Last summer the price of potatoes almost doubled in my area. I was very deeply concerned because that was going to impact my life. Fortunately things went back to normal. I wasn’t going to make it if potatoes were $4.60 for a 5 pound bag.

I’ll ask him when he gets home, haha. But WOW that’s a lot of potatoes. Peru is on our bucket list, and I think we know where my money is going… I’m going to eat all the potatoes.

Re fondant potatoes: I know, right! But just looking at them makes me drool. I can only imagine how soft and creamy they are inside.

Same here in Australia. We had flooding so bad that it ruined the crops in Victoria and in Tasmania. Potatoes were coming in from overseas to help keep up with demand. Restaurants and cafes were ordering their usual orders of whatever shape and size they wanted, but it got to the point where chips would just show up when they were available (and not often the one they wanted), but if they didn’t take it, they’d have nothing.

Get a compost box and throw in a potato or two. You’ll never see the end of them!

I had been considering one for ages, then decided against it because of bench space… But it would definitely be easier on the power bill and helps with portion control.

The man is Irish, he will NOT part with the toaster lol. The only thing that actually lives on the bench is the kettle and a fruit basket. Having a bench top air fryer would definitely help with not heating up the entire house when it’s 30C at 9AM, and then 45C by the time it’s 6PM…

Edit: On the top of air fryers, which one do you have and/or recommend?

I can’t recommend any specific model or company. I can recommend getting the largest basket size you can but avoiding anything in a toaster oven format. I looked at dozens of the toaster oven style and every single one failed basic design considerations. And was either wasting heat or creating a fire hazard. Basket design all the way.

As for appliances in general: bare bones bass models only. The more features something has, the more features there are to break and the way things are designed these days if one feature breaks, the entire thing is useless.

I used to compost but then I got chickens. They eat all compost fodder and give eggs.

Somewhat like scalloped, perhaps, but probably more ‘focused,’ if that’s the word.

Peru is on our bucket list

It can be a mixed bag, depending. Me, I’d say a combination of touristy-type issues, as well Peruvians not necessarily paying much attention to maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of various areas. Now one place I’ve never gone is in to the Amazon, which sounds like it could be truly fascinating. All that to say-- hopefully, y’all do your research ahead of time.

Ah, when I was previously looking, I was looking at the oven-type. The one that keeps popping up is the Phillips one, and I think it’s ugly af. I’ve seen the inside of some of them and people either don’t clean them or it’s not very easy to clean?

Good tip, thank you!

Made chickpea curry with potato last night. Recipe called for less potato, but my potatoes were starting to become sentient beings so I had to put them to use… And who doesn’t love potatoes?!

Definitely on the spicy side, so I’d start with less cayenne and add more to taste. Probably didn’t help that I used Malaysian curry powder, but it was still delicious and not painful. I’d consider using a bit of coconut cream next time to make up more sauce and mellow the spice for a nice creamy texture.

Highly recommend using a waxy potato so it holds together.

It makes a lot of leftovers. I think the recipe says 5 servings, but it’ll do far more than that.

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I’ve not seen this with potatoes before! Maybe I’ll try this when I make chickpea curry sometime

I do like to add chopped peanuts on top for some crunch though it makes the chickpea texture more enjoyable for me

If you’re cooking things like tube meats and these things they are going to start pooling massive amounts of fat. The ability to remove the entire inside and put it in your sink is going to be vital to keeping it clean and no matter how easy it is to use a tray there is going to be fat that ends up in the bottom of the device. And those toaster oven format ones don’t always come with removable bottoms. And then there’s that glass window that’s also going to be a cleaning nightmare.

I really wanted the toaster oven format for large batches. But I just could not justify it after looking at all the details.