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:
- coffee machine
- microwave
- toaster oven/toaster
- blender
- food processor
- stand mixer
- rice cooker
- 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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I definitely agree with number 2. Who can live without a microwave? Do you recall the days when hot chocolate was made by warming milk on the stove? Archaic! Due to evening household chaos, I try to make dinner earlier in the day and the microwave is also my saving grace when everyone is hungry.
I would also like to make a plug for the stand mixer. After years of gracing the inside of my pantry, and a few years of collecting dust on my counter, I have broken out the Kitchen Aid. Amazing how many uses I have found for it in the past few weeks. I didn’t realize how often I mixed things! Now I use it for everything from cake mixes to a bowl of eggs to be scrambled for dinner. Very handy!
Sleepy Mom,
Thanks for your comment. I would never have thought of using the stand mixer for scrambled eggs! Great idea! If you want to read more about the newest, largest KitchenAid stand mixer, you can at:
http://www.appliance.net/2007/sometimes-you-just-need-13-dozen-cookies/. Also, we will be reviewing the KitchenAid Artisan mixer here as well.