Must have kitchen gadgets

ragz_2

Retro kenwood chef, kettle (plus all the jars, cafetiere, teapot etc), toaster, jug of utensils, bread bin, knife block, slowcooker (I find I use it more when I can see it!), microwave (on top of fridge/freezer).

In cupboards - George foreman (not used in over a year, should get rid really), stick blender, mini chopper (use both a lot), whisk, popcorn machine...

juliettet

I too have all appliances in cupboards. I use my Remoska daily but keep it in my oven! I only have my coffee maker & kettle out. I have a pod coffee every morning before work so it earns its space. I have a stick blender for soups and a very old hand mixer. I do not use my food processor so that will go to a new home when I next have a clear out. I love looking through the lakeland catalogue but know my cooking limitations.

colinthecockrel

Not much really, I have a good sized kitchen and don't like too much cluttering the tops.

On work-tops: kettle, toaster, bread machine, chopping boards, cafetiere.

In cupboards: slow cooker, hand mixer, food processor, stick blender and knife block. And my microwave is built-in.

lincsyellowbelly

Next to my kettle and toaster my actifry gets used most days. In fact, I have used it so much I am on my second because the first one wore out!

Emm-in-a-pickle

My kitchen is small and gets badly cluttered. Cupboards aren`t too good as some top ones are difficult to reach into properly, and the bottom ones - stuff gets buried at the back!
I have 2 good windows with tiled sills, so a lot of stuff on there - 2 mug trees (all get used) nest of pyrex bowls, 2 utensil jugs, measuring jug with stick blender that lives in it, and 4 large cereal containers with various wild birdfood in. Plastic basket on windowsill behind sink with washing up/squirty bottles.
At back of draining board square tea/coffee/sugar canisters, (placed here so any spillage by the menfolk goes on the drainer)
Microwave lives on top of fridge freezer.
Actual worktops - electric steamer, kettle, deep fat fryer - only because it`s a faff to empty/refill. I have a pine dresser in living room where the slow cookers live, also toastie thing & mini processor. No other `gadgets` out, but there`s space taken up by wire chicken egg-holder, big thick wooden chopping board(Chinese cleaver & long serrated knife live on the back of the board, most frequently used items) and a bowl with peppers/tomatoes/garlic/lemons. Fruitbowl in livingroom. Most useful space-savers are hooks from a rail above the radiator (pans & roasting tins) and an over-the-door set of hooks where all miscellaneous stuff gets hung.

LadyinBlack_2

I have a fairly big kitchen and have a lot of workspace but I don't like clutter so most of my gadgets are in the utility room/larder.

I use the slow cooker a LOT. I have two and use them every other day. I also have a Foreman Grill and use it a lot too. It's great for a quick dinner from the freezer when I haven't had the slow cooker on. These are the two gadgets I use most.

I posted mainly to say that we use the Foreman grill as a BBQ outside in the summer - sometimes we use it together with our small BBQ or, if it's just us, we use it on its own. May be worth thinking about before disposing.

floss2

We have the following on our kitchen worktops:

kettle
mug tree
blender (although space is empty due to this dying at w/e!)
pot of wooden utensils
long trivet either side of the cooker

Knives live on a magnetic rack on the wall, s/s utensils live on hooks on rails either side of the cooker.

Hand mixer, food processor, mini-chopper, breadmaker live in cupboards and come out when needed, then go back again.

Fondue set & blow torch live in cupboard under stairs. Breadmaker will soon move into here when I get a Kenwood mixer, which will live in the cupboard.

Microwave lives in utility room on top of fridge freezer.

suki1964

My hid away gadgets are

Stick blender
Electric beater
Sandwich toaster
Slow cooker
Electric meat slicer

All used often


And a kenwood never used

angeltreats

My hidden away gadgets are:

Stick blender
Liquidiser and pasta attachments for Kenwood Chef
Rice cooker
Slow cooker x2 (medium sized and huge ones)
Waffle makers x2 (Belgian style and the thicker type)
Ice cream machine (lives permanently in the freezer ready to use)
Massive baking tin collection (in cupboard under stairs)
Pasta machine
Panini press (used for toasted sandwiches too)
Pressure cooker (not really a gadgeet I suppose) lives with the rest of the (many) saucepans under the kitchen trolley

Apart from the pasta machine, all of the above get used on a regular basis. Even the waffle machines oh dear, I'm just not very minimalistic. My kitchen is very tidy though and despite being tiny and not having a utility room, it realy doesn't look too cluttered.

I didn't use the slow cooker much until I swapped it for one that could go on the hob to brown meat and sweat onions. Now I use it all the time.

Cottage_Economy

On the countertop (and used every day)

Kettle
Halogen oven
Microwave

Hidden away (either in conservatory or in cupboards)

Fresh coffee machine ( Twice a week)
Food processor (sometimes only once a week making a large cake or every day if I'm going through a phase of having breakfast smoothies)
Food mixer (use the beating attachment for cream)
Bread machine (once a week)
Toasted sandwich maker (never, the thing doesn't seal very well)
Electric carving knife (whenever we have a roast)
Toaster (a couple of times a week)
Juicer (during cider making time in the autumn)
Slicer (three or four times a year for buffets for lots of people)
Doughnut maker (birthdays)
George Foreman grill (a lot during the summer instead of barbecue)
Steamer (four or five times a week)
Two slow cookers (1l and 6.5l; once every couple of weeks)