D.Currie wrote:

> 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.
They're also handy to dry heat tortillas up at the table as you want them.

Oh pshaw, On Mon 26 Jun 2006 01:36:03p, Goomba38 was muttering about...

> D.Currie wrote:
>
>> 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.
> They're also handy to dry heat tortillas up at the table as you want
> them.
>

That's the main reason I have one, as I don't do any major frying indoors.
It's perfect for cooking fried chicken or chicken fried steak, and all the
mess stays outdoors.

--

Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________ ________________________

I often wonder ...
What do people mean when they say the computer went down on me?

> > D.Currie wrote:
> >
> >> 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?

Molly Katzen has published two or three cookbooks for children, and she
swears by them. It's supposed to be a good way to let four year olds
cook. Safer I guess. But she has no recipes for frying... instead it's
things like carrots cooked in butter with cinnamon and brown sugar, or
"zucchini moons" - rounds of zukes, which the kiddies cut with dinner
knives and your help, cooked in the electric skillet and then tossed
with parmesan.

I considered buying one, then thought I'd wait. Now the whole teflon
thing has me concerned. (I don't have teflon otherwise).

But we did have an accident with a splattered butter pat in the cast
iron skillet - two kids, two pats of butter, Kid One tosses his in,
stands there watching while Kid Two tosses *his* pat in, which
splatters the first, melted pat into Kid One's face. Oh God I felt
terrible about that mishap. He wasn't seriously burned, but he could
have been. This would have happened even with a "safer" electric
skillet - Mom was just not able to foresee the problem. Two kids are
more than twice as hectic...

L.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> D.Currie wrote:
>
>> 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

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:19:41 -0600, D.Currie wrote:
>
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > D.Currie wrote:

> > 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.
>
Are you talking about tortillas? Can't you find tortilla keepers in
your grocery store? They keep tortillas hot a long time.
http://www.toptastes.com/store/cookw...1.MZZZZZZZ.jpg
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:19:41 -0600, D.Currie wrote:
>>
>> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>> > D.Currie wrote:
>
>> > 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.
>>
> Are you talking about tortillas? Can't you find tortilla keepers in
> your grocery store? They keep tortillas hot a long time.
> http://www.toptastes.com/store/cookw...1.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

No, I'm muddling two thoughts together. Heating tortillas at the table
sounds good, but also, keeping things hot at the table. Some things seem to
cool off astonishingly fast.

Donna

"D.Currie" > wrote:

>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.

Myself, I heat 'em to order over one burner of my gas stove. (Right
on the grill above the burner.) Takes about 30-40 seconds each.

D.
--
Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL

Derek Lyons wrote:
> "D.Currie" > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Myself, I heat 'em to order over one burner of my gas stove. (Right
> on the grill above the burner.) Takes about 30-40 seconds each.
>
> D.
How do you enjoy YOUR meal if you're doing short order for everyone else
though?

Goomba38 > wrote:

>Derek Lyons wrote:
>> "D.Currie" > wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Myself, I heat 'em to order over one burner of my gas stove. (Right
>> on the grill above the burner.) Takes about 30-40 seconds each.
>
>How do you enjoy YOUR meal if you're doing short order for everyone else
>though?

By making mine last - nobody else gets one after that until I've
finished mine or someone else does it. Not to mention that some folks
believe that the service that accompanies a meal is an important
component of hospitality.

D.
--
Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL

Hi there.. Yes they are very convient.. I live in a very small apt and
space is not convient for a stove for me and my significant other..
I use my electric fry pan quite a bit.. Good for lots of things.. and I
am very happy with it..
I would love to nock a wall out for the use of a stove and oven.. But
not possible right now..
And, sometimes when we BBQ we take it outside for other things to
cook.. Makes meal preparing go quick..
angel_crafter aka Portia/California USA
Goomba38 wrote:
> D.Currie wrote:
>
> > 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.
> They're also handy to dry heat tortillas up at the table as you want them.