Longevity ... One Can Only Hope

'Ya know how people always say how they don't make things like they used to ? They were telling the truth. 

Case in point: When an electric skillet bit the dust after 22 years,  (an appliance that I use a lot) I went out and purchased a new one.  That second one barely lasted 4 years, was replaced and the next one didn't even last that long.

Fortunately for me Natureman brought a "vintage" electric fry pan to the relationship and 12 years later, both are still working, the skillet and the relation-ship. Almost every time Natureman notices I'm using the skillet, he comments that it never got used so much. 

OK, so where's this going?

Well, there's also a saying that bad things happen in 3's and sure enough this past month 3 small appliances/ their parts decided they had lived long enough. 

First, it was the old Waring Blender glass container that cracked all the way down, then the 36 yr old Cuisinart lid's lip broke off, followed by the 38 yr old electric Sunbeam mixer's motor going up in smoke.  

What to do?  Does one chuck the entire appliance / replace the part since they just don't make them like they used to ? Well in today's world one can go to the internet, do some research,  price replacements and comparison shop. 

Shopping on line is especially convenient since we live in the End of the Rainbow Valley, an hour away from Sears, Target/ any other mall department store.  

In the case of the mixer, I had always coveted the Kitchen Aid mixer so this was a chance to replace my old Sunbeam and as for the other appliance parts, some cost more than buying a brand new appliance. BUT wait, their motors still worked and one mustn't forget e-bay. . . AND there on e-bay, I found everything. I lucked out as some vendors even had free shipping so within a week all the new parts and a super duper mixer have arrived.

Look, I'm not the only one ecstatic, even the kitchen fairy's happy.

 Kitchenaid Mixmaster replaces old Sunbeam mixer

 That's one monster of a mixer, I can only hope she lasts as long as the one she's replacing... Long live the KitchenAid.