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Yeah, it's way different then a toaster over, although they may have made ones like it later on.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I've also been considering getting a rice steamer for years now.

For that i'd highly recommend the Instant Pot, it handles steaming rice, but is a pressure cooker, a saute pan, a slow cooker, yogurt maker and something else (Forget the last one). I have not used it to make yogurt (cause I don't like yogurts) but all the other options rock.It makes GREAT soup as a pressure cooker super fast.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Mozzarella sticks are one of the things I'm curious to know how the fryer handles. Especially pre-made ones that are technically made to be baked rather than fried (because I'm not a huge fan of baked sticks).

I'm also moderately curious how the thing would handle bacon.

I'll let you know on the sticks soon, as i'm gonna make some from scratch in the next few days. I called my dish Baked potato pancakes and it was what I would usually bring to pot lucks or especially T-day meals if I was visiting someone (cause I don't like any of the normal t-day foods, turkey/yams/stuffing/cranberry sauce). It basically was lasagna but with layers of mashed potatoes instead of noodles, mozz cheese, and then bread crumbs and cheese on top. The mash potatoes would get golden on the sides/bottom, and the cheese gets crunchy (like a pizza) on top. Super delicious and I could have that for a full meal on T-day lol (while still having plenty for everyone else).

I actually did the hamburgers just now, and they were ok, better then on a stove top/in an oven, but not as good as the grill. Think i'm gonna stick to a grill for them, as it's significantly better.

I'd love to get a rotisserie sometime, but i'm running out of space. If I buy a mobile home or rent an apartment later I probably will though, but for now this is probably my last cooking purchase (have my insta pot + toaster + tea maker + fryer now all in 1 room, along with a microwave as well).

As far as bacon, even with a 5.8 quart one, I think I could only fit a few pieces in at a time, but I may try it anyway someday. The greese would probably be annoying to clean out of it though (generally not much mess because you don't use much if any oil, but the burgers were already more of a hassle to clean up (Another reason to use the grill), and bacon would be much worse. I generally use an empty pasta sauce jar to dispose of my grease when making bacon, and in the recent past I usually just broil/bake it in the oven (can easily make 2 aluminum foil pans worth at once, and store the cooked bacon in the fridge for a week as I snarf on it hehe).

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