No matter what strange and specific unitaskers you may run across at your local Target — looking at you, weirdly aesthetic peanut butter stirrer — none will be as bizarre as those invented in the '70s. Just take a look at this cookie gun, electric knife, and inexplicably wood-paneled Crock-Pot.
From bun warmers to talking appliances, here are 10 extremely strange '70s kitchen gadgets from the Twilight Zone.
1
Peanut Butter Maker
“1975 Peanut Butter Maker, complete with circa 1975 peanut butter residue.”
2
Electric Can Opener
“The GE electric can opener, helping Grandma open cans since 1969.”
3
Plug-In Bun Warmer
Not to be confused with midwestern moms’ nicknames for heated car seats, this gadget made sure your hot dog buns were nice and warm.
Also a fire hazard.
4
The Deluxe Woodgrain Crock-Pot
In the ‘70s, not even our slow cookers were immune from the rise of the wood paneling craze.
5
Electric Knife
The only thing better than a kitchen knife? A kitchen knife that’s basically a chainsaw.
6
The Super Shooter
Ever wish you could fire your Christmas cookies out of a gun? Look no further than the Super Shooter Electric Foodgun … and our memories of deviled eggs past.
7
The Mouli-Julienne 5 Disc Slicer Shredder
This old-school grater walked so those cheesy TikTok uni-taskers could run.
8
Electric Fondue Pot
“My grandma in law gave us her fondue pot (circa 1970).”
9
Talking Refrigerator
Ever wish your refrigerator could talk? No? Well, then this Frigidaire refrigerator with a built-in radio and cassette player is probably not your jam.
10
The Presto Hot Dogger
No grill? No problem. The Presto Hot Dogger offered a nice, albeit plastic-twinged and ozone-scented alternative to properly cooking your franks.
