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What common small kitchen appliance do you not have?

  • poll: We do NOT have a...
    microwave : (6 votes)
    2 %
    toaster : (40 votes)
    12 %
    toaster oven : (76 votes)
    22 %
    blender : (23 votes)
    7 %
    food processor : (42 votes)
    12 %
    Stand Mixer : (42 votes)
    12 %
    Rice Cooker : (89 votes)
    26 %
    Coffee Maker : (27 votes)
    8 %
  1. psw27

    pomelo / 5220 posts

    @Chillybear: yes to shredding meat in the stand mixer. That thing can shred 2 chicken breasts in 30 seconds! It is amazing!

  2. LulaBee

    pear / 1837 posts

    We don't have a toaster or a food processor. I would prefer a toaster over the toaster oven, and wouldn't mind having a food processor but don't want to spend the money.

  3. sera_87

    pomegranate / 3604 posts

    Don't have a toaster oven, stand mixer (we have a hand mixer) rice cooker (we do 10 minute rice on the stove), or a food processor.
    have a blender but never use it. And we don't keep the coffee maker on the counter when not in use.
    Also don't have a waffle iron

  4. looch

    wonderful pear / 26210 posts

    No rice cooker or toaster.

    We have everything else, 2 coffee makers. Plus a juicer and a griddle/waffle iron.

  5. BSB

    hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts

    No toaster oven here. I have everything else. The coffee maker is not plugged in since DH had to cut out his coffee drinking, but we keep it around for guests.

  6. 808love

    pomelo / 5866 posts

    I only have 4, one of them is a rice cooker.

  7. erinpye

    pomegranate / 3706 posts

    The only one we don't have is a toaster oven, but are they that common? I don't know, or maybe don't notice, many people who have them.

  8. mamabolt

    nectarine / 2797 posts

    @gentlelunette: Same here! French press only, I love that it takes up way less space than a standard coffee maker.

  9. MaisyMay

    GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts

    No rice cooker, no coffee maker, no toaster oven, no food processor.

    I love my stand mixer and use it at least once a week, and DH uses our toaster nearly every day. The microwave is used multiple times a day, and we use a little bullet blender 3-4 times a week to make smoothies for LO.

  10. 808love

    pomelo / 5866 posts

    @erinpye: ever since I got a toaster oven 10 years ago, I can't live without it!! It is a mini oven and heats up super duper fast. So easy! When I found out about them, I was like - where have you been all my life?

    Oh and most of the families in the state where I live, has a rice cooker sitting on their counter.

  11. erinpye

    pomegranate / 3706 posts

    @808love: my step mom had one when I was growing up (I never lived with her), and I always was so amazed by it, and jealous because we didn't have one. I should get one! Haha!

  12. 808love

    pomelo / 5866 posts

    @erinpye: they are pretty cheap! I think our black and decker was about $50. I can do small pizzas, roasted vegetables, English muffins, etc. I'm frugal when it comes to space on my counter as I like it to be bare but it is worth the real estate!

  13. brownepiano

    persimmon / 1467 posts

    We don't have a toaster but do have a toaster oven. No rice cooker or blender but our ninja pretty much works for anything.

    I do have a stand mixer that gets used at least once a month. And a shredder attachment for it. We got an ice cream maker recently that we use weekly, a waffle maker that we use about once a week and a yogurt maker I use twice a month. Since we had a tiny kitchen for a while I tried to only own appliances that I use regularly. Now we have more space and more appliances but I stick to the same rule.

  14. deerylou

    pomegranate / 3003 posts

    When our last microwave kicked the bucket, I was pregnant and went on some hormonal tangent about them being bad for our health. So, we never replaced it. I hardly miss it; we just reheat on the stovetop.

    We don't have a toaster, but do have a toaster oven and I love that little guy. No rice cooker, no standing mixer (just a hand mixer). However, we do have a waffle maker and a panini press. Priorities.

  15. Boogs

    hostess / papaya / 10540 posts

    No rice cooker. Making it on the stove in a pot isn't bad, but there are some really nice rice cookers now so I wouldn't mind one. Like everything else, it's more of a storage issue.

  16. Mrs. Champagne

    coconut / 8483 posts

    We don't have
    Blender (but we have a small smoothie maker)
    Food processor
    Toaster oven
    Rice cooker
    Stand mixer

    Our coffee maker is just a tassimo cup one.

  17. Mrs.KMM

    grapefruit / 4355 posts

    We don't have a stand mixer or a rice cooker. We only have a coffee maker because both of our dads are big coffee drinker's and we wanted to have it for when they are visiting. Other than that it is never used. And we have recently packed the toaster oven in the back of the cabinet instead of out on our counter because we never use it. We need to just get rid of it.

  18. Torchwood

    pomelo / 5607 posts

    We have all of the above, but the toaster, toaster oven, blender, food processor, rice cooker, and coffee maker live in the pantry. (And the keurig lives in the attic.) They rarely get pulled out. My stand mixer I couldn't live without. Recently upgrade to the 6qt and I love it!

  19. pastemoo

    cantaloupe / 6146 posts

    No toaster, no microwave, no pressure cooker, no crockpot, no food processor. But we have a toaster oven, air popper for popcorn, stand mixer and bread maker. I think we have around the same number of appliances, just not the "regular" ones.

    Eta we have a dual coffee/espresso machine, kitchen mvp.

  20. arosebyany

    clementine / 955 posts

    Based off this poll, I'm missing a lot. Toaster, toaster oven, rice cooker and food processor. I couldn't live without a coffee pot

  21. sunny

    coconut / 8430 posts

    All we are missing is a coffee maker.

    I'd like to get an electric hot water dispenser but I don't want to give up more counter space.

  22. MrsLonghorn

    clementine / 806 posts

    we don't have a toaster (but I love my toaster oven for making "cheesy bread") or a rice cooker.

    the only person I know who doesn't own a coffee maker is mormon and didn't eat caffeine - he has 4 kids, owns multiple businesses, and we met while we were getting our MBAs...I have no idea how he stayed awake through it all.

  23. MoonMoon

    pomegranate / 3393 posts

    We don't have a toaster. We also have, but never ever use (they're packed away in the basement) coffee maker or stand mixer.

    I'd die without our rice cooker or toaster oven, though!

  24. Mrs. High Heels

    blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts

    No toaster or coffee maker. We have a toaster oven though, and use our French press to make coffee.

  25. fussygal

    pomegranate / 3580 posts

    We have a VERY small kitchen and we don't have a microwave, but I honestly don't miss it after four years! However, when we move and have a bigger kitchen i'd like to have a wall/cabinet-mounted one.

    We also don't have a toaster oven (never understood the appeal of those?), rice cooker (we're not big on rice), food processor (used to have and it broke - I do miss that one!), or a coffeemaker (I'm the only coffee drinker so I just use my Aeropress). We do have a coffeemaker in the garage that we bring out when we have guests.

    I couldn't live without my toaster and stand mixer though!

  26. fussygal

    pomegranate / 3580 posts

    @meredithNYC: I love our electric kettle!!

  27. Raindrop

    grapefruit / 4731 posts

    The only things I have on that list is a microwave, toaster oven and rice cooker.

    I think I can live without the rice cooker also. Can just cook rice on the stove top.

    I love our toaster oven though ... We use it everyday, it is easier to warm up a few chicken nuggets with it instead of turn on the whole oven.

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