I bought cast iron pan which I think is the best ever purchase I made.

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    SAN SERO Vented Microwave Cover. I was just thinking about this the other day. I’ve owned this thing for over 9 years and use it nearly every day. At the time I think I paid like $20 for it (it’s $34 now). And I thought that might be silly for what is basically a piece of plastic.

    But holy crap, it’s got to be my highest value-to-dollar ratio item EVER.

    With it, I hardly ever have to clean my microwave. It keeps splatters to the cover itself, which is trivial to wash out.

    And it helps with energy efficiency too, keeping heat close to the food, instead of it being lost as waste heat.

    It comes with tiny vent holes at the top, so it won’t steam up much or pop off.

    And it has a nice handle built into the top middle of it, so most of the time you can grab that without burning yourself.

    It also fits perfectly onto your typical round dinner plate. I mean perfectly.

    This thing has been with me through four different homes/house moves, and hundreds of times of cooking or re-heating items on bowls and plates.

    It’s easily the best thing I’ve bought in my life.

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      Am I getting this right, you paid 20 USD for a plastic cover for plates in the microwave? I mean, yes, you should have one to avoid splatters, but I once upgraded from a 2 USD one to a 5 USD one due to better usability, I can’t imagine paying 20 USD for it

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        I can’t imagine using a microwave for anything other than popcorn!

        Oh, melting butter

        This is why I never believe the hype about air fryers. Most of the reviews come from people who’ve been using a popcorn machine to cook god knows what 😂

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          Air fryers are perfect for cooking small amounts of chicken. I use an oven all the time and prefer the air fryer for drumsticks or thighs.

          It’s half the time because it’s smaller. You literally just coat the chicken in whatever spices and put it in.

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          Air fryers are perfect for cooking small amounts of chicken. I use an oven all the time and prefer the air fryer for drumsticks or thighs.

          It’s half the time because it’s smaller. You literally just coat the chicken in whatever spices and put it in.