Vintage Housewares: Kitchen Tools & Gadgets

My friend Jennifer recently gifted me a book that features old kitchen ware, tools and gadgets. I have a number of these old handy gadgets in the collection: strainers, cutters, choppers, openers, sifters, etc. and I share some of there here.

[@teriadams7398]

Mary's camera skills are a crack up...we can't see what being shown..😅

[@richardhz-oi8px]

It's not her, their camera is on an automatic tracking gimble and doesn't always track what it should, especially objects vs people.

[@Ladythyme]

@@richardhz-oi8px thinking they need a new camera….what’s the point of filming and posting these if viewers can’t see anything….I shut it off since it was so annoying

[@MrsSeaHag]

I saw several things that I still use today that belonged to my family as you were scanning. Too bad we couldn’t see most of what you were actually showing. I still only use a floating vegetable peeler, the best.

[@SK-ki1te]

@decemberSnow56- I’m glad you left. This is free fun and nobody needs a complainer around here.

[@melissaohlrich2418]

I just appreciated seeing how happy he was to show his audience these items. I get joy from seeing others happy...😊

[@donnarodriguez6712]

I love all the old kitchen items, sure takes me back ! I think if MaryAnn stood back just a little she might have better results.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Donna - glad it brought back some kitchen memories! Thanks!

[@copperhousefarm4794]

For some reseason she veers off to the right.

[@Melissah9812]

I have found my people!! Love vintage kitchen gadgets. Thank you!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Melissa! Glad you found us!

[@lightmarker3146]

Because I have collected and used these utensils for years my cousin named my kitchen The Museum . But they work and are dependable. Great show . The plastic onion is for baking soda and goes in the fridge for odor control . The hot dog wheel made me laugh , we had it all in America and if not someone would invent it.

[@hereforit2347]

That sounds like a more logical use for the onion. I was thinking, “Why would the cleanser keeper be shaped like an onion?” Besides, most people keep their cans of Dutch Boy, Ajax, or Comet under the sink. 😊

[@garybrunet6346]

I remember, pretty much, all of those kitchen tools. That was a trip down memory lane. The herb roller cutter was so annoying to clean. My favourite thing in your kitchen is the General Electric auto defrost refrigerator in the background. My aunt had one and it was her pride and joy. 😊🇨🇦

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Gary! Glad you enjoyed the video and that's a good old refrigerator!

[@debbieriddle9429]

I have many of these kitchen tools. Have been collecting them for years. I love anything to do with baking for collecting. Rolling pins, recipe pie plates, pie servers, sifters, egg beaters, vintage cake plates. Love vintage advertising too.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Debbie - sounds like you have a wonderful collection of vintage kitchen tools - they are fun to collect! Enjoy!

[@debbieriddle9429]

@@cavalcadeoffood I do love them, and use them too. Nothing like an old sifter to get those biscuits and dumplings in the oven and on the stove. Many memories of my Mama and Grandma in the kitchen. No complaints from those who gather for meals around my tables. Every time we gather they tell me they see something they've never noticed before. Makes some great conversation. Gotta keep those memories alive. Have a beautiful day!

[@Lisasandiego1]

On the west coast Spouse Reitz was the dime store I shopped at (later acquired by Ben Franklin). I miss dime stores so much!! My mom would take me to Newberrys little coffee shop and we'd have a scoop of cottage cheese on a canned pineapple ring with a cherry on top. I'll never forget that (back in the early 60's) I LOVE all of your kitchen utensils & gadgets!!!!!!! I miss the 60's so much! I LOVE your channel. You're such a calm, kind, interesting & intelligent man. ❤ Lisa in San Diego

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Lisa! We had S.S. Kresge and Woolworth's here in Detroit and I sure miss them! They had everything! They had a luncheonette, too - so glad I got to experience that growing up. Thanks!

[@hereforit2347]

I’m from Santa Monica and L.A., but I never heard of Spouse Reitz. In my neighborhood, we had a Woolworth with a lunch counter that was there well into the 70’s. J.J. Newberry stores were also commonplace.

[@AtomicChanteuse]

Sprouse Reitz was the main craft/housewares store chain in Eastern Washington, too. As kids in the '70s we would BEG to go to Sprouse with whichever adult had just announced she was going (invariably it was a woman). They had the best yarn (even better than K-mart!) and so many terrific craft kits and cheapie toys for kids. Ben Franklin was king on the west side of the state.

[@dianaw.571]

Sweet memories. My Mom had several of these tools. My favorites were the Tupperware egg separator, measuring cups & spoons, the egg beater, pastry blender, biscuit/donut cutter and an old silver spoon with a bent edge on the edge that she used for mixing. She made countless wonderful meals, cookies, pies and cakes with them.❤

[@meeow2165]

WHEW - dizzy watching w/camera! Lots of awesome fun!

[@raffinataonline]

Some of these are so much more intuitive than today. Love them. Thank you! I still have a couple of vintage Ekco spatulas I use every day. 😂

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I don’t remember if mine are Ekco, but I only use vintage spatulas. I like them because they are so much thinner and get underneath the food easier.

[@raffinataonline]

@@cynthiafisher9907 The Ekco ones I have are wider, also. They're pretty much the only ones I use.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

@@raffinataonline I have a couple of wider ones and a couple skinny long ones. I use them almost every day.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I agree and love the old Ecko tools. Thanks!

[@hereforit2347]

Same. 😊

[@russbear31]

About a year ago I found an old Ekco rhythm egg beater at a thrift store for only $2. It was in great shape and still works perfectly. I grabbed it. 😊

[@tamsondarland8951]

I remember mom's Veg-o-matic. She would use for making coleslaw to shred cabbage. I always thought wow how sharp it was and how fast it worked. I just loved all those fun commercials too of kitchen tools. Mom also had an electric knife she used on holidays to carve the meat. So many of the kitchen tools you reviewed brought back some great memories at my grandmother's home. And the very best potato masher with that wooden handle. I still have one passed down to me and it works fantastic still. And off course all the neat canning tools mom had too. Thanks Kevin for taking us down that memory lane of fun again. ♥♥♥

[@michelleh5157]

❤😊 very nostalgic xox..brings back beautiful memories of my grandma & our time out at their acreage..I can relate to almost 95% of these treasures 😊 thank you for sharing

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Michelle - so glad it brought back nice memories! Thanks!

[@michelleh5157]

@@cavalcadeoffood 😁

[@dvdv9758]

Love Mary Ann and the "Even Better" comment after the rusty blade - too funny!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Wasn't that a great comment?!? LOL! Thanks!

[@hereforit2347]

I still use Rubbermaid plastic drawer organizers for my silverware too. They are easy to clean and incredibly practical! Mine are white. 😊

[@pamkahmann3833]

Learned about a tool I have had for years.😁 Kept it because it belonged to my husband’s mother. Now I know what it is for and will use it.

[@sondra6674]

I didn't see any vintage can openers. My grandparents had an electric can opener and a hand crank can opener that I think worked smoothly. Those were two of my grandma's favorite tools. She didn't enjoy cooking. We'd always ask her to make us "American Goulash", Franko American canned spaghetti with browned ground beef, when she'd ask what we wanted for dinner. It was delicious. They also had a hand crank meat grinder/extruder clamped to her counter. I don't recall seeing her use it though. It fascinated me so I'd often ask her about it. I believe my family has always used flat, thin rubber discs for helping to open jars. I think companies used to give them away with their logos on them (from a bank?). They work great. I always have them in my kitchen. They usually disintegrate (become dry and cracked) after a decade or two. My grandpa was a cook in the (army?). He was the weekend/holiday cook in the family and made AMAZING holiday meals. Pot roast was our favorite. He'd ask us what we'd want to eat during our next visit, knowing the answer. We'd jump up and down yelling "POT ROAST!". 😂 I'd hang out in the kitchen with him while he cooked holiday meals. He taught me how to make the gravy and would let me mix the flour & water for the gravy. I'd stir and stir and stir to make sure it was lump free, and then watch him pour it into the hot meat drippings in the roasting pan on the stovetop, to see if I missed any lumps. I'd be disappointed if I missed any but he'd tell me any tiny lumps weren't a problem, showing me they mix right in. ❤ As I got older he let me whip the potatoes with an electric hand mixer. I'd mix forever to make sure there were no lumps. We'd get to sample the pot roast "to check that it was done". Lol! He cut slivers of meat from the outside of the roast. Of course that meat was done. 😂 I'd make sure the dog got a piece. She was no fool. She'd always be in the kitchen when it was time to sample the meat. My grandpa would always hone the carving knife before slicing the meat. He was fast and accurate. I learned that from him too. So nostalgic. My grandparents had similar refrigerator, stove, cabinets, counters (yellow?) and table & chairs to yours. ❤

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sondra - thanks so much for sharing your wonderful memories! So glad when certain vintage things bring back memories for people. I have a couple vintage can openers but couldn't find them! LOL Thanks!

[@BritInvLvr]

Just found your channel and I love it. I’ve been binge watching for the past two days. Even got,y husband watching.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you found us! Thanks for watching!

[@paularizzo5217]

Wow! Such a fun video. I still use a lot of these gadgets. If I don't use them, I remember them. I still browse kitchen gadgets and small tools when I'm out shopping.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you enjoyed the video, Paul!

[@Cooky_5580]

Oh my gosh I have my mother’s Feamsters slicer, I use it and and I love it. She told me she bought it at the county fair before I was born. It must be at least 60 years old. I want a shiny one like yours.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cooky! I think they sold many of those Feemster's slicers at county and state fairs over the years. They are wonderful gadgets! Thanks!

[@jezibelldehurt4722]

A sweet old lady was and old neighbor of mine many years ago. She introduced me to a old school electric skillet I felt in love with it. When it finally gave out I had to throw it away. My husband grew up with this electric skillet so he bought 4 and I love it. I could take it with me when we go on vacation.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jezibell - I think the electric skillet is one of the most handy, versatile small appliances anyone could own. I use mine all the time. Glad you like using yours, too! Thanks!

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I love vintage kitchenware! I have a lot of them. They are such better quality and more fun than new, I think.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cynthia - the old stuff is great. You can get better quality things now but they cost a fortune. The stuff they sell at the dollar stores don't hold up too well. Thanks!

[@judefrazier4727]

My family had a lot of those things, we had favorite spoons and spatulas, and rubber bowl scraper, and Revereware pots and pans and teakettle. My favorite kitchen items were those brightly colored tall aluminum drinking tumblers and the honey bear, and Aunt Jemima Bottle. Flinttone jelly glasses. My Mum had an acorn shaped tea ball, and a red handled potatoe ricer just like yours.

[@patriciaribaric3409]

I love that kitchen saw with the bright yellow handle - that's awesome!!! I was born in 1953, and I love all the colorful 50's kitchen decor gadgets.

[@ghw7192]

When I went through a divorce 15 years ago, i lost all kinds of kitchen stuff. I made a decision to replace as much as possible with the gadgets my mother used when i was growing up in the 50s. Thanks to yard sales, flea markets, eBay and yard sales, if i want it, i can usually find it. Excellent collection. Subscribed

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi ghw! Thanks for subscribing! Sounds like you have found a lot of wonderful classic kitchen tools at the sales - that's where I always look, too! Thanks!

[@MommieDearest67]

I love all of your kitchen gadgets! They remind me of my grandmother who used many of the items you demonstrated. Memories!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad the gadgets brought back good memories, MommieDearest!

[@dawnelder9046]

As a kid we made candy houses every Christmas. You started with a cardboard frame. Then used thick merange as your mortor. Cookies were the shingles for the roof. It took about 10 minutes to mix the merange. Hard work.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Dawn - sounds like it was a nice tradition!! I never made a candy house, but have seen some beautiful ones over the years. Thanks!

[@morgannaturcotte1843]

Oh wow. I still use the egg separator. I have the light metal sifter u were holding with red knob. French fry machine oh loved that growing up. The biscuit maker with the donut piece. Mother used that everytime she made donuts or biscuits. The beaters still have mine. I have an ol grinder that u attached to table to make my relish. My mother got that for me in the late 70s. That sucker is still good and heavy. This was great

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Sounds like you have some nice old gadgets, too! I liked those portable grinders - so handy!

[@rjoseph2095]

You two are fantastic ! Love kitchen gadgets ♡

[@Drmikekuna]

I always loved machines, so I was fascinated by hand crank egg beaters. I think my mom had two, one that worked and one that was pretty rough. I have no idea why she kept the second one, but she also kept an ice cream maker attachment for our Sunbeam mixer that was never used.

[@lynnbogdanovich5284]

Love that new term Pie getter outer. Must be a technical term. Great video.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Lynn!

[@lawriefoster5587]

Just discovered your channel.. Super. I am 70 and brought back so many memories of my Mother cooking in the kitchen. Thank you! From Philadelphia.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you discovered the channel! Thanks for watching!

[@metoo3821]

A butter pat cutter which are still available ...Made to cut a stick of butter into equal portions. Served on a butter dish w knife so diners didn't have to cut the butter themselves. I Have the old red nut chopper with glass jar, it was my mother's. And the large funnel was for canning.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks! My mom had a butter pat cutter - wish I could find it.

[@andrewoltman1171]

Love all of your gadgets!! I do remember many of those toys 🙂

[@dzeller8995]

Love seeing these tools. Still use many of them. I love my Feemster veg slicer. Use that instead of our fancy mandolin. And I inherited my Mom's egg beater (I am 68yrs old) and my 9 yr old Grandson loves to help make scrambled eggs when he visits.

[@KatyInNH]

I have a similar funnel. It had several plates inside including egg separator, small and large strainer, etc. Very useful! Loved this episode! THANK YOU!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, katyinnh9632!

[@brendaflower7790]

Those ovens and fridges are beautiful, don't think we had them like that in UK.😊

[@djjamison6548]

I want that kitchen set up. Omg i would die for.

[@BritInvLvr]

Oh wow. My mom had one of those metal vegetable slicer. She used it to make cottage fries.

[@cyn3b]

Kevin, I love your shows! This episode is especially fun. I love old kitchen gadgets and have collected them for years. I have a lot of the gadgets you have on display today and use them daily. The reason they are so readily available is because they were made to last. Today’s products are meant to be throw-aways and they’re expensive. Best buy’s are in thrift shops and yard sales.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you so much! I agree about what they are making today - very cheap and don't last. If you find the old stuff at a thrift shop or sale somewhere then that's the way to go!

[@hereforit2347]

I got my first apartment in the 1980s. I didn’t have much money so I wasn’t picky about kitchen utensils and got many of them from the grocery store. I did, however, manage to buy an Ekco Flint stainless steel slotted spoon and slotted spatula. The handles are black and made of whatever that material is that looks like wood but isn’t. It doesn’t melt, burn, or get hot, and can soak in water indefinitely. I only still have the spatula. I am in the process of buying assorted American-made vintage cooking utensils and having so much fun doing it. I am tempted to buy some with painted wooden handles because I find them very attractive. I just don’t know how practical they’ll be because I plan to actually use them. We shall see. 😊

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Other than not always seeing what you were trying to show, great episode. I have those aluminum measuring cups, though mine are lovingly used and have dents on the bottom of at least the 1 cup measurer. I used to have another set of vintage measuring cups but got rid of them as the handles were riveted on for a newer stainless set I bought for my Mom new several years before her passing, and the Oneida stainless set of measuring spoons but do have the aluminum set as well. I still have one vintage Pyrex measuring cup, though the markings are almost totally gone and has a big chip in the lip so don't use it much now (newer ones replace it) I still have my mother's vintage flour sifter. Some of what I have are vintage that I picked up years ago at garage and estate sales, including 2 vintage late 60's coffee grinders from Braun, one orange (for coffee) and one red (for herbs/spices). I do have some other vintage pieces as well, including several Ekco branded gadgets. Anyway, cool stuff to peruse over.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi John - I always say that you can tell when tools have been well used and loved because of the dents, scratches and wear and tear. It's amazing to think of all the things those tools helped to make over the years. Sounds like you have some fun vintage gadgets/tools, too!

[@sandradaniels7662]

I LOVE your channel! So much good info. I hit the thrift stores for all your goodies. I see that there are a couple of things you have that im putting on my wishlist.

[@hereforit2347]

I just bought a 1970s Ekco Caprice stainless steel slotted cooking spoon with a white and olive green handle. It’s never been used and still has the manufacturer’s tag with its original price of 0.98 cents. I really hate to remove the tag. It’s a museum piece as far as I’m concerned. But I’m actually going to use it for what it was made for: cooking. 😊

[@vallis1469]

Oh, my, I remember all these gadgets and tools. I must be old now. HA So happy to see you back. xoxo

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Valli - these gadgets get old but we don't! Hope all is well in Ohio!

[@cunard61]

We had an onion style container like the one you showed, but it wasn't used for cleanser, it was used to hold baking soda inside your fridge.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cunard - that may have been the actual intended use for the onion container - kind of makes sense that it could hold baking soda to keep odors out of the fridge. But someone put cleanser in the one I found. thanks!

[@sandrakisch3600]

I owned many of these gadgets and still have a few of them. Love these memories.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Sandra!

[@cynthia9575]

I love my vintage (pink) crank egg beater, always fluffy eggs and easy to clean, also most of my kitchen drawer tools are Ekco! Thanks Kevin and MaryAnn

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Cynthia! Those old egg beaters work great! Ecko sure made a lot of kitchen tools - I think they were the biggest manufacturer.

[@AtomicChanteuse]

THOROUGHLY GORGEOUS PENMANSHIP APPRECIATION POST!!! >swoooon!< And, yes, I'm shouting about it! 😆 Sent here by Cooking the Books and, MAN, am I glad!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi AtomicC! Thanks so much and @cooking_the_books is one of my favorite channels, too! Appreciate you watching!

[@johngillon9263]

Still use most of these great to use

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you're using them, John! Thanks!

[@jack6964]

Thanks for sharing and highlighting these wonderful tools!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, John!

[@rosep9866]

As always you amaze me with all the tools of the kitchen that my mom & I had too😊,, it's great to remember times with my mom... She would say if if have potatoes you won't go hungry..also I still do is make donuts from biscuit dough.. We had the potato slicer that you have.🤗🌹🤗

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Rose - I like your mom's quote about having potatoes and not going hungry! Thanks!

[@kittiebutcher1793]

Dude. I still have half that stuff in my kitchen 😂🎉

[@cavalcadeoffood]

LOL! Thanks, Kittie!

[@hereforit2347]

I mostly remember the flour sifter, manual cake-mixer, and flat cheese grater. I still have one. We also had aluminum cookie cutters and a glass lemon juicer.

[@sandrafish1056]

I still have my Mother’s potatoes peeler and use it regularly. Just like the one you had on the show with a built in grater.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sandrafish - those are sturdy old peelers! Thanks!

[@teresakohman9791]

I have quite a few of these gadgets I love anything kitchen!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Me too! Thanks!

[@brandysears3546]

Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington, Michigan, USA

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you so much, Brandy!!

[@Lisasandiego1]

My mom had 1 knife, 1 large spoon, 1 flat rusty grater, 1 rubber scraper (she got free from the Fuller Brush salesman) 1 egg turner & a 1 cup measuring cup that all of the measurements had worn off. I have large drawers full of kitchen utensils... I don't know how she got by!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Lisa - sounds like your mom was a minimalist when it came to kitchen gadgets, but she had the essentials! I haven't thought about the Fuller Brush man in years! Thanks!

[@Shawnsatisfiedwife]

I inherited many vintage kitchen items, lots of old pyrex and i have a vintage ice cream spoon that i still use and a really old rolling pin i still use as well

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Shawn - sounds like you got a lot of great old kitchen tools! Enjoy them!

[@markaustin4370]

I remember a crank peeler with an arm blade It clamped to the counter and sliced potatoes and apples

[@susenjustesen7959]

So fun to see your collections !

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Thank you Kevin for sharing

[@joyceswim8891]

Loved this video. Spoon rests are a favorite of mine.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Joyce - there were so many fun spoon rest designs. I only have a couple, but always on the look out. Thanks!

[@missyoumike]

I just saw your channel from watching old 1940's kitchen reel. On electric skillets, I recently purchased a Hoover stainless steel square electric skillet with a broiler attachment inside the lid and it has a kick stand to drain grease to one side of the pan. It was like brand new. I love using it. I am afraid to use the detachable broiler element though but it's cool. Also my dad was a high end fashion window dresser and advertiser back in the day. Love your windows.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi miss0you0mike - enjoy that Hoover electric skillet. They are nice and the broiler option works pretty well if you end up using it. I'm sure your dad's windows were spectacular - I have fun doing them, but I remember seeing the windows on the big stores downtown when I was a kid and it was pretty magical. Thanks!

[@missyoumike]

I did not realize you have a museum of amazing pieces! My uncle in Nebraska also did a similar idea. He purchased an old brick church and created the Pedal Clinic. It is a museum of kids pedal cars, planes, etc. I love the old stuff and really didn't appreciate it until I was older. I am a new channel fan!

[@lisaerickson6533]

"pie getter outer"... he speaks my language 😄

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Lisa - seems like the right thing to call that gadget!

[@cunard61]

EKCO made a strainer/ whipping tool that they called a "Kitchamajig", and it was great for getting deep fried food out of hot oil, or from boiling water. It could also be used to whip eggs, the original, which dated from the 50's had a wooden handle. EKCO produced them well into the 70's, and the handles were made of plastic at that time.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi cunard61 - Yes, I remember the Kitchenmajig and I think I have one or two stowed away somewhere. My mom used it for getting things out of boiling water. A handy tool. Thanks!

[@VickiFromMichigan]

Hello Kevin! I really enjoyed this video! Really neat book you were gifted! Thanks so much for sharing 🥰

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Victoria!

[@gregbudig5014]

I was looking for that cucumber slicer that you used in the "Bread and butter pickle" episode from many years ago... it was a rotary slicer that was mounted to the table. Very fascinating episode, a little hard to watch... should have backed up a little. But otherwise very nostalgic and interesting!! Take care!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Greg! Yes, that portable slicer also could be used as a grinder as I recall. Not sure where I have that packed away but it is a handy tool! Hope all is well in your world! Thanks!

[@mariedilly3649]

Such cool stuff!!!

[@sharonlatour6230]

That melon baller makes a great apple corer! I have one. Cut apple in half, core it, less waste!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sharon - what a great idea for using the melon baller! Thanks!!

[@sharonlatour6230]

@@cavalcadeoffood You're welcome Kevin! I find it's easier that those cut and core contraptions!😂

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Love all those gadgets

[@marymills7475]

I just found you channel! I have so many of those gadgets. I spent twenty years shopping at a thrift store that had tons of vintage.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mary! Glad you found us! Enjoy all those vintage gadgets! Thanks!

[@knitterscheidt]

the hand crank wheel grater was my grandmother's food processor...love the jar opener, so simple and easy to store...Sealtest made frozen ice milk, very popular in the 60s-70s, the idea was low fat but it was probably high sugar so not too effective for dieters. I think cooks got more exercise then, now it's all electric motors, ever see Julia Child use a whisk on The French Chef? watch out baby!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Julia Child sure could get that whisk going! I haven't seen ice milk in years - I used to enjoy it. Thanks!

[@Canerican.]

I love those old gadgets and I think Mary is doing a good job with the camera! I remember playing in my sand pile with that an old egg beater like Kevin has back in the late 70s,now I wish I had it for cooking!

[@valeriecross9184]

Just found your channel today and I’m obsessed! Great job guys!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you found us, Valerie!! Thanks!

[@sherylmailath9193]

I have most of this and still use them just wash them by hand love my ecko tools

[@diamond6256]

For icing decorator, I have one just like that but bigger. I still have it. It is great.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Diamond! Glad you still have your icing decorator!

[@teresareinert8271]

I really love the gadgets!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Teresa!

[@salliemorrill2671]

Omg, Sealtest! I haven't heard that brand name in decades! Wonder what happened to them. That was the best jar opener. As I recall, the larger French fry cutter was not the easiest gadget to control. Consequently, I would have my brother cut them. So many of those utensils I have never seen before. What fun. I love to visit thrift stores for kitchen accessories, bc as you said, we will always need good kitchen utensils. Really enjoyed this episode! Thank Maryann for your camera work. You really cracked me up w/ your remark about the rusty kitchen saw! Please tell Ralph hello. God bless.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sallie - I remember using the French fry cutter when I was a kid to help my mom in the kitchen and if the potato was really firm, you had to really press hard to push it through. Thanks so much!

[@shannonyanes6224]

Brought back memories for sure. My mom hates gadgets she says I can cut it with a knife quicker and don't have to clean an extra tool. Lol

[@patriciaribaric3409]

I think of 50's gadgets as kitchen decor. I love to look at them.

[@joanwood9480]

I have a number of these "gadgets". French fry cutter and cheese slicer. Knew what every single item was. Either my mother had it or I have it now, and use it

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you're still using them! Thanks!

[@jonathan_nc]

The deep-fried cookies you make with that handle that screws into the butterfly and flower are called Rosettes. My mom used to make them. I remember most all these gadgets and have several of them from auctions and sales my parents attended. Kitchenware items came in sets that can be fun to collect, but I think the craze has passed. 20-30 years ago it was hot. Please fix the camera or zoom it out. Often when you said "look at this" we couldn't.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jonathan - I'm going to try to make those rosettes one of these days. I have a few sets of these metal forms and I'm interested in the taste and texture of these fried cookies. So much of this stuff I picked up 25-30 years ago - I used to see it all the time. Thanks!

[@Liciakali]

I have a couple of rosette sets that I bought in the 70's. They were fun to make and tasted yummy all crisp and hot, but the got soft very quickly. I still have a LOT of those gadgets in my kitchen!

[@Clm124]

What a fun video of kitchen gadgets! I have those glass choppers, so it was fun to see that you have them too! Thanks for sharing!❤

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome - thanks for watching!

[@pxn748]

Great Neck makes a large assortment of carpentry saws!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Good to know! I didn't know they were still in business.

[@williambowers9555]

This was a delightful video. I still have a number of these gadgets in my present-day kitchen. One item I have relied on for many decades, to present, is a food mill. I am surprised it wasn’t presented…Perhaps they were not as popular as I had presumed. Aside: The saw…omg! It gives a whole new meaning to “great neck.”

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi William - glad you enjoyed the video. I'll do one on food processors one of these days and include food mills - I didn't have room for everything in this one. Isn't that saw something? Thanks!

[@AC-sn5io]

Thanks for Sharing, I've been buying the color green in all the different kitchen gadget, we have a 1925 Craftsman home, so these go with my house so well and I use them. The last piece I bought was a pink depression lemon squeezer with the cup for $19.99 but it was just to cool to pass up.

[@brendaflower7790]

I have a pastry cutter just like the one you showed

[@WandaGreer]

What you called melon baller is actually used for cutting butter pats. At least this is what I have always used for mine. I just found you and love you so I subscribed.. I have had or currently still use. Wish I lived closer to you, but then I would be broke because I would be there everyday. Thank you and Mary for all you do.

[@goingslightlymad7172]

Good morning! Today is my 65th birthday and I am "retiring" today! 🥳🥳 Great video. I love all the gadgets! 🥰 I have some red and green handle tools (and some of the other stuff ).

[@cavalcadeoffood]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GSM! Hope you had a wonderful birthday and congratulations on your retirement!!

[@goingslightlymad7172]

@@cavalcadeoffood Thank you!

[@bucknk8edrobertlee734]

Hi Kevin and Mary Ann, Thank You for sharing.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Robert - thanks so much!

[@Lisasandiego1]

Maryanne: please practice keeping the camera on what Kevin is showing. I don't want to miss a minute!

[@conniephillips5000]

I have the french fry slicer and ecko hand crank can opener, a pie server with wooden handle and a sugar scoop ,a V shaped funnel to make juice when canning

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Connie - those are some nice vintage kitchen tools! Enjoy!

[@bbushor1965]

Loved these fun gadgets! My Busia used the herb cutter to cut out kluski for chicken soup!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

What a perfect use for the herb cutter! I'll bet that homemade kluski was delicious!

[@bbushor1965]

@@cavalcadeoffood Yes, it was!

[@aleb5195]

Are you ever going to be open to the public? My husband and I would love to take a road trip from Wisconsin to see you. We discovered you from your video on Sunbeam mix masters and have been fans every since.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much for your interest! Perhaps down the road after I retire and have more time. Thanks for watching the videos!

[@JennyWinters]

We had a hand crank wall mounted manual can opener. And a cookie press like the frosting press but larger with different cutouts for making cookies. Old wired style fryers that you would put in a pan of oil, fry the food and pull that thing with the food out.

[@HannibalFan52]

Many of these are familiar to me. I still have all the kitchen utensils from my mom and grandmother, and I use most of them regularly. Ekco brand is *very* familiar to me! I have a tea infuser just like the one at 3:30. Never thought of using it for a bouquet garni, but I'll keep it in mind. I love the funnel. The wider aperture is great for canning. I have at least two Mouli graters, one of which I picked up at a swap table. Garlic press? Check. Cheese slicer? Check. Basting brushes? Check. Jar opener? Check. (We call ours 'the persuader'. It works better than any other model I've tried.) 'Church keys'? Check. Aluminum juicer? Check. Ricer? Check. Melon scoop? Check. Onion chopper? Check. Nut grinder? Check. French fry cutter? Check. Pastry blender? Check. Aluminum measuring cups? Check. Crimper? Check. Icing tube? Check. Doughnut maker? Check. I have both styles of flour sifter (your hand gets very tired sifting 10 cups of flour one-handed!) and an egg beater similar to the first one you showed. I absolutely *love* the 'floating blade' potato peelers. They're the kind I grew up with, and no other style works as well for me. One of them fell apart a couple years ago, but I was able to replace at a antiques/vintage barn in my area. I also have the peeler/grater combo you showed. What I'd like to find again is a hand-operated rotary can opener with an attached magnet to keep the lid from falling into the can. The magnet fell off mine a few years ago. I kept the magnet, and still use the can opener, but it would be nicer if the magnet were still attached. I won/t say I collect vintage kitchen tools, but if I see an interesting one at a yard sale or something, I will pick it up.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi HannibalFan - sounds like you have a wonderful assortment of kitchen tools and gadgets! You are ready for about any kitchen task! Thanks for watching!

[@jonlouis2582]

Great episode, we were just feeling in need of a new instalment. I had a Great Aunt that lived kitchen gadgets, and had a load of them, including a different egg beater like a turbine. I still have it. My Mother was against gadgets, but she used the hell out of the pastry blender you showed. I try to use hers, but have better luck with the Cuisinart alas. Thanks to you both for sharing.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi jonlouis - those old style pastry blenders can work well, but the food processor sure makes quick work of the job! Thanks!

[@suzanneandersen7319]

Oh I have some of those gadgets, still use them today! I love how excited you get about all your kitchen gadgets, Mary sounds rather bored with most of them. 🤣 She needs a little help in keeping the camera on the object you’re showing, keep trying Mary! 😊❤️

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Suzanne!

[@wmalden]

I have a “rhythm beater” just like yours. I also remember the “Cool Whip Squiggle”. It was impossible to clean after use !

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi wmalden - I've never used it, but can imagine the Cool Whip Squiggle would be very hard to clean out. Thanks!

[@gregbushman319]

POs this in AW Kevin! WE miss you there! Greg