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Did people in your family have lots of small appliances?
My mother was always rather conservative when it came to that kind of thing. She saw most of them as unnecessary clutter. When I was a kid she had only three small appliances - a Mr. Coffer programmable drip coffee maker with the dial timer, a harvest gold Waring stand mixer that was a wedding gift, and a Montgomery Ward microwave oven. She didn't get a toaster or can opener until 1992. My interest in fans and vacuums sometimes carried over into small appliances, especially blenders and food processors but she never wanted any. She was given a George Foreman and electric skillet at one point but she never used them. She did let me get a few egg beaters as a kid and battery powered mixers.
My grandparents were more liberal concerning them. One grandmother had quite a few. I know when I was really little she had an Amana Radarage (I can remember the red LED display) and a Farberware convection oven that were built into shelves. She told me she used to have a Dormeyer mixer and how the nylon gears in it wore out. She also had a Sunbeam waffle iron that she would make waffles for me on when I came to visit. She was also insistent on a percolator and not drip coffee, she always had a chrome one and went through a few. She also had a plastic travel size Betty Crocker one she kept packed away. In later years I think the got a little hand mixer and electric can opener from the dollar store.
She was insistent on a percolator all the way up until she passed.
My grandmother on the other side, now she is the small appliance queen! She was always into the latest gadget, and this carries into small appliances. She has a blender, a hand mixer, deep fryer, toaster, toaster oven, drip coffee maker, food processor, George Foreman, can opener, vacuum sealer, who knows what all. She also had some early microwave ovens too. She still buys gadgets, last I visited she showed me a mini chopper she got and I saw she got a new blender. Unfortunately she isn't really the type that sees value or uniqueness in vintage items so when things get old she replaces them with new.
My mother was always rather conservative when it came to that kind of thing. She saw most of them as unnecessary clutter. When I was a kid she had only three small appliances - a Mr. Coffer programmable drip coffee maker with the dial timer, a harvest gold Waring stand mixer that was a wedding gift, and a Montgomery Ward microwave oven. She didn't get a toaster or can opener until 1992. My interest in fans and vacuums sometimes carried over into small appliances, especially blenders and food processors but she never wanted any. She was given a George Foreman and electric skillet at one point but she never used them. She did let me get a few egg beaters as a kid and battery powered mixers.
My grandparents were more liberal concerning them. One grandmother had quite a few. I know when I was really little she had an Amana Radarage (I can remember the red LED display) and a Farberware convection oven that were built into shelves. She told me she used to have a Dormeyer mixer and how the nylon gears in it wore out. She also had a Sunbeam waffle iron that she would make waffles for me on when I came to visit. She was also insistent on a percolator and not drip coffee, she always had a chrome one and went through a few. She also had a plastic travel size Betty Crocker one she kept packed away. In later years I think the got a little hand mixer and electric can opener from the dollar store.
She was insistent on a percolator all the way up until she passed.
My grandmother on the other side, now she is the small appliance queen! She was always into the latest gadget, and this carries into small appliances. She has a blender, a hand mixer, deep fryer, toaster, toaster oven, drip coffee maker, food processor, George Foreman, can opener, vacuum sealer, who knows what all. She also had some early microwave ovens too. She still buys gadgets, last I visited she showed me a mini chopper she got and I saw she got a new blender. Unfortunately she isn't really the type that sees value or uniqueness in vintage items so when things get old she replaces them with new.
