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post #21 of 57
3/28/07 at 12:54am
Ha! I was just thinking of getting a waffle maker because we buy frozen waffles all the time and it is expensive. Then I started reading this thread and thought I'd better not get one (if they are hard to clean), but then I kept reading and now I want one again.

We don't have a coffee maker. The only time we would use it would be when the inlaws come over. But they can survive with instant for a few days, right? Actually, I now have a french press, so they should be all set.

We don't have an office/den. We moved everything into one big corner armoire!

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post #22 of 57
3/28/07 at 4:32am
We have an espresso machine that I'd like to get rid of. The man is a coffee freak (I don't drink it) but I've seen him use it a total of one time. It was on the counter but I've managed to get it in the pantry. Next step is Goodwill.
post #23 of 57
3/29/07 at 12:18pm
For those who want to get rid of their electric coffee pot, I have one of these:

porcelain 6-cup pot from Melitta

It is a pretty porcelain pot with a lid, and a porcelain filter holder on top. You just boil water on the stove, grind your coffee, and pour through. The only hitch is that you have to keep an eye on it to pour water into it several times---it is big enough that one pour doesn't do it. But we LOVE this machine---the coffee never touches metal or plastic, just porcelain, and tastes great. Plus, we don't have to look at it on the counter.

As for waffles, I've also never had to clean my waffle iron (used for $2 at a garage sale, but it was actually like-new yet 30 years old at the time. The people got it as a wedding gift in the 70's and had used it maybe once!). If things stick, I occasionally brush some oil on it, but the grates are not non-stick.

As for something I'd like to get rid of that others consider "normal"...the microwave. This one seems popular. We use it mostly for heating up leftovers for lunch. I suspect that we'd want to replace it with a toaster oven for this purpose, but then we'd be able to get rid of our toaster!
post #24 of 57
3/29/07 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by MtnCanary View Post
The waffle iron. Seriously - a cooking appliance you can't submerse? The thing has been used twice since we were married 10 years ago, and it is disgusting. I just can't get it clean. And it's got a non-stick surface so I can't really scrub it. Dh has this thing about having a waffle iron, though. So it stays. At least it's small.
MY DH IS THE SAME WAY! We have used our a few times in the four years we have been married and he insists on keeping the thing! What is with guys and their waffle iron?
post #25 of 57
3/29/07 at 4:54pm
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What is with guys and their waffle iron?
I've heard it called many things but never their "waffle iron"
post #26 of 57
3/29/07 at 4:55pm
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post #27 of 57
3/29/07 at 5:03pm
I realized about a year ago that all we ever cook in the microwave is unhealthy food, so I freecycled it. DH had no complaints as he grew up in Turkey and nobody has a freakin' microwave ...

I would love to get rid of our ridiculously large coffee maker and replace it with a french press. Must work on DH on that one. He loves the coffee maker...
post #28 of 57
3/29/07 at 6:10pm
Hmmm our common sense? I can't think of anything, except maybe out old hand held graters, they're the flat kind and I want a 6 sided one.
post #29 of 57
3/29/07 at 6:12pm
I'd happily not have a microwave, but it's built into the oven/range we have (it was here when we moved in) so we're kinda stuck with it. I try to use it as little as possible.

We really don't have much "stuff" that we don't use- we can't afford the counter space!
post #30 of 57
3/29/07 at 6:46pm
We have a bunch of crap in the kitchen that I could gladly do without. We have a food processor that's never used. We have a juicer that's never used. We have a deep fryer--YUCK. We have a sandwich toaster--who on Earth uses a sandwich toaster??? We have a flat grill that does nothing but waste space. We have a coffee maker but no pot because the 2 year old broke it. I'm sure there's more. I'm about to pack it all up and make a trip to the thrift shop.

We have a microwave but I don't mind it so much. I use the timer function a lot when I'm baking because the stove doesn't have a timer. DH uses it a lot.
post #31 of 57
3/29/07 at 7:20pm

I'd love to rid our house of TV

We have one that was given to us and it is a 42 inch screen. It takes up a lot of room, and often a lot of time.

I've disconnected the cable from it for a start. I figure if my husband doesn't miss it after a month he might let me get rid of it.

As far as in the kitchen I'd say my food processor. I have gadgets to fit on my mixer that could do similar things.

I did just recently get rid of my knife block and exchanged it for a magnetic bar. I love it, it frees up a fair amount of space right near the stove.
post #32 of 57
3/29/07 at 9:36pm
We got rid of our microwave and only miss it when we want to heat a heat bag. Had to get rid of those and back to hot water bottles. When our dd moved in she said we NEEDED one. But even she never mentions it. Real top of the stove popcorn is tastier and almost as fast. And heat your water in a pot. We eat stove heated leftovers all the time.

Now the toaster is sacred to dd and dp and as dd makes toast several times a week for breakfast and the 2 of them love toast as a snack that must stay and I lived without a food processor for 2 years when mine broke and I really missed it. Blender didn't cut it. So it is staying but it has it's own little spot and a basket for accessories in MY baking cupboard.
post #33 of 57
3/29/07 at 10:04pm
I would love to be rid of the TV and video game systems. But it's highly unlikely that will ever happen. DH is in love with his new Wii.

In the kitchen it would be DH's fondue pot that he has used 2X in 3 years. I also have a huge roaster that I used all the time when I wasn't a vegetarian. But I haven't used it in over a year. I feel guilty getting rid of it since my mom spent so much on it. Maybe I will offer it to her...Hmmm.
post #34 of 57
3/29/07 at 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by Codi's Mama View Post
I'd love to get rid of the coffee pot, but I don't think anyone would stand for that.
Could you use a percolator or a french press instead? We replaced our ginormous coffee maker with a stovetop percolator. Takes up very little space, and we can still have coffee!

As for what I would like to get rid of...I 32nd the votes for the microwave and the TV. We're redoing our kitchen soon, and I mentioned to DH that maybe the microwave could go. The look on his face... As for the TV, it gets unplugged Monday-Friday, and only a show or two on the weekend. I'm trying to wean the rest of the family, but DH is talking about getting a flat screen. So I don't think we're quite on the same page yet.

All you waffle maker owners - anyone have a cast iron one? I'm thinking of getting one, and would love to hear from folks who have btdt. Thanks!
post #35 of 57
3/30/07 at 6:14am
I'm going to say the microwave. I actually did take ours to the thrift store a couple of weeks ago to donate. Dh came home with a new one. :
post #36 of 57
3/30/07 at 12:40pm
As I'm reading this I feel good, because I must have done some pretty decent decluttering over the past couple of years, as I can't really think of any appliance that I want to get rid of! I did get rid of a juicer that we didn't use and didn't work very well, and I got rid of an ice cream maker that we didn't use. But other than that, we do cook a fair amount and we use our blender, mini food processor, waffle maker, toaster, etc. The waffle maker not so much, but DH actually made some fabulous waffles the other week and it left me thinking that we should make them more often!
post #37 of 57
3/31/07 at 11:10am
Our microwave is built in so we probably will not get rid of it any time soon. I would just use it for storage except we do use it to heat our flax/rice/corn bags. I do not know how else to heat those. Anyone have any ideas?
post #38 of 57
3/31/07 at 1:06pm
Ditto on the microwave.
But I could NEVER get rid of the coffee pot! That is the one thing I have to have!

DH and I are getting rid of cable as it is a total waste of time and money for us.

We'll keep the TV for movies though. (few things are better than snuggling together on the couch for a movie )
post #39 of 57
4/1/07 at 2:03pm

A Side Note Waffle Makers/Irons

I was going to get rid of my waffle iron a year ago and 2 months later my DS was really into waffles and still is.

We now bring it out every month and have waffles that morning. Then I make a bunch of waffles at one time and then we freeze them. I have enough for the month.

I often use my own recipe and add flax seed oil and mixed grains. They actually cost about .6 less than frozen generic waffles in the store. I don't even know how much they save on healthier waffles.

So for those of you who aren't ready to rid yourself of the waffle iron, this might help.

Enjoy the day,
Jojo
post #40 of 57
4/1/07 at 10:48pm
I would love to get rid of the microwave ( never wanted one in the first place.)

The blender ( didn't want that either.)

Cable t.v. ( though I would probably miss the Sci Fi channel...gotta love movies like Mansquito. )

The china and crystal.

All the video games ( but then my kids would hate me, and they are old enough to be making these decisions about video games for themselves. Sigh.)

The boat, which requires a big truck to pull it.

I can't think of anything else.

I am very happy we never did get an electric can opener...we fought about it a lot, though. Dh wanted one, I didn't. Oh, and I got rid of the food processor.

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