"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> D.Currie wrote:
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>> Not having ever owned or used one, I guess I don't know what I'm missing.
>> I mean, I have a stove and oven and pots and pans that get a lot of use.
>> Is there something the electric skillet is particularly suited for that I
>> can't do as well on the stove or in the oven? Is it worth having one, or
>> is it a waste of space?
>>
>
> I always like having one to fry things in outside on the patio. Sometimes
> I just don't want that frying smell in the house when I do a big egg roll
> or fried chicken supper.

Hmmm... I can see plugging it in next to the grill and not having to run
inside to check on stovetop items.
> They're also handy to dry heat tortillas up at the table as you want them.

Now, that would be useful. We eat a lot of stuff with tortillas, and it's
always a guess as to how many we're going to need. Either I heat too many
and they're not as good re-reheated the next day, or I don't have enough and
somebody's heating an extra tortilla or two.

How low does the low setting go? Things tend to cool off pretty rapidly here
(high altitude and low humidity) and sometimes by the time someone's
reaching for seconds, the food is cold (ish). I'm thinking it might be handy
at the table, just to keep things warm.

Donna