For those who love to eat and cook at home, the kitchen becomes an important place, and it needs to be well equipped with ingredients, foodstuff and appliances of various kinds, each performing a specific set of functions.
Home cooking is advised by medical and health professionals as well since it is healthier and more hygienic.
Preparing food to feed the family can be a time consuming process requiring hours of work in the kitchen.
In fact there was a time about sixty years ago, when women did not work beyond the home and spent the whole day in the kitchen.
This changed once machines took over the work done by human beings and some of these mechanized contraptions found their way into the kitchen as well, providing women with much needed relief and assistance in tougher, more strenuous and tiring tasks.
Thus we find big and small kitchen appliances in every household, facilitating the cooking process.
How small appliances make things easier Small kitchen appliances definitely make life easier in the kitchen.
Not only do they help to cut short the time spent there, they also take the load of chopping, grinding, squeezing, blending and of course, baking, steaming and grilling.
The convenience of having them at hand to take just one minute to puree, and five minutes to toast a sandwich, ease the load for the person hard pressed for time.
Since they are small and portable they can be placed anywhere without losing out on working space on the counter and stored in cabinets as well when they are not needed.
They handle small quantities appropriate for small nuclear families that are a norm now.
Hence they are also cheap and affordable, with not multiple attachments typical of large kitchen appliances.
Additionally, they are a big asset for old people or those who face deformities due to age or arthritis.
Small appliances simplify processes involved in cooking.
For instance, if a meat casserole is being prepared, the mini chopper can finely chop onions.
Second, the blender can puree tomatoes and garlic.
The coffee maker can brew the coffee you would enjoy while you cook.
The hand mixer can mash potatoes without leaving any lumps.
The electric kettle can boil the water that has to be added to the casserole, and while the meat cooks in the pan, the rice cooker can steam the rice.
The microwave can steam some mixed vegetables in five minutes, leaving them crisp yet tender, retaining their color but hot and flavorful.
Thus in a matter of minutes a full meal is ready.
Visualize the preparation of a meal of potatoes, vegetables and meat without the aid of this assortment of small kitchen appliances.
It would take at least two hours instead of the thirty minutes taken to cook and clear up.
Small kitchen appliances work like extra pairs of hands with the swiftness of a machine.
The motor that runs them takes the load and reduces the strain on the cook.
Additionally, these appliances provide uniform results which may not always be humanly possible.