Air Fryers
Chefman 8 Qt Air Fryer Review: Weeknight Dinners for a Family of Six
Six months of school nights with the Chefman 8 Qt air fryer: how it handles family-sized batches, the presets, cleanup, and whether it earns its counter space.
Six people, one standard oven, and a weeknight clock that never stops. Here is how an 8-quart air fryer became the most-used appliance in my kitchen.
Six months of school nights with the Chefman 8 Qt air fryer: how it handles family-sized batches, the presets, cleanup, and whether it earns its counter space.
Two air fryers, one family of six, three weeks of dinners. Here is which one earned the counter spot.
I cook for six people most nights. Here is why the 8 quart Chefman air fryer earns its spot on my counter, and why I would not go back to a smaller basket.
Six people, one standard oven, and a weeknight clock that never stops. Here is how an 8-quart air fryer became the most-used appliance in my kitchen.
A busy mom of four shares how the Chefman 8-quart air fryer became the tool she reaches for on weeknights, with the exact steps she uses to get dinner for six on the table.
An honest, family-scale look at the Chefman 8 Qt air fryer after months of weeknight dinners for six: what works, what annoys, and who should buy it.
A busy mom of four cooks six months of weeknight dinners in the Instant Pot Duo 6 Qt. What held up, what got used daily, and what I would tell a friend before she buys one.
A year of cooking for six with both, and the honest answer about which one earns the counter space.
Six people at dinner most nights, one oven, and a clock that never stops. Here is why the Instant Pot Duo earns its spot on my counter.
A true story from a busy kitchen, and the one electric pressure cooker I still reach for when the clock wins.
A busy mom's system for cooking once and eating twice with the Instant Pot Duo 6 Qt.
Three years of weeknight dinners for six with the 6 quart Instant Pot Duo. The honest version of what works, what doesn't, and who should skip it.
Six months of weeknight dinners with the Fullstar Pro Original Vegetable Chopper and Spiralizer. An honest long-term review from a mom who cooks for six.
After ten years of cooking for six, I've owned both. Here's the honest answer.
A fullstar vegetable chopper and spiralizer has cut my weeknight prep time more than any other tool in my kitchen. Here is why it earns its counter space.
How one simple kitchen tool turned the worst part of dinner into the easiest.
Five steps that ended the nightly vegetable standoff in our house, and the one tool that made them stick.
Six months of weeknight dinners for six people with the Fullstar chopper: what I love, what I would change, and exactly how the cleanup really goes.
Six people, one knife block, a year of weeknights. Here's how the Farberware 22-piece set actually holds up when it's the only set you use.
Two budget knife blocks, one family kitchen, and a year of feeding six people. Which one actually earns its spot on the counter?
A practical, family-scale look at why a 22-piece knife block set earns its place on a busy parent's counter.
A plain-spoken story about swapping a drawer full of dull blades for a 22-piece Farberware set, and what changed in a busy family kitchen.
A five-step, family-scale plan for teaching real knife skills to kids, using the Farberware 22-piece knife block set as the tool that makes it possible.
What nobody tells you about the Farberware 22-piece set after a year of weeknight dinners for six.
What a half sheet pan from Nordic Ware does for a family of six after years of weeknight use, and what it does not do.
I put both pans through a year of family dinners. One is still in my cabinet. The other went in the recycling.
Ten honest reasons a 2-pack of Nordic Ware half sheet pans made weeknight dinner for six actually doable, from a mom who cooks for six every night.
A busy mom of four on the one baking sheet that actually earns its cabinet space.
One pan, one oven, six plates. The exact method I use to get dinner on the table on a weeknight without a sink full of dishes.
A busy mom of four spent months cooking for six with the Nordic Ware half sheet 2-pack. Here is what actually happens with warping, browning and cleanup.
Six months of school nights with the Chefman 8 Qt air fryer: how it handles family-sized batches, the presets, cleanup, and whether it earns its counter space.
An honest, family-scale look at the Chefman 8 Qt air fryer after months of weeknight dinners for six: what works, what annoys, and who should buy it.
A busy mom of four cooks six months of weeknight dinners in the Instant Pot Duo 6 Qt. What held up, what got used daily, and what I would tell a friend before she buys one.
Three years of weeknight dinners for six with the 6 quart Instant Pot Duo. The honest version of what works, what doesn't, and who should skip it.
Six months of weeknight dinners with the Fullstar Pro Original Vegetable Chopper and Spiralizer. An honest long-term review from a mom who cooks for six.
Six months of weeknight dinners for six people with the Fullstar chopper: what I love, what I would change, and exactly how the cleanup really goes.
Six people, one knife block, a year of weeknights. Here's how the Farberware 22-piece set actually holds up when it's the only set you use.
What nobody tells you about the Farberware 22-piece set after a year of weeknight dinners for six.
What a half sheet pan from Nordic Ware does for a family of six after years of weeknight use, and what it does not do.
A busy mom of four spent months cooking for six with the Nordic Ware half sheet 2-pack. Here is what actually happens with warping, browning and cleanup.