½ cup of vegetable oil is the same as 2/3 cup of butter in stick form. 2/3 cup of butter is the same as 1 whole stick + about 3 tablespoons.

A food processor takes over the tasks of mixers, blenders, grinders, choppers, grain mills, graters, pestle and mortars, and several more tool kitchen tools and appliances.

Some Ninja blender models that come with a mode for chopping fruits and vegetables and kneading dough, similar to what a food processor can do. There is also a Ninja Kitchen System that comes with a food processor that accommodates up to 8 cups of ingredients per batch.

Convection ovens range in size from 15 to 19-inch portable countertop ovens to large 30 × 36-inch freestanding models. Most convection ovens have a standard depth of 16 inches.

Mason jars are absolutely dishwasher safe. 8-ounce mason jars go on the top dishrack, while 16 and 32-ounce jars go on the bottom dishrack. However, their plastic or metal lids should be washed by hand since dishwashing detergent may wear them down over time.

The likeliest cause of your Bosch dishwasher flashing a red light and not starting a wash cycle is that you didn’t close the door quickly enough. You have roughly 3 seconds to shut the dishwasher door after pressing the start button, or it will begin flashing a red light.

In the event that a Bosch dishwasher is stuck on auto-cycle or any wash cycle, the only solution is to perform a hard reset. You will have to open the dishwasher door, press and hold the start-reset button for 5 seconds until the LED indicators shut off, then shut the door. The reset process should take between 5 and 10 minutes.

Dishwashers have an average life expectancy of 7 years, assuming you run 5 cycles every week consistently. However, within that 7-year time window, maintenance issues may arise, some of the most concerning of which involve the dishwasher’s heating element. So, what do you do when your dishwasher’s heating element stays on after completing a cycle?

Plastic glasses and utensils that drop from their compartments and land on the dishwasher’s heating element can create a mess.

A typical dishwasher will have a 24 × 24-inch footprint and stand roughly 35 inches tall or take up almost 12 cubic feet. Meanwhile, a hatchback usually has around 25 cubic feet of cargo space with its rear seats lowered. With the proper precautions, it is possible to transport a dishwasher in a hatchback.

When deep-frying a turkey, you should use enough oil to cover the bird when it’s in the stockpot. For a 12- or 15-pound bird, 4 to 5 gallons of a high-smoke-point oil—e.g., avocado or peanut oil—should be enough.

All of Swig Life’s drinkware are top-rack dishwasher safe. Simply place the Swig cups upside down on the top rack and run a wash cycle as you normally would. Even the accessories, such as lids, are safe to wash in your dishwasher.