As designing a 50’s retro kitchen becomes more popular, so too does the demand for authentic-looking retro appliances. Sure, there’s the real thing – the refurbished stove or converted 50’s refrigerator – but there are also fantastic reproductions of the originals that combine the technology of today with mid-century style and class.
Anyone with the desire to create a truly retro 50’s-style kitchen can purchase 50’s reproduction appliances that have all of the modern state-of-the-art features without compromising one iota of classic style. Refrigerators, ranges, microwaves, and dishwasher panels, along with smaller appliances are all available to the 50’s retro designer at heart.
The retro-styled refrigerators being manufactured today have the same streamline styling of the originals, complete with the choice of top or bottom freezers and the signature silver emblem details. They are large capacity, Energy Star efficient with all the bells and whistles you would want in a high-quality refrigerator. They even come in all the yummy colors that a true 50’s enthusiast craves – flamingo pink, buttercup yellow, Robin’s egg blue, candy red, and mint green, along with the standard white, bisque, black and silver.
The 50’s reproduction ranges also boast state-of-the-art features, such as self-cleaning ovens and high-speed radiant elements. You can purchase them to match the color and style of your retro-styled refrigerator, and they even offer a matching range hood if so desired.
The 50’s retro-style microwave is new to the appliance scene, and it is a beauty like its previously mentioned relatives. Along with all of the great features you would expect, it is also available with color-matched or stainless steel sides. It comes in all of the delicious 50’s retro colors, too!
In order to complete your 50’s retro kitchen, there are several small appliances to add to its countertop appeal. You can find toasters, coffee makers, mixers, blenders, ice cream/yogurt machines, coffee grinders, drink makers and more in many home and/or home appliance stores and online.
As the quality and appeal of these 50’s reproduction appliances are top notch, be prepared to also pay top dollar, especially for the large appliances. But if your budget allows, you will no doubt agree that the investment is well worth the enjoyment you will receive as you cook, bake, and entertain in your very own 50’s retro kitchen.
By: Stacey Aaronson
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Fabulous 50’s Reproduction Appliances Make Your Retro Kitchen Simply Swell
January 28th, 2010A Small Microwave Oven Is For Big Families Too
December 28th, 2009
With full time work schedules, slow commutes, and after school activities, many moms and dads are turning to drive through take-out as a way to get dinner on the table. That is one way to feed a hungry crowd but it’s not necessarily the most economical or the most nutritional. With a small microwave oven and frozen pre-cooked dinners, your entire family can eat fast and healthy, even on those two or three days a week when dinner time is a rolling event.
That small microwave oven in the corner is not just for popping popcorn or heating up leftovers. You can cook entire family meals in a small microwave oven with just a little planning and preparation. Depending on the age of the kids, and your charm quotient, meal preparation can be a fun family activity.
Some parents find it easiest to pick one night a week when they have a little extra time. They use this night to make meals for several other days or even for the week if there is room in the freezer. One pot meals work the best. Pasta dishes, stews, and almost everybody’s favorite – meat or vegetable lasagna, all warm up perfectly inside a small microwave oven.
For those few days each week when family schedules are completely disconnected meals can be subdivided into individual portions before freezing. That way each person can heat up their own portion when they have a few minutes to eat and nobody feels like they’re getting leftovers.
College kids seem to have a penchant for eating unhealthy foods. Even with a full meal plan ticket in their pocket they will choose the drive through window over the dining hall if it’s closer and more convenient after that late afternoon class.
With a small microwave oven and mini-freezer, they can eat all kinds of healthy frozen dinners including cheesy pastas and vegetable casseroles. The only consideration with college age students is that not all dorms allow for small appliances.
If you’ve always owned a full size microwave you may have to take some time to get accustomed to a smaller version. The wattage on a small microwave oven may be less, which means that food takes longer to cook or heat. You will have to experiment with the cooking times and make adjustments.
Keep the inside clean by spraying with an antibacterial cleaner and wiping it down with a damp cloth. Bacteria can grow inside a small microwave oven, especially if you forget to cover a dish and the food splatters. If food is caked on, a good trick is to place a mug of water in the microwave, and turn it on high for a minute or two. The steam will loosen any food particles that are stuck making them that much easier to wipe away.
By: Peter Boston
Small Kitchen Appliances – Cooking with Miscellaneous Small Kitchen Appliances to Make Big Meals
December 19th, 2009
Miscellaneous Small Kitchen appliances can be found in almost every home across the planet. Whether it is a microwave, crock pot or slow cooker, coffee maker, electric knife set the list goes on, but one thing is for sure, people who do have them claim are an asset to everyday cooking.
Some people use their crock pot to make entire meals while others may use it to make soups and desserts. (Yes, you can make lasagna as well!) I personally use mine to make roasts. I cover it with water; add the roast, potatoes, onions, sometimes celery and carrots. After cooking on low for approximately 6 or 7 hours, this small kitchen appliances has created a meal for me without any extra work on my behalf!
This means a heck of a lot less dishes for me to do, and a lot more time to spend with my family. And that is the whole purpose of miscellaneous small appliances. They are to give convenience with most cost efficiency. For example: No one would purchase these items if it increased the electricity bill, took more time to cook then a conventional oven, and made more dishes then a Thanksgiving Day Dinner with your 30 closest relatives, or cost more then an arm and a leg to purchase.
That would just be pointless. So the great makers of today are constantly coming out with more and more miscellaneous small kitchen appliances. Slow Cookers that have 5 programmable settings, toasters that have 4 slice openings, blenders that can puree (also with 6 settings), and food processors to make your own salsa or sauces in. Now that is convenience.
Really, who does not want to leave the house and come home to a cooked dinner? What miscellaneous small kitchen appliance have done for people, is allows them to make a meal all by themselves that they once thought was impossible because they did not have the right tools.
By having this essential kitchen equipment allows us to decrease the amount of preservatives that we use. (And if it does not, then it should!) All of the small kitchen appliances allow us to alter recipes and make dinners and drinks specifically to our own tastes. You cannot do that with a store bought prepackaged dinner, which includes too many additives, preservatives, calories and way too much salt.
Not to mention the effects of all this extra stuff on the body, but if we can all have the chance to limit the amount of caffeine and salt our children are consuming would you not take that opportunity? Having many different tools in the kitchen will increase the likelihood of your family eating properly and give everyone the chance to learn how to cook.
Spending time in the kitchen teaching our little men and women, or our husband or wife to cook entire meals will not only show them the importance of eating properly but how to make it without spending the extra money at the store. Cooking equipment is the wave of the household future. Learn more about cooking with small kitchen appliances here
By: Lilianne Remillard