Thanls for your reply mom.
pressure cooker -
my mom used one of these when I was young and I have used one for over 20 years and never any problems except for when I let it boil dry. The whole house, including me, smelled like fire.
electric frying pan - couldn't live without! Ours is huge - makes 8 grilled cheese at once.
That is a big one!!! I like using mine because it much easier to clean the my gas stove...
snow cone maker -
the electric ones are great. They are around 30.00 and make wonderful cool treats.
bread Maker (electric) -
wait you make bread from scratch.... I wished I would have learned that. I use Rhodes most of the time.
loaf pans - a must! I must make banana bread, pumpkin bread, apricot bread, or just plain regular bread, or meatloaf twice a week.....
That is great!!! Have you ever done that "Friendship Bread" which requires a starter and gets passed around?
deep cassarole dishes (7x11x4) - I really only need them for one recipe I can think of (Dutch Puff Babies), but there is no substitue - the high sides make the dish. I have two, since our family can devour four batches of puff babies at one sitting - make two, dish those up, then refill them and pop the next two in the oven to have them ready when we're hungry for more.
Tell me more about what these are...Maybe a recipe.
Electric steamer - ours holds four artichokes or three broccoli stalks (chopped) - you can make rice in it (but it doesn't hold enough rice for our family any more, so I use a pot on the stove for that now), steam tamales - yeah, indispensible!
I had one of these but never used it.... never took it out of the box. I might want to ask for one for Mother's day.
Dehydrator - at one time, I used it a lot, but I haven't hauled it out in probably two years now. Could do without it, but I like knowing it's there in case I want it.
I have used mine to make jerky from deer meat and hamburger (not mixed together).
Egg timer - I have one of those really cool egg-shaped ones that goes in the pan with your eggs and changes color as it heats up .
I have never seen this, what color does it get when the eggs are done? Where did you get it?
egg-beheader - I really had to search for this tool.
What is that and where did you find it? It sounds brutal.
speakerphone - perhaps not what most would consider a kitchen gadget, but that's the only place I need it - so I can work on making dinner while on the phone.
Oh yes, a great kitchen gadget.
Other things I really like are
A pastry cutter for chopping veggies, it's easier the a knife for me.
My egg slicer, for perfect sliced eggs.