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Topic: Old fashioned kitchen equipment
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Faith
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From: Bella's Hair Salon
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posted July 30, 2013 08:12 AM
  
I love it!Do you use any old or old-fashioned kitchen tools, pans, utensils, appliances? I use quite a few. I have a lot of cast iron equipment: skillets of many sizes, plus a dutch oven, griddle, cornstick pans and waffle iron..and an Ebelskiver pan that I inherited from my mother-in-law and use quite a bit. Ebelskivers look like oversized doughnut holes:  Cast iron is just beautiful to me: very rugged, smooth, and feels like a connection to history. 'Will add more tools to my list later. Anyone else using old-timey tools? 
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Padre35
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posted July 30, 2013 11:18 PM
Cast iron skillets, and an ancient waffle iron. IP: Logged |
Faith
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posted July 31, 2013 08:31 AM
^ And....?IP: Logged |
Faith
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posted July 31, 2013 08:36 AM
Well today for show and tell, I am featuring the amazing, incredible Whirly Pop.  It makes delicious popcorn and sounds really cute in the process. Not like an air popper or microwave with the loud humming of the machine...you can hear the kernels popping better in the Whirly Pop. Which, if you are simplistic like me, is a nice perk.  IP: Logged |
juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
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posted July 31, 2013 08:40 AM
Hey! I have one of them. Also a tomato crusher that looks similar. It is much easier to say what modern equip. I have rather than old. I have a microwave, crock pot, 2 T-Fal fry pans and a Hamilton Beach coffee maker. ------------------
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Padre35
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posted July 31, 2013 10:58 PM
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Originally posted by Faith:
^ And....?
I'm a Bachelor..how much equipment do I need?!?! Old griddle as well, one of the kind with long plug that goes into the bottom and a dial to "adjust" the heat..though it's more "blazing hot" or "off" IP: Logged |
hippichick
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posted August 02, 2013 09:58 PM
Iron skillets are a main stay of my kitchen...alot of mine are over a century old!)~( IP: Logged |
hippichick
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posted August 02, 2013 09:58 PM
O, and I recently pitched the electric can opener for an old fashioned one and added a good old "chruch key" to the mix too..IP: Logged |
hippichick
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posted August 02, 2013 09:59 PM
I even cook with my iron skillets on the bbq smoker!IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 03, 2013 11:55 AM
I have one I only use for cornbread that I use it to cook in the oven. IP: Logged |
Faith
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From: Bella's Hair Salon
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted August 06, 2013 03:06 PM
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Originally posted by Padre35:
I'm a Bachelor..how much equipment do I need?!?!
You do have a point. Hmm. How about a cast iron sandwich maker? You load it with bread, choice fillings, another slice of bread, and then roast it over the campfire. I recommend that because most bachelors I've known ate like hobos anyway. IP: Logged |
Faith
Knowflake Posts: 21731
From: Bella's Hair Salon
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posted August 06, 2013 03:07 PM
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Originally posted by hippichick:
I even cook with my iron skillets on the bbq smoker!
Yummmm that sounds good! I never heard of anyone doing that before. IP: Logged |
Faith
Knowflake Posts: 21731
From: Bella's Hair Salon
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posted August 06, 2013 03:22 PM
I have a glass stovetop coffee percolator. I got it at Wal-Mart, but it's still old-fashioned. And my mother-in-law left me an antique coffee mill, bless her heart.  Similar to this:  I haven't used it yet, I just like having the option to, once I get motivated. IP: Logged |
Padre35
Knowflake Posts: 3996
From: Asheville, NC, US
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posted August 06, 2013 10:48 PM
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Originally posted by Faith:
You do have a point. Hmm. How about a cast iron sandwich maker? You load it with bread, choice fillings, another slice of bread, and then roast it over the campfire. I recommend that because most bachelors I've known ate like hobos anyway.
I do have a hobo oven though..hmm... And not so much with me, my social circle food is a big deal, most of them are hardcore foodies. Thing is, I rarely eat very much, a byproduct of losing weight. Would like to try one of those old fashion coffee presses though, just sounds intriguing. IP: Logged |
Faith
Knowflake Posts: 21731
From: Bella's Hair Salon
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posted August 07, 2013 11:56 PM
Is "hobo oven" just a fancy name for a solar cooker...the kind you make with cardboard and tin foil?
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-inexpensive-homemade-solar-oven-2959595.html
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Faith
Knowflake Posts: 21731
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posted August 08, 2013 12:01 AM
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Originally posted by juniperb:
It is much easier to say what modern equip. I have rather than old.I have a microwave, crock pot, 2 T-Fal fry pans and a Hamilton Beach coffee maker.
Do you not have an electric mixer?  My children are hog wild about manual egg beaters. Unfortunately, the one I inherited from my mother-in-law is rusty. I don't have the heart to throw it out since my children adore it like it's their pet. But we can't use it, either. Just sentimental rubbish at this point. I should buy a new one but frankly the thought of whipping egg whites manually is distressing to me. Like it would be an extravagant waste of energy, and the stainless steel ones cost about $80. IP: Logged |
Padre35
Knowflake Posts: 3996
From: Asheville, NC, US
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posted August 08, 2013 07:22 AM
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Originally posted by Faith:
Is "hobo oven" just a fancy name for a solar cooker...the kind you make with cardboard and tin foil?
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-inexpensive-homemade-solar-oven-2959595.html
Nothing quite so elegant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjnG-CZMS1k You simply add sticks for fuel, in the summer it saves from heating up the house to cook say hamburgers or potatoes and onions etc. Good project for a pre teen or young teenager imo. I've also been known to use an ancient old style GI mess kit to cook beans and eggs over a fire. IP: Logged |
Faith
Knowflake Posts: 21731
From: Bella's Hair Salon
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted August 08, 2013 01:44 PM
LOL...well, that is elegant in its simplicity. IP: Logged |
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