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Does anyone still use these

CherryHugs — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:21:23 GMT

My Mom always used can opener. mixer and toaster cover thru the years. She had a couple of different designs. You can order them on Amazon.

She also used the metal burner covers with designs on them. She had ones for Fall, Winter Snowmen, Summer Flowers etc!! I see that some stores sell a couple designs but never looked online.

I dont use any of these but was just wondering if anyone still uses? I like simplicity

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Snicks1 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:14:21 GMT

Interesting question, I have never used any of them and I don't recall my Mom using them either. I seem to remember slightly maybe some Aunts using those metal burner covers though.

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nyc1 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:15:38 GMT

Metal burner covers? My Mom never used them, and I personally don't find them attractive at all. I'd rather see the burner.

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phoenixbrd — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:18:27 GMT

Nope, a blast from the past. I try to cut down on anything that does not contribute in the kitchen. Unfortunately, I am a bit of a failure because I really use so many of the appliances: food processor, dehydrator, juicer, blender, pannini grill, plant based milk maker, etc. So definitely no room or inclination for covers. Fun to think and reminisce how times have changed.

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Sooner — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:24:20 GMT

Mom never used stuff like this, and I never have.

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Shogirl — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:25:24 GMT

LOL! I use a toaster cover (I have a christmas one, too) and I have a blender and breadmaker cover somewhere, too. I used to use those burner covers on my stove until I got a new cooktop and they don't fit it anymore.

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froggy — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:52:00 GMT

I do use appliance covers for the appliances I leave out - KA mixers and now the Ninja Foodi - which are too heavy to put away and take out to use. It keeps the dust off and looks prettier than machinery. I have purchased from a website previously but now I've bought some really cute quilted fabric and I'm going to make my own.

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Bri369 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:58:20 GMT

I've never used those. I don't remember my mom using them either.

I don't even keep my appliances out - except my coffee pot and my Kitchen Aid. I wouldn't dream of covering that.

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blueroses47 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:59:57 GMT

Right now, I'm not using any appliance covers, but a few years ago I did have my toaster covered. I made it, though (I used to sew a lot ), so I'm not sure they are even available in stores anymore. They are an old-fashioned item, but I tend to like using old-fashioned things, which I label "vintage", it's just what I like to surround myself with.

What's really practical about these covers is that they keep those appliances from getting that fine, greasy film that you get in your kitchen so quickly if you do a lot of cooking, which we do. Of course, you can constantly wipe down those appliances, but for me tossing the cover into the wash is easier.

I aways thought my toaster cover added a cute touch to the kitchen.

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Suzeecat — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:02:57 GMT

I have never used them. I don't see any practical purpose,and the covers aren't any more aesthetically pleasing than what they are covering.

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CJC — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:24:25 GMT

I used a cover on my toaster and blender back in the 70's, avocado green and harvest gold felt, to match my harvest gold appliances! Never used the burner covers, but we need to remember that those burner covers were popular back in years when everyone had either gas or electric coils to cover. Those drip pans could be pretty ugly unless they received constant cleaning. Today many of us have the smooth glass cooktops, so no need to cover. My mom and grandma used neither, but I was a young bride in a newly built 1969 house, and absolutely everything in my kitchen had to be avocado and harvest gold --

Oh yeah, and I had the shag carpeting and macrame to match. Way too cool!

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Karie2022 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:28:38 GMT

No I’ve never used those and don’t recall mom using them either; what I do love is an appliance caddy or garage, I’ve had them in other homes but don’t currently have one. I love the clean, uncluttered look on my counter tops.😀

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PINKdogWOOD — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:30:52 GMT

My mom used these early on but them years later stopped. We actually do have a toaster cover but no one sees it b/c we stash the toaster & cover in a cabinet under the counter. I hate a cluttered countertop, our's has very few items on it.

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Marsha2003 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:16:09 GMT

I use a cover for my stand mixer because it resides in a cabinet with other items and the cover helps keep it from being banged up. We've never used a cover for any other appliance except that I once had burner covers when we were young renters. Those electric coils and drip pans were always ugly in rentals. I didn't have decorative ones, just plain white. My parents have never used covers on any appliance.

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henderson — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:18:02 GMT

Back in the '70's I had harvest gold appliances. I used toaster and can opener covers until the 80's. Ducks were in so I had several duck items like dish towels.

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halfpint1 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:25:54 GMT

No covers. I gave up on can openers when I saw one that I don't have to turn myself-just put it on and it turns itself--easy

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Fressa — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:30:25 GMT

I use burner covers but mine are stainless steel and rectangle. (one for each side of the stove). I have a semi open floor plan and I just could not stand seeing the burners on the stove. That's just me.

I do use a toast cover but it's in the kitchenette in the family room. That room collects dust in a second and the dogs and us are in there constantly. I have most of the small appliances covered in that area (only).

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loriqvc — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:31:12 GMT

I am hoping to finally get a new flat-top range when the Presidents Day sales come around this year; in the meantime, I continue to use an older electric coil range, and I do have burner covers (plain black to match the range) to help protect the coils that are not in use, especially if I'm cooking something that splatters. It's much easier to take a cover to the sink and spend a few seconds cleaning it than having to expend extra time and effort to carefully scrub the coils in place or remove them and then clean them.

As for the other covers you mentioned, I wouldn't use them and don't know anyone else who does, but I have no need for them, either—the Kuhn Rikon can openers sold here at the Q converted me from electric versions forever, so they just tuck into a drawer, and my toaster is put away in a cabinet so it doesn't take up space on the counter.

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Caligurll — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:39:58 GMT

My mother never used them, and I keep all my appliances in the cupboards except for my coffee maker, which is used daily, and my air fryer, which is too big to fit in a cupboard.

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wagirl — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:52:54 GMT

I would so use those covers to keep the dust off my small appliances. thought about finding a pattern and sewing them up myself----