they are too good to be true. Also, why are they all so bulky and shiny black and ugly? Quite liked the look of this one in El Corte Inglés today. Anyhow, any advice?