What can be cooked from squid: quick and tasty

Good day:)

In previous articles, I shared the usefulness that I learned and tried myself: books I read, tested with household chemicals, something tasty or necessary. And in this article, I not only share my opinion, but also ask for your advice.

Today we will talk about what Appliances needed in the kitchen. By and large, I am a fan of progress in general and in the kitchen, in particular)) What else will save our energy, money, and, most importantly, time, if not kitchen helpers?

Kitchen appliances are not a fad. Using an electric meat grinder, you can cook cutlets twice as fast, with a coffee grinder - make powdered sugar several times cheaper, and using a coffee maker - the morning will become much more comfortable 🙂

But not everything is so simple now we are offered such quantities of equipment that you start to doubt, do you need all this? In addition, there is often not enough space in the kitchen to store it, or finance for a purchase.

Although the money issue is now not even as relevant as the issue of location. We do not buy household appliances every month, and stores constantly offer us promotions, discounts and promotional codes for purchasing equipment at reasonable prices.

I especially like to shop in online stores - it is very convenient in terms of saving time and money. You can view and compare a huge number of products from the comfort of your home, slowly choose what you really need and, moreover, buy things cheaper using coupons, discounts or promotional codes.

Just one of these online stores is M.Video, which I really like with its huge assortment. The store has kitchen appliances, audio and video equipment, built-in kitchen appliances, the online store offers many other products. And with the help of M.Video promo codes, you can save a lot on your purchase.

That is, if things are not bad with the purchase of goods, then there is just a problem with the storage space for household appliances, the equipment is large, try to hide everything in the cabinets))

And when, once again, I wanted so badly to buy a coffee machine, which definitely had nowhere to put, I realized that it was time to decide what household appliances should be in the kitchen, and what it was better to refuse. But since I was unable to resolve this issue alone, I would like to ask your opinion: what household appliances do you need to have in the kitchen? Share your opinion about kitchen appliances, without which cooking is not a joy.

And I will write about what I already have, I will give, about the best household appliances for the kitchen, a review and ask your opinion about those kitchen items that I would like to buy, but I do not know if they are really good as they describe them advertising.

The first list will include items that I use all the time, I love them very much and the money spent on this technique is definitely justified.

1. Electric meat grinder

Although I do not use it as often as other kitchen helpers, but on the list it is number one, too often before I had to twist meat with a mechanical meat grinder and it was not easy to do it.

I have a Kenwood electric meat grinder, powerful, easy to use, there are different attachments in the kit. I want to do it for a long time. In the meantime, I will add that if the question "which electric meat grinder to choose" is relevant for you, I recommend this model to you.

Despite her "narrow specialization", she helps me to make not only minced meat, but also seaming,.

Among the shortcomings can be called noise, but I have not yet met silent electric meat grinders.

1. Multicooker

Another useful household appliance. The multicooker frees up time for you to spend on yourself and your family. I won't say that I use it all the time because I like some dishes prepared in the usual way more, but it can do something that no other technique can do.

It has a wonderful function of "deferred time", when having filled up buckwheat in the morning, hot buckwheat porridge will be waiting for you when you come home from work. I actively use this function in winter, when it becomes harder to get up in the morning, and therefore I “cook” all the porridge in the evening. I fell asleep in the evening - porridge in the morning 😉

In addition, some dishes in a multicooker are tastier, stuffed cabbage, for example, they are better stewed, and some dishes can be made healthier using the built-in steamer.

The only drawback is my carelessness when choosing a model, at that time I did not know that there are multicooker with the function of a yogurt maker, I regret now ... we love yoghurts.

3. Mixer

He comes after the multicooker not because he likes it less. No, the mixer seems to me probably the most necessary, at least, I use it very, very often. He whips and mixes well, grinds, makes mashed potatoes, mine even grinds coffee.

It will be useful for everyone, but for families with small children it is simply irreplaceable.

My mixer is a legacy of Soviet times called "Whirlwind", a wonderful legacy I must say, the desire to replace it with more modern model never occurred.

Works in accordance with the name 😉 the motor is a beast, the plastic is of high quality. I also use it to knead dough for Easter cakes - it does it.

1. Electric coffee grinder

Needed even if you don't drink instant coffee.

I use it to make powdered sugar, which is in stores st O it is unreasonably expensive.

And also for grinding cereals, if you need some kind of "rare" flour such as buckwheat, and coffee, of course.

Again, it will be very useful for all mothers who have small children.

1. Microwave

For me, a necessary item in the kitchen. They often write that using a microwave is harmful and discouraged from purchasing it, I am of the opinion of experts who do not advise staying near the microwave only during its operation, and it must be in the kitchen - it is terribly inconvenient to heat food and drinks in pots.

Sometimes it helps out and if something needs to be prepared quickly, quickly))

Now home appliances for the kitchen, which I do not use so often

1. Food processor

Oddly enough ... In general, very useful thing and I use it for a lot of things, but to get it ... a whole ritual. It is necessary to buy unambiguously if there is somewhere to put it in the zone of constant access.

Unfortunately, I still can't do this and use the potential of the food processor by 20 percent ... ((

And the harvester itself is cool.

A lot of attachments, a blender, work makes it easy. When I do not do without it, I constantly use it and if I need to make "Olivier" or with cutting into cubes, especially a lot 🙂

1. Convection oven

I would rather refer to "male toys")) It is men who are happy to fry whole chicken, fish and large pieces of meat, nostalgia can be seen from primitive times 😉

I must say that it turns out very tasty. The downsides are its weight and the complicated washing procedure. Because of the weight, I was even too lazy to pull it out to take a picture)) but it looks like this.

1. Juicer

I can’t say anything bad, but so far good news, since I have it quite recently, and how much this is a necessary subject in the household I’ll write later.

1. Coffee maker

It did not take root only for one reason - in those that I had, the coffee by the end of preparation was already cold to my taste. Another disadvantage is that the consumption of coffee is higher than when brewing in the usual way. Maybe I just met the wrong coffee maker?)

Despite the fact that there is enough technology, I would still very much like to buy some, but how functional it is, whether it is useful and enjoyable, how much space it takes and whether it is worth looking for it - that is the question.

Bread maker

I feel that it is not the most necessary kitchen item, but I really want it ....)))

Coffee machine

Most of all, I would like to purchase equipment specifically for making coffee, only hot and, preferably, different. Is there such a thing? Can you tell me.

What, in your opinion, is better than a coffee maker or a coffee machine?

Yoghurt maker

I haven’t bought a multicooker with this function, but now I’m thinking about whether to buy it separately. How delicious is yoghurt and do you enjoy using it? Tell me please.

Maybe it's just in the picture so appetizing and beautiful? 😉

Dryer for vegetables and fruits

I would also very much like to hear the opinion of those who have it at home.

Maybe I still forgot about some necessary kitchen helpers? I would be grateful if you write about them in the comments 🙂

The speed and simplicity of preparation depends on how much effort you need to make. And it depends on the means that you use. Therefore, it is important to have all the necessary items at hand so as not to do unnecessary and dreary work on your own - just shift onto the shoulders of the machines 🙂

So I made up full list: what kind of equipment is needed in the kitchen. In addition, she highlighted optional items and just from the category of "when there is nothing more to take") You can use the last item for gifts to those who have everything.

Fridge... There is no point in explaining the need for this subject.

Oven / built-in surface- actually what is used to prepare food in the usual way.

Oven usually built into the oven, but if you have a built-in surface, you will have to buy it separately. Not everyone likes to cook in the oven, but sometimes it can be very useful. Many delicious dishes are prepared only in it.

Hood so that the smell during cooking does not stagnate in the kitchen, but disappears into the street. To be honest, I don't have a hood and I don't really understand its meaning. After cooking, unpleasant odors rarely remain (only appetizing), and in extreme cases I open the window and it becomes fresh in 5 minutes.

Kettle- such a necessary item is not very expensive and, as a rule, is available in almost all kitchens. It will be useful not only for tea, but also for fast food dishes: the kettle boils quickly, pour water into the pan and after a couple of minutes you can already throw in the spaghetti or dumplings.

Microwave(can be taken with a grill and different modes for cooking). Although you can get by and simple option to reheat food. Although it is believed that its waves have a bad effect on the body and spoil the quality of food. So it's up to you to make a decision.

Multicooker- I have been using it for three years and have almost completely switched to it. It can function as a steamer, oven, oven and other cooking devices. In addition, if you have a timer, you can set it for the morning and get breakfast ready by the time you wake up! An irreplaceable thing.

Dishwasher - another useful thing in the kitchen. I believe every family should have it in order to save at least 365 hours a year! In general, there are more pluses than minuses from buying it, and then I will consider this separately. Just know - this technique is needed in the kitchen!

Blender- there are different models: submersible (you drive up and down with a stick) or stationary. Both options are useful in everyday life, but I chose the stationary one. It is very convenient to make cocktails, smoothies, mashed potatoes, or just mix foods.

Coffee maker- coffee lovers in the morning will appreciate this device, it is much more economical to brew coffee by themselves than ordering it every day in a cafe.

Useful kitchen appliances:

Freezer- mainly needed by people who buy a lot of meat products at once or freeze vegetables / berries / mushrooms for the winter. Usually, the standard freezer in fridge.

Mixer- used for kneading dough and making lump-free puree.

Juicer- prepare freshly squeezed juice in your apartment!

Toaster- crispy toast for breakfast is easy and simple. Better to use special toast bread.

Potter- can replace the kettle, and even keep the water constantly hot.

Food processor- crushes vegetables, fruits and is useful in many occasions. A very useful item in the kitchen.

Electric meat grinder- can be dispensed with manual meat grinder(especially if you transfer this matter to your husband), or do everything without unnecessary difficulties almost automatically.

Bread maker- many people think that it is pointless to spend money on a preparation for making bread. But in it you can cook not only it, but knead dough, make jam, and some models have other functions.

Waffle maker / hazelnut- such devices would definitely come in handy for a sweet tooth in order to cook their favorite delicacies at home.

Yoghurt maker — useful device for making yoghurts. I haven't tried it myself, but I've seen a lot of positive reviews.

Deep fryer- the dishes are delicious, but terribly high in calories.

What appliances are not needed in the kitchen

... but it would be nice to have 🙂

In this group, I included a technique that facilitates the preparation of a specific dish, but which is not prepared every day and can be prepared in other ways.

• sandwich maker
• rice cooker
• pancake maker
• popcorn maker
• the device makes cotton candy
• electric vegetable cutter
• dryer for vegetables and fruits
• electric BBQ grill
• electric slicer.
• electric knife.
• dish warmer.
• electric opener.
• egg cooker and egg peeler.
• tea maker.

My opinion: in addition to basic equipment (refrigerator, kettle, oven ...), I consider the most important multicooker, dishwasher and blender. I’m ready to give up other technologies, but these are the most useful items in the kitchen. They save a lot of time for hostesses, especially for mothers with small children.

Of course, each hostess decides for herself what appliances are needed in the kitchen, and there is no need to purchase all the appliances according to the list. But someone can get inspired and buy something new for their kitchen)

Share your thoughts what other equipment is needed in the kitchen? Maybe I forgot something - we will definitely add to the list)

Manufacturers of household appliances offer us a lot of everything that can make life easier for any housewife: coffee makers, multicooker, air grills, blenders, food processors, pancake makers, toasters, sandwich makers, yogurt makers…. You go into the store, and your eyes run up from such an abundance. Manufacturers can be understood - they need to earn money, so they seduce the beautiful half of humanity, and lovely ladies make rash purchases.

Where to store household appliances in a small kitchen?

The site has tons of articles on small kitchens. The authors are well aware that most of the inhabitants of our country are not lucky with this issue: small apartments, kitchens, tiny bathrooms and rooms. However, this does not mean at all that life in such conditions should become sheer torment. Having carefully studied all sections of the site, you will understand that everything is in your hands, change the space, following our advice, and you will definitely fall in love with your cozy home.

What should be in the kitchen of a lazy housewife who wants to pamper household delicious meals? An overview of the most needed small household appliances and short tips for choosing.

If you are one of those enthusiastic women who do not like to stand at the stove for hours, but at the same time want to pamper themselves and their families with delicious and varied dishes, then call upon your skilled helpers to help you. Today we will tell you about the necessary equipment in the kitchen every lazy housewife should have.

Multicooker - an alternative to the cook

The national rating of household appliances for the kitchen is headed by a multicooker - an indispensable device for those who have no time to stand at the stove. You can prepare a wide variety of dishes with this miraculous pot, which is powered by the mains and does not require supervision. These are delicious rich soups, and crumbly cereals, and baked meat, and familiar to everyone, but has already changed its image in a slow cooker.

One compact multicooker can replace a double boiler, yogurt maker, bread maker, a bunch of pots and pans. With all this, it does not consume a lot of electricity and the most important thing is that only one dish will need to be washed! In summer, mobile equipment can be taken with you to the dacha and there you can pamper yourself with delicious and quick dishes. Note - this is not an advertisement, but a personal experience!

When choosing a multicooker in a home appliance store for the kitchen, be sure to pay attention to the fact that its abilities are not limited only to cooking diet cereals. The most important functions are stewing, baking, frying. Functional models easily cope with yogurt, aspic, stuffed chicken, dumplings, pilaf, pasta, biscuits, bread. Read more about the nuances of the reader's choice.

Mixer on a stationary stand

If your farm still does not have a mixer, then urgently buy this necessary household appliances for the kitchen. Please note that especially for slightly lazy women, there is a very convenient mixer with a stand, which does not take not only hands, but also time.

His work practically does not require any participation from the hostess - they loaded the food, turned on the motor and feel free to do other things or prepare other dishes.

When choosing a mixer, pay attention to such a parameter as the power of the device. It is advisable to choose models where this figure is at least 350-400 watts. Such a device can easily cope not only with liquid products, but also with thick dough. It's good if the body has speed control and turbo mode. This will allow different rotation speeds to be used for different ingredients.

Be sure to pay attention to the set of nozzles. In the arsenal of a lazy cook, there should be not only whisks and hooks, but also a nozzle for making mashed potatoes, a sieve and an electric knife. All this will help to cope with homework much faster. It is important that not only the nozzles rotate, but the bowl itself!

Instant coffee machine

Useful novelties of household appliances for the kitchen - capsule coffee machines - await women lovers on the shelves. First of all, their advantage is that coffee does not need to be ground, poured into a funnel and watched over the process of its preparation. You only need to insert a capsule into a special compartment, pour water into the tank and press a beautiful button.

The choice of drinks is not limited to black coffee alone. As a rule, manufacturers spoil their customers. different kinds this popular drink. With the help of the device, you can easily get cappuccino, latte, mochacino, tea and other goodies.

The second advantage of this must-have kitchen appliance is that it doesn't need to be washed! The cleaning procedure consists of removing the used capsule and periodically wiping the outside of the coffee maker.

When choosing a coffee machine, pay attention to the automatic shutdown function. Otherwise, you will have to stand near the device and watch so that the drink does not run away.

Blender is a versatile worker

A blender is another essential household appliance in the kitchen. Some housewives underestimate the convenience of this device, and in vain! He alone can replace a bulky and not always necessary electric meat grinder, grater and even a mixer. The size of the blender allows you to always keep it close at hand, and not put it in a closet or store it on the mezzanine.

It can be used to quickly prepare a small amount of minced meat, chop tearful onion or cheese for salad, cook tomato juice for sauce, borscht or. The blender quickly turns the first course, which turned out for some reason unattractive, into a homogeneous and fashionable soup-puree.

With him, it is not scary to find that there is no mayonnaise in the refrigerator when the salad is already sliced ​​and the guests are on the doorstep. The blender will quickly cope with the task and prepare delicious homemade mayonnaise without any chemicals.

When choosing a blender in the department of small household appliances for the kitchen, be sure to buy one that comes with a chopper, otherwise all the abilities described above will not be available to him. In order not to waste time waiting for hot food to cool down, look for a device with a metal "leg".

Try to have these helpers in your house, cook and you will always have time to take care of yourself and remain always beautiful and desirable!

It is sometimes difficult not only for a young hostess, but also for an experienced hostess to determine what a good kitchen should really be equipped with.

Almost every day, more and more new types and models of kitchen appliances, dishes and accessories appear on store shelves, and manufacturers never cease to convince us that we just need all of them. So what is really needed in the kitchen, and what, in principle, can you do without? We have compiled such a list and conditionally divided it into several categories: "what you can't do without", "it would be nice to start", "what you can dream about" and "you can live without ...". So, dear mistresses, let's start ...

What you can't do without

Let's do this: we will not talk about things that are self-evident, like a refrigerator and a stove. This is understandable - without them in the kitchen, in general, there is nothing to do. Let's talk about the accompanying appliances that a really decent kitchen cannot do without.

Namely, without a good big food processor. Every self-respecting kitchen should have a unit that facilitates the work of the hostess and inspires her to culinary feats. What kind of harvester to choose is up to the hostess. But he really has to help her - cut, rub, chop, chop, mix and knead, etc. Combine functionality must also be combined with ease of use. And of course, for such an important machine, you need to allocate an appropriate place in the kitchen so that it can be freely and easily accessible.

In principle, a good food processor can replace a meat grinder, a juicer, an electric grater, a blender, and a mixer. But if it does not perform this or that function or does it, but not to the proper extent, it will have to be replenished with appropriate household appliances.

The automatic coffee maker took the second place in our rating. A good coffee maker (preferably with a timer) will make sure that the owners' morning always starts with a delicious cup of coffee. Unlike the Turks, she will do everything herself, allowing the hostess to calmly gather herself and help her husband and children. With a good coffee maker, you can forget that in the morning coffee has a habit of "running away" and spoiling the mood. The choice of a coffee maker is also highly individual, and not always the most expensive will be the best. By the way, the electric kettle shares this second place with the coffee maker.

The coffee maker must have an assistant - a coffee grinder. It will come in handy not only for making freshly ground coffee, but will also help with grinding spices or even turning granulated sugar into powdered sugar. Although, of course, if there is no special need, it is better to use the coffee grinder strictly for its intended purpose. Small and compact, it will not take up much space in the kitchen and will not cause any inconvenience when taking care of yourself.

Do not dispense with modern kitchen and without a microwave oven. Preferably with a grill. By and large, the microwave is used as a “warming up” and defrosting machine, but you can cook a variety of dishes in it, while saving a lot of time.

The blender, in contrast to the combine, is much more compact, it is an excellent assistant when preparing milkshakes or alcoholic cocktails, it copes perfectly with crushing food ice... And when you need to beat eggs or sauce in a steam or water bath, a blender will always come in handy. In a company with a blender, it would be nice to also purchase a mixer.

After some disputes, we also classified the toaster as a necessary household appliance for the simple reason that it is very tasty to start the morning with good coffee and toast with jam or butter, especially caviar. Fast, especially when you consider that toast bread is sold already thinly sliced; convenient, because you do not need to heat the pan with oil and stand relentlessly at the stove; and practical - the toaster is compact and easy to clean. However, it's up to the hostesses.

It would be nice to have

There is hardly a hostess who will regret purchasing a rice cooker. We, at least, have not met such. The rice cooker is a kind of electric saucepan designed for cooking airy and tasty rice. But not just rice! Other cereals are excellently prepared in it. And buckwheat porridge - mmm ... it's just a dream! Themselves Koreans, Japanese and Chinese - the main manufacturers of rice cookers in the world - got the hang of cooking meat, and poultry, and vegetables in them. Of course, all these dishes can be prepared using the traditional method, but if possible, "bring" a rice cooker to your home. She herself will cook rice or porridge for you and go into standby mode, in which she can keep the contents hot for another day (!).

Some rice cookers are also combined with steamers. In such clever girls, you can cook rice in water and steamed chicken at the same time. However, if you are composing your diet solely according to the principles healthy eating, you definitely cannot do without a separate electric steamer. But what about? After all, steamed food is the most dietary food. Steamers are convenient in that food does not run away in them, does not burn or dry out. You can even "forget" to turn it off - it will turn itself off when the time runs out or the water evaporates. In a double boiler, you can cook several dishes at the same time, you can defrost and reheat food (by the way, this is a safe alternative microwave ovens) and finally easy to care for. And some magic steamers can be programmed so that a delicious and hot dinner will already be waiting for you when you come home from work. The beauty…

After some thought, what category of necessity to assign to the bread maker - "it would be nice to start" or "you can dream", we nevertheless settled on "it would be very nice to start". Indeed, a bread maker or, as the happy owners lovingly call it, a bread maker (and even more tender - a bread maker) is one of the most successful and useful acquisitions for the kitchen. All that is required of you is to fill it with all the necessary ingredients and select the desired mode. She will knead the dough herself and bake the very bread you ask for - white or cereal, with or without additives, with the desired brown crust. Would you like a chocolate muffin? And the orange bun? Easy, hostess! Go, rest, and in a couple of hours set the table for the freshest pastries ...

There are happy kitchens to which the owners bring their many friends. They sit around the table and begin to admire the hostess's comfort and culinary skills. For such kitchens and their owners, a spacious flat electric grill will not hurt. You can put it right in the center of the table, and let everyone fry for themselves pieces of fish, meat, seafood or vegetables, or even pancakes or tapagnacs, without worrying about splashes of fat flying in all directions. In such grills, special holes are provided through which all excess fat flows into the pan, without having time to leave unpleasant odors behind. Both the guests feel good, and the hostess is comfortable - she sits and rests, and does not run around with plates from stove to table. And the grill is easy to clean.

What can you dream about

Glory to the progress coming towards the woman! Glory to the man who invented the dishwasher! Yes, every housewife and every kitchen secretly dreams of a dishwasher. This is not a first necessity, and not even a second, we can always stand at the sink and wash the mountains of dishes left after the holidays. But we will still dream of a caring helper who takes care of our hands, backs and our time. About a compact beauty that decorates the kitchen and gives it a special pride. And just a useful thing that is easy to learn not only for a child, but also for a husband. With such a clever girl in the house, the bickering "who washes the dishes today" will stop, there will be more free time and Have a good mood... The dishwasher is the same gift from the kitchen category, which will be a pleasure to receive. Indeed, with such a gift will be associated love and respect for the hostess, whom they are trying to protect. Then the stay in the kitchen will be a thousand times more pleasant. Glory to the husbands who buy dishwashers for their wives!

With the approach of summer, the acquisition of an ice cream maker, a device for making ice cream, becomes especially relevant. Not every commercial ice cream can please with its taste, and incomprehensible additives, dyes, thickeners, etc. cannot be compared with real homemade ice cream. About an ice cream maker (about a good! Electric ice cream maker), we can say that this is an expensive toy for a spoiled housewife. For a hostess who can afford to relax while making several servings of ice cream, spending much more on this fun than buying ready-made ice cream. But on the other hand, it will be the most delicious ice cream in the whole world ...

You can live without
… Electric slicers.
... an electric knife.
… A warmer.
... electric openers.
... egg cookers and egg peelers.
... tea makers.