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Post by linda72 on Dec 28, 2016 14:15:58 GMT
We should start a thread about old appliances that still work. My sister is using my mom's toaster that mom got in 1945. Still works great and makes beautiful toast. It's a toastmaster. My large freezer was bought in 1978 and it still works great (fingers crossed) The only thing I don't like is I have to defrost it every year. I think it helps that the freezer has never lived in the garage; it's been in our utility room all this time which has helped the motor. My color from the 70s was avocado green; I never had the harvest gold appliances! Oh, and lmenglish I love, love, love, my new Kenmore Elite refrigerator that I got this summer. French doors on top, freezer on the bottom. Really do like the layout. What kind did you get?
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Post by laura281 on Dec 28, 2016 15:41:36 GMT
My new fridge has arrived! I was limited in what fridge I could get due to the space available, but I got as big as I could! It's a Kenmore Elite, with the bottom freezer that pulls out. The top has a single door that opens, rather than French doors. Can't wait to fill it up, but letting it get cold enough first.
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Post by azcristi on Dec 28, 2016 15:59:23 GMT
azcristi - I agree with you and others who said the IP might not be worth it for just one or two people. Since I'm just cooking for one, I know I wouldn't use it enough. I do look at the Air Fryers everytime they are on QVC and wonder if I'd use one of them, but I probably wouldn't I would like to get a bread maker, but I'm concerned that having a loaf of fresh bread in the house would be too much temptation. Does anyone else have a bread maker and use it often? Or do you use it to make something other than bread? I think the Aire Fryer would be LESS overwhelming than the Instant Pot, and perhaps something I'd use... well, until the novelty wears off. (LOL)
I've had 2 bread makers in the past and I swear, my bread was always a flop. To this day, I don't know why it would never rise. I always followed the instructions. Now I just buy good bread, or make my own from scratch - usually it turns out nice.
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Post by azcristi on Dec 28, 2016 16:04:21 GMT
Speaking of crock pots... I had a very old one, almost 30 years old... I got it as a bridal shower gift when I married my daughter's father in 1987. It finally died on me last year. I replaced it with a fancy new one, a programmable.... I HATED IT. It just didn't heat up like my old dinosaur crock pot. I ended up returning the new programmable crock.
Then an old family friend offered me HER old, old model - also about 30 years old. And old Rival (like my old one). I'm so thrilled with the old thing. It's like my old one never died. I use it at least every other week. It's an old model with a turn knob: Off/Low/High.
They just don't make them like they used to!!!
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Post by lmenglish on Dec 28, 2016 17:18:34 GMT
linda72 , French doors, with meat keeper and cheese keeper drawers and under those 2 drawers is small space, about 3 in high that you could put yogurt cups. But one big shelf and one small shelf due to ice maker. Drawer under the fridge for fruits and veggies. Freezer on the bottom. I think it is a Whirlpool. I can't complain, DH picked it out, it works, has no broken shelves or bins and is not rusted out like the old one which was the worst appliance we ever bought!
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Post by lmenglish on Dec 28, 2016 17:20:18 GMT
azcristi , I got new Rivals with no programming so when your dinosaurs kicks the bucket , you can replace it with a simple one!
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Post by linda72 on Dec 28, 2016 17:25:37 GMT
lmenglish Your new fridge sounds similar to my new Kenmore Elite. Like you said, no rusted shelves is an improvement for me! Ha, we tend to keep appliances forever so I'm always thrilled with something "new". I may look at the new/old Rival crock pots. I have one of those that is over 30 years old but it doesn't heat correctly so a new one should be better.
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Post by finreporter on Dec 28, 2016 17:50:29 GMT
i'm kind of bummed because i'm SEVERELY limited in the size of fridge i can get. i measured the space and i only have 66 inches until the bottom of the upper cabinet. most of the fridges i like are about 67- 68 inches tall.
so i am looking for a smaller one. i may inquire with someone how much it would cost to remove the upper cabinet all together so that i can get a taller fridge.
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Post by thyme2 on Dec 28, 2016 18:20:15 GMT
When I had my kitchen remodeled in 2005 I intentionally left open wall space for any type of refrigerator. The old layout only allowed space for a small one. Glad I changed it.
I had a kitchen aide blender that was rarely used and maybe 6 years old. I put a b out 5 frozen strawberries in it this summer and it blew out the piece under the pitcher. Apparently a safety feature and not worth fixing. So I am thinking of a Nutribullet. Anyone have and like yours?
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Post by lmenglish on Dec 28, 2016 23:54:15 GMT
I have a Magic Bullet blender this i got to replace my 43 year old osterizer, it still worked! I like the bullet. I need a bridal shower!!
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Post by zazzles on Dec 29, 2016 0:35:11 GMT
...but one day.... even she doesn't really know what happened or how it happened since she was an expert using the thing but one day the lid happen to blow off as she checked on her beans. She had beans all over the ceiling, walls, stove, and floor. ... She gave it to me years ago as she no longer uses it, but it just sits in my garage. And she wonders why I will not use it. I am scared of the thing. Sorry, Luann, I’m cracking up at the thought that your mother gave you her death machine.
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Post by zazzles on Dec 29, 2016 1:17:58 GMT
i'm kind of bummed because i'm SEVERELY limited in the size of fridge i can get. i measured the space and i only have 66 inches until the bottom of the upper cabinet. most of the fridges i like are about 67- 68 inches tall. so i am looking for a smaller one. i may inquire with someone how much it would cost to remove the upper cabinet all together so that i can get a taller fridge. Fin, when I bought my GE Advantium microwave/convection/halogen oven, which is an over-the-cooktop model, the cabinet had to be “shortened” so the unit would fit under it. The installer who came to install the oven did a stellar job of remaking the cabinet from a standard two-shelf cabinet to a one-shelf high cabinet. I don’t remember the cost, but it was not at all expensive—maybe about $45 more than the installation was to have cost. You just need the person with the right skills and attitude (i.e., not someone who is out to gouge you).
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Post by zazzles on Dec 29, 2016 1:27:05 GMT
On the subject of InstantPots, I do use mine but not as much as I could or should. And I have no hesitation in using it to pressure cook. I’ve had several stove-top pressure cookers, including my grandmother’s, and a couple of multi-cookers with pressure feature and never had a problem.
Beans are notorious for blowing up pressure cookers, especially old ones, because they foam while they cook and the foam can rise up and clog the pressure vent. Most manufacturer’s cookbooks for old pressure cookers specifically say not to cook beans or split peas. And modern books usually say to add oil to prevent foaming.
azcristi, on the subject of Air Fryers, I do use mine a lot more than I thought I would, but not for “real” cooking. I use it to defrost and heat baked goods (100-calorie blueberry muffins; blueberry scones, etc.), and for anything that I want to crisp after baking—for example, I’ll microwave a baked potato, then spray with a bit of oil and sprinkle with salt and throw it into the Air Fryer for 3 to 5 minutes to crisp the skin (which I like to eat).
If you do consider an air fryer, I’d steer away from Philips because they are ridiculously expensive over units that do the same thing and are a lot cheaper. One to look at would be the NuWave Brio which looks like it may be made by Philips. It is about 1/3 the price of the Philips and has all the features if not more.
The only holiday “appliance” I acquired this year is a popover pan. I bought it today. Guess what dinner was???
And back to slow cookers: I had a conversation on Christmas Eve with someone whose son wants a slow cooker that can be set to hold a precise temperature (something that doesn’t seem to exist). But it reminded me of an ad I glimpsed for a slow cooker that also cooks sous vide. I tracked it down, and it is made by Hamilton Beach. If I didn’t already have a sous vide portable circulator I’d be tempted to try that Hamilton Beach which the company is selling on their own web site for $99.
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Post by zazzles on Dec 29, 2016 2:05:54 GMT
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Post by linda72 on Dec 29, 2016 2:19:13 GMT
zazzles Leave it to the Germans to invent something this complicated. I'll have to study the video to learn more about it.
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