Do you have any kitchen appliances/gadgets that you rarely use?
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (120384)
United States
August 10, 2018 5:48pm CST
I used my ice cream machine for the first time in forever a couple of days ago. I received it at my bridal shower 10 years ago and have probably only used it like 3 or 4 times in all of that time. That got me thinking. . . what else do I have that I almost never use?
We have a deep fryer that we haven't used in probably 7 or 8 years. My MIL bought me a bread maker that I haven't used in probably 5 years. I did like using it to make homemade bread but then I got into making it by hand. . . and then I changed my diet and pretty much stopped eating bread for the most part. (I miss bread! 
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We have an electric fondue pot that we haven't used in years. We used to have my sister and her husband over for fondue on a Friday or Saturday night and the pot was great for that. Can't do that any longer now that they have the kids. 
We have a Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker that hasn't been used in 5 or 6 years. That thing is actually really cool for making freshly-brewed iced tea. I don't even know why we stopped using it. I do know that the pitcher won't fit in our new refrigerator now though. I could always transfer it to another pitcher. . . there's an idea.
Oh and a panini maker! Yeah that thing gets used maybe once every 3 years or so. I have no idea what possessed me to put that on my bridal registry. 
And I recently bought an air fryer. That sucker has been collecting dust since like the first month I bought it. What a waste of money.
What kitchen appliances/gadgets do you have that are collecting dust? Are there any that you want to buy?
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We have an electric fondue pot that we haven't used in years. We used to have my sister and her husband over for fondue on a Friday or Saturday night and the pot was great for that. Can't do that any longer now that they have the kids.
We have a Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker that hasn't been used in 5 or 6 years. That thing is actually really cool for making freshly-brewed iced tea. I don't even know why we stopped using it. I do know that the pitcher won't fit in our new refrigerator now though. I could always transfer it to another pitcher. . . there's an idea.
Oh and a panini maker! Yeah that thing gets used maybe once every 3 years or so. I have no idea what possessed me to put that on my bridal registry.
And I recently bought an air fryer. That sucker has been collecting dust since like the first month I bought it. What a waste of money.
What kitchen appliances/gadgets do you have that are collecting dust? Are there any that you want to buy?9 people like this
15 responses
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
10 Aug 18
Every few years we get rid of the kitchen gadgets we no longer use. I bought a Keurig machine that I had every intention of using, but then I am more of a coffee drinker in the cooler months. We got rid of that a few years ago. We got rid of a blender that we didn't use much anymore, it used to be how we made our milkshakes. We don't do that anymore, so it was just collecting dust.
The only thing we have and don't use now is a food processor. I am going to be rectifying that soon as I was thinking of making my own peanut butter. Oh! There's a small Ninja type blender in a closet somewhere, that I am going to take a second look at before getting rid of. I'll have to look at the instructions, I might be able to use that as a grinder.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
11 Aug 18
@NJChicaa I ended up buying an electirc tea kettle. I try to make it a habit of drinking tea every day, though it usually ends up being every other day.
I've made Tortilla Soup, Quesadillas and Taquitos but have never tried my hand at making any salsa.
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@NJChicaa (120384)
• United States
11 Aug 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum salsa is easy. I love Mexican food. It is my 2nd favorite cuisine after Italian.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
11 Aug 18
every single one my mother in law bought me..
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
11 Aug 18
@NJChicaa the last thing was some kind of cheap pasta..spinner?
colander?..anyway..i think it would melt the first time you used it.
mmm plastic elbows..
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@snowy22315 (182777)
• United States
11 Aug 18
Most of them I got rid of, but I do have a griddle that is supposed to fit over stove burners..Not very practical, and I don;t use it a lot.
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@snowy22315 (182777)
• United States
11 Aug 18
@NJChicaa less than thrilled with this item..doesn't seem that practical.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
11 Aug 18
Well my deep fryer never use it. Lets see I bought a noodle maker for veggies that I hardly use. A spiralizer its called. I love it but the butternut squash I like is too expensive to buy all the time.
I have a small juicer I no longer use.
A toaster as I rarely eat bread.
A blender that I hardly use ever.
A small ninja mixer type thing rarely use.
Think that is about it.
I do use my air fryer and instant pot and my GF grill every now and again.
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@marguicha (224032)
• Chile
10 Aug 18
My list is lso long. But I prefer to dwell on those I use often
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
11 Aug 18
I bought a yogurt machine a few years ago. At that time I hoped I could make delicious yogurt every day. I used it a few times at first and I didn't use it since then.
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
11 Aug 18
It seems you should se your ice creammachine more,at least if it is a simple one,becasuse that way you dont have to rh home from the grocery store with ice cream.God forbid if you get traffic
@paigea (36315)
• Canada
10 Aug 18
The ice cream maker gets used a couple times a summer. I won't replace it when it stops working.
I do like the Yonanas.
Everyone has these instant pots and air fryers but I am tired of gadgets.
Bread machine gets used but only for mixing and rising as it bakes better in the oven. Won't replace it.
We have a vegetable steamer that I used this week for the first time in probably 6 years. Used my stove top espresso maker yesterday. Hadn't used it this year.
Haven't used the electric one in years. The kurig quit and didn't replace it. We use the French Press.
I use the mixer, the immersion mixer, the food processor and the bullet quite frequently.
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@freelancermariagrace (28691)
• Philippines
11 Aug 18
Oven toaster when it comes to appliances. Then my iPod when it comes to gadgets. Since I can use my iPhone for music, there's no use for my iPod anymore.
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