What's in your kitchen that looks bad that you still use? (pans, long)

[bigh110]

My Sellers Hoosier cabinet with bread box and pull out top and al its other accoutrements form the 40's but it works and matched the kitchen table

[BigDGeek]

I have some of my bubbie's bakeware that she bought in the 60s; works fine. I also have her potato masher and a couple of other kitchen tools, all of which date to the late 50s/early 60s.

My parents use the same electric knife sharpener that they got as a wedding gift in 1972. Still works fine for them!

[dddiva]

Originally Posted by nmnita

Oh yes, the coffee pot. Spoiled brat is the coffee maker and doesn't believe in soap and water. He just rinses it out with hot water every morning after breakfast. I do use the vinegar every so often, but the plastic is so stained nothing take the coffee look out of it. As long as the coffee tastes good, I can live with a few stains.

I buy a big old cheapo box of denture tablets from the dollar store for cleaning coffee & tea stains- it's the only thing that works. They also work great in vases and things you can't reach really well with lots of crevices etc.

[parfleche]

Originally Posted by dddiva

I buy a big old cheapo box of denture tablets from the dollar store for cleaning coffee & tea stains- it's the only thing that works. They also work great in vases and things you can't reach really well with lots of crevices etc.

been cleaning my antique stanley steel thermos with them for years! amazing totaly spotless with a 15 min soak,just rinse and good to go. great tip

[laorbust61]

Originally Posted by bigh110

My Sellers Hoosier cabinet with bread box and pull out top and al its other accoutrements form the 40's but it works and matched the kitchen table

I've got this non stick skillet that looks like it's been to hell and back, but I don't want to get rid of it. It still works pretty well to me, as long as it doesn't get over-heated.

[in_newengland]

Old wood handled spatula that was old when I got it. The paint is half peeled off the handle but the metal part is great to use because it's longer than normal and very flexible.

[Bulldogdad]

My 80yr old cast iron skillets.

[Sage 80]

My wooden spoons.

They are discolored, burnt, and beat up. One of them has a cracked handle. But they work fine.

[Caligula1]

Just about everything

[antiquesmountainapache]

Love those cast iron skillets! I have ten and they stretch across three generations. I believe I wrote about them in August. The blacker they are the better. I love old kitchen things.

NMnita, love your comments. As my mother used to say - - "this is my home, not a museum."

I had a friend in Atlanta who had the most beautifully arranged cabinets with shiny new clad aluminum pots, etc. It looked like the display at Macy's. Guess who ordered take out most of the time?