Kitchen appliances

I am not a big fan of kitchen gadgets. Of course there are some such as a can opener that is hard to live without anymore. Even though I have a very nice electric mixer I still use a whisk when ever I can get away with it... I think much of my problem is the extra clean up these things make. I do however have a dream, and that is I would love a Kitchen Aide all in one wonder machine. You know the kind I am talking about.. mixes cakes, kneads breads, has a pasta attachment, ice cream attachment. Emeril uses one all of the time. But I know me the new would wear off real soon and I would be back to mixing kneading and churning all by hand again.

Nothing fancy, nor that innovative. I only have a blender, all the rest were all that complex like knives and chopping boards!;) We also have a gas range/oven, which we seldom use since our good old stove is still working perfectly fine. But I do wish to have one of those appliances, those non-smoking grills or a simple food processor to make my kitchen work easy..

I love my dehydrator. I have crockpot, but I use it once a year. I have juice maker and I make home juice once a month.... My espresso maker is all time winner, I use it every day to make my morning coffee....

Back when I was growing up, my mom only had a salad shooter, coffee pot, and microwave as far as kitchen appliances go. So everything that mixed, cut up, kneading and the like was all done by hand. It's basically how I do things today. Not one to have a lot of clutter in my kitchen so most kitchen appliances are worthless to me, that's just my opinion though. Plus I don't have the luxury of a dishwasher, so it's also less time my hands have to spend in the dish water, lol. Have always hated doing dishes. I, however, was gifted one of those George Foremen grills over Christmas, and with some reluctance I tried it out and now am in love with the thing, and have cooked with it since the beginning of this year. That's basically the only other appliance I have besides my coffee pot, electric can opener, and microwave.

You are right, every time I turn around there's another kitchen appliance. I can't live without a microwave - I remember when my mom got her first one :) I also like electric can openers and my George Forman grill - mine is the small one but it works great as often it's just me cooking for myself.

LOL...I think I live in the caveman period as far as "gadgets" First, since my mom nor my grandmother were skilled at cooking...can we say, they could burn water??...they never were into any kind of gadgets to make cooking easier simply cause they didn't really cook much or at least not go into the trouble of cooking the way my great grandmother did and she did everything by scratch...now of course in my great-grandmother's day everything was done by hand...to mix things meant mixing by hand or whisking, etc. The only "electric" appliance my mom would get maybe would be an electric can opener--yup that was about as extravagant as she got (indicating what a lousy cook she was..heehee) I take after my great grandmother as I inherited her cooking skills...not my grandmother's or mother's thank goodness! Over the many years of cooking I never really relied on gadgets either although do have a few conveniences, like a blender, food processor--yup that's about it for me..When I've made bread, made it the old fashioned way, no bread machine..same with making cakes, no mixer except my two hands..So like I said, most people would probably view me as living in the caveman period..hehe

I have an electric wok, a crockpot, bread maker(motor now gone), a George Foreman grill (now no longer working), a Kitchen aid mixmaster, and a coffee maker. They are all useful, and the grill and the breadmaker I really used, which might account for them no longer working. I sort of wore them out. I have not bought anything on the Infomercial. I recommend the Kitchen Aid, Coffee maker, and the crockpot. I consider them as necessities.

I'm pretty basic. I don't have a lot of counter space either, so it's OK with me to go easy on the appliances, although it would be cool to have a bread maker. Besides the obvious microwave, I have a can opener and a blender. I never use the blender because of several reasons, but when I move, if I move, I hope to have room to use it on the counters. My mom loves her crockpot and is trying to get me to buy one, and until her bread machine broke (a gift from my sister) she used that a lot as well. I don't think I have any that are useless, and neither does she. She even loves the George Foreman because it does get rid of the fatty grease.

I just bought me a "Ronco" Rotessorrie, and i really like it,it will bake a 10 lb turkey and a lot of other things, its great..Well i have a blender,an electric knife,I have a crock pot,i sold my bread maker ,i never used it..I have a rice cooker,A stand up mixer,a toaster..I got rid of my electric can opener and got a hand held kitchen aide, and i got rid of my popcorn popper and use the microwave kind...I just do not have room for all those appliances, my kitchen is small...I guess the most useless thing that i have is my blender,i never use it..

Let's see..... We have a crock pot, Toaster oven, Deep Fryer, Microwave, and Toaster and Coffee Maker.....That's just the ones on my counter LOL I also have a Blender and a Food Processor I love my Crock Pot and also use my Toaster Oven a lot. My husband wanted the deep fryer but we hardly ever use it! Of course, we use the microwave :) The Food Processor and the Blender hardly ever see the light of day but I would love to own a bread maker so that I could make Gluten Free Bread for my son....When I was in college (Many years ago) I boarded with a family who had a bread maker, she would set it at night and in the morning would be the smell of hot fresh bread...there's nothing like it! :) Now I'm hungry for fresh bread!!!! ~Heavens~

I have quite a few appliances. Some of them I haven't even used yet. I got a Bread machine and a smoothie maker for Christmas but haven't had the chance to use them yet. I have a dehydrator. I have a blender, mixer, a deep fryer that I never use, an electric can opener, a crock pot and I used to have a small grill until my husband dropped it and it broke. I had a waffle maker, but it was such a pain to clean that I let my ex-husband keep it.

Funny to hear everyone tell what they have - and how much they DON"T use the items! Funny, but you can get along so well without all that stuff! I haven't had a blender in years - never used one. My husband just recently decided he had to have one for milk shakes. He bought one - $80 (I had a coupon or it would have been $100!) did he make a milkshake? no, he mixed a few margaritas and I washed it and put it away and it hasn't been out since! A bottle opener? How many things come in bottles these days anyway? Cans even come pull-top so why a can opener, get the hand winder and drop it in the drawer for the occassional time needed. I use my toaster oven constantly - no sense firing up that huge oven for a individual pizza to bake! I have a bread maker I use semi-regularly and a crock pot we use often. The only other appliance I have I just got for christmas - well, I wanted it, but got it and gave it to my husband. It is a Panini Grill. Has flat griddles, and the groved grill plates. The flat does pancakes, bacon, anything that needs a flat surface and the groved plates do steaks, hotdogs, anything you'd normally do on a grill. It is so great! And clean up is absolutely a breeze! It is so easy. I can clean the plates faster than a skillet! So I use that alot now. Other than that, just grab a skillet - odn't need all those new fangled contraptions!

That made me laugh, the old air popper popcorn was a blast - replaced the old over the fire jiffy poff stuff that always seemed to burn. I couldn't live without my crockpot but I dont' have a lot of space so I got rid of some of the gadgets I didn't use so much (steamer, juicer, breadmaker). I'm not a gadget person, I don't mind a manual canopener and microwave popcorn works great for me!

Hey I loved the air popper as a kid! Now I have a blender, toaster, microwave and a coffee pot. I'm good to go.

It is something, how did we ever get along without all our gadgets. I have a bread machine too, I love it. Of course I have a stove, fridge, hand mixer, slow cooker, small food processer, can't forget the microwave. I have an electric can opened and still use the manuel kind. The other stuff I don't have. I don't have room to store all that stuff.

Nothing fancy, nor that innovative. I only have a blender, all the rest were all that complex like knives and chopping boards!;) We also have a gas range/oven, which we seldom use since our good old stove is still working perfectly fine. But I do wish to have one of those appliances, those non-smoking grills or a simple food processor to make my kitchen work easy..

I'll admit it. I am addicted to small kitchen appliances. I might only use them once but I am addicted, non the less. The infomecial for the GT Express 101. I got it. My mom also has hers, but she actually uses hers often. I probably have 15 small kitchen appliances. Not because it makes life any easier, because they don't. But, because they looked interesting to me. I know that I have a problem, but it isn't hurting anyone but myself. I wonder...if they have meetings? I am not trying to be smart, just truthful.

fridge, stove, freezer are absolutes. I like my new crock pot but could do without it. I really like my toaster oven and it is used a lot!, the electric griddle is so nice to have for making up a lot of eggs or pancakes at once.... rarely use my mixer but just mix by hand... the kitchen aid blender is handy in the summer for crushing ice for drinks or making milk shakes. my folks gave me a magic bullet set I think it has 5 mixers, for Christmas a couple years ago and I have not yet used it, I think washing all those parts has intimidated me.

We don't have any of the fancy things you see on television unless you call the original george foreman grill fancy. We have a mixer, can opener, a blender, an air popper for popcorn, and a bread machine. Oh, and a crock pot actually 2 crock pots.

Hi. Debs_place. I have the usual, a refrigerator, stove, microwave and a dishwasher. All of them are in decent condition too. I don't have any of the updated appliances. I have an old T.V. that someone gave to my husband. It is in great condition and it plays well too. I would love to have a blender and a coffee pot someday.