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What kitchen gadgets do you not have that "everyone" has?

136 replies

xsquared · 08/10/2025 21:33

Inspired by the airfryer and Asian way of cooking rice thread, I thought I'd ask which ones you don't have and do you think you're missing out?

I have a student sized airfryer which I use a lot in place of the oven.

I don't have:
• A rice cooker - Having eaten rice everyday growing up, my diet has changed since I left home. I don't miss it and I don't think I'd use it enough to need one. Boiling the rice in a pan of water works perfectly fine for me.

•Slow cooker

• Kitchen Aid - The only time I feel I'm missing out is when recipes talk about using a certain paddle or using a dough hook, but it annoys me because it's an assumption that it's a commonly found kitchen item.

•Bread maker - We probably would use one, to avoid UPF bread, but we lack space.

OP posts:
Girliefriendlikespuppies · 08/10/2025 21:35

I have a small kitchen so I have no gadgets, I only recently bought a blitzer thingy.

I tried a slow cooker once but really didn’t like it.

KateShugakIsALegend · 08/10/2025 21:36

Most of them

The planet doesn't need more landfill.

ShesTheAlbatross · 08/10/2025 21:39

From your list, I only have a slow cooker. I don’t have an air fryer which I think is something a lot of people seem to have - not sure if I’m missing out?

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 08/10/2025 21:39

A microwave ours broke about a year ago and we’ve never got around to replacing it. It’s annoying sometimes so we probably will get one at some point.
Also don’t have an air fryer or a kitchen aid but not bothered about either of those.

Seaside3 · 08/10/2025 21:39

I dont have any. Not even a microwave!

chattyness · 08/10/2025 21:40

A kitchen aid, bread maker, coffee machine, rice cooker , instant pot multi cooker thingy, juicer.

soupyspoon · 08/10/2025 21:42

Dont have a coffee machine or bread maker.

Do have a slow cooker but its in a top cupboard and not used, same with the toaster so technically we dont have those

Do have a food processor and stand mixer on the top. Certainly not a kitchen aid as Im not rich enough.

Do have an airfryer.

Do have 2 soup makers. Not used that much but extremely useful when I do.

Microwave, probably the most used thing in the house.

Do have a spice/coffee grinder, sometimes used. Rice cooker barely used. Blender, needs binning (Gino de Campo, thing nearly burnt out trying to do a smoothie).

dancinginthekitchen · 08/10/2025 21:47

We have a slow cooker (used for chilli, bolognese etc), coffee maker and stand mixer.
We don’t have a bread maker, microwave or air fryer.

Househassles · 08/10/2025 21:47

The only electronic things I have are a blender, a toaster, a microwave, and a little double-sided electric grill thing that makes (tiny!) toasties and quesadillas. I do have a juicer but it's manual. The oven has an air fryer setting, but I've barely used it.

AsCoolAsKimDeal · 08/10/2025 21:51

Microwave, air fryer, coffee machine, bread maker, slow cooker, rice cooker, spiraliser, soup maker.

Do have: Kitchenaid, Magimix, spice grinder, electric milk frother. And a Breville with plates for toasties and waffles.

DramaLlamacchiato · 08/10/2025 22:00

Microwave. It broke in 2010 ish and we never bothered replacing it.

Timeforabitofpeace · 08/10/2025 22:01

No airfruer or soup maker. I could live without a slow cooker or break maker. I mage bread by hand, anyway. I don’t need the stand mixer these days. I do t use it enough. I love my food processor, though.

ChatterMonkey · 08/10/2025 22:04

We dont have a toaster. I would demolish a whole loaf in one sitting in the form of toast and butter, so decided to get rid of the toaster to prevent that from happening!

ExperiencedTeacher · 08/10/2025 22:07

Don’t have a microwave (lost it in the separation and didn’t bother replacing), kitchen aid, bread maker, rice cooker, soup maker.

Do have coffee machine, air fryer, slow cooker

atamlin · 08/10/2025 22:10

Don’t have a coffee machine or an air fryer. Don’t want either unless Nescafé stops making their normal coffee!

Bluddyellfire · 08/10/2025 22:12

I haven't got a microwave because I got tired of DS never covering food and then shutting the door afterwards while it was full of condensation, so they'd always go rusty/ mouldy and eventually explode.

AdaColeman · 08/10/2025 22:17

I don't have a rice cooker, slow cooker, bread machine, juicer, boiling water tap, soup maker....
I don't know how I manage really! Wink Wink

Bovril79 · 08/10/2025 22:20

I don't have a microwave, any of the gadgets you list, or even a freezer.

I have a fridge, cooker and kettle. Nothing else.

EerieDecorations · 08/10/2025 22:25

Our microwave got put in the garage when we were having the kitchen replaced and never came back out, we use it very occasionally (maybe once a month max). No airfryer, coffee machine, slow cooker, bread maker, rice cooker, soup maker. We have an Everhot range cooker (always on like an Aga) so don't need any of them because it does all those things. We should get rid of the toaster really as the hotplate on the cooker does that job but we sometimes switch that off in summer to keep the kitchen cool and I can't bring myself to get rid of it because its a classic Dualit and beautiful.

We have got a stand mixer, hand mixer, mini chopper, full sized food processor, stick blender, milk frother, coffee grinder though.

Nevereatcardboard · 08/10/2025 22:25

We have an oven, hob, microwave, toaster, kettle and soup maker. We have no need of other gadgets, as it’s a small kitchen and we don’t cook from scratch.

Horsie · 08/10/2025 22:26

Food processor. I find a blender and a handmixer is fine. And food processors are enormous and take up so much room.

Cinaferna · 08/10/2025 22:29

Air fryer, coffee machine, Kitchen Aid,

Hedjwitch · 08/10/2025 22:30

Microwave
Air fryer
Rice cooker
Bread maker

RampantIvy · 08/10/2025 22:34

Airfryer
Coffee machine
Rice cooker

I have and use lots of other gadgets though.

FrangipaniBlue · 08/10/2025 22:39

I wouldn’t class the things on your list as things everyone has (I don’t know anyone IRL with a rice cooker or bread maker).

I however, don’t own a microwave and IRL I don’t know any other person who doesn’t have one !

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