I was the assistant director at a women's shelter in 2012. We had a kitchen with no stove. Those electric skillets allowed us to cook for, sometimes, 70+ women and children. Home Depot, graciously, donated a fully furnished kitchen to us in 2014. We were so grateful. However, those days of using several electric skillets and the fellowship with the women while cooking was certainly not lost on any of us.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us. Those skillets really are handy and it isn't a bad thing to have around. You never know when your stove top could go out or you just need extra cooking space. They are also easily portable.
I remember these kitchen colors and looks, lol. I miss those times very much. I was born in 1961 and was a 9-year-old kid in 1970. 60s & 70s, best times to have been a kid. 👍🏻
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Betty. That's great that you still use the old crock pot. We use a much more modern one but we also still use some of the older appliances in this video.
I've been watching a UA-camr in Switzerland who's got me interested in fondue again, and especially eating quality Gruyere cheese with bread and fruit.
Another EXCELLENT video and I love reading everyone's awesome comments!! ❤😊 My Dad still has his 1970's electric knife and proudly uses it every Thanksgiving!! He cuts and carves like a well-trained surgeon in Beverly Hills and that bird is beautiful when he's done!! 😂😂😂
I still have and use an electric knife, electric skillet, waffle maker, and an old-school crock pot. They’re all from the 90s though, not the 70s. Thanks for the fun video! ❤
Yes, the 90’s meant the crockpot had a removable ceramic pot so cleanup was simple. Trying to clean the original that was an intact electrical appliance was a nightmare and flat out dangerous.
Wow, so many of those were in my Grandparents kitchen, then passed down to my parents and now I’ve still got a few. But, the one I miss the most and don’t have was that popcorn popper with the rotating wire arms to keep the kernels moving in the oil. My brother and I LOVED watching the process and got so excited as the top-hat cover filled up with popcorn. Takes me back😃
I always wanted one of those! We had to do it the old fashioned way.......shaking a pot over a burner on the stove, lol. We did get an air popper later. Not the same though.
I still have that popcorn popper with the arm that you explained. I love it. I have always explained it as sort of a radar scope with that arm rotating around. Thank you for watching D.A.B-w7n!
There are waffle makers still,I have one. I like them better than the ones you put in the toaster. My grandmother still has an electric cutting knife, she had my dad fix it last year when it quit working one day. She is one these people that is frugal and did not want to throw it away
There is nothing wrong with keeping things that still work and are useful. Many of these items are still sold but most people choose not to have them for one reason or another. Thank you for watching Toolaholic7!
I think Ninja is bringing back the concept of making your own things. The Creami is a wonderful machine. And their grills. They should reinvent some of these other items.
The amount of gadget items we collected back then to "make life easier" only seemed to complicate matters. 😅The novelty was fun though. We had that rounded-top hot dog cooker, but the hot dogs had an electrical flavor when cooked. 🌭⚡😂 Great memories!! Thanks, Rhett.
Yup. I got my Presto Hot Dogger when I was an NCO living off post. Bought it at the PX, and I still use it today! And as a matter of fact, I still have and use my waffle iron as well. Perhaps not everything goes out of style. 😏
Remember- what happens at Fondue stays at Fondue!! My house had the bun warmer, hot dog cooker (which was great), electric knife, electric frying pan (avocado green), meat grinder, asparagus cooker, popcorn popper, seal-a-meal, sandwich press, crockpot (harvest gold) - we had it all as my mom was a gadget fanatic!! Trust me - if she saw it on a tv game show prize reveal or found it in an S&H or TopValue catalog she wanted it and dad would always say yes. Oh the good times we had......miss them both. Thank you for sharing this video!! 🌴🦩😍☀️😊☺️❤️🥰
You're welcome katrinacool. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories as well as what your house had. Those old game shows were great running advertisements for many people.
I was born in '80 to frugal folks, so I grew up with all these! I still get out the popcorn popper (so much butter!) and I miss the electric percolators! They made the best coffee. Also every family reunion/holiday featured a million delicacies in crock-pots, electric skillets and bun-warmers, plus the electric knife was always brought out! Those were the days!🥰
We still use our popcorn popper as well. It's really the better way to have popcorn. Thank you for watching and letting us know what you and your family had.
Definitely a popular color. Our fridge from Montgomery Wards was that color and my mom had it a long time. Never broke but she wanted to upgrade the color in the mid 1990s. Thank you for watching!
When I was a kid in the 70’s, we had an old yellow fridge from the 50’s; all rounded out not unlike the cars of that time. We gave it to my aunt when she moved to the US from Peru. It was replaced by a modern more boxy unit which was also yellow.😊
So fun Rhetty! My dad was a popcorn connoisseur! He had all those popcorn gadgets. They say that microwave popcorn is pretty toxic, so I prefer some of those older, slower methods! Thx for the video
Electric square fry pan- got it Crock Pot - got it Waffle Maker - got it Electric carving knife - got it Also have the other type of food warmer - electric warming tray to put serving dishes on
We had an electric can opener, a green crock-pot, Mr Coffee drip coffee maker, a burger maker, an electric skillet, and a popcorn maker... My Granny did not like the automatic coffee makers she said it didn't make the coffee hot enough she only ever would use a percolator coffee maker...
When we were very young my mom made popcorn in a pan until we got an air popper. I have always made popcorn in a pan. I hate microwave popcorn. It is not allowed in my house. My son & daughter in law make popcorn in a pan. My little grandsons have never had microwave popcorn. I wish I had a stove top percolator. I remember as a very little girl having coffee from one. I have drank some coffee with my great aunt & grandmother. My son has drank coffee with both sets of grandparents since he was 4. We are both 6 feet tall disproving that coffee stunts your growth. Recently my neighbor dug out her stove top percolator & made coffee. Yum. Nectar of the gods. 😸 Excellent video as always❤
Great show as always Rhetty! Hope you had a great weekend! I was born in '67 and remember the 70's very well. I loved it! The music, TV shows, cars, being able to go anywhere with no problems then, much better time. I remember all these kitchen items we had too! Love your channel! Best wishes always to you and family!
Thank you for watching and I appreciate your kind wishes Joseph. The 1970s was a great decade and I'm happy that I got to experience a little of it. I had a great weekend and I hope you did as well.
I was born in '66 and totally agree with you. Everything was so much fun back then. There are so many other retro things I remember back then. One thing my mom had that we loved as kids was her bonnet hair dryer. It was like a shower cap with a plastic hose attached to the dryer. It would inflate around your head with warm air. Looked like Jiffy pop, lol. It made you feel warm and cozy. Great in the winter wrapped in a blanket.
@@cbcool30 I remember those! My Cousin Gina had one! Yes, it was a much more better time. Notice there is way more depression now then there was back then? It was simpler back then.
My family had many of the gadgets shown. My 5th grade teacher had the electric popcorn popper and would make popcorn for the class as a special treat. I have a friend that still uses a percolator.
The mention of Bun Warmers sparked a memory of a Garfield Strip, which after looking it up, was from September 18, 1980. And as for Ice Cream Makers, that immediately made me think of the character of Willrow Hood from Empire Strikes Back. If the name doesn't sound familiar, that's ok, he's a background character that was only named decades later as a result of the Star Wars fandom wanting an intricate backstory for anyone who was ever on screen, no matter how brief.
Hi Rhetty! 😊 Thanks for the memories. I remember my parents using the electric blade especially during this time of the year. Also, the electric skillet, which my mom used when she didn't feel like cleaning extra pots. I used to love when my mom made ice cream with the ice cream maker.🥰 My aunt had the coffee percolator and used to reuse the coffee cans to store other things like receipts in them.
Still have my mom's Super Shooter. She made the best Christmas cookies❣️ Took my popcorn popper to college with me. Remember Jiffy Pop? The electric skillet was used many times in our house. It was huge and bulky, just as you said. Love my crockpot!! Set it and go. We had an electric can opener. Opened a can of Spaghetti-o's when I'd get home from school. Thank You my friend!! Loved it!!😊
Rhett, I enjoyed your kitchen appliances that everyone seemed to have in the 70's video. I remember l had a popcorn popper that popped out the popcorn in a bowl that l had to put closeup nearby. I currently have a crock pot and it cooks some of the best food. Have a fantastic week. Take care 🐎
Thank you for watching and and letting us know about a couple that you have had. We use our crock pot quite a bit and we still use our popcorn maker as well.
I remember the Kitchen Aid mixer back in the 1970's. Yes, kitchens of the 1970's were different. I've never heard of it being a hassle to buy peanut 🥜 butter 🧈, as opposed to making it at home 🏡. Some of these appliances are too archaic for me, even back in the 1970's. The meat 🍖 slicer, and electric knife 🔪, and such, I know. Same with the popcorn maker, ice cream 🍦 maker, and microwave oven I also familiarly know, along with the waffle iron. Your friend, Jeff.
I remember my mom having these giant steel gizmos in the 70's. One was a giant juicer and the other was a giant milkshake maker. I honestly don't remember getting any fresh orange juice or milkshakes so either she quickly decided those counter behemoths weren't worth the trouble or they were used for the adults only. When you grew up on military bases in the 70's there were TONs of "adult parties". We had that exact same Regal Poly Pop popcorn maker, I used to love staring at it and waiting for those first kernals to pop and dropping the butter on top to drip down on the popcorn as it rose up. That was a gadget I loved. We also had the electric knife, I have one in a drawer but never use it. A good knife works much better. The modern version of vacuum packers are awesome. We have a waffle maker as well and yes, it does make awesome waffles. My mom used her electric skillet so much I think she probably wore some out lol. We had probably 80% of the products in the video, I'm starting to think my mom may have been a gizmo addict 🤔.
A little bit older than you and also proud owner of an electric can opener! 😂👍 If I can't buy it with a pop-n'-pull off lid...it goes in that can opener!! 😊❤
@@two4u443 hahaha, definitely. Or when you're trying to make a tuna sandwich and the cat is screaming that you are taking too long to open the can and give them a treat
I remember all these things and had a few. I still have a seal a meal though it is much newer than the one I had back in the 70's. I also still have an electric skillet but don't use it often. Still use my crockpot often. My mom had one of the smaller ones and hated it because you could not take the inside out to wash. I always love watching your videos and taking a walk down memory lane.
I still have home video of my grandmother slicing her turkey with that automatic knife slicer in the early 80s! That distinct sound! Ahh, miss those hot, humid kitchen Thanksgivings!
Yes. My popcorn popper has butter that gets placed on the surface and then the kernels are then popped on top of all that. I really enjoy it. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory most of these are still available ( maybe except the hotdogger and the metal coffee can) . They aren't odd they are still there for sale in Europe at least.
Almost everyone I knew had some of those items. They were fun but in the long run they didn’t save much time. They were difficult to clean and took up to much space. I remember the hotdog cooker was fast but usually exploded the dogs. Hi Jodie! 👋😁🇦🇺
A great thing about being a child in the 80s is I got to see some of these products when I visited my aunt or my grandmother. Oftentimes products created in the 60s and the 70s rolled over into the 80s.
My parents had a fondue set even though it wasn't so cool anymore at that time. I can't remember them using it at all. They put it away in the storage room. My grandpa had an electric knife. Now that is something I remember in action, as he used to cut the turkey in a family dinner during Xmas! He was so proud.. When talking about the ice cream maker you mentioned it's easier to buy ice cream in the store... I don't know how the economy is in the US, but in my country ice cream price has risen too much to afford, thus I bought an ice cream maker attachment for my mixer to make my own and much cheaper. Oh and I remember the pop corn maker too. We still use it sometimes during the year but not too often... Nice video. Lots of memories, as there are appliances I remember seeing in other houses too.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of the items that your family has had and used. Things are definitely a lot higher and especially with what wages are. Pay has not risen in the same percent as products and everything else has. Depending on the brand of ice cream it can get quite expensive. What I will say is there are several different kinds of luxury ice cream that didn't exist 40 years ago. At least not in my area. I have never tried them because I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money on them. No matter how much those things are there are people that are buying it. They keep selling it and people will always pay more for convenience.
I remember them all some were good some were bad and the rest were just weird but still they all bring back memories of the good old 1970's when I was a kid in the early 70's thank you. 📺🇺🇲📻
I still use an air popper with butter melter tin. Wonderful! I'm still kicking myself for getting rid of our 1930's waffle iron. True, it didn't work, but would have been awesome for decorating!
Electric can openers aren't that hard to clean. But man, Crockpots are great! Just throwing what you want in there and letting it cook while you do other things is so nice. They make a toaster that will cook your hot dogs and toast your buns nowadays.
I remember my mother's percolator. She had the one with the cute flowers on it & used it clear into the 90's. I thought of her immediately when I saw it. I miss her. I'm from the Mr. Coffee auto drip maker generation and still use one even though I tried the new fangled Keurigs.
As a kid of the 70’s this bring back some fond memories. Besides the sound you could tell when the electric knife was being used as the tv signal would get all scrambled.
Our electric can opener was pretty awesome back then, even now days mom has a hard time with her hands so something like that again is useful. It is nostalgic still to hear that old coffee percolator going when visiting grandma's back then. It finally gave out but I think it was still older than I am now.
I still have a fondue set. I still use it sometimes. I enjoy it a few times a year. I have an electric knife, which I use at least a few times a month. I use a different type of seal a meal to store food cooked and uncooked it vaccum seals. I still use my 1970s crockpot it still works and the liner and lid is perfect still.
Thank you for watching and sharing a little of what you have and use Kirk. A lot of these things are just as handy but I guess many people just don't want to mess with them. We have a lot of the old appliances that I grew up on and the great thing is how they still work. They built them to last because we use them quite a bit.
oh my gosh, I have the the large gold crockpot, the super shooter cookie press, the electric knife, the meat slicer (I still use and love it. Still have all my fingertips.) waffle iron, large skillet, and popcorn maker. I had the super sealer, fondue, plastic coffee pot, can opener, ice cream maker. Makes me feel old seeing the exact ones I have in the pictures, lol.
Oh gawd, we had one of those Presto hot dog cookers. Used it a few times. My neighbor has one of those electric knives. We've also had electric popcorn poppers over the years. The one I used in college had the flat metal pan type bottom, and I used it to fry bologna for sandwiches in the dorm - where we weren't supposed to have any appliances in our rooms. I want an ice cream maker to make low carb sugar free ice cream of my flavor choice. I love my waffle/chaffle maker!
What a flashback. I think we had most of these gadgets when I was a kid. I do believe Mom's fondue set is tucked away in one of my cupboards. Why do I still have it? I have no idea. I still have her cookie press too. I do use it. Fondue night was fun so maybe I thought I'd use it. Nope, not yet, lol.
It's tough to part ways with things that have special memories associated with them. Especially if they are items that were enjoyed by people we love. I completely get it and I also have some things like that so you are not alone. Thank you for watching pannalover326!
I remember being scared of the electric can opener when I was a kid lol. Pretty sure we had one of those waffle makers too (the gold color), but it was rarely used. It just sat in the cabinet.
I still pop my popcorn on the stove taste better. I had a few of these items, too. Pain to clean, though. ❤ I hope you and your family are doing good. ❤take care hsve a nice evening.
What is really interesting is the lack of choices we had back then. From floor coverings to appliances. We now have 100 options for anything on Amazon.
I use most of these things today...like how can you not???🤷🏼♀️ Electric knife cuts home made bread easily and doesn't squish it. My husband bought an air popper as a healthy alternative to popcorn from the microwave or in oil. Every woman I know uses a crock pot at least once a week(tailgate much?). I carried my electric can opener through multiple moves--love it! Some of these things are still useful and safer than a lot of the toxic-coated cookware and whatnot we have now.
Btw,that Hot Dogger machine did NOT cook hot dogs in 60 seconds,and not 360 seconds either as they took closer to 10 minutes or longer when the old microwaves back then only took 5 minutes or so...
We had the old turn dial Montgomery Ward microwave that was harvest gold. There was no spinner on it and when I tried it for hot dogs it would maybe get one side of the hot dog warm or hot to where it swelled up and exploded and the other side of it could be cold. That was probably within a minute or so. If we didn't grill them then I remember some in the family would boil them which I never really liked. Thank you for watching Wil_Liam1!
We had an electric skillet similar to the one you featured. It was ideal for pancakes and eggs because of the non-stick surface. We also had a Crockpot exactly like the one at the 7:56 mark. Mom would slow cook beans or split pea soup in it. Both of these devices remained operational until a couple of years ago.
Was there a little gadget like a waffle iron, but designed to cook individual hamburgers ... or did I dream that? also ... If you had a pet, I bet he came running when he heard that electric can opener.
Yes, I think you got that one Melissa. That of course was around before the Foreman Grill which is another thing that many people just don't seem to use anymore. Thank you for watching and mentioning that kitchen appliance Tim!
The electric skillet we had in the 70s was most often used for cooking spaghetti sauce. It was that harvest yellow color that was popular then. I don't think I've seen an electric skillet in quite a while.
I am from Ireland, born in 1992 and I could swear my parents had an electric knife growing up. My grandmother had the skillet and electric can opener in the 2000s.
Salton seemed to be all about lower tech gadgets! Don't forget the Hot Trays I seem to see out at thrift stores this time of year especially! I actually have three fondue pots - two electric and one Sterno! I've used them on holidays too! Someone thought they were gifting my mom - the queen of canning and freezing foods - with the ultimate Christmas present of an avocado green Dazey Seal-A-Meal! I believe she tried it out once and it forever sat in the top of a storage cupboard in the kitchen for years! Haha! I guess the issue was the bags that had to be refurbished and that they weren't easy to open when cooking!
Oh, “I” see it today! I have a 70s kitchen… and that first shot of linoleum is exactly the same as my bathroom but mine is greenish. (Two rooms in did not remodel since buying this house)
By the end of the 70s, I was still a teenager. I remember the electric can opener in our household. Now as a baby boomer, I still make my own cream (I know what's in it), have a waffle iron; I can try many different recipes (can't do that with frozen ones), and make popcorn on the stove. Much better. Sometimes old practices produce the best results.
Wow, I must be a throw back. I still use a lot of these gadgets. I make my own waffles, pop popcorn, crockpot often, make my own yogurt, use a vacuum sealer, and I own an electric knife I use when slicing crusty loaves of bread that I bake. Surely I’m not the only one left who values making their own food, at least I hope not!
Hi Rhetty, we had almost all of those appliances. I think the trouble today is the quality of the new appliances. Try a new toaster, you will see what I mean! 😹
Thank You for the great Nostalgic episode! Your content and voice are perfect!
You're welcome and I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching and thank you for the super thanks!
When I was a kid, whenever I used the electric can opener the cat would come running into the kitchen. Quite Pavlovian.
Yup. Dogs too
Probably thought it was meal time
I still use an electric can opener 😊
😂😂😂😂
Meow 😻
I was the assistant director at a women's shelter in 2012. We had a kitchen with no stove. Those electric skillets allowed us to cook for, sometimes, 70+ women and children. Home Depot, graciously, donated a fully furnished kitchen to us in 2014. We were so grateful. However, those days of using several electric skillets and the fellowship with the women while cooking was certainly not lost on any of us.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us. Those skillets really are handy and it isn't a bad thing to have around. You never know when your stove top could go out or you just need extra cooking space. They are also easily portable.
I remember these kitchen colors and looks, lol. I miss those times very much. I was born in 1961 and was a 9-year-old kid in 1970. 60s & 70s, best times to have been a kid. 👍🏻
I missed the 1970 those were the days
Yeah and the nights weren't bad either 😊
Thank you for watching ryulee458!
@@frankrizzo4460😂
We had so much fun being teens in the 70’s.
@@hopemurphy9093yes we sure did😊
I still use my parents green crockpot that was pictured and a waffle maker. I liked it when my parents had fondue night. It was fun.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Betty. That's great that you still use the old crock pot. We use a much more modern one but we also still use some of the older appliances in this video.
I've been watching a UA-camr in Switzerland who's got me interested in fondue again, and especially eating quality Gruyere cheese with bread and fruit.
We had that exact linoleum in our kitchen/dining room
Thank you for watching and letting us know what you had dbutterscottish!
Some of that stuff is still around today
Yes it is but it is not quite as popular. Some things such as the Crock Pot have changed a lot. Thanks for watching!
Another EXCELLENT video and I love reading everyone's awesome comments!! ❤😊
My Dad still has his 1970's electric knife and proudly uses it every Thanksgiving!! He cuts and carves like a well-trained surgeon in Beverly Hills and that bird is beautiful when he's done!! 😂😂😂
Thank you for watching two4u443. That's great that your Dad has that knife still. Sounds like he has had a lot of years to perfect his carving skill.
We still have one of those electric knifes/carvers that gets used for roasts! Still going strong. Regal brand.
Definitely!!! We still have our electric knife and that thing cuts like a champ!! Back when they made things that last.😁👍
Thank you for watching and letting us know what you still have 01FozzyS!
I still have and use an electric knife, electric skillet, waffle maker, and an old-school crock pot. They’re all from the 90s though, not the 70s. Thanks for the fun video! ❤
Yes, the 90’s meant the crockpot had a removable ceramic pot so cleanup was simple. Trying to clean the original that was an intact electrical appliance was a nightmare and flat out dangerous.
Wow, so many of those were in my Grandparents kitchen, then passed down to my parents and now I’ve still got a few. But, the one I miss the most and don’t have was that popcorn popper with the rotating wire arms to keep the kernels moving in the oil. My brother and I LOVED watching the process and got so excited as the top-hat cover filled up with popcorn. Takes me back😃
I always wanted one of those! We had to do it the old fashioned way.......shaking a pot over a burner on the stove, lol. We did get an air popper later. Not the same though.
I still have that popcorn popper with the arm that you explained. I love it. I have always explained it as sort of a radar scope with that arm rotating around. Thank you for watching D.A.B-w7n!
There are waffle makers still,I have one. I like them better than the ones you put in the toaster. My grandmother still has an electric cutting knife, she had my dad fix it last year when it quit working one day. She is one these people that is frugal and did not want to throw it away
Smart & frugal woman 👏🏽
There is nothing wrong with keeping things that still work and are useful. Many of these items are still sold but most people choose not to have them for one reason or another. Thank you for watching Toolaholic7!
Yep, the electric knife & crockpot. Loved the electric skillet & and used it all the time in the 90s.
Thank you for watching and letting us know what you have had thebackrooms7511!
I think Ninja is bringing back the concept of making your own things. The Creami is a wonderful machine. And their grills. They should reinvent some of these other items.
Thank you for watching ybe7011. There are certainly some more modern appliances that are pretty popular.
Thanks for sharing Rhetty. Had a lot of those devices.
You're Ron and I appreciate you watching!
The amount of gadget items we collected back then to "make life easier" only seemed to complicate matters. 😅The novelty was fun though. We had that rounded-top hot dog cooker, but the hot dogs had an electrical flavor when cooked. 🌭⚡😂 Great memories!! Thanks, Rhett.
Yes!!! It sure did!! 🤮🌭🌭🌭😂
@@two4u443 😂Haha!! It wasn't just me who thought that back then. They didn't taste like hot dogs anymore. 😂
@@VickiCampbell-1216 It tasted like a Frankenweenie...electrified!!!
🤮🤮🤮🌭🌭🌭🤣🤣🤣Ewww....
Yup. I got my Presto Hot Dogger when I was an NCO living off post. Bought it at the PX, and I still use it today! And as a matter of fact, I still have and use my waffle iron as well. Perhaps not everything goes out of style. 😏
@@anangryranger 😁👍I'd love to have that electric fryer/oven thingy again.
I miss the coffee cans. Seemed to keep the coffee fresher. Yeah, and no, I am not interested in the coffee "pods".
I also Miss the Metal Coffee Cans, the Metal Coffee Cans kept the Coffee Much Fresher, Compared to the Plastic Ones now a Days. 10:22
I do miss having those old cans. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts Bonnie!
I don't do coffee, but I agree. Pods are microplastics, a crapload of sugar, and harmful chemicals. No thanks.
Remember- what happens at Fondue stays at Fondue!!
My house had the bun warmer, hot dog cooker (which was great), electric knife, electric frying pan (avocado green), meat grinder, asparagus cooker, popcorn popper, seal-a-meal, sandwich press, crockpot (harvest gold) - we had it all as my mom was a gadget fanatic!! Trust me - if she saw it on a tv game show prize reveal or found it in an S&H or TopValue catalog she wanted it and dad would always say yes.
Oh the good times we had......miss them both. Thank you for sharing this video!! 🌴🦩😍☀️😊☺️❤️🥰
You're welcome katrinacool. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories as well as what your house had. Those old game shows were great running advertisements for many people.
@ I just love your channel!!!😊😊😊😊😊
I was born in '80 to frugal folks, so I grew up with all these! I still get out the popcorn popper (so much butter!) and I miss the electric percolators! They made the best coffee. Also every family reunion/holiday featured a million delicacies in crock-pots, electric skillets and bun-warmers, plus the electric knife was always brought out! Those were the days!🥰
We still use our popcorn popper as well. It's really the better way to have popcorn. Thank you for watching and letting us know what you and your family had.
Two words: Harvest Gold!! The stove, the fridge, the can opener, the toaster, the dishwasher, the phone, the garbage can, the canisters...😂
Definitely a popular color. Our fridge from Montgomery Wards was that color and my mom had it a long time. Never broke but she wanted to upgrade the color in the mid 1990s. Thank you for watching!
My uncle had an avocado green fridge that lasted forever. I think it finally died in the 2000s. 😂
Even worse, avocado green
Am I the only one who also remembers the burnt orange color?
@@lanaj1107 Lol, our last surviving Tupperware bowl is burnt orange with an avocado green fluted lid. 😄
When I was a kid in the 70’s, we had an old yellow fridge from the 50’s; all rounded out not unlike the cars of that time. We gave it to my aunt when she moved to the US from Peru. It was replaced by a modern more boxy unit which was also yellow.😊
Thank you for watching and sharing what your family had mcorleonep!
So fun Rhetty! My dad was a popcorn connoisseur! He had all those popcorn gadgets. They say that microwave popcorn is pretty toxic, so I prefer some of those older, slower methods! Thx for the video
You're welcome and thank you for watching Rosita! I enjoy a popcorn maker over instant microwave popcorn any day.
Electric square fry pan- got it
Crock Pot - got it
Waffle Maker - got it
Electric carving knife - got it
Also have the other type of food warmer - electric warming tray to put serving dishes on
It’s amazing how much I forget from the past, until your videos come out.
Thanks for flooding me with wonderful memories Rhett. ❤Jodie 🇦🇺
You're welcome Jodie. Thank you for watching and I am happy to see these videos help bring back some memories.
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We had an electric can opener, a green crock-pot, Mr Coffee drip coffee maker, a burger maker, an electric skillet, and a popcorn maker... My Granny did not like the automatic coffee makers she said it didn't make the coffee hot enough she only ever would use a percolator coffee maker...
Thank you for watching and sharing some of what you family had Lkydog8165!
When we were very young my mom made popcorn in a pan until we got an air popper. I have always made popcorn in a pan. I hate microwave popcorn. It is not allowed in my house. My son & daughter in law make popcorn in a pan. My little grandsons have never had microwave popcorn. I wish I had a stove top percolator. I remember as a very little girl having coffee from one. I have drank some coffee with my great aunt & grandmother. My son has drank coffee with both sets of grandparents since he was 4. We are both 6 feet tall disproving that coffee stunts your growth. Recently my neighbor dug out her stove top percolator & made coffee. Yum. Nectar of the gods. 😸 Excellent video as always❤
Great show as always Rhetty! Hope you had a great weekend! I was born in '67 and remember the 70's very well. I loved it! The music, TV shows, cars, being able to go anywhere with no problems then, much better time. I remember all these kitchen items we had too! Love your channel! Best wishes always to you and family!
Thank you for watching and I appreciate your kind wishes Joseph. The 1970s was a great decade and I'm happy that I got to experience a little of it. I had a great weekend and I hope you did as well.
I was born in '66 and totally agree with you. Everything was so much fun back then. There are so many other retro things I remember back then. One thing my mom had that we loved as kids was her bonnet hair dryer. It was like a shower cap with a plastic hose attached to the dryer. It would inflate around your head with warm air. Looked like Jiffy pop, lol. It made you feel warm and cozy. Great in the winter wrapped in a blanket.
@@cbcool30 I remember those! My Cousin Gina had one! Yes, it was a much more better time. Notice there is way more depression now then there was back then? It was simpler back then.
@@RhettyforHistory Love your channel!
I also was born in 1967 and I miss all those things now lol. The smells, colors, cars, Looney Toons etc....!
I still use an electric percolator and really notice the difference in taste compared to the Mr. Coffee type of coffee makers.
Thank you for watching and letting us know that you still love using your perculator.
My brother still uses his electric knife to carve turkey and ham. I still have one and an electric can opener.
Thank you for watching and sharing what you both still have Nightbird1914!
Yay ❤ nostalgia train!!!
Thank you for watching TammieR-B!
My family had many of the gadgets shown. My 5th grade teacher had the electric popcorn popper and would make popcorn for the class as a special treat. I have a friend that still uses a percolator.
Those popcorn makers are fun and we still use ours on a regular basis. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories wiggycarter!
Oh goodness! We had that fake brick linoleum!
We did too!!! And the funky pea green appliances.🤮😅
@two4u443 Ours were mustard yellow!
@@girlgamergear3260 That color too!! 🤮🤣👍🌞🌞🌞
There were a lot of different varieties of flooring. You could certainly make your home unique. Thank you for watching!
We did in our laundry room, and the kitchen with a pebble pattern linoleum.
Good Morning Rhett 🙋🏽. Have a wonderful day ‼️
Thank you and I appreciate you watching Carole! I hope you had a great day!
I still have some of these😂
I do too Mary. Thank you for watching!
The mention of Bun Warmers sparked a memory of a Garfield Strip, which after looking it up, was from September 18, 1980. And as for Ice Cream Makers, that immediately made me think of the character of Willrow Hood from Empire Strikes Back. If the name doesn't sound familiar, that's ok, he's a background character that was only named decades later as a result of the Star Wars fandom wanting an intricate backstory for anyone who was ever on screen, no matter how brief.
I loved watching the coffee and hot water for tea bubbling in the percolator as a kid. ❤
It really was fun to watch. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories TH-hy9kr!
Never had popcorn popper but we used jiffy pop a lot. Thanks Rhetty for another cool video
You're welcome Anita and I appreciate you watching!
the Seal-a-meal walked so the FoodSaver could run.
Thank you for watching flashmusicarchive!
Hi Rhetty! 😊 Thanks for the memories. I remember my parents using the electric blade especially during this time of the year. Also, the electric skillet, which my mom used when she didn't feel like cleaning extra pots. I used to love when my mom made ice cream with the ice cream maker.🥰 My aunt had the coffee percolator and used to reuse the coffee cans to store other things like receipts in them.
Still have my mom's Super Shooter. She made the best Christmas cookies❣️ Took my popcorn popper to college with me. Remember Jiffy Pop? The electric skillet was used many times in our house. It was huge and bulky, just as you said. Love my crockpot!! Set it and go. We had an electric can opener. Opened a can of Spaghetti-o's when I'd get home from school. Thank You my friend!! Loved it!!😊
The pressure cooker! Mom used hers at least twice a week. Great content as always brother. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome Russell. Thank you for watching and letting us know what your mom used.
Love your channel man, really brings back great childhood memories 👍
Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the channel texasford!
Rhett, I enjoyed your kitchen appliances that everyone seemed to have in the 70's video. I remember l had a popcorn popper that popped out the popcorn in a bowl that l had to put closeup nearby. I currently have a crock pot and it cooks some of the best food. Have a fantastic week. Take care 🐎
Thank you for watching and and letting us know about a couple that you have had. We use our crock pot quite a bit and we still use our popcorn maker as well.
Oh wow, I completely forgot about our coffee percolator until you showed them. We had the white one with the flower design. 😄
Thank you for watching and letting us know what you had LaManteca76!
I always look forward to your videos. Love your channel! 👍
I remember the Kitchen Aid mixer back in the 1970's. Yes, kitchens of the 1970's were different. I've never heard of it being a hassle to buy peanut 🥜 butter 🧈, as opposed to making it at home 🏡. Some of these appliances are too archaic for me, even back in the 1970's. The meat 🍖 slicer, and electric knife 🔪, and such, I know. Same with the popcorn maker, ice cream 🍦 maker, and microwave oven I also familiarly know, along with the waffle iron. Your friend, Jeff.
We had the giant wooden spoon and fork hanging on the wall too, carefree days as a 70’s kid that I’ll always miss.
I remember my mom having these giant steel gizmos in the 70's. One was a giant juicer and the other was a giant milkshake maker. I honestly don't remember getting any fresh orange juice or milkshakes so either she quickly decided those counter behemoths weren't worth the trouble or they were used for the adults only. When you grew up on military bases in the 70's there were TONs of "adult parties".
We had that exact same Regal Poly Pop popcorn maker, I used to love staring at it and waiting for those first kernals to pop and dropping the butter on top to drip down on the popcorn as it rose up. That was a gadget I loved. We also had the electric knife, I have one in a drawer but never use it. A good knife works much better.
The modern version of vacuum packers are awesome. We have a waffle maker as well and yes, it does make awesome waffles. My mom used her electric skillet so much I think she probably wore some out lol. We had probably 80% of the products in the video, I'm starting to think my mom may have been a gizmo addict 🤔.
I’m only 43, and I L♥️VE my electric can opener 😊!
Electric can openers are the way to go, I've gone through 5 manual ones in the last few years, the quality of them has gone downhill
A little bit older than you and also proud owner of an electric can opener! 😂👍 If I can't buy it with a pop-n'-pull off lid...it goes in that can opener!! 😊❤
@@wiggycarterEspecially when ya try to open manually that can of tuna and the stinky tuna water goes sloshing everywhere! Pishew!😅
@@two4u443 hahaha, definitely. Or when you're trying to make a tuna sandwich and the cat is screaming that you are taking too long to open the can and give them a treat
@@wiggycarter Yep!! Kitty wants a bite too and hand crankin' that can is taking too long.🤣🤣
I remember all these things and had a few. I still have a seal a meal though it is much newer than the one I had back in the 70's. I also still have an electric skillet but don't use it often. Still use my crockpot often. My mom had one of the smaller ones and hated it because you could not take the inside out to wash. I always love watching your videos and taking a walk down memory lane.
Thanks for another great video. We still use our ice cream maker in the summertime. Electric motor of course. Too lazy to crank lol
I still have home video of my grandmother slicing her turkey with that automatic knife slicer in the early 80s! That distinct sound! Ahh, miss those hot, humid kitchen Thanksgivings!
I have two fondue pots, and two electric frying pans. I enjoy entertaining with a bit of retro flair, and love this kind of stuff.
Totally agreed about popcorn. Air popped popcorn is dry and tasteless. It needs to be made with oil and/or butter.
Yes. My popcorn popper has butter that gets placed on the surface and then the kernels are then popped on top of all that. I really enjoy it. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory most of these are still available ( maybe except the hotdogger and the metal coffee can) .
They aren't odd they are still there for sale in Europe at least.
Your comments regarding the electric knife ( 3:32 ) made me laugh out loud. So true! 😂
I've put veggies up from the garden with a seal-a-meal! Ohh! We still have a waffle maker like the first one!
Thanks for letting us know what you have!
We didn't have many of these items but I do remember having the electric skillet, a Crock Pot, and a electric coffee percolator. Great video Rhett !
Thank you Brian and I appreciate you watching! You had some of the essential appliances that were good to have.
I wish I had a deli slicer, we cut bread on that machine. Ours was manual, not electric, handed down from my grandma. ❤ Thanks for this awesome video❤
Great video as always‼️💯👍🙂
Thank you and I appreciate you watching Lynn!
I still have a bunwarmer and the electric knife.😅
Thank you for watching and letting us know what you still have cynthiacronin2794!
Almost everyone I knew had some of those items. They were fun but in the long run they didn’t save much time. They were difficult to clean and took up to much space. I remember the hotdog cooker was fast but usually exploded the dogs.
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Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories and experience with the Hot Dog cooker Paul!
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I love my crockpot!
I forgot about the Hot Dogger!
Great video, Rhetty!
A great thing about being a child in the 80s is I got to see some of these products when I visited my aunt or my grandmother. Oftentimes products created in the 60s and the 70s rolled over into the 80s.
My parents had a fondue set even though it wasn't so cool anymore at that time. I can't remember them using it at all. They put it away in the storage room. My grandpa had an electric knife. Now that is something I remember in action, as he used to cut the turkey in a family dinner during Xmas! He was so proud.. When talking about the ice cream maker you mentioned it's easier to buy ice cream in the store... I don't know how the economy is in the US, but in my country ice cream price has risen too much to afford, thus I bought an ice cream maker attachment for my mixer to make my own and much cheaper. Oh and I remember the pop corn maker too. We still use it sometimes during the year but not too often... Nice video. Lots of memories, as there are appliances I remember seeing in other houses too.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of the items that your family has had and used. Things are definitely a lot higher and especially with what wages are. Pay has not risen in the same percent as products and everything else has. Depending on the brand of ice cream it can get quite expensive. What I will say is there are several different kinds of luxury ice cream that didn't exist 40 years ago. At least not in my area. I have never tried them because I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money on them. No matter how much those things are there are people that are buying it. They keep selling it and people will always pay more for convenience.
I remember them all some were good some were bad and the
rest were just weird but still they all bring back memories of
the good old 1970's when I was a kid in the early 70's thank you.
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You're welcome and thank you for watching Roger!
I still use an air popper with butter melter tin. Wonderful! I'm still kicking myself for getting rid of our 1930's waffle iron. True, it didn't work, but would have been awesome for decorating!
I don't have an air popper but I do have an old popcorn popper. I still love using it.
That linoleum floor had to be extremely popular, I know I've seen that exact floor at a relatives house in the 80's.👍🏻🇺🇲
We never had that exact pattern but we sure had our share of different linoleum in our kitchen and bathrooms.
I still use my air popper. I fondly remember the big electric popcorn kettle.. It was exciting to watch it pop through the glass lid🍿🍿
We still use our corn popper as well. Our kid's friends always used to be amazed by it. Thank you for watching Brenda!
A fun decade! I remember a lot of that stuff. Thanks Rhetty!
You're welcome and thank you for watching my friend!
Electric can openers aren't that hard to clean. But man, Crockpots are great! Just throwing what you want in there and letting it cook while you do other things is so nice. They make a toaster that will cook your hot dogs and toast your buns nowadays.
Set it and forget it....😂👍
Thank you for watching lainiwakura1776!
I remember my mother's percolator. She had the one with the cute flowers on it & used it clear into the 90's. I thought of her immediately when I saw it. I miss her. I'm from the Mr. Coffee auto drip maker generation and still use one even though I tried the new fangled Keurigs.
As a kid of the 70’s this bring back some fond memories. Besides the sound you could tell when the electric knife was being used as the tv signal would get all scrambled.
Our electric can opener was pretty awesome back then, even now days mom has a hard time with her hands so something like that again is useful. It is nostalgic still to hear that old coffee percolator going when visiting grandma's back then. It finally gave out but I think it was still older than I am now.
They certainly do have a distinctive sound. Thank you for watching and sharing some of what your family had ghyein!
I just used my electric skillet today! Gotta love those 1970s colors!
The food warmer needs to come back❤❤❤....love ya Rhetty 😂😂
They really are pretty handy. Thank you for watching ericesquivel5485!
I still have a fondue set. I still use it sometimes. I enjoy it a few times a year. I have an electric knife, which I use at least a few times a month. I use a different type of seal a meal to store food cooked and uncooked it vaccum seals. I still use my 1970s crockpot it still works and the liner and lid is perfect still.
Thank you for watching and sharing a little of what you have and use Kirk. A lot of these things are just as handy but I guess many people just don't want to mess with them. We have a lot of the old appliances that I grew up on and the great thing is how they still work. They built them to last because we use them quite a bit.
oh my gosh, I have the the large gold crockpot, the super shooter cookie press, the electric knife, the meat slicer (I still use and love it. Still have all my fingertips.) waffle iron, large skillet, and popcorn maker. I had the super sealer, fondue, plastic coffee pot, can opener, ice cream maker. Makes me feel old seeing the exact ones I have in the pictures, lol.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of the items that you have had. If you still have and use them then they were definitely built to last.
I think bun warmers are mostly in vehicle seats now.
Oh gawd, we had one of those Presto hot dog cookers. Used it a few times. My neighbor has one of those electric knives. We've also had electric popcorn poppers over the years. The one I used in college had the flat metal pan type bottom, and I used it to fry bologna for sandwiches in the dorm - where we weren't supposed to have any appliances in our rooms. I want an ice cream maker to make low carb sugar free ice cream of my flavor choice. I love my waffle/chaffle maker!
I had that plaid wallpaper! Thanks for the memories!
What a flashback. I think we had most of these gadgets when I was a kid. I do believe Mom's fondue set is tucked away in one of my cupboards. Why do I still have it? I have no idea. I still have her cookie press too. I do use it. Fondue night was fun so maybe I thought I'd use it. Nope, not yet, lol.
It's tough to part ways with things that have special memories associated with them. Especially if they are items that were enjoyed by people we love. I completely get it and I also have some things like that so you are not alone. Thank you for watching pannalover326!
I remember being scared of the electric can opener when I was a kid lol. Pretty sure we had one of those waffle makers too (the gold color), but it was rarely used. It just sat in the cabinet.
Thank you for watching and sharing a couple items that you had tobesocourtney!
I still pop my popcorn on the stove taste better. I had a few of these items, too. Pain to clean, though. ❤ I hope you and your family are doing good. ❤take care hsve a nice evening.
Thank you for watching Marlene. We are doing well and I hope you are too.
What is really interesting is the lack of choices we had back then. From floor coverings to appliances. We now have 100 options for anything on Amazon.
I use most of these things today...like how can you not???🤷🏼♀️ Electric knife cuts home made bread easily and doesn't squish it. My husband bought an air popper as a healthy alternative to popcorn from the microwave or in oil. Every woman I know uses a crock pot at least once a week(tailgate much?). I carried my electric can opener through multiple moves--love it! Some of these things are still useful and safer than a lot of the toxic-coated cookware and whatnot we have now.
Btw,that Hot Dogger machine did NOT cook hot dogs in 60 seconds,and not 360 seconds either as they took closer to 10 minutes or longer when the old microwaves back then only took 5 minutes or so...
We had the old turn dial Montgomery Ward microwave that was harvest gold. There was no spinner on it and when I tried it for hot dogs it would maybe get one side of the hot dog warm or hot to where it swelled up and exploded and the other side of it could be cold. That was probably within a minute or so. If we didn't grill them then I remember some in the family would boil them which I never really liked. Thank you for watching Wil_Liam1!
DO...NOT...DOUBLE DIP....IN THE...FOUNDO!!!!😡😡😡😡
The battle of the ages!!!😂😂😂
Haha! Thank you for watching two4u443!
Fondue or fondont 😬
@@glennso47 Now that was funny!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely a FON'DON'T.
We had an electric skillet similar to the one you featured. It was ideal for pancakes and eggs because of the non-stick surface. We also had a Crockpot exactly like the one at the 7:56 mark. Mom would slow cook beans or split pea soup in it. Both of these devices remained operational until a couple of years ago.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of what your family had. These older appliances really had quite the life span.
Oh I remember my aunt Sandy had a fondue set. We had the electric can opener and the crock pot.
Thank you for watching and letting us know what your family had Engineersoldiers_Spiritof76_21!
Was there a little gadget like a waffle iron, but designed to cook individual hamburgers ... or did I dream that?
also ... If you had a pet, I bet he came running when he heard that electric can opener.
Yes, I believe it was called "presto burger". We had one of those.
Yes, I think you got that one Melissa. That of course was around before the Foreman Grill which is another thing that many people just don't seem to use anymore. Thank you for watching and mentioning that kitchen appliance Tim!
The electric skillet we had in the 70s was most often used for cooking spaghetti sauce. It was that harvest yellow color that was popular then. I don't think I've seen an electric skillet in quite a while.
It doesn't seem like too many people have them anymore. Thank you for watching Dadsezso!
My dad had a Hamilton BeachTurkey cutter Every thanksgiving,with a 10 ft. Extension cord, plugged into the kitchen, while we sat in a dining room. 😅😅
I am from Ireland, born in 1992 and I could swear my parents had an electric knife growing up. My grandmother had the skillet and electric can opener in the 2000s.
Thank you for watching and letting us know some of what your family had sams3015!
Salton seemed to be all about lower tech gadgets! Don't forget the Hot Trays I seem to see out at thrift stores this time of year especially! I actually have three fondue pots - two electric and one Sterno! I've used them on holidays too! Someone thought they were gifting my mom - the queen of canning and freezing foods - with the ultimate Christmas present of an avocado green Dazey Seal-A-Meal! I believe she tried it out once and it forever sat in the top of a storage cupboard in the kitchen for years! Haha! I guess the issue was the bags that had to be refurbished and that they weren't easy to open when cooking!
Oh, “I” see it today! I have a 70s kitchen… and that first shot of linoleum is exactly the same as my bathroom but mine is greenish. (Two rooms in did not remodel since buying this house)
Thank you for watching and letting us know a little about your house NongNongHead.
😊😊😊interesting
Thank you for watching mikesilva3868!
@@RhettyforHistory no problem 🎃🎃🎃
By the end of the 70s, I was still a teenager. I remember the electric can opener in our household. Now as a baby boomer, I still make my own cream (I know what's in it), have a waffle iron; I can try many different recipes (can't do that with frozen ones), and make popcorn on the stove. Much better. Sometimes old practices produce the best results.
You're right about that David. Some of these items I have never had but many of them I still have and use on a regular basis. Thank you for watching!
Wow, I must be a throw back. I still use a lot of these gadgets. I make my own waffles, pop popcorn, crockpot often, make my own yogurt, use a vacuum sealer, and I own an electric knife I use when slicing crusty loaves of bread that I bake. Surely I’m not the only one left who values making their own food, at least I hope not!
Hi Rhetty, we had almost all of those appliances. I think the trouble today is the quality of the new appliances. Try a new toaster, you will see what I mean! 😹
They sure don't seem to last as long and they are finicky. Thank you for watching AL-T!