Who doesn’t love those little machines that help us around the house. Gone are the days where our ancestors worked for hours in the kitchen. Our time spent these days is much more manageable, thanks to electricity.
The number one, the king of electric kitchen appliances, is the toaster. It’s hard to comprehend how such a simple device becomes this versatile at making a breakfast. No North American starts the day without a cup of coffee, a toast and a pair of eggs, or at least not without one of the three. The popularity might stem from the fact that these can’t be replaced by manual devices. You could toast a slice of bread in a pan, but that’d be highly inefficient, and a very good way to burn it on both sides.
Another common tabletop gadget is the panini sandwich maker. It’ is heated via electric heating elements that would then be closed to bake a pair of filled bread slices together. It’s surprising enough that people don’t use this one even more often, since most everyone knows that a veggie sandwich with whole wheat bread is good for your health.
A small electric can opener can be found in many households, and given the number of cans the average US citizen opens in a calendar year it may see even more use than the panini press. It’s nice to have it motorized, but opening a can is just as easy with a hand turned device. You can buy one for $10, which is probably the amount of money you’d save if you’d monetize all the extra time in a year that you spend manually opening cans.
During Christmas and Thanksgiving electric carving knives fly off the shelves, but it’s little known that they can be used to cut up other things than turkey or big joints of beef. They perfectly cut fruit, bread, vegetables and many more. Again, for $15 you save some time and spend some money, it’s a fair trade-off of money for time after all.
You’ll see if one or another of the list above would help you 1n the long run or just take up space, but it can’t be decided for you by anyone else.
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