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Kitchen Appliances That Fed America in the 20th century

Cavalcade includes a collection of appliances - large and small - found in american kitchens from the 1940's through the 1970's

Spotlight on Vintage Appliances

Ranges & Stove Exchange

In order to use the many vintage ranges in the collection, every once in a while we change the stove in kitchen studio. Also spotlights on unique and special ranges.

Vintage Range Videos

Stand Mixers

Having a stand mixer on your counter meant your kitchen was complete. Sunbeam, Hamilton-Beach, Dormeyer, General Electric, Kenmore, Westinghouse and others. Episode #321

Coffee Urns

Cookers - Fryers

Coffee for 50? It's a cinch with these large capacity urns. Whatever the occasion, when we gathered there was hot perked coffee waiting to be served. Episode #320

Cookers - Fryers

Cookers - Fryers

Cookers - Fryers

These versatile pots could cook, steam, boil and deep fry. Popular in the 50's and 60's, they helped set the stage for the slow cooker rage of the 70's. Episode #293

juicers

Cookers - Fryers

Ice Crushers

Sure, juices are popular now, but America always loved its juice. Having fresh orange or grapefruit juice every day was a sign of good health. 

Episode #284

Ice Crushers

Cookers - Fryers

Ice Crushers

Having crushed ice on hand was a must for any host or hostess. From shrimp cocktail to whiskey sours, these machines kept the crushed ice coming. Episode #278

Hand Mixers

Electric Skillets/Frypans

Electric Roasters

Portable hand mixers saved a lot of arm work and made light work out of whipping egg whites or heavy cream, mixing cake batter, and a host of other kitchen tasks. Episode #273

Electric Roasters

Electric Skillets/Frypans

Electric Roasters

For so much more than cooking the holiday turkey, these electric roasters came in all sizes and were like having a second oven. Westinghouse, Nesco, Everhot, Hamilton-Beach. Episode #261

Electric Skillets/Frypans

Electric Skillets/Frypans

Electric Skillets/Frypans

Perhaps on of the most handy small appliances, the electric skillet came in all shapes and sizes. It allowed you to cook anywhere, and some doubled as broilers and buffet servers. Episode #256

Toasters

Refrigerators

Electric Skillets/Frypans

Our love affair with toasted bread has never waivered - and as soon as electricity began to enter homes, Americans wanted electric toasters. With chrome shining, some of these toasters are works of art. Episode #247

Blenders

Refrigerators

Refrigerators

These super mixers handle everything from daiquiris to salad dressing. Handy to have on the kitchen counter or bar, the blender changed with times. Oster, Waring, Kenmore, General Electric, Hamilton-Beach. Episode #243

Refrigerators

Refrigerators

Refrigerators

There have been a number of requests to see the refrigerators in the collection. While I don't have many, here's a look at the ones I've adopted over the years. Examples include General Electric, Westinghouse, Norge, Kelvinator and Frigidaire. Episode #339

Corn Poppers

Electric Bean Pots

Electric Bean Pots

Long before microwaves, people either made popcorn in a pot on the stove, or had one of these electric poppers that heated the oil and popped the corn. Knapp-Monarch, Dominion, Mirro, West Bend, Sears, and many other brands made poppers. Episode #344

Electric Bean Pots

Electric Bean Pots

Electric Bean Pots

 These wonderful ceramic bean pots were made by West Bend from the 1950's and into the 1970's. They were one of the first vintage appliances I collected, and make wonderful beans and other things. I often think of them as one of the early versions of the slow cooker. 

Dishwashers

Electric Bean Pots

oster kitchen center

 I've had a number of requests for a closer look at the dishwashers at the Cavalcade. I only have three, two of them are Kitchen Aid (models KDS-20 and KDS-57A) and the other is a Maytag (model WC-204). Two of the dishwashers are roll-away style.  

oster kitchen center

Vintage Toast-O-Lator

oster kitchen center

  A look at an unusual vintage appliance made by Oster (Sunbeam) from the late 1970's through the early 1990's. The Oster Kitchen Center was an "all-in-one" appliance that could be used as a stand mixer, blender, meat grinder, juicer, food processor and other things. There were also attachments that turned this appliance into an ice cream maker and can opener. 

Vintage waffle irons

Vintage Toast-O-Lator

Vintage Toast-O-Lator

 Here's an opportunity to share some of the vintage waffle irons in the collection, as well as a vintage waffle recipe. These vintage appliances turn out crispy and creamy waffles and are made by companies like Sunbeam, Westinghouse, General Electric, Manning-Bowman, Kenmore, Universal, Coleman and others.  

Vintage Toast-O-Lator

Vintage Toast-O-Lator

Vintage Toast-O-Lator

 Here's a look at a Toast-O-Lator "Luxury Toaster" or sometimes also billed at the "Aristocrat of Toasters." This design uses a track to carry the toast from one end to the other, and as the toast passes the electric coils, it toasts. The faster the track moves the lighter the toast, the slower it moves the darker the toast. A unique way to toasting bread, this special vintage toaster was a recent gift to the Cavalcade collection from friends Utz and Shirley - thank you so much!! 

Sunkist Commercial juicer

vintage vacuum siphon coffee pots

vintage vacuum siphon coffee pots

My collector friend Steve found this vintage Sunkist commercial juicer and completely rebuilt and restored it (it was in very rough shape). He gave it a home in the Cavalcade collection, and here I try it out. An amazing machine!  Thanks, Steve!

vintage vacuum siphon coffee pots

vintage vacuum siphon coffee pots

vintage vacuum siphon coffee pots

Here's a look at some vintage vacuum coffee pots like the Sunbeam C30 and C50, Cory, Silex and Nicro. These use a vacuum siphon method to brew the coffee instead of a traditional percolator or drip brewer. 

vintage manual food processors

vintage vacuum siphon coffee pots

vintage Slow Cookers & Crock Pots

 Here's a look at some of the manual food processors in the Cavalcade collection. I'll do a video in the future on electric food processors, but here we look at gadgets like the Mouli Salad Maker, Rema Ware Salad King, Rival Kitcheneer, Feemster's Famous Slicer, Galloping Gourmet V-Blade Slicer, and Ronco and Popeil products Chop-O-Matic, Minute Chef and Veg-O-Matic 

vintage Slow Cookers & Crock Pots

vintage Slow Cookers & Crock Pots

vintage Slow Cookers & Crock Pots

The electric slow cooker, or Crock Pot as those made by Rival were called, was at its apex of popularity in the mid-1970's in the United States. Many families were still eating at home together and this small appliance served the needs of the increasing number of women who worked outside of the home. Here's a look at the slow cooker's history, evolution, and examples of some of the popular models of the time 

vintage electric food processors

vintage Slow Cookers & Crock Pots

vintage electric food processors

 This video follows up on the Manual Food Processors episode of a few weeks ago and looks at some of the vintage electric food processors in the Cavalcade collection. Let's go back to the 1970's when the food processor really took foot in the appliance marketplace with examples from Cuisinart, Sunbeam LeChef, General Electric, and even low cost examples sold at K-Mart and Korvettes discount department stores.   

vintage electric fans

vintage Slow Cookers & Crock Pots

vintage electric food processors

 A few weeks ago we had a visit from our friend Todd, who is an electric fan collector. Todd was kind enough to help Ralph and I do a stove exchange in the Cavalcade kitchen studio, and he also brought me a surprise gift - a LAU Ultra Twenty fan! Many of you were curious about the fan, so I share it with you here along with a number of other vintage electric fans that help keep the Cavalcade cool during the summer months. Box fans, pedestal fans, desk fans, hassock fans.   

Vintage Percolators

Let's browse the collection of coffee percolators at the Cavalcade and see if any look familiar to those who grew up with one of these in their kitchen! Brands like GE, Sunbeam, Proctor-Silex, Universal, Dormeyer, Westinghouse, West Bend, Mirro, Cory, Poly-Perk, Farberware, Corning and others.  

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