Julie Bindel

My 1970s kitchen nightmare

It’s filled with useless aspirational gadgets of my youth

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During the Covid lockdowns, I accrued a number of kitchen implements I used only once or twice before confining them to the back of the cupboard. One item that lurks among the mismatched Tupperware is a rather expensive chip pan, namely a deep fat fryer with a whacking three litre capacity, in stainless steel, with a viewing window. I live with one other person, not in a lesbian commune, so why I thought I needed one as big I cannot fathom. In fact, why I needed one at all I have no idea.

Stuck at the back of my cupboards is a soda stream, coffee percolator, and an electric carving knife

Then there is the pasta maker I could not resist buying, along with supplementary gadgets including a ravioli tablet; drying rack; and roller and cutter set. I have used it only once, and it takes up a full cupboard all by itself.

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