VINTAGE KITCHEN GADGET TEST -- Do They Work? 

I watched my grandmother use the egg whisk in her kitchen when I was a child. She didn't use it in a bowl, however. After frying the bacon, she would add the eggs to the hot skillet, then a little milk and seasoning. She then whisk it continuously until the eggs were fluffy. I remember her scrambled eggs were always so light and airy.

Thanks for letting me know I am officially OLD now; I knew what those gadgets were! Concerning the lemon press... Did you know that from the mid-1800s well into the early 20th century, serving tea was nearly an art form? It was as much about class and status as the tea itself. So fancy gadgets designed to, say, keep your well-heeled guests from squirting acidic citrus juice into their eyes or staining their gloves or dresses showed even more class and panache. Just a fun fact! And you have the nicest smile!

What's so impressive is these tools are all very old and still work perfectly. They were made during a time when quality trumped $$$$$$!. Today I believe things are made with the intent for them to be easily broken and disposable.

"Lickity-split" Aww that made my heart so soft ❤

her voice would be perfect for childrens books

I'm smiling ear to ear!! My grandma had every single one of those gadgets in her kitchen when I was younger. Brings back many memories of cooking and baking with her. :)

If I'm not mistaken, the back side of the pie crust crimper will also cut off excess crust as you crimp the pie, and you can use the "blade" to make the slits on the top of the pie too. I really enjoyed watching this. ♥️ You're just all around too adorable for words! 🙂

I would absolutely buy and use the genie lamp juicer.

I think that plastic lemon squeezer was more likely for a tea tray than a dinner table. You could squeeze the perfect amount of lemon for your cuppa. And I think the orange squeezer was probably for a bar.

Someone else might have mentioned this but I didn't read ALL the comments to find out. Regarding the pie crimper: you didn't try the little knife edge which works great for cutting the dough. Also, you missed the opportunity to use the devise on the reverse side from the crimping wheel. The little design of 2 arcs and 2 dashes is for pressing into the top crust dough several times (before lifting from rolling surface) to make the steam vents. I have this gadget and use it quite often - because pies are the best of foods!

For the jar opener, you can use the bottle opener part to open jars that are too big for the jaws. The trick to opening any jar is to break the vacuum seal, so a bottle opener works wonderfully if a jar opener, grippy pad, or beefy-handed helper isn't available. Just hook it under the rim like you would a bottle cap! :)

I love that little lemon wedge juicer. It's so cute and works beautifully.

I actually have three of those items in my kitchen. The egg whisk was my grandmothers and she used it to make meringue. That tool is very old. She was born in 1899.

This reminds me of something my mom has been doing for years at her museum she curates ! It's a "What's it" table and she puts out different vintage tools and gets people to guess their uses :)

"So I put together a little pie..." What magic is this!?

The first gadget is actually for folding in egg whites. My grandma most often used one to make angel food cake.

Me: "Oh well this one's definitely a nutcracker" Emmy: "This is pretty self explanatory, it's a jar opener" Well f*** me 😂

I think on the cheese slicer the tines are to give you uniform cheese slices. if you turn the slicer 90 degrees so that it's parallel to the table and the tines are pointed at the cheese they will act as guides keeping the slices even an uniform. Also, the end of the jar opener is a can opener. The big side goes inside the rim of the can and the small side hooks against the bottom outside edge of the rim. then you pry against it forcing the large side into the can. Do that all the way around to open the can. Thanks for a great video!

I really enjoy hunting for vintage Gadgets because some of them are so hilarious and funny ...and I kept smiling at all of these really unique pieces as somebody had taken lots of time in thinking them up . And all of them worked really well so we can say that they were successful. I like the bottle opener and the egg whisk very much. Thank you for this video. My grandmother bought that juicer in 1953 in England when things were made of orange coloured Bakelite and not lethal plastic. 60 years later during one of my annual visits there I was .'inspecting ' her kitchen chests to see which things I could "borrow accidentally on purpose..." grandma what did you use that for ..do you really use it now "and so on and so forth... until she got really exasperated and would say, I don't use it, take it! These ruthless steps had to be taken because I knew that if I did not get these vintage items in my hand some other light fingered relative who would not appreciate their value would just walk away with them and never use them ever ever ever again. I think my Instinct was working overtime here because this was the only piece of Vintage stuff from her chest of drawers ""rescued by me because the next time I went to her place ,she was dead aged 96 the whole kitchen had been cleaned out including her priceless wedgewood crockery and Limoges collection...nobody knows where it is and others are not telling... it happens in the best of families! Regardless of whatever we think that we have all the time in the world and we will say something or do something next time it doesn't happen that way...

3:13 Emmy: This one is pretty self explanatory... Me: Is it a nut cracker? Emmy: It is a jar opener. :D

Its sad to see that modern utensils aren't made to last for very long. The ones that you have shown us are made so well they will outlive all of us.😀😨

With that last orange juicer you made the little mistake of forgetting to remove the plug of peel you first cut. You cut through the peel, remove the plug, then continue screwing the juicer into the orange.

the orange juicer you twist it in til you hit the threads then pull out the core you made then the juice should flow out better

You are holding the cheese slicer incorrectly. Hold it horizontally. The tines help measure the thickness of the slice and keep it uniform.

These vintage kitchen gadgets are very interesting compared to the type of stuff we have now.

On the cheese slicer, it's made to pull toward you. The tines act as a size gauge. Great episode!

If you roll the oranges before it makes the juicing a lot easier! ☺️

If you microwave the lemon before juicing you get twice as much juice. The juicer would be great for pancake day in uk

The pie crimper has a cute venting tool on the other side. You just press it into the top of the pie.

I love love Emmy and her videos. she deserves an Emmy award

if you draw the pie crust crimper the other way, it will slice off the extra dough as it crimps...

I love that aladdin lamp lemon thing and the sinister jar opener, they seem pretty useful

citrus juicer looks like a genies lamp.

The thing for the pie crust looks perfect for empanadas!!!

The vintage gadgets are ok but I just love watching and listening to you.

The first juicer, the plastic one, would be found near a household bar for adding fresh lemon or lime use to cocktails. Today they are made out of stainless and mine is in the shape of a bird. The last item, the other juicer, isn’t for juicing oranges to drink the juice. Rather it is for having fresh juice to add to recipes. Squeeze the amount needed and put back in fridge nail needed again. Today’s versions are stainless with small blade like metal to aid in screwing it into fruit. I put a cork in mine before I put into fridge. Hope this helps! Oh! The wisk! I have a collection and the version you have was quite popular!

Love your videos, Emmy! Wonderful job. Just enough commentary to be interesting, without any hemming and hawing, or time wasting babble. You explain everything clearly, and handle the tools and gadgets with competence. Excellent, I wish more RU-vidrs had your flair. You go, Girl!

That jar opener is old enough that it would be able to open a wide mouth Mason jar. Those jars were common back when that was made. No one would buy it if it couldn't open a home canning jar.

The juicer you showed near the end is made more for squeezing a little juice out of a lemon or lime, then leaving it for more use later. You also need to remove the cut-out circle of rind before screwing it all the way into the fruit. Pampered Chef made a plastic version years ago that included a cap over the end that strained out the seeds and sealed the fruit, along with a storage container to keep the lemon in the refrigerator until it was needed again. It was called the Lemon Aid. I used to sell Pampered Chef at home shows and I once left the lemon in the container after the demonstration and forgot all about it until the next show. Boy, did that smell horrible when I opened it up again a week later!

When she said "super easy", in my head I finished with "barely an inconvenience".

The second gadget would be great for tables at restaurants or anywhere that serves iced tea (I live in the South). I mean, if it weren't kind of cumbersome and (probably) expensive, that is. Great video!

Extra bonus for the pie crimper: if you turn it around, the 'blade' will trim the crust to size as you crimp the edge.

This is the first video of yours I have watched . A subscriber for sure . Sorry it took me so long to find your channel . Love it .

For jars I can’t open, I was always taught to smack the edges of the lid with the back of a butter knife, it has never ever failed me to this day!

I'd have thought the 'egg whisk' thingy was more for pulling boiled eggs in & out of the hot water. But I'm no kitchen utensils expert, it just looks like it's for that purpose!

Hi Emmy, The "egg whisk" we used to lower eggs into boiling water and then took them out when the eggs were soft boiled, we didn't think of it as the egg whisker, maybe we were misinformed LOL merry Christmas

Regarding the first gadget - my grandmother had one (I have it now and have used it) - it is for whipping egg whites and/or making meringue. I was told the design introduced air into the egg whites. It works!

Love this! I collect old vintage kitchen gadgets and have some I got from my grandmother as well.

I think you are supposed to discard the initial round peel plug that was cut out then continue screwing in the citrus juicer. I'd like to see you test a potato ricer. Sure there is one at the same thrift store. Looks like a jumbo garlic press.

Growing up in Florida we had the last juicer you used but they were plastic and orange. They work really well with smaller oranges than the kind you used. We used to pick the oranges in my grandmas backyard then she would microwave them for like 10 seconds and roll them hard on the counter before twisting the sipper in for us. We always got lots of a juice out of them and it kept us and her house clean from the mess oranges and little kids can make.

I love gadget testing videos and this one is great! I have a thing for gadgets and have my kitchen walls decorated with antique finds. I have one accent wall that I have displayed a lot of my collection, then the others are mounted around the tops of the other 3 walls, kind of like a wallpaper boarder. Keep up the great work!

Love this. I used to collect things like this from vintage & salvage stores. I had my tiny kitchen decorated like the 1920s-40s :D It was fun! I love trying to figure out what old things were used for.

the lid crimper also cuts the pastry as you go I remember seeing nan use one when I was a kid .

We always had a wire cheese cutter and an apple slicer/core-er in our house. I like the jar opener too! We always had the rubber disc for opening jars.

Love love this episode Emmy! makes me want to check out my local thrift shops or antique stores for some beautiful vintage kitchen gadgets!

Love these reviews, I've got most of these gadget's hanging on my kitchen nook wall's, so this was fun.

I'm so searching for stuff like this next time I go to the thrift store. I love vintage stuff. Keep up with the great videos! 😁

I think the egg whisk is supposed to be used in the frying pan. You crack the eggs directly into the pan, add the other ingredients of your choice and then gently stir while its cooking. Love this old things!

You’re so pleasant to watch 🌸 And I’m sure my grandma is smiling in heaven that I knew what all but one of those were lol

The lemon wedge juicer I recall from my grandmother's home, maybe 1970's. A time when women were obsessed with putting lemon on their salads. I wouldn't think that you would have had more than one of these--ladies had their salads and a bowl of fresh lemon slices on the table. Love that you do these vintage kitchen gadgets videos!

I remember all of these gadgets. My grandma had a bunch of different tools. She was born back in 1906. Since everything was made by hand, something that cost a few penny's that made your life easier you might buy it.

Nice one Emmy. We used to have a plastic version of that screw-in juice extractor made by Tupperware. I think the idea was that you cut a plug out of the peel with the toothed bit and then pulled it out and threw the plug away before putting it back in again and screwing it down. Being plastic it broke eventually of course.

Thanks Emmy! I LOVE gadgets. Especially vintage.

This first item is not for whisking eggs.. it is for folding whipped whites so they do not deflate. example is like an angel food cake with chocolate powder.. you would gently fold the merangue

We have a meat /food grinder from 1914 and my family has used it every year to make cranberry slaw for thanksgiving.

I thought the piece inside the plastic thing was a retainer lol

The pie crimper is just darling! All gadgets seem made to last! Great find!

Wow, I remember my grandma had that egg whisk tool. I never knew what it was used for in the kitchen. Thanks for enlightening me.

Not sure how I happen to get to your video but I'm glad I did! What a NEAT idea to do videos on. Thank you!

I really enjoyed this video! I clicked because I love all things vintage & you did a great job presenting. Add to that the fact that you're adorable & now I'm subscribed to yet another channel. And I've never heard of using chopsticks to scramble your eggs. Gotta try that one. Good job!

Love the ole Timey tools. You can see the fact that it is still here is really something. How long do you think any thing made today would last? See everything works perfectly.

Just came across this vid & I'm in vintage kitchen gadget heaven! Also, loving your hair btw! Thanks again for a fantastic & informative video that has me sighing over an age I didn't even live through, lol - so sweet!

The first gadget doesn't look like an egg whisk to me. It might be a tool to remove boiled egg from the pot, May be :)

I love this idea of looking at foodie gadgets! would love to see more if you find more gadgets Emmy :)

This is the best video from all of your past episodes of vintage kitchen gadgets

My grandmother also used the pie crimper not only to crimp, but to decorate. The opposite side of the crimper has a 5-pointed star for poking a vent in the centre, and the crimping wheel, pressed into the dough, makes a pretty design as well!

I thought the egg whisk was a masher lol

It looks like you're supposed to use that egg whisk more flat in a pan

I just opened this video randomly from a link but when I saw it was emmy I instantly became excited and new it would be good. I can't be the only one that likes her videos as soon as they start.

So cool! And, she appreciates the design that went into each tool. Form follows function.

Maybe that first gadget can be used to whip heavy cream?

This is the sweetest, happiest gadget review I have ever seen :-)

I have actually used nearly every one of these unironically. My grandmother raised a millupn lids on a farm and she had many versions of these gadgets. I miss seeing them. It makes me want to grab some. Thank you so much.

That was great! I never saw ANY of those kitchen contraptions, before, and I'm in my 50s! This was really a one of a kind video. Thanks! You did an awesome job!

I just stumbled upon your channel and I'm so glad I did! Subbed :)

My mother had an egg whisk like the one you showed. Instead of using it like a normal whisk she would lay it flat & sort of swish it from side to side, she used it mainly for making pan gravy & the like. I have no idea if that's it's intended use though as she was prone to doing things her own way.

it's really nice to listen to your calm voice ! most of youtubers just scream at the top of their god damn lungs, like they just forget they have a mic right by their face. cool channel btw !

I just stumbled upon this video and it's great! I remember my grandma using the egg whisk and my aunt had a similar cheese slicer...not for slicing cheese but she collected Bakelite and had them for the handles. My treasure is my grandma's garlic press/onion juicer from the 1930's. She got it as a wedding gift and I remember watching with fascination as she pressed the whole garlic and got bits. I thought it was magic! I managed to obtain it when she passed and it sits on display in my kitchen. Due to a crack in it, I don't use it but I think of her when I see it.

2017 will be the year you pass 1m subscribers and i'm gonna be so proud. i've been a sub for the longest time!

That’s not how you cut cheese with the cheese cutter, you drag it towards you over the top of the cheese

I've been binge watching videos. I was hooked on the video you made cheese from dry milk. I could not stop watching . I'm hooked. New subscriber. You got me at the cheese. Love your videos Emmy

Love these I own a few of those myself tried and true items. They are always the best...the cheese slicer was also used for square cake cutting.

Hello. This is the first time I see your channel. I loved the video, super interesting. You also have a lovely voice and such a nice and fresh way to describe things. I think you are a wonderful person. Good luck!

omg, I want that pie crimper. I adore vintage kitchen tools.

I have been watching since the MRE taste testing vids, I still love the videos keep it up ☺️

We had all of these growing up. I still have the little netti pot cirus juicer, cheese slicer and jar/bottle.opener. memories.

☺ i think maybe ur supposed to roll the orange around a bit , sort of on a table, with ur hands pressing slightly to loosen the juice b4 u put the juicer tool in. thats how we did it in the '70s ☺ ours were Tupperware tho... just saying

Happy Holidays Emmy from my family to yours

Boy this was fun to watch. I wish it would have been longer. You did a great job 😊

What a cute video haha. Tiny kitchen gadgets like those always make me chuckle.