Like A Well Oiled Machine.

@Kandae11 (57233)

January 12, 2023 7:54am CST

Won't it be nice if as we age we are able to function like a well oiled machine?... Anyway this post is not about people it is about kitchen and other appliances which last for a very long time. In my recent post titled "Back In The Day", @LadyDuck posted a picture of her Vertical Grill for chicken and roasts. She says it was purchased some 30 years ago in Monte Carlo and still works fine..She says it makes perfect rotisserie chicken like what is sold in supermarkets and elsewhere. I hope @LadyDuck will post the picture of her vertical grill here. Do you have a kitchen or any other appliance that still works after many years.?

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

12 Jan 23

I am going to post immediately the photo of my vertical grill, it was sponsored in France by a Chicken Farm, I sill have the label on the door "Le Père Dodu". Here it is the photo.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Thank you Anna.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

12 Jan 23

@Kandae11 You are welcome. I forgot to mention that my vacuum cleaner is still the one I bought when we got married (51 years ago). A German brand Vorwerk Folletto. It does not look "new", but it still works.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

@LadyDuck Wow! If it won't be too much trouble you can post a picture. Fiftyone years old and still working.!

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

13 Jan 23

I would have proudly talked about our washing machine which I just had to replace after 25 plus years. It looked as good as new but a tiny part needed replacement and I was told it is not available

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

13 Jan 23

@allknowing that is impressive to me. I get 2 years usually out of a washing machine. I think my last one lasted 5 and that was the longest I’ve ever had one. Usually after one year I need it fixed then by two years I have to get a new one.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

13 Jan 23

Mine broke the past month of August after 23 years.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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13 Jan 23

Wow! That is old but it looks almost new. Pity you couldn't get the part.

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

12 Jan 23

Nothing bought now a days usually lasts that long. My oven is 80 years old and has seen 4 generations in this house.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Really? That is awesome!

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

12 Jan 23

@Kandae11 yep and the crockpot I have plugged in sitting on it is from the 80s I believe. It was brand new here when I moved in. My grandparents must have gotten it as a gift and never used it.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

@shaggin Wonderful! Thanks for sharing the picture. Both items look almost new, proof that items produced years ago were built to last.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Jan 23

I have a rice cooker that is older than my daughter

. . . that is at least 20 years old! I just realized I would miss my rice cooker - from your other post

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Jan 23

@Kandae11 I keep saying I will get one of those newer rice cookers with the timer . . . but I have to wait til this one stops working. But it won't stop working

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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13 Jan 23

@much2say. Ha, ha. It is saving you some money.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Wow! And it still works? That would be two decades.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

12 Jan 23

I don't have any appliances that have lasted for many many years. I've probably replaced everything throughout the years but I do have a Dutch oven that is probably over 60 years old since it was my grandmothers.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

12 Jan 23

@Kandae11 I'll definitely pass it down to one of my daughters or granddaughters. I don't use it as often as I used to as I tend to use my slow-cooker more these days. But it was always good for soups, stews, etc.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

@Marilynda1225 lt would be nice if you could post a picture some time.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Wow! That is definitely something to keep for generations.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Jan 23

I don't have anything that lasts that long. It would be nice if I did.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Jan 23

@Kandae11 I haven't had anything last that long.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Jan 23

@Kandae11 @LadyDuck's comment reminds me I have a set of dishes that I've had since my children were little. They're stoneware and I use them for my good dishes. I don't know how old they are.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Longest for me would be 10 to 12 years.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

12 Jan 23

Yes, the blender I have works very well, and it is certainly more tha 10 years old. The oven does too at 20, although we did replace the heating element once.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Yes those have lasted long really.

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

20 Jan 23

I had a can opener that lasted more than 40 years, unfortunately, it broke a few months ago.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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20 Jan 23

Wow! My can openers never last long.

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

12 Jan 23

Omg most of the stuff we have here aren’t built to last but my brother still has this ancient looking refrigerator which he said is the same age as his first born son - 11 years old!

@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

That's over a decade , and it works okay?

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan 23

Most of our appliances are new as we moved to a new place and most things were new. Our toaster and electric jug would be our oldest appliances.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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13 Jan 23

Okay.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

12 Jan 23

The only kitchen appliances I have are my coffee maker(six years old) and an electric can opener(about four years old). Yes, they both work good:)

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

12 Jan 23

@Kandae11 When my appliances give up the ghost, I will purchase another one.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

That's good. Some appliances don't even last a year and if there is no warranty you won't get a replacement.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

13 Jan 23

My fridge is 30 years old and still works well.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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13 Jan 23

That is wonderful.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

12 Jan 23

I bought my rice cooker 10 years ago. It still works very well.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

That's good - a whole decade.

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Yesinta Mersilia

@yesiisey (267)

• Indonesia

12 Jan 23

wow it's very good even though it's been decades My mother has a fridge that is 27 years old and still working fine

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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12 Jan 23

Awesome! Do you recall the brand?

@Kandae11 (57233)

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13 Jan 23

@yesiisey. Okay.

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@yesiisey (267)

• Indonesia

13 Jan 23

@Kandae11 i can't see the brand name anymore and it seems like the brand doesn't exist anymore because it's been too long

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