I have some appliances that are my go-to tools for making life easier- my immersion blender, bread machine and toaster oven are a few.  At appliancepulse.com  they’ve come up with a list of what they consider the eight counter-top appliances people can’t do without.

They are:

1. coffee machine
2. microwave
3. toaster oven/toaster
4. blender
5. food processor
6. stand mixer
7. rice cooker
8. juicer

I’ll stand by numbers 2-5, but my coffeemaker can stand idle for weeks at a time, I haven’t used my juicer in about 8 years (Don’t ask me, I don’t know why I keep it.)  and I don’t own and see no need to own a rice steamer. 

Everyone’s cooking style is different and families’ needs change.  Things we can’t seem to do without -the juicer- become clutter in the closet and some  appliances that seemed impossible forty or fifty years ago are standard in the most basic kitchens today – the microwave.

What are you using daily at your house?  We’d love to hear from you.

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