Household things I’m glad I bought

Slow cooker which is used on a weekly basis throughout the colder months. But the thing I absolutely love are our Samsung the Frame TVs which look like a framed picture when turned off. The attached photo shows our TV in picture mode. They have some free artwork, you can add your own photos, or for £3 a month you can have access to hundreds of pieces of artwork. So much more attractive than an ugly TV. I love it. They used to be eye wateringly expensive and whilst they’re still pricy it was so worth it

Blossoming what a lovely thing to say about MrB. I will say the same about Mr Rosiecheeks.

A good block knife sharpener.
A stick blender.
A slow cooker.
A wood burning stove.
Wooden floors.
Shark vacuum cleaner.

Im glad i bought my slow cooker, makes great hot meals while im out.
My 4 cats
Veg chopper (for the soup)
Halogen cooker, saves using my big oven for one
My tablet and smartphone.
My kindle, although i do love books too.

Ah! But, Shandy57 this gadget somehow absorbs the cold from the frozen stuff and defrosts it in double quick time. There's no risk of spoiling it, as you can do in the microwave. It's brilliant if you're in a hurry.

The only thing on your list that I have had for sometime is the stick blender. I had some of the other cookware items but none of them lasted long, I either binned them or gave away.

I have a Ninja multi pot which has seven functions. The most useful to me are the air fryer (replacing the oven for smaller amounts), slow cooker (replaces the separate slow cooker) and pressure cooker (much faster than the slow cooker). I have used it to saute and still to try out steaming. It does combine several gadgets in one.
I would hate to be without my smart phone, laptop and dishwasher.

Air fryer(for so many things )
Dishwasher(a mere 8 years ago!!)
Huge verandah (conservatory) spend so much quality time there
My tablet( on it now-indispensible!)
Regrets?
So much makeup that I rarely use now and cannot bring myself to chuck!
So much nail varnish ( have covid nails now ,ditched the gels)
So many clothes I now know I never needed, (just sent over 145kg to children's society shop!)
Rubbish end of line Dyson just had to replace after 18months as it's rubbish on mixed surfaces, I have to lift it up!!
All the stuff I bought whilst 'bored' in lockdown I'm now having to ditch and the wasted money!

That's nice lizzypopbottle, I put my things to defrost on the washing up rack.

We just recently bought a defrosting tray (unfortunately made in China but what can you buy that isn't these days?) and it's so useful. I bought a frozen block of pastry yesterday lunchtime to make a pie for our dinner. It was rock hard at 1pm and perfectly workable a couple of hours later. Brilliant! (Other makes are available.)

Latest thing I've found are microwave steamer bags, brilliant , they cook veg/potatoes so quick and there's no washing up, much healthier too.
I also love my slow cooker and electric toothbrush

Laptop and mobile. Opened up a whole new world. Sewing machine as I've recently took up sewing.

Cassini what size was your Lakeland drier and did you buy the cover please .Interested on getting one have a small one which was a cheap one from the Daily Mail .Have a Hoover tumble drier meant to collect water absolute rubbish so just use it for finishing off towels

My Walk and Rest shopping trolley/seat. I've had so many people ask me where I got it, I wish I'd had commission! btw, if you want to check it out, it's made in England (that pleases me), and, for the topers among us, you can get 6 bottles of wine in one

Casdon

Amberone mine is a Bosch Easyhedgecut, it lasts 4 hours, I use it on shrubs as well.

Thank you Casdon Will have a look

Weighted blanket has radically improved my sleeping.
Yoghurt maker , delicious organic yoghurt every week
iPad mini , on it now!
Joseph potato ricer, perfect creamy mash and fun to use.

Things I’m glad I bought and can’t live without now:
Ipad
Magimix food processor (20+ years ago and still brilliant)
Alexa (she’s had babies, they’re in every room!)
Extra large smart TV (I can SEE the subtitles!)
Dualit toaster (eco friendly-it can be repaired)
Top of the range non stick cookware ( the joy of no more soaking!)
Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner (hate’hoovering’, this makes it tolerable!)
Flash speedmop
Slow cooker
Much wanted Kitchenaid mixer-my joy!
Things I wish I hadn’t bought (and no longer have…!):
Soup maker (prefer to make soup on top of the cooker the old fashioned way!)
Electric mop (Flash speedmop rules!)
Electric brownie maker (make these all the time-but the oven in the best and only way!)
Biscuit press (never got the hang of it)
Spiraliser-too fiddly.
Egg boiler (really?)

Bread maker, we haven't bought any bread for four years. OH has the job of keeping us supplied and he generally has it working overnight so I get up to the smell of fresh bread.
Slo-cooker, only use in the summer when the aga is off
Pressure cooker, home made soup made in a jiffy
Border terrier dog, on my third one and they have made every day full of fun and happiness, help to keep me fit too.

Water softener
Cordless dyson
Global kitchen knives
Electric blanket
Induction hob, really surprised no one has mentioned this!
Dishwasher
Cordless lawn mower
Slow cooker
Ancient Miele washing machine
And many more things that would have made my mother’s life so very much easier.

My shopping trolley! I couldn't carry that much so couldn't live without it.

My computer. Has enabled me to research my family history to such an amazing degree and connect with other lovely researchers.

My smartphone allows unlimited texts and phone calls for £5 a month, who would have ever thought it possible. And I can make video calls all over the world on the phone or computer, who would have ever thought that possible 20 or more years ago.

Glad I bought
Ice cream machine ‘cos I love ice cream
Slow cooker
A filleting knife
A sandwich maker
A new greenhouse.
A cordless Vax
Waste of time buys:
An air fryer
A rice cooker

Not 'wrote it or'..... should have said 'wore it out'

My best ever purchase has to be my Pressure King Pro (electric pressure cooker).

I bought my original one for £100 about 7yrs ago and used it that much (daily) that I wrote it or and replaced it about 3yrs ago (£70).

Far far better than a slow cooker, does exactly the same job in week under an hour instead of 8 or 9hrs.

I came in from the supermarket 45mins ago, threw meat, veggies, garlic, pulses, stock pot/cubes and water in the pot and my gorgeous beef ate is already waiting for me to dive in.

Small Slo cooker to make a small stew just for me. Vileda super mop. Have raved over them ever since I bought my first one years ago. Also keep one just for cleaning cobwebs from difficult to reach places. And very old ones kept for unblocking loos so they can then be ditched (thankfully haven’t had to do that often). Expandable hose. Nutribullet. Use it for smoothies and soups, especially useful now my teeth are crumbly and it’s a way of eating apples and nuts without losing yet another filling. My iPad. As others have said it’s practically glued to me and I fall asleep listening to it. Small plastic screw top beakers. Have just bought loads of them. Use them for so many things. Much as I hate them, cleaning wipes. I try to use them as little as possible but they get dirt off things that I thought I’d cleaned properly. Spin dryer. Use it to dry small items and saves me using the washing machine so often.

Our new Miele vacuum cleaner which clears up cat hair!
My icecream machine - a separate entity not one with the bucket thing kept in the freezer. It wasn’t cheap but we love ice-cream ,so use it a lot.
I use my old Kenwood food processor all the time - it is left out on the worktop, on the advice of a friend.
iPad - my son gave it to me for looking after my granddaughter.
iPhone - how ever would I do without it?
Dishwasher
Washing machine
I do a lot of cake baking but was getting rather bored with round tins. I now have an assortment of square sandwich tins and square deep tins. A square Victoria sandwich is very elegant!