Kitchen Gadgets
 

Maybe this is more a General? I don't know.

Yesterday I was browsing the web and saw a thing on "items under $25 actually worth it at Costco" and it happened we were going to Costco last night.

Don't know if this link will work but is for 2-piece silcone splatter guards (for fry pans)
https://sameday.costco.com/store/cos...platter-guards

With hubby's keto diet we aren't afraid of cooking with oil and fats, but I hate the clean up. We've had cheap splatter guards of various types, but these are nice and I'm actually quite excited. Ok, so they are fresh out of the box and I'll have to update this in a couple of months.

For one, the large one is large enough to cover my largest skillet! (12", I've really only had 10" before) They are nice and sturdy and handles fold so they are easier to store. Again, being sturdy, I'll be able to wash them either by hand or dishwasher safe.

The link goes right to Cosco sign in and I don't have a membership to it. I use splatter screens all the time when frying. Mine are still like new and they were bought over 25 years ago. They are heavy stainless, been washed in the dishwasher after every use too. I found them at a restaurant supply store. I haven't really looked at any new screens. Some may be silicone now.

Those look interesting and certainly sturdy. I like that the edges are more solid so the splatter is more contained. You can review them for us because it's always useful to know how things actually work. And then, it's nice to have a tool that works as it should.

They are silcone around the edges for a good seal I think, and maybe to help go around pans with pour spouts. The middle screen is metal and the handle is both metal and substantial. Hubby is concerned that maybe handle will heat up, won't know until we try.

For non-Costco members, here's a short instagram video showing them:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVcMpmdjkYF/

When I do my review/after using them, I should probably take a side by side picture of my current flimsy 10" one with the partially melted handle.

We do have a convection/air fry oven option and we use it a lot, but sometimes there is just no beating frying in oil/fat.

I don't use spatter pan lids, but I've thought about getting some. My old stove takes a beating when doing clean up. Thanks for the info.

I've seen those at Sam's Club. I never examined them, but they look high quality. My old ones have long handles and they do not get hot.

I had one when I had a regular electric stove with the pans that needed to be cleaned. Now we have a smooth cooktop and it is easy peasy to wipe it off. I do use cast iron on it with no issues. I just don't slide them around or drop them on the cooktop.

My grandmother would cover her skillet with dish towel. Yep, she sure did. it kept the splatters and grease out of the air. She didn't have a vent hood. She made sure the cloth wasn't hanging down close to the burner. She used wooden clothespins to hold the cloth taut so it wouldn't sag. The cloth never got hot or even singed but did get greasy. She used the large cast iron skillets for her frying and for most of her baking. I never saw a cookie sheet, muffin, or round cake/pie pans in her house. She did have a large square angel food cake pan. That thing was magic to me with its big square hole in the pan and a tunnel that went in it. LOL I have it now and use it.

Speaking of gadgets...I want a small expeller press that presses seeds into oils. They have electric ones ($200-300) and hand cranked ones ($65.) I'd really like a larger one that will do olives too, but I think that they get too pricey for my budget.

I have a set of 3 that I bought from QVC years ago that I use. They have holes in the silicone but wish there were more as they hold in more steam than yours with the wire mesh. That said they do keep the stove top a lot cleaner..