Air Fryer Parchment Paper

We have two air fryers. We got the first one a couple of months ago. It was a small basket style. We liked it so much we decided we needed a bigger one that could cook a pizza and a whole potato worth of French fries. That one is more of an oven/air fryer style. Upon the suggestion of a friend, it was recommended that we get parchment paper to collect the oil and whatnot from cooking. That way you don’t need to wash the pans every time. So I ordered two different sizes to see it it really makes a difference. We never really thought it was much of a hardship to wash the pans, but we would give the parchment a try. For the larger air fryer the parchment paper has holes - so it sort of defeats the purpose. So last night we tried the paper with French fries in one and crab cakes in the other. Since we use olive oil there is a certain amount of residue. We were also interested to see how it would affect the overall cooking - it didn’t make sense that things would air dry as well if the bottom was covered. After all, the idea is to have the hot air circulate on all sides. In the end the paper does absorb a lot of the oil and debris, and seems to work fairly well. You can’t preheat with the paper in place and when you do use it, it needs to be covered by enough food so as to avoid it flying around and hitting a heating element. We still ended up cleaning the pan - especially using the paper with holes. Perhaps it’s better to use the paper for certain foods. I guess it all gets down to personal preference. 

Simple Human Garbage Can and Bags

Although it was delayed by the snowstorm Friday, the package arrived from California on Monday. Since there was no urgency to this delivery it was not a big deal. But we have been updating the condo with little things here and there, so what better place to make a change? The bathroom of course! We have two large Simple Human garbage cans and matching liner bags for trash in the kitchen. Our house in Milwaukee had a custom kitchen and our preference was to keep the trash behind closed doors in the island. But in this small space the trash sits outside of the cabinets and the container needs to at least look somewhat decent. So we got the smallest container possible and I measured the space to make sure it would fit between the toilet and the wall. There's not a lot of dead space above it for the lid to open completely, but we've learned that's how things work in such tight spaces. The old rusty one went by the wayside. This container has a ten year warranty. I can't imagine how life will be in ten years. I never used to think about it before. But when you get to a certain age or milestone, these time related reminders send a different vibe. 

  

Simple Human Custom Garbage Can Liners

One of the items I forgot to order from our last Amazon batch was garbage can liners. We bought a Simple Human garbage can for the kitchen at the Container Store quite awhile ago and had a case of liners to go with it. Well, the case was about to run out. We try to compile a list of things to ensure free delivery whenever we do order with Amazon, but it doesn't always work out based on the number of vendors. Luckily, when I checked the Simple Human website, they offered free shipping. So we got a case of the H liners to match our can and don't need to think about it again for awhile. Even though we live in a tiny space, we have enough spare room in the closet to store these kinds of essentials. But unfortunately the size of the space we live in has little to do with the amount if garbage produced. I just wish I could also hide the can.