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33 Other Ways to Use Single-Use Kitchen Appliances

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33 Other Ways to Use Single-Use Kitchen Appliances

 

It happens to the best of us. Inspired by a love of fondue, lured by the convenience of rice cookers, we spend our hard-earned cash on an appliance. Never again will we eat pasta from a box!

And then… reality sets in. Despite our best intentions, we don’t make homemade waffles every weekend or prepare our packed lunches with our freshly-baked bread. The appliances gather dust in the back of the cabinet. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. Several single-use appliances aren’t as impractical as they may seem. Click through to check out some other ways to use these oft-neglected appliances. Maybe that fondue pot will make its way onto the counter more than once a year!

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Katie Waldeck

Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.

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katarzyna phillips katarzyna p.
12:45AM PST on Jan 7, 2013

some of those are great ideas, but i try to avoid such luxurious 1 use products! saying that, i do have a pressure cooker which doubles up as the most biggest heavy bottomed saucepan i have to make jam in! and i have a juicer which has a smoothie maker with it and i use that for soups. i also have a george foreman and use that for anything that could be grilled, from freezer stuff to bagels! you can never have to many knives or chopping implements though!

Shelly Sanborn Shelly S.
4:19PM PST on Dec 29, 2012

Good Ideas to howto reuse applinces.thx

Les M. Les M.
3:27PM PST on Dec 14, 2012

we rec'd a waffle iron as a wedding gift. it turned out to be too messy to use often. i guess we can try to make paninis. the bread machine and rice cookers should come with recipe booklets that let you know of other things you can make. i can't comment on the other items.

Ursula Margrit Joos Ursula Margrit J.
3:10PM PST on Nov 13, 2012

tks

Gysele van Santen Gysele v.
12:11AM PST on Nov 11, 2012

panini in a waffle iron = brilliant!

thanks...

Stella Gamboni Stella G.
11:57PM PST on Nov 10, 2012

(Trying to cram in my points before midnight. No time for thoughtful comment, so...)

Good to know!

Gail Y. Gail Y.
11:17AM PST on Nov 9, 2012

using hot oil in a fondue and serving dishes of cubed steak, allows each person to cook each mouthful of steak to their own preferred level,, its a quick way to give everyone their perfect steak and its very social

Kathy Perez Kathy P.
10:54AM PDT on Oct 30, 2012

thanks

Rachel R. Rachel R.
9:55PM PDT on Oct 29, 2012

When we replaced our rice cooker we got one with a basket for steaming and a special setting for risotto! I love it!

Duane B. Duane B.
4:05PM PDT on Oct 29, 2012

Thank you for sharing.

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