Heres mine..... My OH bought this for me in 1986 and it's still going strong. it looks a little dated and discoloured but it still works.
I wanted one as it was the "in thing" and cookbooks at the time recommended them especially for pastry.
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I bet some of you have much older appliances.
Duke
Kenwood mixer, wedding present in 1968! Different husband now but still going strong. Fortunately have discovered a Kenwood enthusiast who supplies spare parts and special attachments for mixers the same age as mine and much older. Have bought one of similar vintage for my daughter plus a frighteningly fast slicer/shredder.
My Kenwood only goes back to 1979!
A french white enamelled cast iron frying pan, must be coming up to 50 years old as I got it with the Embassey cigarette coupons. I had to make a new long threaded bolt about 20 years ago to keep the handle on. Would set you back £100 nowadays.
My mixer was a present for babysitting in 1974. The young parents had just got married and got two, so gave me one. I hope their other one has lasted as long!
Actually I made a mistake - I should have said we were given the Kenwood mixer in 1966, not 1968. I use it about every week and sometimes more often. However, I made the mistake of mixing bread dough with it in 1968, and the dough hook snapped off. Since then I have mixed bread by hand perfectly happily.
Not quite an appliance, but I bought a cheese grater from the village hardware shop in 1966 or 7, and expressed shock at the price (2/6 or something like that). The patient man said it would last me a life time, and here we are, nearly 50 years later, and he was right - it looks as good as new still. The same cannot be said of a potato peeler from the same place and time that had the nerve to disintegrate in a shower of rust a few weeks ago.
My Sicomatic S pressure cooker was bought in Germany where I was living in 1968. It has two pans, 2.5l and 6.5l. The larger one I use mainly for extracting juice from blackberries and raspberries for jelly-making and for jam-making (using as a saucepan). The smaller one is also used when I need a deep skillet. I can still get replacement sealing rings and valves online too!! A very useful piece of kitchen kit!
Tricia
Definitely my Kenwood Chef 901. Brilliant machine. I bought it at a car boot sale a few years ago. Saw it sitting on the floor, looked up and to my surprise it was my neighbour selling it. I got it for £10. Best bargain I've ever had. Took it home to discover it was brand new - still had the protective film on it. Looked like it was an unwanted gift. Same neighbour had a stock of spares and accessories. All I need for it now is the ice cream maker attachment.