Kitchen appliances for registry?

PowerfulHunt
PowerfulHunt Posts: 281 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
I'm building my wedding registry and I cook a lot! Can anyone recommend kitchen appliances that I can add?

I already use: vegetti, oster blender, biggest loser scale (not the best). Thanks!
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  • Vune
    Vune Posts: 674 Member
    Ask for a really nice set of knives. The kind that are supposed to last forever. So worth it.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    George Foreman grill! It's the thing I use the most! Slow cooker too (don't use mine much but sometimes I just loved pulled pork). If I had the room I'd get a rice cooker/steamer as well.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    Slow cooker
  • r5d5
    r5d5 Posts: 219 Member
    coffee maker :)
    Kitchen Aid mixer or similar model because....baking
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    r5d5 wrote: »
    coffee maker :)
    Kitchen Aid mixer or similar model because....baking

    Oh yeah definitely coffee maker, lol!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Mix Master would be my first choice- and probably some sort of out door grill (we don't have one- would love one though)
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I got a KitchenAid mixer for my wedding about ten years ago and it is one of our favorite kitchen appliances. One of the great things about it is the attachments -- we have the pasta maker and the meat grinder, but they make tons more.

    Not an appliance, but if you don't already have some, a fantastic set of knives makes cooking much more fun.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited May 2015
    PowerfulHunt wrote: »
    I'm building my wedding registry and I cook a lot! Can anyone recommend kitchen appliances that I can add?

    I already use: vegetti, oster blender, biggest loser scale (not the best). Thanks!

    Appliances I use all the time: slow cookers, food processor, mixer, stick blender
    Appliances I use rarely: George Foreman grill, toaster, ice cream maker, regular blender
    Appliances I don't use at all: coffee maker, waffle maker, rice cooker, electric skillet, microwave

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    We got a toaster oven for our wedding and I kind of thought that was going to be a large thing taking up room on my counter with little use, but to be honest we use it almost more than our regular oven.

    I also concur with: Slow Cooker (one with a timer) and Coffee Maker.

    I always wanted a Kitchen Aid Mixer but I am just not a baker so that doesn't get a lot of use. A good hand mixer is sufficient unless you really are baking a lot.

    I also love my panini press...
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Also... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
    :D:D:D
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    Another vote for the kitchen aid - it gets a lot more use than baking, especially if you have the pasta and grinder attachments. It'll also outlast every other appliance you get that day.
  • PowerfulHunt
    PowerfulHunt Posts: 281 Member
    Nice; thanks all!
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    If you're contemplating a slow cooker, maybe you want to look into an InstantPot because it does everything from slow cooking to pressure cooking. I want one!

    I know you have the vegetti, but the paderno spiralizer is amazing!

    Vitamix has been on my "list" for years. At my first wedding, the best kitchen appliance I got was my food saver. It made freezing portions really easy!
  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    If you like sandwiches, you want a panini press! I put one on our registry and we got it. Then forgot about it for a year or so. I took it out one day and we use it pretty much daily now. And YES on the crockpot. I also don't use my George Foreman grill really at all.
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    As others have said, slow cooker/crockpot and a good coffee maker. I love my Nespresso machine...

    Personally, I would register for a Vitamix (not sure how it compares to your current blender) and a Dyson vacuum cleaner (I know, you said kitchen appliances...but...haha). I've thought about getting married just so I can register for those two items... ;)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Some kick *kitten* pots and pans and a kick *kitten* knife set.
  • TriciaCh
    TriciaCh Posts: 15 Member
    I use my Foreman a lot. I agree on the pressure cooker/crockpot combo.... I have one and you can brown your meat then slow cook it in the same pot.. or can use the pressure cooker... just look at whats there... you can find one that steams/pressure cooks/browns/slow cooks. Good Knives...
  • scottkjar
    scottkjar Posts: 346 Member
    Food scale.
  • alt5057
    alt5057 Posts: 62 Member
    Programmable slow cooker (we originally got one that was not programmable and NEVER used it...use the programmable one all the time!)

    KitchenAid Stand Mixer and attachments that are appealing to you (we like the grinder attachment)

    I've been using a stick blender a lot more frequently for making soups in the winter

    Kitchen scale (I love my EatSmart one)

    Good knives/sharpening stone (even great knives will get dull)

    lazy spoons - they have notches to be able to hold them on the side of a pot instead of having to sit them on a counter or spoon rest (which then needs cleaned)
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    IF you get the knives... get a sharpener too... A Slow cooker is a necessity for a busy couple...IF money is no object as far as pots and pans go... 3 words... Williams and Sonoma...
  • AlisonH729
    AlisonH729 Posts: 558 Member
    edited May 2015
    Immersion blender all day, er' day.


    And for what I can't use the stick blender for, a small food processor/chopper.

    Maybe a mandoline, too. I have one, but I'm a little hesitant to use it, so we are registered for one of those safety gloves. Because honestly, the guard doesn't work at all.

    We also love our Keurig. (Not sure if I love how wasteful it is though.) But you can use your 20% off BB&B coupons on coffee and they usually ship free.
  • jamie_reynolds
    jamie_reynolds Posts: 67 Member
    i LOVE the nutribullet. way better than blenders for smoothies!
  • JenSD6
    JenSD6 Posts: 454 Member
    Toaster oven/countertop convection oven. I use it all the time for those little things you don't want to crank up the big oven for.
  • haibu
    haibu Posts: 67 Member
    -Stand mixer (KitchenAid beast)
    -Cuisinart small food processor
    -electric kettle, auto-shut-off
    -two GOOD KNIVES, mid-size and big (better to have two great knives than some crazy set of 30 crappy knives) and a bread knife and a paring knife
  • haibu
    haibu Posts: 67 Member
    -Stock pot
    -Dutch oven style pot, like a casserole pot that can go from stovetop to oven (eg the big Le Creusets), use this all the time for stews, soups, chilis....

    I think I could go forever...
  • haibu
    haibu Posts: 67 Member
    As for the coffee maker suggestions...Psssht...French press all the way.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    things i use all the time (been married 18 years to a chef for what its worth LOL)

    rice cooker
    kitchen aid stand mixer (esp during holidays)
    george foreman grill (actually we go through stages with it but i would miss having it)
    hot water dispenser (we use our keurig for this but id rather just have the dispenser LOL)
    toaster oven
    small food processor
    food scale
    good knives (for both me and hubby these are highly personal and not necessarily a good gift for US lol)
    good pots and pans (whatever your preference is)
    coffee pot

    things i rarely use

    pretty much anything else LOL
    waffle maker/bread maker/ crock pot
    any other appliance that requires electricity (counter space is at a premium in my kitchen LOL)
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    haibu wrote: »
    As for the coffee maker suggestions...Psssht...French press all the way.

    hahaha - agreed. I only use my Nespresso when I'm lazy/short on time. But along with a French press, I'd also suggest a good grinder. Just for the beans.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    Stuff I use regularly: crockpot, rice cooker, 2 really nice chef knives (they do 95% of my cutting/chopping), toaster oven, coffee maker, keurig, soda stream

    Stuff I use occasionally: kitchen aid stand mixer, Cuisinart food processor, Tupperware food chopper/mixer (it's called the Quick Chef Pro)

    Stuff I use rarely, but can't part with: dehydrator, ice cream maker

    I know it's not an appliance, but if you know someone who sells Tupperware, try to request some Tupperware - the stuff is durable and works great.

    I also just bought a Belgium waffle maker! My kids love waffles and I figure it'll pay for itself for not having to buy Eggo waffles!


  • SusanCornelius2015
    SusanCornelius2015 Posts: 4 Member
    Tha appliances I use the most are my ninja 4 in 1 cooker and my rice cooker. The ninja is great because it has stove top, slow cooker, oven, and steamer settings. I have some veggies cooking in it right now.
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