Bless This Mess

Scott Hardie | November 28, 2020
I'm curious: If you have kitchen appliances that you don't use frequently, do you keep them out on the counters anyway? I'm thinking of things like say, a toaster that you use maybe a few times per year. Or, do you put these away in cabinets and only bring them out as needed? Or is it a mix of the two on a per-appliance basis, and if so, how do you choose them? I was talking to someone recently and realized that there's quite a bit of variety on this matter, and I'm curious to see more examples.

Steve West | November 28, 2020
The blender we keep on the counter and the slow cooker inside a cabinet despite using the slow cooker waaaay more. I have no idea why.

Samir Mehta | November 29, 2020
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Erik Bates | November 30, 2020
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Scott Hardie | December 2, 2020
Samir, we're the opposite here. I prefer to put away small appliances that we don't use, while Kelly wants them all out, all of the time, and we do it her way. I don't mind some clutter as long as there's room to work, which sometimes there isn't. Our counters have a Keurig machine used weekly, a can opener and toaster used every few months, a mixer used annually, and an air fryer that I don't think we've used yet since being gifted it a few years ago. We received a quesadilla maker years ago and I insist on that thing being outside in the garage; it's been used maybe twice in a decade, both times at parties.

Thanks for the responses. It's just as varied as I expected.