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Thread Number: 49026
7 small kitchen appliances you don't need |
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| Post# 709980 10/18/2013 at 13:38 (3,855 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
money.msn.com/saving-money-tips/p...
They suggest we don't need our stand mixers!! Does anyone know CPR? Maybe the rest I could half-way agree, I'd still keep my blender, Hot air popper. | ||
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Post# 709982 , Reply# 1 10/18/2013 at 13:53 (3,855 days old) by foraloysius  (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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No blender? | ||
| Post# 709988 , Reply# 2 10/18/2013 at 14:51 (3,855 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Obviously... | ||
| Post# 710003 , Reply# 4 10/18/2013 at 16:41 (3,855 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
This Is Not an Article:
This is a rant, and a bad one at that. It's one person's highly subjective opinion about what she doesn't need, and she's extended her own needs and preferences to the rest of the human race - if she doesn't feel the need for a stand mixer, why then, no right-thinking person on Earth has any business wanting one.
Her reasoning is also hinky in a couple of places. Yes, you can pop popcorn in any pot you happen to own. You can also burn the bejabbers out of its bottom when you do that, leaving black carbonized spots in it that are Hell to remove. Having a popcorn popper is a kindness to any cookware you care about. And I notice she hasn't anything to say about an appliance that really is unnecessary for most people - the electric can opener, which I personally won't spend money on. A Swing-Away hand or wall-mount opener does the job for me just as well, with very little more effort; I personally can't see why anyone without an impairment would want to devote the budget or the counter space to one. But they do, which is their privilege. P.S.: I would like to see this lady whip up enough egg whites for a couple of angel food cakes by hand. Unless she's a gym rat, EMT's would be involved before she got through; that's hard work. | ||
| Post# 710013 , Reply# 6 10/18/2013 at 17:08 (3,855 days old) by Davey7 (Chicago) | ||
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Since when is Oprah a domestic diva/goddess, everyone knows that's the Polish Princess, aka Ms. Martha (or Katrina of the Waves). Wonder what Gwynneth would say? | ||
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Post# 710029 , Reply# 7 10/18/2013 at 18:34 (3,855 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 710032 , Reply# 8 10/18/2013 at 18:41 (3,855 days old) by xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania ) | ||
Wow, after reading that article I feel like my IQ dropped.
I did however find humor in the comments that someone stated" the writer of this article should be added to the list of seven people we don't need" I personally couldn't be without my MixMaster or my Lady Kenmore blender. I do agree the baby food maker is un needed, since a blender, food processor, or foley food mill can do the same thing | ||
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Post# 710039 , Reply# 9 10/18/2013 at 19:23 (3,855 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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OK, let's turn this around
Haven't we all purchased fun appliances that turned out to be something we really don't need?
I'm going to add some of my dubious finds. (Feel free to vent at me if you disagree with my suggestions. However if you have a good use for these items please advise freely.) Here are the appliances that I will never need. Some I did own. I omitted the brand names. You know who made these units: The 1960's "Party Grill". (I had a fun time one night using this unit per the instructions however the results weren't pretty even after several tries. I wasted LOAVES of white bread ). The 1970's COLD-lather machine. (It had a bar of soap in the hopper and an electric brush whipped up teaspoons of glorious suds. We gave them away at the bank. Many were returned.) The iron with the headlight. (Uber-cool but... a headlight?? ) Another bank giveaway I got to play with was the electric hairbrush. It wasn't a detangler but was a 1960's era device that looked like a sticky lint-roller with teeth that spun at the end of a handle. I won't mention the maker even though I think they are defunct. Your ideas? | ||
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Post# 710040 , Reply# 10 10/18/2013 at 19:35 (3,855 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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No Electric Kettle? | ||
| Post# 710047 , Reply# 11 10/18/2013 at 19:53 (3,855 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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My Two Duds:
One was the Dazey Seal-A-Meal. Nothing against this product; the fine folks at Dazey meant well and built a good product.
My problems with it were: 1) It took for-freakin'-ever to seal up a few portions of something, particularly when food got on the portion of the bag roll where you were going to apply the heat sealing. 2) What took a fair amount of time to seal up took only moments to microwave and consume; I could never get ahead to the extent the ads made it seem like I should. 3) The pouches were slick and slippery in the freezer, and did not stack well. Avalanches of frozen pouches were a common occurrence. The other was the Wear-Ever Chicken Bucket, a pressure fryer that allowed you to make the same sort of pressure-fried chicken you get in places like KFC. After one use, the thing was put away, and then eventually given away; that single use made the whole house smell like a KFC location. For days. It was an object lesson in the fact that a huge part of whatever small value fast food possesses is the ability to walk away from the smell of its cooking. | ||
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Post# 710195 , Reply# 16 10/19/2013 at 11:08 (3,854 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Electric Kettle I really use my electric kettle more than I do the microwave. As Tom said, you have to have boiling water for making great tea. I would guess that it takes less electricity than turning on the stove to boil water which takes longer. | ||
| Post# 710200 , Reply# 17 10/19/2013 at 11:40 (3,854 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Oh, please!! Don't believe everything you read. | ||
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Post# 710208 , Reply# 18 10/19/2013 at 12:42 (3,854 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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Boiling water in the microwave can also be very dangerous Sometimes the meniscus of the water will not break and the water will become superheated and then when the water is jiggled the meniscus will break and the water will fly all over and could severely burn you..My 1956 GE Speed Kettle can boil a quart of water in just a couple of minutes and my Dormeyer HurriHot ElectriCup can boil 2 cups of water faster than the microwave can....the author if that article is a brainless moron.......PAT COFFEY | ||
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Post# 710744 , Reply# 19 10/22/2013 at 07:08 (3,852 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Built-In Instant Hot Water Dispenser Solves the problem of a space consuming , but very useful electric tea kettle. An Instant Hot built-in and connected to a good water filter is easily one of my top 10 useful kitchen appliances. I use it many times every day for speeding up many cooking operations and one of its best uses is for cleaning counter-tops and anything else, all it takes is a cotton cleaning cloth dampened with very hot water and maybe a drop of dish detergent. Using very hot water really does the job without spraying cleaners all over the place.
I would dare say that the writer that did this stupid article is not much of a cook. | ||
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Post# 710745 , Reply# 20 10/22/2013 at 07:12 (3,852 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Pat-- I've seen water in a Pyrex measuring cup "explode" a in the microwave a few times. Happened with butter, once, too.
It usually happened when, after heating the water to boiling I let the vessel sit in the microwave for awhile, then had to reheat it. Luckily, just opening the door of the microwave was enough to jostle the water, sending most of it flying in all directions. Quite a thing to witness, but was glad my hand wasn't in the way! | ||
| Post# 710778 , Reply# 23 10/22/2013 at 10:07 (3,851 days old) by NYCWriter () | ||
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The Hot Shot ... ... also makes instant oatmeal in a snap! | ||
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Post# 710786 , Reply# 24 10/22/2013 at 10:20 (3,851 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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I love the Quooker, a combination of normal kitchen tap and boiling water dispenser. It's the newest thing here, after they have sold a separate boiling water dispenser for many years. Sleek design too!
www.quooker.co.uk/enuk... | ||
| Post# 710792 , Reply# 25 10/22/2013 at 10:33 (3,851 days old) by NYCWriter () | ||
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Fantastic design ... ... on the "quooker"! But I'm far too high-maintenance about my drinking water. No tap water for me -- it all has to be filtered through my Berkey. | ||
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Post# 710934 , Reply# 26 10/22/2013 at 21:02 (3,851 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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Post# 710957 , Reply# 27 10/22/2013 at 22:56 (3,851 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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I would swear by my Saeco 50 oz electric kettle It is selectable for 105, 150, 200 or 212F. I find the 200 setting best for tea. It will hold that temp for 2 hours. The 212 setting is basically a boil, and the machine will shut off after that temp is reached. I often use it when a recipe calls for hot water, or I need to add more boiling water to a pot that has something that needs more cooking.
Yes, you can get buy with a minimal complement of kitchen appliances and gadgets - if you have nothing else to do and don't care that the results may be inferior. Hand beating cake batter, or hand kneading bread? Nice work if you can get it, but most of us don't have the time for that. | ||
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Post# 710959 , Reply# 28 10/22/2013 at 23:11 (3,851 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 711475 , Reply# 30 10/26/2013 at 10:28 (3,847 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
Each user is unique
The best part of this thread is reading your opinions. I think many appliances are useful if they meet the needs of the user. There are others that might be almost universally considered junk.
Stand mixer (at least one) is a must have if you really cook. We use the Sunbeam MMA for cakes, frosting, whipping... And the KA for bread and dense cookie dough. The blender and food processor do different things and are both essential. I'm with you on the West Bend wok. I had hippie friends in college who kept theirs going 24/7 with some odious pot pourri concoction because they thought it would mask the smell of weed. | ||
| Post# 711476 , Reply# 31 10/26/2013 at 10:31 (3,847 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Each user is unique
The best part of this thread is reading your opinions. I think many appliances are useful if they meet the needs of the user. There are others that might be almost universally considered junk.
Stand mixer (at least one) is a must have if you really cook. We use the Sunbeam MMA for cakes, frosting, whipping... And the KA for bread and dense cookie dough. The blender and food processor do different things and are both essential. I'm with you on the West Bend wok. I had hippie friends in college who kept theirs going 24/7 with some odious pot pourri concoction because they thought it would mask the smell of weed. | ||
| Post# 711617 , Reply# 32 10/27/2013 at 07:04 (3,847 days old) by Washman (o) | ||
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I suppose you could throw in my Sunbeam T23 automatic toaster too! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Washman's LINK 
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Post# 711640 , Reply# 33 10/27/2013 at 08:42 (3,847 days old) by YoGiTuNeS (New Jersey) |
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I suppose what ever makes you happy, and functional for your own daily lives is really what is best for any individual...theres no right or wrong...
come on, if theres one thing we have all learned, theres no clout in any article from CR, to any writer/columnist out there with a lick of sense to know or investigate anything they write about...we have yet to see any with a show of intelligence...outside of talking out their @ss!!!.... these people write articles, most likely their first, and proabably the last, definately the only time you will ever had heard of them....or would ever want to again.... this is social media...when have you not seen them blow things out of proportion!...and stretch the truth so far out in the universe!....then again, your only good as your last article... | ||
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