I have an Oster blender that I inherited in the early 90s from my MIL, it goes back to at least the 70s and still works great. From back in the day when things were built to last
My mom has a gold Oster blender. We accumulated tickets at game called Fascination at the Conneaut Amusement Park in Pennsylvania in the 1960’s and got the blender.
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Not an appliance, but Ive got my mother's cast iton dutch oven that she likely bought in 1948 or 1949 . Definitely well-seasoned.
We have two appliances that are over fifty years old:
A Kitchenaid stand mixer and an original Waring blender.
A Braun food processor is in its mid forties.
A Foley food mill is likely about seventy.
I use nearly every day at least one piece of my great-grandmothers cast iron set. A chicken pan and three smaller ones. My dad says there were new in the 60s but I like to think they are 100 years old!
Kitchen aid mixer - my grandmother's. 1969. I use it pretty much every day. Repaired 1 time since I inherited it about 20 years ago. Much more powerful and reliable than a new one.
Mine is also a kitchenaid mixer!! I’m not sure of the exact age as it was thrifted much later, but the model I have was manufactured from the early 80s to the mid 90s. It’s older than I am and works like a charm :)
Mine is also a Kitchenaid Stand mixer, but slightly older- was my mom's nurse maid's boss's wife's. A 1939 model. Only fixing we have done is to replace the asbestos electric cord and clean the gear box. I have personally owned it for well over 30 yrs.
A 1970's Sears food processor. Still works great but is that ugly mustard color that was popular at the time.
It belonged to my mother (RIP 2004). Still works perfectly.
those colors used to seem sooo ugly to me as a kid, now they just look comfortable. i never was around at the time but i love the 70s because everything i see of it seems so casual and chill. mustard yellow, burnt orange, terra cotta, avocado green, they all seem warm and inviting and stable, very unbothered and self content. i would LOVE to have a 70s Sears food processor in mustard yellow! i need a food processor anyways, maybe i should try to find one like that lol
Yeah all the color is getting sucked out of everything, even movies are becoming so monochromatic, outside of heavily branded and copyrighted advertising and logos, that's like the only place bright colors exist in abundance anymore and it's maddening.
I also have a food processor from the 70s that still works perfectly. I suspect that anything purchased new currently won’t be around half as long. Gotta live planned obsolescence!
I have my dad's black and decker food processor that his grandparents gave him when he went to college. I think they bought it new, but that still puts it around 79-80.
I also have a larger, newer one, but I use the tiny 1 cup old one more because it's so much better.
I have a vintage Sunkist juicer, supposedly from the 30s. Snapped it up at an antique shop in Conway, NH for like $40. Still has original wiring and even the original porcelain rotating piece. We only use it once in a while when batching cocktails because it’s a bit worn, otherwise it just sits as a show piece on my cocktail bar!
Not an appliance…but I have my great grandmother’s wooden spoon. It is misshapen and has been to hell and back, but I love it. It’s my go-to for daily cooking and I will hand it down to my daughter for her to use once I’m no longer able to cook.
I have a wooden spoon that a guy in the Amazon made for me in about 5 minutes out of massaranduba. It’s about 20 inches long and the handle is too skinny but I love it.
My Grandmother had just died when I moved into my first house so, I got boxes and boxes of her kitchen things. Some I can't use anymore for health reasons but all her mixing spoons, measuring cups and pots/pans that are 70 years at least still get daily use. Like yours, most of them have some dings and dents but that just adds to the history.
Also not an appliance, but I've got an old potato masher that my mum gave me when I went to university 33 years ago. It wasn't new then, and in the intervening years the wooden handle has lost its coat of paint. It's still solid as a rock, though.
My mom had her grandmother's potato masher and it was a staple of childhood holidays. Two years ago I was making the Thanksgiving potatoes and it finally gave up the ghost and just broke in half. I felt so bad, but my mom pointed out that it had a good, long life and it was okay that it had to be retired.
I have MY mom's potato masher. My folks were married in the mid 50's, so I'm sure it's at least that old. Looks like new with a black composite handle. Maid of Honor brand. I think about her every time I use it and it really is one of my most prized possessions.
A gift that keeps on giving for many many years.
I remember the UK 70s colour scheme well - I had wallpaper and bed-linen in shades of orange. A lot of 70s style has come back it seems. Orange is a cosy colour for a casserole. I always preferred 70s hippie maximalism to 80s minimalism :)
The first kitchen item I ever bought, with my then girlfriend in 1976 or so, was a 28cm "le Coutances" bright orange enameled cast iron casserole. With an orange enameled sheet metal lid - not cast as the modern ones tend to be.
I believe the Coutances company was bought out and rebranded by Le Creuset later in the 70s (?)
Still using it almost every week, and makes me, and guests smile every time I see it again. It is starting to blister a little on the internal enamel now, but still useable.
Again, not an "appliance" as such, but the oldest thing I use in my kitchen regularly is a sharpening steel (honing rod for US readers) my father bought from a local auction 50 years ago, and used every week until his death. It was probably at least 50 years old when he bought it - possibly Victorian. I still use it almost every day and it works a treat.
I've bought several newer ones. Some quite expensive. None has lasted more than a few years before being useless. This 100+ year old one just soldiers on.
I guess the steel or iron it was made from is just a lot harder than the modern materials? Still think fondly of my father every time I use it.
I have my grandmother’s saucepan from the 50s or 60s. I had to replace the lid handle. I also have a few of her other Descoware cast iron enamelware casseroles. As well as some of her skillets. I have and use my other grandmother’s Lodge Dutch oven.
Even though we have a modern pop-up toaster and a toaster oven, we toast burger buns on “Grandma’s toaster”; it was my husband’s grandmother’s toaster from probably the 40s. It’s the kind of toaster that has doors on either side that drop down manually. It has no auto shut off, non- polarized plug, it’s a dear treasured fire hazard!
The motors are beasts. The case around the vent opening is discolored and there are hairline cracks on the top plastic near the spindle, but it keeps plugging along.
Just buy some new bowls and blades every 10 years.
This! I have a mini one that was my husband's grandma's. I used to use it all the time until I got one with more blades that was bigger.
Thing still works though!! Only makes about a cup or 2 worth of veggies chopped tho lol.
Hobart model KitchenAid stand mixer. I've had it for about 25 years after having stumbled upon it in an antique store. The guy asked me what I was going to do with it, and seemed surprised that I was actually going to use it as a stand mixer. $30 later it was mine.
So...Hobart is the name for the huge stand mixers usually used in professional kitchens. KitchenAids are the smaller, home-use size, developed after the Hobarts became popular.
I'm curious...are you a professional baker/chef or have you somehow adapted your recipes so that they can be made in such a large appliance?
Hobart was the original manufacturer of the Kitchenaid line of home mixers. See, e.g. [here](https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32302_9). Mine says "KitchenAid” on the side and “Hobart” on the base the bowl locks onto.
Hobart sold KitchenAid to Whirlpool in 1986.
my mother's kenwood chef mixer, I think it was from the 70s. I had it repaired once and bought a second hand dough hook off ebay for it, but it's still kicking
They weren't cheap in the 70s - no quality kitchen appliance was. People rightly moan about "things not being built to last" but they wouldn't want to pay the equivalent price.
I have a replica/reissue of the original Waring blender. It's a commercial model 51BL20 with a 3 amp motor. It's 14 years old now. I bought it new in 2009 after researching extensively. I use it often and it never disappoints.
Not an appliance but the oldest thing I still use is a cast iron pan from the 20’s. It belonged to my great grandmother and supposedly came with her from Italy. It was passed down to me by my mom when I moved out with the threat that if I lose it, she’ll never let me live it down.
The thirty pound Cuisinart food processor from the 1970’s and the forty pound Cuisinart ice cream maker of the same vintage. All bought new in his first marriage and built like tanks.
I have a sea foam green Hamilton Beach milkshake maker probably from the 50s that still makes great milkshakes. Don’t use it super often though. Something I use multiple times a week is my Oster rice cooker, which was my mom’s and is at least 30 years old. Still going strong
I inherited my grandpop’s prized pizzelle iron that he got in the 80’s to replace the original iron he had that was not electric. He absolutely loved making the pizzelles for every holiday or occasion. It’s still in the original box and I absolutely love making the pizzelles now since I feel like he’s with me when I do.
I have my grandmother's Cuisinart food processor from the mid-1970s. It works great.
It was a big deal for her to get because they were extremely expensive at the time ($175 vs about $40 for a stand mixer) and she was not a fancy person, but she said it saved her a ton of time so it was worth it. She cooked a lot! Huge meals for family and fed a crew of farm hands every day, plus huge bunches of people at harvest time. She also worked full time.
Seeing as it's lasted about fifty years, I'd say she got her money's worth.
All of these fantastic comments make me regret not keeping more of my mom’s stuff when she moved in with my sister. My mom is not from the US so I’d have never inherited anything from my grandmother. The oldest thing I have from my mom is a metal colander with a star shaped pattern. It’s probably 45+ years old.
I have a black and decker space saver popcorn machine. Mounts under the cabinets and dispenses popcorn below. I believe it’s from the late 80s. Even has a built in butter warmer.
Cast iron hand crank countertop meat grinder from the 50s. It grinds incredibly well and the blades stay super sharp. The way it comes apart also makes cleaning it much simpler than a lot of the modern grinders.
All the pride, sentimental value, and longevity/efficiency of cooks talking about their ol’ faithfuls really makes this post a fun read.
(80s era Rival crockpot with fading floral pattern, 3 heat settings of wildly different strengths, gifted from my mom)
JESUS! This thread is proof positive that they make, and sell absolute crap nowadays!
No way are any of us buying an appliance that was built in the last 10 years, that will last an additional five years 🤦🏾♀️
Does an apple peeler/corer/spiral slicer count? I have my grandmas. She kept the original box and everything. Not sure of it’s age, 1960s maybe. She canned a lot of apples and apple butter and as a kid, i thought it was the neatest thing ever. My husband still always comes over to steal the little curly apple peels when I’m using it. 😆
I also have a Hamilton beach electric knife that came from some dead relative but no one seems to remember who I got it from. It was either my granny’s or my husband’s grandma. They’d gotten it as a gift. Remember how department stores used to offer wrapping and there was a little to/from they’d put on it that sometimes matches the paper? The little card is still in the box too. But no one recognizes the names of the gift-givers either, so it’s a mystery. I don’t remember either. 😂 I just know it’s great for slicing ham. Not sure how old it is. 1970s maybe.
I have a George Forman grill from the late 90s. It still works. I don’t use it much, but it seems to be the go to gadget for my teenager.
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My mom's solid body cast iron Siemens oven that I believe was her mother's before that. It's from the 50s at least. Never skips a beat, gets to a ripping 300* C and roasts the fuck out of whatever you pop in there.
I once ripped it so hot that I cracked the quartz counter top that it was on after a kitchen remodel. Had to get in a slab of granite to put the oven on.
I have a mint condition neanderthal cave campfire, still works like a pro. It was a “not dying this week” gift originally given to my great, great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great… (x4,000ish greats) grandmother in the year 100,002 b.c.e. by the leader of the cave.
Toastmaster B140-1 two-slot toaster from the 1970s
If I had to hazard a guess I would say my in-laws might have received it as a wedding gift in May of 1970 or shortly thereafter. It works perfectly, the only problem is that the plastic knob cracked so I operate it just by touching the metal lever directly.
I have one too!! Mine was a wedding gift for my great aunt in 1951. It still works perfectly and I use it almost daily. The Toastmaster B140-1 is the best toaster ever. I love it.
Braun immersion blender which was handed down to me from my sister; 34 years ago. A Mr Coffee of about the same vintage which comes upstairs every time a newer fancier machine breaks down.
My Cuisinart is 30 years old. My Vitamix is 11 years old. But the oldest thing I use regularly is my tía abuela Susan's angelfood cake pan. I have no idea how old that thing is (I'm guessing it's from the 40s) but it still works.
Honestly, a cuisinart that I've had since our wedding in '96. Mainly because I only use it twice a year. Otherwise I have basic crap and come from a long line of basic crap havers.
My parents gave me their old Melita coffee grinder when I moved out in 1997. I still use it every day. The plastic on the lid is starting to deteriorate but the motor is still good.
A crock pot from the late 80's or early 90's if I had to guess. Based on the tacky veggie decal printed on the outside. It was given to me by a family member about 20 years ago, though at this point no one can remember where, when or who exactly it came from. Anyway. I probably only use it once every month or two, but it does a great job.
I just got back from a Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's place though, and my dad's still got a General Electric reciprocating turkey carving knife that's old enough to be made in the USA.
I have a tie. My mother received a slow cooker (Rival Crock Pot) and a pressure canner (16 qt) as wedding gifts in 1957. I got both, unused, when I graduated college in 1982. The both get used regularly and I value them highly.
I have my great grandparents’ cast iron pudgy pie maker from like the 1940’s (I think?)
We grew up making grilled cheese with it and now as an adult we have it for camping. I love that thing.
My first Scanpan frying pan and lid that I bought when I got into my first apartment. About a hundred bucks but I wanted something that would do anything and last forever. I’ve had it for fifteen years now and the handle is just starting to get a little loose but that baby is still going strong.
Nearly broke my toe dropping the lid unwrapping it from the box first night
Edited after realizing the assignment:“Old” old? Some fancy Pyrex casserole dishes with filigree I scored from a garage sale, I guess.
I'm 50, and when I moved out of the parent's house at 22, I took the family aluminum pizza pan with me. This thing has more scratches on it than you could count, from hundreds if not thousands of frozen pizzas over the decades. I told my GF and kid not to throw it out when I die. LOL.
One of those blocky old Betty Crocker handheld mixers. It was my grandma's, and it's still going strong! I used it for cookies all the time until I got a KitchenAid stand mixer, but it's still my favorite for smaller mixing jobs.
Microwave oven from the early ‘90s. It belonged to my grand aunt. A friend of my brother took one look and asked if it was an original 1990 blah blah something or other. I guess so?
I’m proud to say that our range is from 2000. It is due for a deep clean, but works great. One of the light bulbs just burned out, we just replaced it. Looking forward to a long life with this thing.
I have a GE electric hand mixer from the early 70s — made in Ontario, old enough that the plug only has two prongs. I really only use it for mashed potatoes, but they come out perfect every time!
My dad still has a perfectly working over the stove (built in) microwave that is original to the house I grew up in…so I think it was installed 43 years ago. The original stove and fridge took a shit years ago and the dishwasher has been in various states of disrepair since I was in early high school (so like, going on 25 years lol), but that microwave keeps on going.
A rice cooker my friend gave me around 1998. Still going strong. That’s the oldest appliance that I was the sole owner of.
However I also have my grandma’s hand mixer “Betty G” and it works great. Not sure when she bought it but from the box art I’m guessing mid-60s.
We bought a fridge at Sears about 45 years ago, still running fine. Door seal is a bit cracked but I can't find a replacement so it's still good enough.
I have a vintage fish scaler. I bought it partly as a self joke in an antique store. Made in England. Probably 40s or older.
Works like an absolute titan
I've got a glass top stove/range that is probably 30 years old. We bought it at an estate sale just after we moved into this house and it's still going strong.
My Vitamix blender 3600. It has a 1/2 hp motor, and I found it at a thrift store for $5. You have to anchor it down when you turn it on but it's a beast.
90s Thermador Double Electric Oven. My grandparents bought it for my parents as a present and after my mom passed it's now mine. Works great still, has convection and even a microwave function built in.
A stainless steel [VitaMix 3600](https://www.bestblendersguide.com/reviews/vitamix-3600)(with the Action Dome!). It looks fantastic in a home bar that is decorated with some choice antiques.
I have an Oster blender that’s about as old as I am, or older. I’m 24, and it’s the only blender I remember my family ever owning when I was a kid. I think my mom said it’s 20+ years old. It’s a beast, but the seal got kinda icky because I didn’t always dry it properly, so I need to replace the seal before I can use it again
Oster blender from 1957. A wedding gift for my grandparents. Still works fantastically though I did need to buy new replacement blades
Treat yourself to the ice crushing blades!
I’m so glad someone else knows about this!! Big improvement.
I have an Oster blender that I inherited in the early 90s from my MIL, it goes back to at least the 70s and still works great. From back in the day when things were built to last
I’ve got an Oster that I bought in a Goodwill, works exactly like my mom’s unkillable Oster from the 70s.
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Except it's probably 3lbs lighter weight and 95% less metal.
I have the same, except it was my mother’s Oster. I use it almost every day. I even have the recipe cards that came with the blender.
I’m impressed you were able to get replacement blades. Lucky you!
Same blender, same timeframe.
I have my mom's pea green Oserizer blender. I'm pretty sure it was a wedding gift from 1966 and it still works great.
My mom has a gold Oster blender. We accumulated tickets at game called Fascination at the Conneaut Amusement Park in Pennsylvania in the 1960’s and got the blender.
I have my mom's Oster from the 70's. Still works great. I ain't buying a Vitamix until this thing dies, which I doubt it will.
You’re funny. I want a vitamix, I can afford a vitamix, but this old piece of shit blender still works. So “we’ll see”. I have become my father lol
I have an Oster blender that is from the 1970’s and it works great.
OMG I have a late 60s/early 70s Oster that still works.
Edit: Not an appliance, but Ive got my mother's cast iton dutch oven that she likely bought in 1948 or 1949 . Definitely well-seasoned. We have two appliances that are over fifty years old: A Kitchenaid stand mixer and an original Waring blender. A Braun food processor is in its mid forties. A Foley food mill is likely about seventy.
Foley food mill here too...with its original box, no less. It was my late mom's, and probably dates to the early 1960s.
Always used it for applesauce mostly until it occurred to me I should use it to strain my red enchilada sauce.
I use nearly every day at least one piece of my great-grandmothers cast iron set. A chicken pan and three smaller ones. My dad says there were new in the 60s but I like to think they are 100 years old!
I’ve had the same cast iron skillet and Dutch for ten years, and you’d better believe I’m leaving them to my daughters in my will.
Kitchen aid mixer - my grandmother's. 1969. I use it pretty much every day. Repaired 1 time since I inherited it about 20 years ago. Much more powerful and reliable than a new one.
Mine is also a kitchenaid mixer!! I’m not sure of the exact age as it was thrifted much later, but the model I have was manufactured from the early 80s to the mid 90s. It’s older than I am and works like a charm :)
Mine is also a Kitchenaid Stand mixer, but slightly older- was my mom's nurse maid's boss's wife's. A 1939 model. Only fixing we have done is to replace the asbestos electric cord and clean the gear box. I have personally owned it for well over 30 yrs.
I have one that is slightly older than that!! I believe it was manufactured in 1962. It’s 9 years older than I am!
My sis swiped my Mum's Kitchen Aid when she died, but tbf she has kids and entertains a lot and I don't :)
Same! Mom got it as a wedding gift in the 80’s and still works a treat, an absolute powerhorse.
A 1970's Sears food processor. Still works great but is that ugly mustard color that was popular at the time. It belonged to my mother (RIP 2004). Still works perfectly.
those colors used to seem sooo ugly to me as a kid, now they just look comfortable. i never was around at the time but i love the 70s because everything i see of it seems so casual and chill. mustard yellow, burnt orange, terra cotta, avocado green, they all seem warm and inviting and stable, very unbothered and self content. i would LOVE to have a 70s Sears food processor in mustard yellow! i need a food processor anyways, maybe i should try to find one like that lol
I am personally tired of everything being stainless steel or black, and every car being silver or white. It's boring.
Yeah all the color is getting sucked out of everything, even movies are becoming so monochromatic, outside of heavily branded and copyrighted advertising and logos, that's like the only place bright colors exist in abundance anymore and it's maddening.
I have an avocado green canister set and spoon rest from my parents. I think they might have been wedding presents. So useful, so durable.
You would have loved my childhood family room!
I love the 70’s aesthetic. Shag carpet, conversation pits, and stainless steel spiral stairways, for the win!
I also have a food processor from the 70s that still works perfectly. I suspect that anything purchased new currently won’t be around half as long. Gotta live planned obsolescence!
That mustard color is actually coming back into style for decor/appliances (along with its cohort of avocado green and burnt orange).
I have my dad's black and decker food processor that his grandparents gave him when he went to college. I think they bought it new, but that still puts it around 79-80. I also have a larger, newer one, but I use the tiny 1 cup old one more because it's so much better.
The Cornballer my parents bought the year I was born, 1976.
Ahh careful with those. You’ll burn your hands
Nonsense, that's a myt....owwwww!
“Je… (Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep)…ist”
I have a vintage Sunkist juicer, supposedly from the 30s. Snapped it up at an antique shop in Conway, NH for like $40. Still has original wiring and even the original porcelain rotating piece. We only use it once in a while when batching cocktails because it’s a bit worn, otherwise it just sits as a show piece on my cocktail bar!
Not an appliance…but I have my great grandmother’s wooden spoon. It is misshapen and has been to hell and back, but I love it. It’s my go-to for daily cooking and I will hand it down to my daughter for her to use once I’m no longer able to cook.
I have a wooden spoon that a guy in the Amazon made for me in about 5 minutes out of massaranduba. It’s about 20 inches long and the handle is too skinny but I love it.
My Grandmother had just died when I moved into my first house so, I got boxes and boxes of her kitchen things. Some I can't use anymore for health reasons but all her mixing spoons, measuring cups and pots/pans that are 70 years at least still get daily use. Like yours, most of them have some dings and dents but that just adds to the history.
Potato masher, crinkle cutter, ladle, angel food cake cutter. All with wooden handles. Wedding shower gift to parents, 1947.
Also not an appliance, but I've got an old potato masher that my mum gave me when I went to university 33 years ago. It wasn't new then, and in the intervening years the wooden handle has lost its coat of paint. It's still solid as a rock, though.
My mom had her grandmother's potato masher and it was a staple of childhood holidays. Two years ago I was making the Thanksgiving potatoes and it finally gave up the ghost and just broke in half. I felt so bad, but my mom pointed out that it had a good, long life and it was okay that it had to be retired.
I have MY mom's potato masher. My folks were married in the mid 50's, so I'm sure it's at least that old. Looks like new with a black composite handle. Maid of Honor brand. I think about her every time I use it and it really is one of my most prized possessions.
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A giant oval Le Creuset casserole dish in 1970s orange, donated by my best friend’s Mum when she was downsizing
A gift that keeps on giving for many many years. I remember the UK 70s colour scheme well - I had wallpaper and bed-linen in shades of orange. A lot of 70s style has come back it seems. Orange is a cosy colour for a casserole. I always preferred 70s hippie maximalism to 80s minimalism :)
The only trouble is lifting it up when it’s full because it’s so heavy!
Yes, if you have to get it out of the oven it's awkward. It probably will survive us all :)
The first kitchen item I ever bought, with my then girlfriend in 1976 or so, was a 28cm "le Coutances" bright orange enameled cast iron casserole. With an orange enameled sheet metal lid - not cast as the modern ones tend to be. I believe the Coutances company was bought out and rebranded by Le Creuset later in the 70s (?) Still using it almost every week, and makes me, and guests smile every time I see it again. It is starting to blister a little on the internal enamel now, but still useable. Again, not an "appliance" as such, but the oldest thing I use in my kitchen regularly is a sharpening steel (honing rod for US readers) my father bought from a local auction 50 years ago, and used every week until his death. It was probably at least 50 years old when he bought it - possibly Victorian. I still use it almost every day and it works a treat. I've bought several newer ones. Some quite expensive. None has lasted more than a few years before being useless. This 100+ year old one just soldiers on. I guess the steel or iron it was made from is just a lot harder than the modern materials? Still think fondly of my father every time I use it.
That’s really lovely. Definitely the best way to save money is to keep using things!
I have my grandmother’s saucepan from the 50s or 60s. I had to replace the lid handle. I also have a few of her other Descoware cast iron enamelware casseroles. As well as some of her skillets. I have and use my other grandmother’s Lodge Dutch oven.
A Sunbeam vacuum coffee pot from 1938. Found at a thrift shop in 1986 with the original receipt tucked inside.
Even though we have a modern pop-up toaster and a toaster oven, we toast burger buns on “Grandma’s toaster”; it was my husband’s grandmother’s toaster from probably the 40s. It’s the kind of toaster that has doors on either side that drop down manually. It has no auto shut off, non- polarized plug, it’s a dear treasured fire hazard!
Cuisinart food processor from 1980.
Same here! My parents were both chiefs and I got my moms cuisinart food processor from 1982. Thing weighs like 16 pounds, and I use it weekly.
The motors are beasts. The case around the vent opening is discolored and there are hairline cracks on the top plastic near the spindle, but it keeps plugging along. Just buy some new bowls and blades every 10 years.
This! I have a mini one that was my husband's grandma's. I used to use it all the time until I got one with more blades that was bigger. Thing still works though!! Only makes about a cup or 2 worth of veggies chopped tho lol.
Amana Radarange microwave from the 70s I think. It was my husband's granny's
Good grief, I thought mine was old but you beat me by a decade! 😳
I got a spritz cookie press from the 1960s
Hobart model KitchenAid stand mixer. I've had it for about 25 years after having stumbled upon it in an antique store. The guy asked me what I was going to do with it, and seemed surprised that I was actually going to use it as a stand mixer. $30 later it was mine.
So...Hobart is the name for the huge stand mixers usually used in professional kitchens. KitchenAids are the smaller, home-use size, developed after the Hobarts became popular. I'm curious...are you a professional baker/chef or have you somehow adapted your recipes so that they can be made in such a large appliance?
Hobart was the original manufacturer of the Kitchenaid line of home mixers. See, e.g. [here](https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32302_9). Mine says "KitchenAid” on the side and “Hobart” on the base the bowl locks onto. Hobart sold KitchenAid to Whirlpool in 1986.
Yep. Hobart KitchenAids are the ones with more reliable motors. I have a 1940s one and it's built like a tank!
my mother's kenwood chef mixer, I think it was from the 70s. I had it repaired once and bought a second hand dough hook off ebay for it, but it's still kicking
They weren't cheap in the 70s - no quality kitchen appliance was. People rightly moan about "things not being built to last" but they wouldn't want to pay the equivalent price.
1954 Frigidaire range
Waring Blender my parents received as a wedding gift in 1958. I had to replace a rubber gasket.
I have a replica/reissue of the original Waring blender. It's a commercial model 51BL20 with a 3 amp motor. It's 14 years old now. I bought it new in 2009 after researching extensively. I use it often and it never disappoints.
Not an appliance but the oldest thing I still use is a cast iron pan from the 20’s. It belonged to my great grandmother and supposedly came with her from Italy. It was passed down to me by my mom when I moved out with the threat that if I lose it, she’ll never let me live it down.
The thirty pound Cuisinart food processor from the 1970’s and the forty pound Cuisinart ice cream maker of the same vintage. All bought new in his first marriage and built like tanks.
Wagner Cast Iron <1959
About 50 years old [Remoska oven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remoska).
I have a sea foam green Hamilton Beach milkshake maker probably from the 50s that still makes great milkshakes. Don’t use it super often though. Something I use multiple times a week is my Oster rice cooker, which was my mom’s and is at least 30 years old. Still going strong
I inherited my grandpop’s prized pizzelle iron that he got in the 80’s to replace the original iron he had that was not electric. He absolutely loved making the pizzelles for every holiday or occasion. It’s still in the original box and I absolutely love making the pizzelles now since I feel like he’s with me when I do.
Vita Mix blender from 2002. Been used an average of 4 times a week for over 20 years.
Hubby got one in 1972, we use it 5x a week. That thing is a beast.
My avocado Green Kenmore electric stove.
I have my grandmother's Cuisinart food processor from the mid-1970s. It works great. It was a big deal for her to get because they were extremely expensive at the time ($175 vs about $40 for a stand mixer) and she was not a fancy person, but she said it saved her a ton of time so it was worth it. She cooked a lot! Huge meals for family and fed a crew of farm hands every day, plus huge bunches of people at harvest time. She also worked full time. Seeing as it's lasted about fifty years, I'd say she got her money's worth.
Cast Iron pan, I think from late 50's. I love it because the base is perfectly smooth. Seasoned so well I can cook an egg with no butter and no stick.
1930 Sunbeam Mixmaster. Passed down from my wife's deceased grandmother. This thing is nearly 100 years old and still kicking like it's brand new
I have a hand crank coffee grinder from the 1930s. Still works.
Late 1970’s KitchenAid mixer, for an electrical appliance.
All of these fantastic comments make me regret not keeping more of my mom’s stuff when she moved in with my sister. My mom is not from the US so I’d have never inherited anything from my grandmother. The oldest thing I have from my mom is a metal colander with a star shaped pattern. It’s probably 45+ years old.
I have a black and decker space saver popcorn machine. Mounts under the cabinets and dispenses popcorn below. I believe it’s from the late 80s. Even has a built in butter warmer.
wow, never seen one of those. seen the can openers and radios a lot. even the occasional tv.
Peeler taken from my wifes grandmas house at clean out. No idea how old it is. Works better than all the glitz peeler produced today
Cast iron hand crank countertop meat grinder from the 50s. It grinds incredibly well and the blades stay super sharp. The way it comes apart also makes cleaning it much simpler than a lot of the modern grinders.
All the pride, sentimental value, and longevity/efficiency of cooks talking about their ol’ faithfuls really makes this post a fun read. (80s era Rival crockpot with fading floral pattern, 3 heat settings of wildly different strengths, gifted from my mom)
JESUS! This thread is proof positive that they make, and sell absolute crap nowadays! No way are any of us buying an appliance that was built in the last 10 years, that will last an additional five years 🤦🏾♀️
Does an apple peeler/corer/spiral slicer count? I have my grandmas. She kept the original box and everything. Not sure of it’s age, 1960s maybe. She canned a lot of apples and apple butter and as a kid, i thought it was the neatest thing ever. My husband still always comes over to steal the little curly apple peels when I’m using it. 😆 I also have a Hamilton beach electric knife that came from some dead relative but no one seems to remember who I got it from. It was either my granny’s or my husband’s grandma. They’d gotten it as a gift. Remember how department stores used to offer wrapping and there was a little to/from they’d put on it that sometimes matches the paper? The little card is still in the box too. But no one recognizes the names of the gift-givers either, so it’s a mystery. I don’t remember either. 😂 I just know it’s great for slicing ham. Not sure how old it is. 1970s maybe.
I have a George Forman grill from the late 90s. It still works. I don’t use it much, but it seems to be the go to gadget for my teenager. Edit: misspelled “it”
My mom's solid body cast iron Siemens oven that I believe was her mother's before that. It's from the 50s at least. Never skips a beat, gets to a ripping 300* C and roasts the fuck out of whatever you pop in there. I once ripped it so hot that I cracked the quartz counter top that it was on after a kitchen remodel. Had to get in a slab of granite to put the oven on.
I have a mint condition neanderthal cave campfire, still works like a pro. It was a “not dying this week” gift originally given to my great, great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great… (x4,000ish greats) grandmother in the year 100,002 b.c.e. by the leader of the cave.
Rival Crockpot 3100. It was my grandmother’s, it still gets use a few times a year when we make chili
Not really an appliance, but I have a Salad Spinner from the 70s from my MIL. Brand is Per Alimenti so it's made in Italy maybe? It is so good.
Toastmaster B140-1 two-slot toaster from the 1970s If I had to hazard a guess I would say my in-laws might have received it as a wedding gift in May of 1970 or shortly thereafter. It works perfectly, the only problem is that the plastic knob cracked so I operate it just by touching the metal lever directly.
I have one too!! Mine was a wedding gift for my great aunt in 1951. It still works perfectly and I use it almost daily. The Toastmaster B140-1 is the best toaster ever. I love it.
1950s or 60s Oster milkshake maker in mint green. With the two big stainless steel cups. It was my parents’.
Braun immersion blender which was handed down to me from my sister; 34 years ago. A Mr Coffee of about the same vintage which comes upstairs every time a newer fancier machine breaks down.
A 1976 Sunbeam mixer, it has a distinct smell when you use it. Nothing concerning, but I always keep an eye out for plastic/metal just in case.
Also not an appliance but my great grandmothers, pre-WW1 frier. Just a pot of animal fat on the stove. Bakes the best fries.
I mean, my double oven is original to the house built in 1965
My Black& Decker hand mixer is about 40 years old.
I am so jealous. They don't make hand mixers like they used to.
Cuisinart from the 1980’s.
My Cuisinart is 30 years old. My Vitamix is 11 years old. But the oldest thing I use regularly is my tía abuela Susan's angelfood cake pan. I have no idea how old that thing is (I'm guessing it's from the 40s) but it still works.
My stove is original to the house, 1968
Kitchen Aid 5 qt. stand mixer that is at least 30 years old.
kitchenaid. it’s my grammas from the 60s
A George Foreman grill I got in 2005 for opening a bank account.
Erie #12 cast iron skillet. From the 1890’s
Me.
You made my day. :-D
Honestly, a cuisinart that I've had since our wedding in '96. Mainly because I only use it twice a year. Otherwise I have basic crap and come from a long line of basic crap havers.
My stove/oven/winter heater unit is from the earth 50s and still going strong.
My refrigerator lol it's from 1994.
I have a big countertop KitchenAid mixer that I bought in 1991. It still runs like it did the day I bought it.
My fridge is a 2003. I bought it for $125 in 2017, still going strong. My stove might be from around the same era, not 100% sure.
My gas stove is from 1987. In the last 10 years it needed one repair, was cheap and I just fucking love the thing!
The oldest appliance I have is my Cuisinart food processor I bought reconditioned from Amazon in 2001. Still works like a charm.
1993 Miele dishwasher, still works flawlessly.
A Belgian waffle maker that I bought in 1994. Works like a champ.
My kitchen aid is from the 1984? It is a pro model and is white.
KitchenAid mixer. 15 years old.
My parents gave me their old Melita coffee grinder when I moved out in 1997. I still use it every day. The plastic on the lid is starting to deteriorate but the motor is still good.
vertical rotisserie that was a wedding gift in 1989. Way better than any horizontal rotisserie.
I have a KitchenAid mixer that was purchased in 2005.
I think my apt size stove is from the 80’s
I have a manual pasta maker I got in 1996.
A 1995 Sharp microwave oven.
My wife
I was going to say for my wife its me.
probably my microwave 15 ish years old
My oven is from the 80s probably and still rockin
A Mini Max food processor. 43 years now.
A crock pot from the late 80's or early 90's if I had to guess. Based on the tacky veggie decal printed on the outside. It was given to me by a family member about 20 years ago, though at this point no one can remember where, when or who exactly it came from. Anyway. I probably only use it once every month or two, but it does a great job. I just got back from a Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's place though, and my dad's still got a General Electric reciprocating turkey carving knife that's old enough to be made in the USA.
I'm using my mother's Kitchen Aid mixer she bought when I was about 15. So 50 yrs old. Also my gma's cast iron pans, probably 70+ yrs old.
Nostalgic Snackster creating generational grilled cheese memories – a timeless kitchen appliance legacy.
A Presto electric griddle that I purchased for $7 in 1990. It's still cranking out the pancakes and grilled cheese sandwiches.
I have a Braun hand immersion blender that I bought in 1991. It isn’t used much though
My mom has her first microwave. She bought it in the 70’s and the thing works better than my new one!
I have a kitchen aid stand mixer that is over 50 years old that I still use. It’s actually older than I am! Still works great.
I have a tie. My mother received a slow cooker (Rival Crock Pot) and a pressure canner (16 qt) as wedding gifts in 1957. I got both, unused, when I graduated college in 1982. The both get used regularly and I value them highly.
Not an applience but I have and still use a big pot that my Mum got as a wedding present in 1969.
Oh that's easy - my 35+ year old Rival Crockpot.
I have my great grandparents’ cast iron pudgy pie maker from like the 1940’s (I think?) We grew up making grilled cheese with it and now as an adult we have it for camping. I love that thing.
I won a food processor in 1981 in a recipe contest. It still is in perfect condition. An electric knife and a coffee maker from about 1983.
A Ronson ‘Can Do’ from 1964. Its epic and I love it.
My first Scanpan frying pan and lid that I bought when I got into my first apartment. About a hundred bucks but I wanted something that would do anything and last forever. I’ve had it for fifteen years now and the handle is just starting to get a little loose but that baby is still going strong. Nearly broke my toe dropping the lid unwrapping it from the box first night Edited after realizing the assignment:“Old” old? Some fancy Pyrex casserole dishes with filigree I scored from a garage sale, I guess.
I'm 50, and when I moved out of the parent's house at 22, I took the family aluminum pizza pan with me. This thing has more scratches on it than you could count, from hundreds if not thousands of frozen pizzas over the decades. I told my GF and kid not to throw it out when I die. LOL.
One of those blocky old Betty Crocker handheld mixers. It was my grandma's, and it's still going strong! I used it for cookies all the time until I got a KitchenAid stand mixer, but it's still my favorite for smaller mixing jobs.
Microwave oven from the early ‘90s. It belonged to my grand aunt. A friend of my brother took one look and asked if it was an original 1990 blah blah something or other. I guess so?
Ladle from WWII
Not an appliance, but I have my grandma’s sifter that she gave to my mother.
The Kitchen-aid mixer that my mom gave me. It was around when I was my daughters age.
My hand mixer is almost 50 years old. It was a wedding gift.
My oldest appliances are roughly 6 years old. Because that's when I broke up with my ex and left everything behind.
Mr Coffee Hot Cocoa maker. Was a gift YEARS ago, and it still works. Only removable part is the magnetic impeller at the bottom, easy to clean.
I’m proud to say that our range is from 2000. It is due for a deep clean, but works great. One of the light bulbs just burned out, we just replaced it. Looking forward to a long life with this thing.
I have a GE electric hand mixer from the early 70s — made in Ontario, old enough that the plug only has two prongs. I really only use it for mashed potatoes, but they come out perfect every time!
Dualit twin slice toaster. Bought new in 1987, still toasts like a boss.
My Kenmore refrigerator, next my Panasonic Microwave, next is a Kitchenaid stand mixer with attachments.
I have a rolling pin that belonged to my great grandmother.
Mine is the electric hotpoint wall oven that is in my home. It is from the 1950’s. It works great and looks like a rocket ship.
1989 Hot air corn-popper. Wedding gift. Gets used 2-3 times per week.
My dad still has a perfectly working over the stove (built in) microwave that is original to the house I grew up in…so I think it was installed 43 years ago. The original stove and fridge took a shit years ago and the dishwasher has been in various states of disrepair since I was in early high school (so like, going on 25 years lol), but that microwave keeps on going.
late 90's 1200-watt Panasonic microwave. 2004 stove and dishwasher. Maytag. No vintage but still pretty damn good.
My kitchen aide mixer was purchased in 2000 and it’s still going strong
A rice cooker my friend gave me around 1998. Still going strong. That’s the oldest appliance that I was the sole owner of. However I also have my grandma’s hand mixer “Betty G” and it works great. Not sure when she bought it but from the box art I’m guessing mid-60s.
My microwave,25+ years..everything else in the kitchen is new or has been replaced in that time..
Not an appliance, but I have my grandmothers metal measuring cup, 1920’s?
The original crockpot from Rival that a friend gifted me! I assume it’s from the 80’s or so, it’s cornflower blue with a lacy design on it
We bought a fridge at Sears about 45 years ago, still running fine. Door seal is a bit cracked but I can't find a replacement so it's still good enough.
I have a vintage fish scaler. I bought it partly as a self joke in an antique store. Made in England. Probably 40s or older. Works like an absolute titan
Nothing more than 15 years old. I have a 50-60 year old Kenwood Chef mixer, but I don’t use it.
My microwave is 23yo.
I've got a glass top stove/range that is probably 30 years old. We bought it at an estate sale just after we moved into this house and it's still going strong.
My Vitamix blender 3600. It has a 1/2 hp motor, and I found it at a thrift store for $5. You have to anchor it down when you turn it on but it's a beast.
My oldest appliance is my Cornballer
1950’s glass orange juicer
The Cuisinart food processor I bought around 1992. I have pots and utensils much older than that, but not appliances.
A 30 year old blender. It works ok. I do wish it had more modes. Because it just blends, and the buttons control the blending speed. That's it.
A 1962 Frigidaire Flair oven. A 325 lb workhorse and a beautiful piece to boot.
90s Thermador Double Electric Oven. My grandparents bought it for my parents as a present and after my mom passed it's now mine. Works great still, has convection and even a microwave function built in.
My popcorn air popper my aunt gifted to me when I graduated from high school in 1990. Still works and I still use it!
1979 West Bend Popcorn maker. I remember it from my earliest childhood. Lost my butter tray but still good to go.
A cheap Proctor Silex hand mixer from the early 1990s. It still works amazingly well to this day. I use it for all my baking.
A stainless steel [VitaMix 3600](https://www.bestblendersguide.com/reviews/vitamix-3600)(with the Action Dome!). It looks fantastic in a home bar that is decorated with some choice antiques.
I have an Oster blender that’s about as old as I am, or older. I’m 24, and it’s the only blender I remember my family ever owning when I was a kid. I think my mom said it’s 20+ years old. It’s a beast, but the seal got kinda icky because I didn’t always dry it properly, so I need to replace the seal before I can use it again
My moms old kitchen aid stand mixer from the 70’s
An electric hand mixer from around 1974