Retro Kitchen Tools
Instructions: How well do you remember the gadgets and gizmos that made cooking easier?
- 1.
What popular kitchen appliance, often in pastel colors, had a distinctive tilting head and was made by KitchenAid?
AA food processorBA hand mixerCA blenderDA stand mixer - 2.
What kitchen gadget, consisting of a handled disc with a wavy wire bottom, was used to mash potatoes?
AA food millBA graterCA potato masherDA ricer - 3.
What revolutionary kitchen container brand, introduced by Earl Tupper in 1946, became famous through home parties?
APyrexBTupperwareCCorningwareDRubbermaid - 4.
What type of electric knife became hugely popular as a wedding gift in the 1960s?
AAn electric slicing knifeBA bread knifeCAn electric carving knifeDA carving knife - 5.
What countertop appliance, popularized by Hamilton Beach in the 1920s, was used to mix milkshakes and other drinks?
AA soda fountainBA drink mixerCA juicerDA blender - 6.
What cast iron device, often mounted to the edge of a table, was used to grind meat at home?
AA meat grinderBA sausage pressCA mincemeat makerDA food chopper - 7.
What brand of heat-resistant glass bakeware, introduced in 1915, became a staple in nearly every American kitchen?
ACorelleBAnchor HockingCFire-KingDPyrex - 8.
What device, commonly wall-mounted in kitchens, was used to open cans before the pop-top was invented?
AA church keyBA swing-a-way openerCA manual can openerDA punch opener - 9.
What multi-purpose kitchen tool, shaped like a large cone with holes, was used to strain juices from fruits?
AA sieveBA chinoisCA reamerDA colander - 10.
What popular 1950s countertop appliance featured a glass carafe on a heated base and brewed coffee using a percolating process?
AA drip coffee makerBA French pressCA percolatorDA moka pot - 11.
What brand introduced the first electric blender for home use in 1937, naming it after a bandleader?
AWaringBHamilton BeachCSunbeamDOsterizer - 12.
What kitchen tool, often bright red, was used to scrape cake batter from a bowl?
AA bench knifeBA rubber scraperCA pastry brushDA spatula - 13.
What electric countertop appliance, shaped like a waffle, was a popular wedding gift in the 1950s and 1960s?
AA sandwich makerBA panini pressCA waffle ironDA griddle - 14.
What Sunbeam appliance, nicknamed after a mix-related activity, was one of the most popular hand mixers of the 1950s?
AThe Sunbeam StirrerBThe Sunbeam BeaterCThe Sunbeam MixmasterDThe Sunbeam Whipper - 15.
What colorful ceramic cookware line, introduced by Le Creuset, became prized in kitchens for its enameled cast iron Dutch ovens?
AEmile HenryBLodgeCStaubDLe Creuset