— Diane Kirschner

So about four years ago when everyone was jumping on the Instapot bandwagon, I was like, I've gotta get an Instapot. And, um, uh, it's not that I'm intimidated by technology, but I don't want to cook feeling as though I'm landing a helicopter. So, for me personally, the, uh, Instapot was way too technical. And when I thought about the time factor, it was sort of like, I can make this same dish taste even better by using my stove. So I gave it away to a friend, and she was very grateful In terms of, uh, I do have an air fryer. I have a multi-use air fryer that looks like a, a stove. Um, I use it every day. Um, I use it for all kinds of things. It serves as a toaster, uh, just because I didn't wanna take up so much counter space, but I do enjoy that. I don't have the Instapot, I told you I gave that away. Um, I have a high speed blender, uh, which is wonderful for making purees, for making puddings, for making smoothies, um, salad dressings and things like that. And I do enjoy using that. And I also have the green cup on my blender so that I can make my own oat flour, um, which I find economical and delicious at the same time. But, um, and I have a Cuisinart, uh, food processor that I don't use as much as I should. So I don't know if that's the most essential thing. If, if you asked me what my favorite was, I would say that the high-speed blender and my air fryer would probably tie for first place. So, uh, that's that.