Another Appliance? Gifts They'll Use, Gifts They Won't: Holiday Gift Buying

By ERIC KIEFER (Patch Staff)

Many enterprising holiday shoppers have already begun crossing items off their holiday shopping lists.

But for those who still have shopping to do, it pays to know what appliances people really use in the everyday lives — and which they don’t.

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Granite Transformations, a global full-service home and business remodeling franchise, recently polled 500 of its customers about their monthly usage of 16 common kitchen appliances.

Here’s what they found:

According to the survey, 80 percent of people use their coffee maker and knife block every day, so these should get prime real estate on your gift list. And more than 40 percent of people use appliances like slow cookers and blenders once or twice a week.

Among the most-used items: glass dishes (57 percent use every day), wine openers (38 percent use once per week) and toasters (35 percent use once per week).

Among the least-used items: bread makers (88 percent never use), hand blenders (60 percent never use), fondue sets (76 percent never use), deep fryers (82 percent never use) and popcorn makers (76 percent never use).

What are your most and least-used kitchen appliances? Share your answer with the Patch community in the comments section below.

» Infographic courtesy of Granite Transformations