Most of the time, they don’t really make kitchen tools like they used to. But most importantly, as the following list makes clear, that’s simply not the case. make Most of it already. I’ve been combing through the always fascinating r/vintagekitchentoys subreddit to find the most amazing kitchen tools from yesteryear. And I have to admit I would do anything to own some of these. The coolest among them are:
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Original cookie gun and pastry decorator. Easily pipe cookies and frosting shapes.
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DrinkMaster, basically just mix drinks.
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This is, believe it or not, a toaster. And I wish they still made it like this.
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When times were simpler, many people really needed an egg sorter that weighed individual eggs in cute little cups and sorted their size accordingly.
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Food processors used to look much cooler.
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Before the advent of electric hand mixers, actual A hand mixer that must be turned by hand.
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And speaking of the mixer, this one has three beaters. I don’t know why, but I’m very grateful for the added power.
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This white and blue porcelain Thingmabob adorning the wall is actually a coffee grinder with a metal crank, and I need it ASAP.
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And for coffee, there’s a vintage Sunbeam coffee maker.
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Can openers are a topic of conversation that once hung on the wall. TBH, Sears really changed the game with this one.
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My little digital kitchen scale will never be able to compete with this giant old manual scale.
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The 1965 Mince-O-Matic is not to be confused with the Dice-O-Matic or Veg-O-Matic. It was basically a glorified juicer.
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This thorough metal manual grocery list is proof that times were indeed simpler in the past.
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Look, it’s a nut grinder.
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This is also a nut grinder.
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As you’ve probably noticed, this is yet another nut grinder. People in the 60’s clearly loved nuts.
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Back in the days when ovens had built-in baking cheat sheets with recommended temperature and time information for whatever you were baking.
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I tried really hard to figure out exactly what this is called, but all I know is that people call it a “fruit masher.” It was usually used to make jam.
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It’s 50% scary, 50% iconic, and 100% just a vessel for the once-popular cream cheese.
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This 60-year-old egg poacher…
twenty one.
I know juicers still exist…but they don’t look like this anymore.
twenty two.
These days, most kitchens are equipped with large stainless steel exhaust hoods. There was something like this in the 50’s.
twenty three.
The “Foley fork” was actually a fairly common kitchen utensil. Fun fact: Julia Child loved making mashed potatoes.
twenty four.
The Cook ‘N’ Stir blender did just that. It cooked and stirred liquid foods (such as soups) and was also a literal blender.
twenty five.
And last but not least, an old microwave oven that is impossible to date.
