It would seem that any household appliances are designed to facilitate the life of the hostess in the kitchen. But some devices are rarely used, or even gather dust in the corner. In recent years, the list of kitchen “assistants” donated to me has seriously expanded, but I regularly think about getting rid of many. I’ll try to make a TOP of unnecessary household appliances in the kitchen in order of increasing uselessness: perhaps this will help someone not to make a mistake when buying.
- Thermal sweat
- Mantovarka
- Deep fryer
- Crepe maker
- Electric BBQ
- Cook
- Slicer (slicer)
- Electronic cookbook
- Hot Dog Toaster
- Electric can opener
- Electric broom
- Electric egg cooker
- Apple peeler
- Spaghetti Electric Fork
- Egg breaker
Thermal sweat
Thermopot - a device for boiling water and maintaining temperature at a given level. This is a kind of hybrid of a teapot and a thermos, which periodically heats the water, preventing it from cooling. This device is suitable only for those who often drink tea, other hot drinks: perhaps a few kilowatts of electricity will be saved.
Mantovarka
Manti, despite its unique taste, is a rather labor-intensive dish. Due to constant employment, it turns out to cook it a couple of times a year. In the presence of an ordinary multicooker, a double boiler in the household, a pressure cooker becomes a completely redundant appliance.
Deep fryer
French fries - a delicious popular dish, which often acts as a side dish for meat, fish, even in restaurants. But cooking in hot oil causes carcinogens: most users know about it. No less harmful will be other foods cooked in the deep fryer. The device has enough other disadvantages: it takes up a lot of space, requires the injection of a large amount of oil, it is difficult to launder.
Crepe maker
At first, I was inspired by the idea of quickly cooking my favorite pancakes, which I never have enough time to cook. But the result was not pleasing: the pancakes are thick, tasting very different from the real ones, from the pan. The crepe maker is quite large in size, it needs a lot of space in the kitchen. Conclusion: if you do not want the appliance to gather dust on the balcony, do not buy it.
Electric BBQ
By purchasing this device, many expect that they will regularly enjoy barbecue without fuss with firewood, barbecue, ignition right in the apartment. Unfortunately, I was completely disappointed in the dishes from this unit - they are absolutely not like cooked on charcoal, do not have a characteristic aroma, taste, crust. Moreover, the electric skewer "shakes" a huge amount of electricity, since the cooking time is quite high.
Cook
My rice cooker was used only once - in order to try out a new donated device. This miracle of technology showed itself on the bad side: the capacity is small, the boiling time is too high, you have to perform exactly the same manipulations for cooking as with a conventional pan. Conclusion: if you want to cook porridge not on the stove, it is better to get a slow cooker: it is a multifunctional unit and will be more useful in the household.
Slicer (slicer)
This device is intended for beautifully slicing slices of meat, sausage, cheese, fruit. The slicer is useful to those who often invite guests, appreciate the aesthetics of the laid table. Otherwise, you can use the slicing service in the supermarket without occupying the kitchen space with another stupid device.
Electronic cookbook
In appearance, the “gadget” resembles a mini-TV with a screen like a tablet. It can be attached to the refrigerator, put on the table so that it is more convenient to watch video recipes, master classes, read the description of the process of preparing different dishes. My conclusion: spending money on such a technique makes no sense even to food lovers. In the age of the Internet, you can find any, even the most sophisticated, complex recipe.
Hot Dog Toaster
Outwardly, such a toaster resembles an ordinary one, only the holes in it are not flat, but round, suitable for hot dogs. The operation of the device is simple: after loading, the buns warm up, becoming ready for consumption. If you do not make hot dogs for sale, the unit will be used at most a couple of times.
Electric can opener
Perhaps such a device may appeal to those who eat canned food all day. If the menu is more varied, canned food appears in the kitchen only occasionally, an electric opener will be completely useless.
Electric broom
This device is designed to quickly remove debris that suddenly appeared on a laminate, linoleum, tile, other type of flooring. This “assistant” didn’t take root in me - in the presence of a powerful vacuum cleaner and a good mop, it’s difficult to find an electric broom. Given that it takes up a lot of space, consumes enough energy, while the result of the work is not too high-quality, the conclusion is clear: buying an electric broom is a waste of money.
Electric egg cooker
The device is designed for cooking eggs not in the usual way, but in special recesses. In fact, the technique, which should make life easier for the hostess, only complicates it. Eggs need necessarily one caliber, before cooking they must be carefully pierced with a needle. I think the egg cooker is one of the most useless kitchen devices.
Apple peeler
Another appliance taking up space in the kitchen or gathering dust on the balcony. The machine, similar to a meat grinder, has a long screw on which an apple is planted. When turned on, the blades cut off the peel from the fruit. Unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve fine, accurate cleaning using the device, and it is only necessary when processing apples on an industrial scale.
Spaghetti Electric Fork
One of the most stupid devices for me was the fork, which, when the head rotates, wraps spaghetti on itself. Further, it is supposed to put the product directly in the mouth.The only option for using this device is to entertain a young child. For an adult, its use looks, at least, stupid.
Egg breaker
A device for automated egg breaking tops the rating of devices for which it is undesirable to spend money. The time spent on installation, clamping each egg in the “paws”, raising the levers will be incomparably greater than the usual cracking of the product with a knife.
The list of stupid kitchen appliances goes on and on. In pursuit of profit, manufacturers are releasing new gadgets, but it’s better to give your money wisely to much more important, useful things.
From the age of 20+ there were a lot of different little things like egg cookers, yogurt makers, slicers and other “miracle” devices not needed in the household. They would have been used only occasionally or on an industrial scale, but they were cheap execution devices made by design!
Now "crock-pots" are out of circulation!
I remember how to set up "bread makers"! the process is long, but the smell! and all the "grumblers" with fresh bread!
Or coffee (from a coffee machine) if you don’t drink it, then down the drain!
Our family uses the egg cooker constantly: the eggs never burst and leak and are guaranteed to be cooked as much as you like. There will not be one that I wanted soft-boiled, but they missed the time and it turned out hard-boiled, or they wanted some cool salad, but they did not have enough. Do not like it - do not use. And we really like it.
We are also actively using a slow cooker and a bread machine, no one has presented a man-cooker and deep-fat fryer, unfortunately, otherwise they would also be useful. We have enough space in the house, thank God, and it’s easy to store even the equipment that is needed only on holidays. But the table looks cool and full of delicious and non-trivial dishes.
I disagree about the electric broom. I have a pretty powerful BURNER. He stands in the kitchen in the corner, does not interfere, you can always quickly pick up litter, feline fluff (they begin to molt - it's just awful). Now you do not need to drag out a large heavy vacuum cleaner every time, unwind the wire, etc. Or a brush of revenge - the fluff scatters. Very satisfied. A large vacuum cleaner is now available for overhaul of the entire apartment.
You have very correctly explained everything. I also have an electric broom and I am very happy with it. It takes up little space and is very convenient to use.
I would like to add another review about the bread maker! The last 25 years, we do not buy bread. And I don’t feel like shopping anymore! A cook is a wonderful and necessary thing. Rice is the second bread, especially since it keeps it hot. You can always quickly cook a spicy salad. The pancake is wonderful, and if you have a nozzle for pancakes ... The thickness of the pancakes depends on your skill. What kind of dough you get, such pancakes will be. Everything is perfectly baked. Very convenient for stuffed pancakes. Slicer for slicing, very convenient. Sliced quickly and cheese and sausage. I put it in the special refrigerator in containers. Children will quickly pick up a sandwich and not cut themselves. In a real pressure cooker, you will make a sufficient amount for the whole family, and not 6 pcs as in a multicooker. so that if you live not alone, but with your family and love to cook, then all these devices make our life great!
Electric broom (vertical vacuum cleaner) Dyson! highly recommend. I use it several times a day.
If the author had a dyson, then such a review would not have arisen. You still need to save up for a good dyson, then he will fully work out the investments.
The main plug in the mouth does not need to be turned on!
I really liked the article. Everything is on target! I didn’t even hear about some devices, I had fun from the heart. The only thing I use from the above is a yogurt maker. And that is cyclical. When I read somewhere about the dangers of store yogurt or the benefits of dairy products, I immediately remember that I have it. I throw myself, get it out and start actively using it. After some time, my fervor fades, and she goes to gather dust in the closet for an indefinite time. Until the next article kicks me in the thick side.
Oh, I have everything too !!
Sorry, kebabs are cooked in an electric barbecue 10-15 minutes, probably a lot of expenses, good meat, marinade and awesome barbecue is ready, with a crust, with all the charms. I use it constantly. It’s just that the author of the article does not know how to use and cook.
I also use barbecue. The truth is not 10-15 minutes, but 30 minutes (I cut large pieces), but there are also few costs. A crust is also present 🙂
I want to stand up for the device for cleaning apples! We cleaned apples of 2 basins in such a way and dried them in buckets with a dehydrator. Almost 10 liter comes out at a time. They dried so much that they handed out to all relatives. This year is not enough, the dryer for 6000 had to be done, the schemes burned out. And the dehydrator of Sedona, I hope until it burns out. But if you give the device to a man, in 15 minutes the basin with the top turns out quickly and conveniently. It is possible both with and without peel. So what to whom!
I don’t use any of these devices, and I created my own list of recipes from the Internet and periodically replenish it
I completely disagree about thermal sweat. We use the seventh year. Satisfied - always hot tea. E / e consumes little.