Specialty Appliances

I'm so excited to be building a new home! Of course I'll need to select all appliances for this project. I've made a few decisions so far. I'm going to splurge and buy 36" Wolf gas cooktop, and...

Hello to all of you who have been following the discussions here over the past year and to any newcomers who might find this page interesting. I hope all of you are having fun with your wok burners...

Hi group, I am looking to buy an outdoor burner to be used for high-temperature wok cooking, as well as medium temperature disco cooking. For those of you not familiar with a disco it is a very...

I am a cookware wh0re hoarder but deep down I'm a minimalist at heart On the counter, sits espresso maker, grinder and toaster oven. I refuse to have anything else exist unless I use it everyda...

I had a Cuisinart 5.5 qt that I got about 10 years ago when I got married. I disliked it for a number of reasons, so I finally sold it on FB marketplace and purchased a KitchenAid Artisan 5qt. I ...

I did a rare and much needed spring cleaning of my gas range and noticed the print fading off a few knobs (‘high’ ‘low’ ‘simmer’ etc). It’s a BlueStar range with stainless knobs from 2014. It gets ...

I'm building a new house, and had been planning to install a 36" Bluestar 6-burner Platinum Series Rangetop. I'm now seeing ads for what I believe is a new line of Hestan indoor appliances, which i...

Hi, I just wanted the opinion of people who have invested in high BTU burners, be they cooktops or full ranges, is the extra money you've paid for high BTU burners worth it in your opinion? Do you ...

I am moving into my new home. It was build in the mid sixties. We will be redoing the entire kitchen. I cook everyday and bake almost as often. My dream kitchen has a double wall oven and a gas coo...

by Pipenta 6 years ago

The bastard child of a pressure cooker and a toaster oven. Might be really nifty, might be ridiculous. I'm wondering what's involved with cleaning the thing. Anybody got one? Review it for us plz?

First time posting, but I've been sifting through a lot of the appliance advice on here and finding it very helpful. My husband and I are preparing for a kitchen remodel (searching for the perf...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to Chowhound and am in desperate need of some guidance on this decision. I replaced a 15 year old Thermador double oven that I loved: Even browning and perfect roasting. I ha...

I went in to Sur La Table several months ago, and talked to a clerk about needing a better way to grind lime-treated corn (nixtamal) to make fresh masa. I've been using my Cuisinart, and it really ...

We are purchasing a new home which does not include appliances. This beautiful, everything my husband has always wanted kitchen, has the built in opening for a 36" range. Retired firefighter, he's ...

Which stand mixer is best for small quantities like beating 1 or 2 eggs, kneading 1 loaf of bread etc. I am thinking of getting one especially since I want to make a loaf of bread once a week.

by NateHevens 4 years ago

http://steaklocker.com/ Anyone ever heard of this? Anyone using it? I'd love to read thoughts on this thing. Basically, it's an at-home steak dry-aging machine. Seems expensive for what it do...

Part 2 of my multi part Appliance dissertation. Any appliance duds you have? Mine are not really duds, but just operator error flaws I'll start Kuvings Slow Juicer Not really a dud but i...

The wife and I decided we were going to host thanksgiving this year. Originally, it was only going to be a handful of people, but I wanted lots of leftovers, so I talked her into a 20lb turkey (las...