32 Things Literally Everyone Used To Have Inside Their Kitchen 30 Years Ago That I Can Guarantee NO ONE Has Anymore

1.A kitchen table that looked exactly like this:

A retro dining room setup with a Formica table and four chairs, vintage wall art, and a salt and pepper shaker set on the table

2.This exact chair, probably tucked away in the corner:

A metal armless chair with a footrest

3.This blender that seemed to last decades:

A vintage Osterizer Galaxie Cyclo Blend blender on a kitchen counter with a sink and utensils in the background

4.This exact Crock-Pot:

A Rival Crock-Pot slow cooker with colorful floral designs sits on a kitchen counter, with a glass lid on top and control dial set to

5.The ultimate can opener:

A Sunbeam automatic can opener and sharpener

6.An entire shelf built literally just for a phone book:

Antique all-wood wall recessed mount shelf for the telephone and telephone book in several coats of chippy paint

7.One of these conveniently located next to the fridge:

A can opener hanging on a wall by a fridge

8.A set of Revere Ware cookware that you probably got as a Christmas or wedding gift:

A stainless steel pot with a copper bottom and handle with cover

9.A phone you'd have to come barreling down the stairs to answer in time:

A corded rotary phone

10.And a list of every single important phone number that was probably yellowing with age:

A long handwritten list of names and phone numbers
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11.Next to a hallway that probably looked like this:

A carpeted, narrow hallway with wood-paneled walls

12.The perfect device for popping (kinda dry) popcorn:

An old-school plug-in popcorn-maker

13.This grill that made everything taste just a little bit better:

A Sunbeam rectangular grill

14.The goofiest of cups:

A set of Pillsbury Funny Face cups

15.These exact salt and pepper shakers:

Long, plain, plastic

16.The go-to lemonade jug for a picnic or camping trip:

Coleman gallon thermos/insulated jug

17.These coffee-making tools:

Aluminum coffee filter and kettle

18.A kitchen with this strange kind of floor:

Detailed image of a linoleum tile background from the 1970s
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19.A big fruit log in your freezer:

Frozen concentrate roll used to make orange juice

20.This wooden bowl that was most likely used for a crisp, cool iceberg salad:

Large patchwork/woven wooden bowl

21.A container that could only be opened with a knife or a spoon:

A tin container of Nestlé's Quik mix

22.These things that could class up any dish served on a paper plate:

Woven round plate baskets

23.This dish that was perfect for any food:

Old-school quart casserole dish with glass cover

24.One set of these around the holidays:

Nutcracker with picks in a flat box

25.A sifter made out of metal:

A vintage metal flour sifter with measures (2–5 cups) and hand crank on the outside

26.One of these in your freezer:

An old metal, rigid ice tray with hand lever

27.A big metal container of Hawaiian Punch:

can of Hawaiian Punch

28.One of these that you'd always step on:

A lift-off can top opener

29.A big aluminium bag of popcorn:

Stove-top Jiffy Pop popcorn with the aluminum foil top expanded

30.This sheet pan that has seen so many things:

A very scratched cookie sheet pan

31.A cup of the fanciest coffee known to humankind:

Tins of General Foods International Coffees, including Cafe Vienna and Suisse Mocha
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32.This exact container, probably filled with Kool Aid:

A bright orange plastic pitcher

And, of course, a plate with this delicacy on it:

A plate of macaroni with ground beef and tomato sauce, served with two slices of buttered bread