lilshutterbug's Profile

Personally, I disagree with some of these appliances I can't live without! I don't have a food processor, and I'm ok with that, but I can see where some people would have trouble existing without one. I do have a little food chopper that somebody gave me as a gift, and I have used it to make pesto before. It's really small, though, so it doesn't take up a lot of space. I don't have an electric can opener, but my mom does for some reason. It's really cool, but I am fine with a regular can opener.

I have a microwave, but I can't say I use it very often. It doesn't take up any counter space, though, because it's an over the stove microwave and a convection oven. I use it to melt butter, cheese, etc... a lot and warm up leftovers. I use the one at work daily, though, to warm up leftovers for lunch. I don't have a toaster anymore, but I have a toaster oven and I love it. I use it all the time instead of my oven, especially in the summer when I don't want to heat up the house to warm up pizza or something. I use it to warm up toast or whatever for breakfast a lot too. Seems wasteful to turn on the oven to warm up toast, and it really doesn't take up much space since it sits in the corner.

I have both a hand mixer and a stand mixer. I use the hand mixer fairly often, especially when I'm mixing up something difficult like fruit dip. I just got my stand mixer, though, and it was a really good deal ($25 from a friend) that I couldn't pass up. It doesn't sit on the counter, though, and I'd love to use it more. I need to start doing more baking, which is something I wanted to do anyway.

I saw somebody who said they got rid of their Crock Pot. That is one appliance I could never get rid of! So convenient and uses just a small amount of energy to cook! I love it! Something else I could never get rid of? My iced tea maker. LOL. A girl's gotta have her sweet tea!