Kitchen

[Eileen in Virginia]

I have my mother's tube cake pan that must be close to 70 years old. It has a dent in the side from one of our moves, but I just hide it with icing. 

Shortly after we got married 40+ years ago, my brother gave me a chef's knife and a carving knife. These are my go-to knives (even though I have more expensive ones) and I sharpen them with a countertop sharpener that I bought from QVC. 

[jeanlake]

Dad gave me his favorite kitchen knife. The wooden handle is showing some wear. I have his cast-iron pan for cornbread. That's my childhood memories. Grandmother gave me her small pitcher she used for sweet tea. It's nice to have these items.   

[Mz iMac]

I still use & have the cast iron frying pans (2) my father gave me I believe the 1st year of my marriage.  They were my fathers so no telling how old they actually are.

[Mz iMac]

I *had* an old school older than dirt potato peeler that was rusty but still sharp as a razor.  I could peel a large potatoe in under a minute w/that thing.   One day, I tore my utinsel draw up looking for it. 

Paramour told me he threw it away & got me a new one.  I was

Everytime I think about what he did, I get a tear in my eye.

[Desertdi]

A Sabatier butcher knife I've had over 50 years........

[aubnwa01]

I have an old pancake turner with a wooden handle that was my mom's.  I don't really know the age, though i think she told me it was a wedding gift from her 1st marriage in the 1920's.  It's marked A&J & I checked & the co. was started in 1909 & they changed their name in 1929 to EKCO.  I still use it when I fry eggs, as I like them over easy & it still does the best job of flipping them, since it's thin & flexible.  Due to the wood handle, I wash & dry it by hand when i use it.

[shoptilyadropagain]

I have a glass relish tray dish that my parents received for a wedding present (or a shower for my mom).  It's close to 65 years old.  I still use it about once a year but I'm always afraid it will get broken.  

[VaBelle35]

I have a blue speckled enamel covered roaster.  It was my Grandmother's.  It's a cute little round pot that holds a 4-5 lb chicken perfectly.

[LindaSal]

I have my mom's original corningware too.  My dad actually worked for Corning Glass Works for decades.  The one item that is even more significant is my mom's old manual meat grinder.  I think it was a wedding gift for her in 1956 and we used that thing every single Thanksgiving to make stuffing when we were growing up.    It is so old and worn  that the suction cups no longer stick to the counter!   My sister and I kept it going as long as we could until finally one Thanksgiving my hubby walked in and asked what the he** are you two doing?   Why are you struggling with that antique??   We laughed so hard we cried, sorry mom, after that we bought an electric grinder......LOL

[Mz iMac]

@LindaSal  "my mom's old manual meat grinder."

WOW!  You brought back some sweet memories.  My father (did all the cooking) had the grinder that screwed onto the table like a wrench.  My siblings & I loved to watch him grind meats at the top & watch the "worms" come out the front.

🎶 Thanks for the memories.... 🎶