How many gadgets do you have in your kitchen and do you use them all?
We have a tendency to go through stages - we'll buy something, use it a lot and then store it in a cupboard until we sell it in a garage sale or throw it our. Things like a pie maker, sandwich maker etc.
We got rid of things when we bought the Thermomix, but we still have gadgets we don't really use. I have a Kenwood I rarely use, but don't want to get rid of it: 1) it was a wedding gift, 2) I will occasionally drag it out for whipping cream or egg whites, and 3) it's kind of expensive.
I have a dehydrator I don't use. It was a cheapy and doesn't work well. I didn't want the spend the money on an expensive model and not use it, but it turns out I don't use the cheap version because it's useless.
We also have a kettle, toaster and coffee pod machine, which are used almost daily.
I now want to buy a donut maker, just because I'm currently craving donuts but want to make my own GF, healthy versions. I know it will be a phase, so I'm not going to spend much - maybe $20-40.
Looking at catalogues has made me realise what a lot of useless rubbish there is to fill a kitchen with.
My grandfather used to buy our family a kitchen appliance every year as a Christmas gift. We had pie makers, omlette makers, grills, milk shake maker and pop corn maker and many more!
Now I am the happy owner of a thermomix and I also regularly use kettle, toaster, coffee machine and pop corn machine. Pop corn is such a cheap and healthy snack for the kids that I actually bought one after I was sick of my kitchen smelling like oil from stove top popping.
I had an icecream machine and also an iceblock maker but gave both away as we never used them. DH uses our sandwich press a lot but I can never be bothered to get it out of the cupboard.
Gadgets I would like include an apple segment cutter/corer. And possibly one of those things that cut veges into spirals.
A suprising one is a zig zag cutter I got as a gift and thought I'd never use but I often cut up veges with it or let my DSalmost 4 use it to cut soft veges.
The popcorn maker, cause it is just easier to buy microwaveable popcorn. The donut maker, it makes tiny donuts though. I have a huge section in my linen press that is dedicated to stuff I've never used, but they've been wedding presents etc. I went to get rid of stuff once and my mum said "You'll have parties and stuff one day and you might need some of that" I think I have used 3 or 4 things since then LOL. I even have a box of odds and ends cutlery. I have my fair share of tupperware gadgets as well.
An icecream maker we use every weekend or two. Making strawberry with balsamic syrup today actually, my favourite!
A blender we use every morning for breakfast smoothies.
Toaster that basically never gets used anymore and which sucks anyway, burns even on lowest setting.
Stand mixer we use fairly often, weekly if not more.
Slow cooker that is a family heirloom which gets used probably fortnightly. Should use it more, we just aren't good at planning ahead! Plus usually have our main meal at lunch time.
Food processor that we don't use much at all. Thought we would but it is actually kind of a hassle more than a help lol.
Think that is it. We got rid of our microwave about 6 months ago. I miss it a little for reheating things but our gas stove is pretty quick still.
ETA: oh and kettle, I forget because I don't drink hot drinks but DP uses it every so often.
Ones I use heaps are tmx and George Foreman grill. Slow cooker and popcorn maker as well but less so. My mandalin slicer gets a lot of use but I have a really crap one. Soda stream got lots of use til it broke
I own an electric fry pan but I only ever use it for chow mein lol I just prefer it in that. I have a dehydrater too but don't use it much.
Every thing else ive got rid of. (Electric beaters, stick mixer, coffee machine, food processor, omlette maker, jaffle maker, I'm sure there was more)
I have a kettle but can find the bottom half! I use my popcorn maker weekly now we have kids before that maybe once a year. I use my mixer a lot and also the blender. I don't use my food processor or slow cooker and we recently got rid of our juicer. I have a stick blender but font use it much as its not as powerful as my last one. Would love a tmx but they cost so much.
I'm not a hoarder. If I don't use it - it finds a new home.
Thermie - lots
KA - I still use mine a fair bit. The temp and humidity (or lack thereof) makes it better at some things.
George Foreman - every time I think I'll get rid of it, we have something for dinner that I use it for. Probably every six months
Milkshake maker - easier for the kids to manage every couple of weeks
Sandwich press and Jaffle iron (2 separate) - every week at least. Cheese toasties are one thing DS will actually eat.
Waffle Iron - every couple of weeks
Slow cooker - a lot
Coffee machine - daily
kettle and toaster - daily
Stick blender with attachments - I still use this to make DD1s smoothies in the mornings. She doesn't have enough volume to warrant making one in the thermie, and besides, he's usually cooking my brekkie
Electric wok - never - it's on it's way somewhere else
Electric frypan - every month or so when I want to do a large batch of fried rice or lots of eggs at once.
Cake pop machine - never - it's on it's way to our local Buy swap sell page too.
We have the usual suspects, but the gadget that gets the most use in the kitchen is the husband. He is awesome, and it only requires a small tanty these days to get the whole day's or more worth of food made. The best investment Ive made so far
I have a heap that I use ranging from daily to semi-frequently (slow cooker, food processor, bread machine, etc).
The potentially "suspect" ones are the popcorn machine, the toasted sandwich maker (jaffle-style), and the waffle machine.
The popcorn machine is great because the kids love making their own popcorn & it's much quicker and more efficient than heating up a whole stove element.
The toasted sandwich maker is the single most used item in the entire house (LOL). We even make fruit pies in it.
The waffle machine - gets used very infrequently (only DH knows the secret recipe) - but the waffles are always such a massive hit we can't bear to get rid of it. It lives in a cupboard in the hallway though.
I have a fairy floss machine that got used once and shoved in a cupboard never to be seen again. Other than that only a kettle and toaster which are used almost daily.
I really want to buy a jaffle maker though
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