Kitchen Finds

The small appliances that make one-pot cooking work in a small kitchen. My rule: I only recommend what I have cooked with, and I say clearly when I haven't.

Salt-baked chicken cooked in a rice cooker

Rice cookers

For one or two people a 3-cup cooker is plenty. I look for a removable inner lid, a steaming basket, and a keep-warm setting that doesn't dry the rice out.

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Salmon miso hot pot in a blue enamel pot

Electric hot pots

One pot for soup, hot pot and noodles. I look for a low setting that really simmers, a flat non-stick base you can sear in, and a size that fits a dorm desk.

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Cilantro beef stir-fry on a yellow plate

Woks & skillets

For stir-fries on an electric stove or no stove at all. Heat matters more than shape: it has to stay hot when the beef goes in.

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Air fryers

Crispy pork belly, chicken wings and reheated dumplings without a pot of oil. Basket size and how easy it is to clean decide most of it.

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