A retired cafeteria manager, three years into a smaller kitchen, on the one appliance that actually earns its spot on the counter.
I've cooked with the Dash Tasti-Crisp nearly every day for eight months in a galley kitchen with four feet of counter. Here's what held up, what didn't, and who should buy it.
Two small air fryers, one galley kitchen, a few weeks of suppers for one and Sunday snacks for two grandkids. Which one earns the counter space.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes, from a cook who has lived in one for three years.
A retired cafeteria manager, three years into a smaller kitchen, on the one appliance that actually earns its spot on the counter.
Five steps that turned my four feet of counter into a real dinner kitchen, one small air fryer at a time.
Eight months of near-daily use in a galley kitchen. The honest upsides, the real downsides, and who should actually buy the 2.6-quart Dash Tasti-Crisp.
Months of rice, oatmeal and one-pot suppers in a galley kitchen with four feet of counter. Here is what the little Aroma does well, and the few things it does not.
I cooked rice, oatmeal, and soup in both for a month. Here is which small rice cooker earned the counter space in my galley kitchen.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes from someone who cooks in one every night.
When I moved from a family house to a one-bedroom apartment, almost every appliance went to the donation pile. This little AROMA rice cooker is one of the few that earned its spot.
A retired cafeteria manager's daily-use method for rice and oatmeal in a 3-cup cooker, tested in a galley kitchen.
Years of near-daily use in a four-foot galley kitchen. The rice is consistently great. The quirks the listing never mentions? Here is what I wish I had known before I bought it.
Smoothies, salad dressings, pancake batter and baby-food-smooth soups, made in a galley kitchen for months. What the little 250-watt Magic Bullet handles, and where it runs out of muscle.
A retired school cafeteria cook compares the Magic Bullet and NutriBullet side by side in a galley kitchen, and explains which one actually earns its counter space.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes, from someone who cooks in one every night.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes.
Eight months of daily use in a galley kitchen: what the Magic Bullet personal blender gets right, what it cannot do, and who should skip it.
A plain-spoken, months-long review of the BLACK+DECKER toaster oven from a galley kitchen in Columbus: what it cooks well, what it doesn't, and whether it earns the counter space.
I compared a BLACK+DECKER toaster oven and a small air fryer in my galley kitchen for a month. Here's which one earned the counter space.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes from a retired cafeteria cook who has cooked dinner in a toaster oven five or six nights a week for the past year.
The listing tells you it fits a 9-inch pizza and toasts four slices. Here is what it does not tell you: how hot the outside gets, why the timer matters, and which jobs I gave back to the big oven.
Seven months of daily use in a galley kitchen: what the Hamilton Beach 3-cup chopper handles, what it does not, and why it has earned a permanent spot on my counter.
A counter-level comparison of the two most popular compact food choppers, written by a cook with more recipes than counter space.
A retired cafeteria manager explains why a 3-cup chopper replaced her full-size food processor, with ten practical reasons for small-kitchen cooks.
How a 3-cup Hamilton Beach chopper earned its spot on four feet of counter in a one-bedroom Columbus apartment.
Practical notes for small kitchens, apartments and downsized homes, from a retired cafeteria cook who chops every night in a galley kitchen.
Seven months of daily use in a galley kitchen: what the 3-cup Hamilton Beach chopper does well, where it falls short, and whether it earns its counter space.
I've cooked with the Dash Tasti-Crisp nearly every day for eight months in a galley kitchen with four feet of counter. Here's what held up, what didn't, and who should buy it.
Eight months of near-daily use in a galley kitchen. The honest upsides, the real downsides, and who should actually buy the 2.6-quart Dash Tasti-Crisp.
Months of rice, oatmeal and one-pot suppers in a galley kitchen with four feet of counter. Here is what the little Aroma does well, and the few things it does not.
Years of near-daily use in a four-foot galley kitchen. The rice is consistently great. The quirks the listing never mentions? Here is what I wish I had known before I bought it.
Smoothies, salad dressings, pancake batter and baby-food-smooth soups, made in a galley kitchen for months. What the little 250-watt Magic Bullet handles, and where it runs out of muscle.
Eight months of daily use in a galley kitchen: what the Magic Bullet personal blender gets right, what it cannot do, and who should skip it.
A plain-spoken, months-long review of the BLACK+DECKER toaster oven from a galley kitchen in Columbus: what it cooks well, what it doesn't, and whether it earns the counter space.
The listing tells you it fits a 9-inch pizza and toasts four slices. Here is what it does not tell you: how hot the outside gets, why the timer matters, and which jobs I gave back to the big oven.
Seven months of daily use in a galley kitchen: what the Hamilton Beach 3-cup chopper handles, what it does not, and why it has earned a permanent spot on my counter.
Seven months of daily use in a galley kitchen: what the 3-cup Hamilton Beach chopper does well, where it falls short, and whether it earns its counter space.
