Countertop appliances are great energy savers and cut down on added heat in the kitchen.
- Slow cookers allow you to put in all the ingredients for a dish in the morning, turn the cooker on for the day and come home to a finished meal In the evening.
- Most electric pressure cookers can take the place of slow and rice cookers. Some models even have a sauté function that can cut out stovetop steps like browning meat.
- Besides preparing rice effortlessly, rice cookers are also good for steaming and for cooking other grains.
- A good toaster oven can do much of the work of a full-size oven, such as roasting vegetables or baking breads, casseroles, and cobblers.
- Microwaves do a lot more than heat up your leftovers. They can steam things easily and melt butter, chocolate, and cheese efficiently.
- Air fryers are popular for crisping foods and for quickly roasting vegetables and warming leftovers.