What is the oldest piece of kitchen equipment that is still going strong?

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I have a magimix bought for us 26 years ago that I use almost every day. Ditto a Le Creuset pot bought in France pre-kids, so must be over 26 years old.

My grandmas potato peeler - must be 50 years old!

We have a cast-iron Le Creuset inherited from the late husband of dh's brother's 83yo MIL. I'm guessing it's from the 50s or 60s.

I also have tea, coffee and sugar canisters collected by my great-aunt with washing powder coupons circa 1970.

Various small bits of kit from the 70s/80s, passed down from ILs.

In terms of white goods, the microwave we bought a couple of weeks after dc2 was born in 2007 is still going strong.

My husbands potato peeler was given to him by MIL from wife #1 so that must be heading towards 40 years old.

(I, wife #2, have my own considerably younger left handed potato peeler, I also never peel potatoes 🤣)

My bread maker is over 20 year old and cooker hob is about 20. Cooker hob is the only original thing left from the kitchen we had fitted 20 years ago.

@Butterworths your comment about the soup bowl reminds me that when I bought my first portable TV, living solo in a room in London in the early 80s, it came with a free gift of a set of crockery. I still have the 4 dinner plates, which are absolutely plain white with a thin blue line round the rim. DH and I eat off them at least a couple of times a week. I think one of the pudding dishes has survived too!

My grandma's electric carving knife! don't eat meat anymore but it lives here☺️

I've still use mum's Kenwood Chef from the late 80s, a Le Creuset casserole from 1993, and a karahi (Indian cast irok wok) of uncertain age that was rescued from a shed in a student house in 1994. Oh, and a Le Creuset frying pan that we got in Oxfam sometime in the late 90s. I do have my mum's Singer sewing machine from the 60s as well, but the one I actually use is a 1960s Rast and Gasser one.

I have a 1960s Kenwood chef that works fine. Also a set of wooden handle Prestige utensils I think 1960s vintage. I bought them for the potato masher but they are such good quality I use them all now. I do have my mum's 1970s pressure cooker but it's rarely used.

I’ve got a large Le Crueset casserole pot and lid and a hand mixer that were wedding gifts in 1984. I expect the casserole to last forever. I have cutlery and kitchen knives that are at least 30 years old and a Villeroy &Bosh serving dish and plate that are the same vintage. I also have an inherited wooden salad bowl and servers that could be 50 years old.

My gmas slotted spoon
78 yo 🤣🤣🤣

I have a weighing scales that belonged to DH’s great gm (through his fathers side which is why mil didn’t want it) with cast iron weights in lb and oz. But I don’t think it counts because I use my fold up digital scales for convenience instead. It is a thing of beauty though.

My dm has a tumble dryer that is over 40 years old, and an iron from the early 80s but they’re used so rarely that they’re really only a couple of months old.

Pifco slow cooker, Le Creuset casserole dishes, David Mellor cutlery all 44 years and still going strong.

Stainless steel saucepans I bought about 20 years ago. I commented to my DH the other day how well they had lasted.

Pyrex casserole dish that is 64 years old.

So jealous of that lot!

I have a small Pyrex casserole and pudding basin I bought with Green Shield stamps in 1973. There was a larger bowl in the set but that got broken.

I have a Singer sewing machine from 1954 but don't use it much.

This pattern was called JAJ Pyrex Autumn Glory 🍁🍂 #pyrexgeek

A rotisserie oven from the 1950s that does lovely roast chicken and my great granny's cookware from around the 1930s. We also have Laguiole and Sabatier kitchen knives that are over 100 years old now.

Dinner service was a wedding present 30 years ago and used daily. Has had a couple of bits replaced but the majority is original.

Food mixer also a wedding present but only used a couple of times a year

My husband's granny's cooking fork; wooden handle ,very pointed prongs, must be over 100 yrs old.

Braun hand blender. Vouchers received as a wedding gift, which we spent on it. Still working perfectly 22 years on.

I have a Breville sandwich toaster I gave to late DM for Christmas in about 1978 and I decided to keep it when clearing out her home after she died. It is still going strong but only gets used a couple of times a year.

One of our teatowels was a wedding present in 1983.

I'm also a fan of Pyrex and have a variety of things - probably the oldest is a pie dish which must go back to the 60's because I can remember DM making steak pie in it when I was a kid. Some of the pieces I've found at car boot sales could well be older than that, but they aren't exactly the easiest things to date.

My mum has an amazingly powerful Braun stick blender which she bought in 1978 to make baby food for me!

Many of our things are old. A few include:

A small sharp knife which belonged to my granny. She died in her mid 90s in 1963 so it will be many years older than that. It gets sharpened from time to time and has a very comfortable handle.

An enamel bowl belonging to the same granny. It is a bit chipped now but still in regular use.

A small jug from my other grandmother who apparently bought it second hand soon after WW2. It doesn't get used much but is traditionally the jug for the lemon juice if we have pancakes.

We use silver cutlery daily. It was a wedding present for DHs parents. It seems daft to use cheap stuff and save this for best so we use it all the time. It is the only way in which we are "posh" 😂

We also have a random desert spoon which is decades old. It has a pretty pattern and DSs partner likes to use it when she is here.

I have a Tupperware lunchbox my mum got at a party in the 60s. I still use it a lot, it is perfect for a couple of bread rolls and a snack.

I love the Pyrex collection up thread.

I have a few of my parents things I inherited when they passed away. My baby fork is 1960s, the potato masher is 70s. I have some of their wedding set crockery, 50s.

My auntie bought me kitchen scales in 1988, I prefer them to the digital ones. We have lots of things dating from early 90s. Wedding presents, including our excellent Mayer wok and everyday crockery and psh cutlery.

I have acquired a few Pyrex dishes second hand that must be 70s/80s.

We have the Christmas Pudding bowls (and her recipe) that belonged to dh's grandmother. I'd guess about 100 years old, but they might be older than that.

I've also got (but don't use) a copper kettle that was converted to electricity (rather than over a fire) which belonged to my grandparents, and I think their parents before that. I used it as a kettle when I was a student. I'd guess that it's probably about 1890s. But I don't use it now, just looks nice.

I have a food processor that was an engagement present in 1993. It's a bit cracked but still works well. Plus pots, crockery, baking trays and even towels that were wedding presents in 1994 (30 years this year!!).