What small appliances do you own?

I forgot to include a coffee grinder.

I forgot about my coffee grinder and ice cream maker…both are dust collectors.

If my rice cooker died, it would immediately get replaced. Immediately. Any of the others, I could live without.

On the counter:

drip coffee maker
burr coffee bean grinder
Vitamix
toaster
stand mixer (too heavy to store anywhere else)

In cabinets/closets:

Atlas pasta maker (hand crank)
food processor
rice cooker
bread machine
crockpot
hand mixer

Corkscrew

Drip coffee machine- used daily
Nespresso coffee machine- used several times a week
Kitchen aid mixer
4 slice toaster
Crockpot
Oil popcorn popper- used several times a week
Air pop popcorn maker- never used
Blender- rarely use
Magic bullet- use several times a week for salad dressings
Panini machine- rarely used
Waffle iron - used once every few years
Coffee grinder - don’t use anymore
Food processor- use fairly frequently
Microwave egg cooker
Microwave in built in cabinet
Instapot- my latest purchase
Immersion blender- use in winter
Ice cone maker- one of my kids purchased this and it got used 1 summer
I have a large coffee urn that I use every few years but I keep that in another area of house out of the way.

I don’t see a need for a rice cooker- it’s easy to cook on the stovetop. Plus we rarely eat rice.

^^^ I use my rice cooker for rice and other grains - quinoa, in particular. I have to pay zero attention to rice/quinoa cooking in my rice cooker. When finished, it just stays warm. I’ve started my rice cooker and then left for the grocery store with fear of anything overcooking or worse.

I listed them in order from most to least frequent use. I am assuming computer/phone/home automation/… electronics do not qualify as appliances.

Microwave: ~2x per day
Sonic Boom Alarm Clock: ~1x per day (set alarm on work days, view clock at other times)
Electric Can Opener: ~1x per day
2 Toasters: 0.5x per day (4-slice works better on thin waffles, 2-slice works better on thick)
Iron: ~0.5x per day (iron before wearing instead of after laundry)
2 Electric Shavers: ~0.5x per day (one works much better for neck with pop-up, other works better on rest)
Electric Hair Dryer: ~0.5x per month (mostly drying spilled water or testing paint colors)

Use daily or many times/week–
Rice cooker (plus have larger one 10 cup one, used for parties)
Coffeemaker (H likes daily cup)
Microwave

Used periodically–
Toaster oven

Rarely used–
Blender
Hand mixer
Immersion blender
Magic pot–thermos-like pot

Never yet used
Kitchen Aid mixer inherited from MIL (who had it as wedding gift)

Gave away–crock pot

There are the small appliances we use with most frequency in order:

Coffee machine
Electric razor
Hair dryer
Microwave*
Iron
Cuisinart Griddle/Grill (panini, pancakes, grill)
Cuisinart mini chopper (wedding gift from 27 years ago and still going strong)
Toaster
Slow cooker ( have two and use them simultaneously for different purposes)
Electric hand mixer
Waffle iron
Electric Fondue pot

*I don’t really consider a microwave a “small appliance” as it’s installed/mounted in our house.

I am considering buying an Instant Pot. I am giving D an electric kettle as a housewarming gift (I don’t drink tea but she does and it also apparently heats up pasta water fast).

I have instant hot water at my sink so no need for an electric kettle.

My list seems to pale in comparison to others…

Basic drip coffee maker (only used by guests as I don’t drink coffee)
Blender (39 years old)…used about once/month
Toaster Oven (rarely used in recent times)
Cuisenart food processor (used about 6 times/year)
Basic hand held mixer (used a a few times/year)

Didn’t count microwave which is built in, but used frequently

Blow dryer…used daily
Iron…used periodically

Ok will confess we own an iron that is used maybe a few times/year, a blow dryer Zh uses daily and I use a few times/year. EE may even have a curling iron that hasn’t been used in years. We do have and I daily use an electric toothbrush. We have an electric pencil sharpener, used a few times/year.

Our microwave is built in, so I don’t care how it’s counted–used daily or at least many times/week.

Oh yes, we use Roomba, our robotic vacuum cleaners many times/week.

Out on the counter and used a lot:

Traditional toaster–these haven’t changed in 75 years, have they?
Toaster oven–used for small stuff like two baked potatoes, but it’s weak on toasting, so let’s just think of it as a mini-oven
Keurig coffee maker–this and the wheel, mankind’s two best inventions

Stored in handy cabinet and used more or less regularly:

Blender–daily smoothies
Cuisinart food processor–this recently replaced a cheapo wedding gift that lasted for decades and worked great–this one is heavy, awkward, parts are hard to fit together and dismantle–it doesn’t thrill me at all
Kitchen Aid mixer–works fine–hate to drag it out because it weighs a ton, but too big to keep on the counter
Electric knife–got it for free from some supermarket promotion back when there were such things–used mainly for Thanksgiving and the occasional big roast

Stored in less handy pantry and used infrequently if at all:

Waffle iron–pretty recent acquisition, and would be used all the time if I lost 20 pounds first, because I found a great waffle recipe and I looove waffles
Coffee/spice grinder–useful for spices now and then and for that one recipe that calls for pulverized cashews
Crockpot–was a wedding gift a zillion years ago, not sure if it’s ever been used–seemed like such a good idea when I was working, but then I realized I couldn’t deal with raw meat or chicken first thing in the morning
Salton hot tray–I think we got three for wedding gifts–were the fondue pots of their era–never used–why am I keeping it?
Hand mixer–hardly ever used, seems either a wire whisk or the big mixer is what I generally need
Bread machine–a fad and a waste of money–used a couple of time, then decided the result wasn’t that good–why am I keeping it?
Coffee urn–last used ten years ago for a post funeral gathering–makes lousy coffee–why do I still have it?

My microwave is part of my oven unit, so even though it’s used daily, I guess it doesn’t count a small appliance.

Vegetable chopper from Williams and Sonoma. You pull the cord a few times and objects get smaller and smaller. Tuna fish etc wouldn’t be the same without it.

I’m only counting electrical things as appliances:

Spice grinder
Coffee grinder
Electric drip coffee maker
Rice cooker
toaster oven
electric kettle
Kitchenaid stand mixer with meat grinder and sausage stuffer attachments
Ancient meat grinder/salad shredder from Sears (inherited, no longer use since I bought attachments for Kitchenaid, should get rid of it)
hand mixer (2, one is old and does work well which is why I got #2. I don’t know why it is still here)
hand-held immersion blender
countertop microwave
citrus juicer
Cuisinart
crockpot
Belgian waffle maker
Ice cream maker that I replaced with a Donvier (another thing to get rid of)
Electric can opener that I don’t recall every using (and in fact didn’t know I had it until I just looked in the appliance garage)

Hair dryer, rarely used
Curling iron, even more rarely used
Iron
Roomba (does that count?)
clock radio alarm clock, used as little as possible :smiley:

Well, this has helped me identify a few things I should give to Goodwill!

There is no planet on which I’d ever use a juicer when the grocery store sells juice, or a bread machine when a bakery sells bread, or a rice cooker when I can make it in a pot! My D and I were wandering around Williams-Sonoma yesterday and we are apparently appliance-impaired. So many gadgets. I’m home by myself this week and the only appliance I will touch is a microwave.

My microwave oven is so huge, it does not count as a small appliance! :smiley: I am trying to find justifications to get rid of it.

I listed our kitchen appliances up the thread. In the bathroom we have:

Sonicare X 2
Mr’s Philips shaver
Hair straightening iron
Hair dryer

And mirror TV, but it is a part of the décor.

Those making fun of rice cookers have never had one. Put rice in and a little more water than called for. Cook almost to the end, pour frozen veggies on top, maybe some cooked chicken. If you are fancy, some unsalted cashews. Cook until the ding. Pour shredded cheese on top and put cover back on.

Dinner.

I have friends who lived in Thailand for a few years, and the father is Thai. They have a rice cooker on 24/7 at their house. Their girls eat rice all the time, as a snack, as breakfast. They think my rice cooker is ‘cute’ as it makes enough for a few bowls. Theirs is industrial size.

Rice is a staple in many HI households. It is one appliance many HI kids take to college. You can cook many things other than rice in it, especially if you’re in college and its your one appliance. :-). You can boil or steam easily with the rice pot. We used to cook many different grains–lentils, split peas, barley and of course, different varieties of rice, as well as ramen.

Remember I’m the non-cook :slight_smile: