I beg to differ (oh, please... please let me differ)

[samhexum]

If You Still Use This Old-School Kitchen Tool, You're Most Likely A Boomer

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There are plenty of perplexing kitchen habits of boomers we still see today, but this kitchen tool might be one of the most distinctive.

Apparently, I am ready to go the way of the rotary dial phone.

ELECTRIC CAN OPENERS ARE PASSE?!?

My hands work almost as badly as my back does.  The can opener I asked for for Xmas a few years ago is a godsend.

Edited December 29, 2025 by samhexum
because it was either do that or do something at least the teensiest bit productive, so...

[jeezifonly]

Kitchen gizmos come and go. As a better than average cook, some are not for me, others earn a place in the already full drawer. The nylon "ground beef masher" is one I avoided for years - but, dishwasher safe and works like a charm. Wood padels and spoons? still got'em, don't use 'em with raw meat anymore. Change is a part of the learning curve that makes cooking fun.