A why did you buy that small electric appliance (1,213 views)

LOVE:
instant pot
Food Processor-Breville
Counter top convection oven-Breville
Stick blender-Braun
Kitchen Aid mixer-hand held and big guy!
Vita mix
Electric griddle-use for making homemade English muffins now, but kids also ate a lot of pancakes growing up
Vacuum sealer

GONE and FORGOTTEN :
Slow cooker
Griddler
Ice cream maker-although I liked it but mine was not great. Maybe someday get a better one
Bread Machine-got it free but gave away anyway cause I just like doing it by hand
Waffle maker-had it when the kids were young and at home as they loved waffles. DH and I do not so had not used it in years
Rice Cooker-just as easy to make on stove and now my instant pot as well so did not need the extra appliance

So interesting!! I forgot to add:

Love:

Keurig coffee maker - addicted to Wolfgang Puck's Hazelnut coffee, I top with Reddi Whip or any canned whipping cream. Cannot LIVE without now...each and every day. It's worrisome. But...

Vacuums -
1. Dyson upright - DC25
2. Dyson V8 hand held (cordless)

And stand mixer I seldom use, mentioned previously, I mis-spoke...it's a KA, not a Cui.

And, I would say I love our Braun oven thingy, but we don't need to use it anymore because the Maytag oven has mini oven at top that we think has same functions.

We are such privileged humans, aren't we?

I still have my old coffee grinder for spice grinding. Love my Instant Pot but don't use it often. The Braun blender, food processor, immersion blender thingy I got is awesome. I worship my Nespresso coffee/espresso maker; it's the reason I get up every morning. George Foreman is a very reliable tool when it's too cold or rainy to grill, or if we just want a couple of slices of grilled onion in a sandwich. I have a hand-held mixer so old it's Harvest Gold, seriously. As Swedish cook said, a small kitchen really makes you curate your toys.

Applecrisp - I have and still use the Oster chrome beehive blender that my parents got as a wedding gift in 1956. I live in fear of breaking the glass container. I bought a replacement blade about 10 years ago and my husband replaced the electrical cord but that is the only service it has ever had. When I had it in college in the late 70s and early 80s, we called it the concrete mixer.

I want to play-- even though you've all gone home now and the sun has set...

Really, I think I'm a minimalist. A couple of days ago my mom was asking my opinion on an air fryer. My immediate answer was "I don't want another gadget." She kept extolling its perceived virtues (or maybe it's a Wonderful Thing, I really don't care...) I kept replying that I don't want another gadget. I won't discuss all the small electric appliances we got rid of when we sold my mother's house. Perhaps I'm adopted.

My electric appliances are mostly old, ok (but then again, so am I...)

I am on my third Cuisinart Toaster Oven/Convection Oven -- Other than the first, which was returned under warranty for some strange problem I've forgotten, they've served me well and I've used the hell out of them. Yes, I have two other perfectly good ovens, but when it's summer and it's hot, we have no air conditioning, and a small oven doesn't heat up the house. Plus, I use the toaster function quite a bit, use it for warming up stuff and I still prefer baking potatoes to nuking them (so I use this appliance for that as well). Have me committed if you will.

Kitchenaid stand mixer and its cousin, the hand-held

Cuisinart Stone-age Food Processor -- I really only use it when I'm entertaining, otherwise I default to the Kitchenaid Mini-Chop, which I use the hell out of.

Coffee grinders (both Braun), one for spices, one for coffee. Neither sees a tremendous amount of action, poor things.

Coffee maker (ancient Braun) Only comes out when my husband wants coffee. For everyday use, I use a coffee press.

Very old-fashioned Waring Blender - It's rare that I use it, but my husband uses it a lot.



REALLY DUMB PURCHASES

Deep Fryer-- (who remembers what make?) What a mess to use and clean. Yes, it made nice fish and chips, but so does cast iron. Outtahere.

Pasta maker for Cuisinart-- I bought that in the eighties. I still haven't opened it.

Meat grinder for Kitchenaid -- see comment re pasta maker

Mini crockpot -- So glad I never bought a full-sized one. I bought this in the eighties when I was single and working. It was occasionally helpful and pleasant to come home to a fragrant pot of boeuf bourguignon. It got used more in 1991 when we were remodeling the kitchen. Maybe I'll dig it out for the next remodel.

I should mention that we were also given an air popcorn popper, a waffle iron and an electric wine bottle uncorker for gifts. Though I can't say these are things we'd ever purchase on our own, they get used.

Hi Gail, so nice to "see" you here.

So interesting to see what people use and don't use.


soupandstew --- I bet your old sunbeam mixer would look great with my ancient blender.


Funny I'm the person that has only three appliances (mini food processor, a large food processor and the blender) and always says, I don't want anything else, no need, no space, blah blah. And this week I've been thinking of getting an Instapot. I could get one at a super discount and I've heard such good things. I eat very little meat, boneless chicken sometimes, and cook for 1-2 typically. I'm not sure its a good fit, let alone where I would fit it. Now if I start cooking beans from dry -- I could put it on what is typically my Goya shelf. : )

I've heard good things about the Instant Pot from my vegetarian friends because of the speed and ease with which it cooks whole grains and dried beans. I've used it for Senate bean soup and not having to soak the beans was a great timesaver. I made a mushroom/spinach risotto in mine last night, and I promise it makes the world's best collard greens. A week ago I used it to make the base for my chili with dried anchos. And then there's the corned beef and beef tongue that we do in it, plus the lamb or goat curries. It's earned it's cabinet space for sure.

This is a fantastic thread! I also have a small house with limited storage space and very limited counter top space.

Use ALL the time:
15-18 year old 3 cup Cuisinart food processor/blender combo (contemplating getting an 11 cup so I can make pie dough, pizza dough faster )
immersion blender
Belgian waffle maker (just received for Christmas, I think we've made waffles nearly every Sunday...)
Kitchen-Aid stand mixer
slow cooker
electric kettle (we're a tea household)

Use infrequently, but still use and I'm glad I have it:
FoodSaver
IP - I just need to figure out a good source for recipes - Milk Street is coming out with a cookbook in a couple months. LOVE it for stock. Slow cook feature is a disappointment. Doesn't get as hot as my regular slow-cooker
spice (coffee) grinder

Haven't used in years: (this was a Husband purchase...)
dehydrator

Haven't used yet (just received for Christmas)
Spiralizer

Missing from this list/don't own:
Microwave (no counter space and I can do almost everything on the stove/oven or with the electric kettle)
Coffee pot of any kind (tea peeps)