Re: What kitchen appliances are really WORTH IT? - Page 4

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Hi Jen!

I'm not Val, but I think we have the same chopper.   Mine is also at
least 10 years old; probably closer to 15.  I use it at least once a
week.  It's great for chopping onions or quickly turning crackers or
bread into crumbs, and the pieces pop into the dishwasher.

Here is a link to the manual, which has a good picture:

http://www.sunbeam.com/manuals/1999/4816-8.pdf

Lauri in WA

 

I used it for virtually all of my chopping needs.
Celery, onions, carrots, garlic, nuts...the list is endless.
I home can a lot, several quarts at a time so it saves
me a great deal of prep time. I also like that I can
chop an onion without a single tear.

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We used to have an electric skillet, but when all 4 kids still lived at
home, it wasn't large enough. You had to take the legs off to wash it, and
basically it was a pain to store.  I used to make bread in a bread maker too
(never used the mixes, just bought bulk yeast and used my own stuff).  I
sold both items on eBay a couple of years ago.

I do like our electric grill. It's similar to a George Foreman, just not as
expensive. It's handy for cooking 2-3 chicken breasts or hamburgers.  We use
it probably 2-3 times per week.  I use a hand held can opener, see no need
for an electric gadget for that.  I have a large crock pot, and a small one.
I use them both, more often in the winter when soups and stews are made.

We haven't had a toasteroven in years, I never found it to be worth the
counter space it took up.  I do have a good stand mixer, but no blender.
Somehow, we've survived.  We do have an automatic ice maker (hooked up to
our RO water unit), but the door dispenser has been broken for 3 years.
It's too expensive to fix, and since I no longer have 4 kids in and out of
the freezer all day long for ice, we've just left it go. The frig is over 17
years old, so at some point we'll replace it instead of repairing the door.

I use my microwave (over the stove type) all the time, and Mr. Coffee every
day.  No fancy choppers or anything here. Give me a good knife and a couple
of good cutting boards, good pans and a couple of non-stick skillets, and
I'm good to go.

Melissa

 

Like you said, an electric can opener is definitely beneficial for those
who have arthritis in their hands and have suffered a loss of dexterity.
Fortunately, I am not one of those people so a good quality mechanical
can opener works just fine for me.

I don't drink beer, but I have a beer bottle opener. It helps on those
occasions when I buy beer for company. I also use it to loosen the seal
on new jars of food, such as pickles.

I have no use at all for an electric skillet. My set of pans and my gas
range do what I need in terms of stovetop cooking. I also have no
interest in any appliance for frying food because I avoid eating fried
foods. I do have a crock pot, but I rarely use it. I am probably going
to use it more when the winter arrives to make some stews to pack in
small containers for dinners and inexpensive lunches at work.

My kitchen is very small so I am careful about what I buy in terms of
kitchen appliances. I have a fairly new microwave oven and general
purpose toaster oven/broiler/convection oven which serves me well.

Probably the only other gadgets in my kitchen are a good cork screw and
one of those vegetable slicers which I use to make cucumber salad.

 

That's al I do with my oven..store stuff in it

I do everything with my combo microwave/convection
oven.