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Do you have one of these in your kitchen?

Sep 02 09:00am

The days of lingering over a cuppa poured from a teapot or preparing every meal from scratch may be over, according to a UK survey.

The survey found labour-saving devices like the microwave take pride of place in today's kitchen, while low-tech items like plastic containers, the bread bin and the souvenir tea towel have fallen out of favour.

The increase in healthy eating habits sees the demise of the chip pan and the rise of the wok and griller.

Is your kitchen filled with the latest electrical gadgets?

Are we missing out by abandoning the crock pot and Tupperware?

TOP 10 ITEMS PEOPLE HAD IN THEIR 70S KITCHEN
1. Teapot and cosy (63%)
2. Kitchen scales (61%)
3. Tupperware (59%)
4. Chip pan (58%)
5. Salt and pepper shakers (57%)
6. Bread bin (56%)
7. Hand-held whisk (52%)
8. Casserole dish (49%)
9. Spice rack (44%)
10. Pressure cooker(43%)

TOP ITEMS FOUND IN TODAY'S KITCHEN
1. Microwave (70%)
2. Electric kettle (69%)
3. Toaster(68%)
4. Saucepan set(57%)
5. Knife set (55%)
6. Automatic washing machine (53%)
7. Wok (49%)
8. Sandwich maker(40%)
9. Blender(38%)
10. Hand held blender (37%)

10 Comments Report Abuse

1. michelle.core - Sep 02 07:45am

I am a working mum and could not live without my slow cooker. I use it at least once a week. Its great, I throw everything in before work and come home to a delicious smelling casserole, roast etc. And, what do you do with those leftovers? Put them in your tupperware container of course!

2. kiwi17hill@y7mail.com - Sep 02 08:29am

I have had Tupperware for over 30 years now and very pleased with it until earlier this year when I took the top of my cheese container in to get replaced as it had cracked and was told it couldn't be. So much for life long guarantees.

3. kiwi17hill@y7mail.com - Sep 02 08:31am

4. rmharris4 - Sep 02 01:06pm

Never trust a man, who when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on! Billy Connolly. It's just so true, ask the jamacians they wear them all the time!

5. kenningtonroberta - Sep 02 06:55pm

Today's kitchen I've got the ten, but in the 70's I have two tea cossie and I'll never get rid of them, they are my late Nanna's and I'm 60yrs, they'll never be thrown out, just like her grater, I still use it.

6. stephanie_nttll - Sep 03 08:08am

I have both old and new ...I cook all my meals from scratch ..but I do not drink the tea out ofthe teap pot.

7. evaerlic - Sep 08 03:07pm

I have to say that I don't cook every meal from scratch both my husband and I work and sometimes I don't feel like cooking so we go down to the local pub for a $6 steak!

8. kristie_lee_81 - Sep 11 03:41pm

both old and new works for me. the newer technology isnt always the greatest.

9. cbulivou - Sep 11 10:11pm

Tupperware I have a pantry, fridge, frezzer, lunchboxs, nappie bag full of it. Hardley use the microwave and cook all my found from snakes to dinner. So I would like to know who they servey

10. jules_h71 - Oct 03 07:57am

I got married 14 years ago and my in laws are from England and the first thing they bought us was a teapot and handmade the cosy. We use it every time they come over...real tea to them!

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