What Utensils do you have? (buy, time)

[7G9C4J2]

We still have my spouse's mother's big black spatter-ware roasting pan, which is the only thing in the house capable of handling a 25-lb turkey. It's older than my spouse, which makes it considerably more than 50 years old. I have my grandmother's kitchen knife set on the wall, probably from the 1920's. I have a stag-horn handled carving set, also from my grandmother, circa 1930's. And I have my mom's old green pitcher from the early 1950's.

[LaceyEx]

I did have my grandmother's and great-grandmother's cast iron pans but gave them to neighbors in NJ when we moved.

[jtur88]

How can more than half of you get by with dull knives?

[Hobgoblin]

Apparently a lot of us have grandma's hand me downs, although it seems to be mostly cast iron. I've got a stove top percolator, cookie cutters and a flour sifter from my grandmother, all of which I still use. There's a couple of other things like her electric fry pan, but I think that's a 70's model so we have a decade+ to go yet on that one.

I also accidentally selected the microwave options, but currently I don't have one as of August (and I can't wait to remedy that situation). Heating up left overs is such a pain without one.

[quiet walker]

I have and use this juice container every day for breakfast orange juice. I cannot remember being without it from when growing up in the 50's

From the 1957 catalog, on the left side of the page, also in the photo lower left 1957 Tupperware Catalog

From Tupper Diva

[PennyLane2]

Originally Posted by jtur88

How can more than half of you get by with dull knives?

I wasn't sure if you meant an electric knife sharpener or if you were including one of those hand-held gadgets that you manually run your knife across. We have a hand-held, but I don't do the sharpening. It makes my husband feel macho to sharpen the knives, so I let him have his fun.

[sterlinggirl]

I've got a really old waffle iron passed down from my grandparents.

[Gypsyrhydyr]

More than 50: spatula, ladle and meat fork that were my Great aunt Jo's. Cast iron cookware from Grandma that I've had for almost thirty years (that she got for wedding gift in 1932). Stoneware pitcher and mixing bowls. Tupperware from the 60's. Still can't find anything to beat it. Wooden rolling pin from Grandma, still works good. Various glass serving bowls & platters. And one set of blown glass stemware from Russia that dates before 1900.

I have a lot of the stuff listed, like a dishwasher but I never use it and it takes up very valuable storage space. Been after the old guy who lives with to take it out and redo cabinetry but.......

[Ohiogirl81]

I don't have a pressure cooker; I have an unnatural fear of them. No electric frypan, wall spice rack or potato masher (but I do have a ricer). No matching canisters. Nothing matches in my kitchen, by design.

Originally Posted by mommytotwo

I am really wondering what everyone has that is 50+ years old.

Cookie press (in the original box)
Food mill
Egg beater (works better than the new one I'd bought a few years ago)
Cast iron frypans
Cookie jar
Mixing bowls
Pie plates
Drinkware and dinnerware
One of those chopper thingies that you bash up and down
Cookie cutters
Salt and pepper shakers
Canning jars (the old ones with chipped rims I use for storage)
Metal ice cube trays (hate the plastic ones!)
Stovetop espresso maker
Chemex coffee maker
Ricer

[plaidmom]

Originally Posted by mommytotwo

I am really wondering what everyone has that is 50+ years old.

Errrr, where to start?

Besides the ubiquitous cast iron pans:

eggbeater (love that)
various small utensils: pancake flipper, ice cream scoop, tongs, strainer, ladles etc etc.
mixing bowls (many)
canister set (forgot to vote for that...ooops)
various serving jugs and pitchers
sugar and creamer (several sets)
tea pots
ice bucket/serving trays/bowl etc etc

Wares:
all of my silver and silver plate (I hate stainless)
almost all of our dishes and china (used daily)
all of my linens (table cloths and napkins)
almost all of my aprons (most from the 1940s)
many many tea towels and dishcloths
(I have a vintage textile addiction, it's baaaaad).

And finally, my kitchen cabinets which were made right down the road, date from the 40's/50's.

My mother says I was born in the wrong era.