What are your top "nice-to-have" appliances? (and Friday)

[GilliC]

Happy Friday!!!

Any plans for the weekend?

QOTD: Speaking of ovens in the cooking/baking question...  Assuming you have the essentials (stove-top, refrigerator/freezer, sink, toilet, shower), what are your top choices for nice-to-have fixtures/appliances? Which are must-haves for you personally?

[GilliC]

I'm excited for this weekend, because I'm tired. I haven't been going to sleep early enough, and I'm planning a lazy night in to do some laundry and get some sleep.

Tomorrow night I have a good friend's going-away party. We've been friends the entire 6-7 years he's been here, and I've met tons of great people through him (both here in Oslo and in Houston)! He's going to be sorely missed. I do hope he moves back at some point, because I know he likes it here. This sucks. #expatproblems

QOTD...
My choices in order would be:
1. washing machine
2. vacuum cleaner

I've lived without these, but I prefer not to:
3. tumble dryer
4. oven

Beyond that, my top nice-to-haves are:
5. robot vacuum cleaner
6. dishwasher
7. bathtub

[rupertpenny]

I LOVE having a bath tub. I can live without it but don't want to. I've also lived without a microwave and it was mostly NBD.

I'm currently without an oven, dishwasher, or dryer and while all would be nice, they are not the end of the world.

The worst was not having hot water in the kitchen of our old apartment. It never even occurred to me that this would be a thing until we were all moved in and realized that the hot knob on the sink didn't actually mean anything.

One appliance I will never use again is a combo washer dryer. We used to have one and not only did it not was or dry particularly well, it ruined everything.

[origami]

We are hanging out with our good friends who are also expats with the same company as us. They said they think they might get sent home early because of the company reorganizing where their jobs are done. I will cry if they leave

QOTD: I miss my garbage disposal. I don't mind composting the big stuff but I still hate cleaning the gunk out of the catcher in the sink. But with 4 people in the house a washing machine gets top priority. I do laundry every other day. And ditto that combo dryers suck.

[origami]

Oh and for non-major appliances, my must-have is a crockpot. For those of you who don't have ovens, there is a Ninja crockpot that is also an oven and it's awesome:

www.ninjakitchen.com/ninja-cooking-system/

[mrsukyankee]

I can live without a dryer and dishwasher though I do miss them. We don't have an oven but it's the big thing I'm focusing on for our renovation this spring. I also don't need a bathtub though I love taking baths, but a good strong shower (which we don't have right now) is a huge thing for me (and will happen with the renovation).

I agree with everyone on the combo dryer - I'll either have a separate dryer or no dryer at all.

[loira]

Ugh, those combo dryers are the worst.

I can live without a dishwasher, mainly because I have a magical unicorn H who washes all the dishes for me.

I would definitely be sad if I didn't have an oven. I was so pleased we had one in our flat in Korea - normally not standard.

I don't need an enormous fridge, but I do like having a freezer. Even just a mini one to store batches of soups/stews I've made.

[dorothyinAus]

Good Morning!

Today we're heading out to the local Agricultural Show (like a county fair) and then we'll stop by my in-law's house to pick up some homegrown produce. Tomorrow, it's housework day with laundry and vacuuming planned, and if it's sunny and nice enough a walk to test out my Christmas-gift new walking shoes.

QOTD:
My essentials are:
computer
oven
stand mixer
vacuum
washer
dvd/cd player

Would Rather not live without:
bathtub
dryer

Nice to have, but not necessary:
crock pot
blender
ice cream maker
waffle maker
garbage disposal
kindle

Can absolutely live without:
dishwasher
food processor
iron
smart/mobile phone
cable/satellite tv

[UnderProtest]

Jan 8, 2016 9:34:39 GMT -5 origami said:

QOTD: I miss my garbage disposal. I don't mind composting the big stuff but I still hate cleaning the gunk out of the catcher in the sink. But with 4 people in the house a washing machine gets top priority. I do laundry every other day. And ditto that combo dryers suck.

We are so on the same page.  People here think I'm crazy for missing a garbage disposal.  It makes such a difference in meal cleanup!!!

[dorothyinAus]

Jan 10, 2016 15:46:07 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Jan 8, 2016 9:34:39 GMT -5 origami said:

QOTD: I miss my garbage disposal. I don't mind composting the big stuff but I still hate cleaning the gunk out of the catcher in the sink. But with 4 people in the house a washing machine gets top priority. I do laundry every other day. And ditto that combo dryers suck.

We are so on the same page.  People here think I'm crazy for missing a garbage disposal.  It makes such a difference in meal cleanup!!!

The thing I really miss about my garbage disposal is being able to grind up the citrus peels and making the kitchen smell fantastic.  I really don't mind so much about everything else.  Though after I accidentally sent four pie weight stones down my drain I'm happy I don't have a disposal.  I'd certainly have to take it all apart to retrieve them.  As it is, I'm sure they'll cause a problem later in the trap, but I'm determined to worry about that another day.

[origami]

Jan 10, 2016 15:46:07 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Jan 8, 2016 9:34:39 GMT -5 origami said:

QOTD: I miss my garbage disposal. I don't mind composting the big stuff but I still hate cleaning the gunk out of the catcher in the sink. But with 4 people in the house a washing machine gets top priority. I do laundry every other day. And ditto that combo dryers suck.

We are so on the same page.  People here think I'm crazy for missing a garbage disposal.  It makes such a difference in meal cleanup!!!

yes! I just want to easily rinse things off!

[mrsukyankee]

I've never had a garbage disposal so nothing to miss. We recycle our food waste in London so I don't think it would actually be worthwhile to us anyway.

[loira]

Jan 11, 2016 3:51:04 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

I've never had a garbage disposal so nothing to miss. We recycle our food waste in London so I don't think it would actually be worthwhile to us anyway.

Is this council dependent? I don't think we've ever had a food waste bin. I've lived in Westminster, Harringey and Camden councils.

[mrsukyankee]

Jan 11, 2016 21:24:49 GMT -5 loira said:

Jan 11, 2016 3:51:04 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

I've never had a garbage disposal so nothing to miss. We recycle our food waste in London so I don't think it would actually be worthwhile to us anyway.

Is this council dependent? I don't think we've ever had a food waste bin. I've lived in Westminster, Harringey and Camden councils.

Maybe - I've had it for the past three years in my council.