The One Appliance You Cannot Live Without

1) Refrigerator obviously. 2) microwave.

How the hell am I supposed to live without a refrigerator? Where will I put my seal flipper pies?

No one can live without a fridge, while you could easily wash the dishes after yourself, OP. I assume you live alone.

Fucking lazy-ass people.

Fuck machine.

They live perfectly fine without refrigerators in some societies.

In some parts of the country, from May thru September an air conditioner would rank 2nd, right behind refrigerator. I can wash my own dishes but I cannot cool down at night without AC if the outdoor temps are cycling between 100 high / 82 low.

In order of vital importance:

Range/Stove/Oven

Refrigerator

Dishwasher

Washer/Dryer

Toaster

The one I had ilu live without: a toaster.

I could easily buy fresh things daily for preparation and consumption that day; but it would be a pain in the ass not having cold drinks or ice, or having to toss out 2/3 a container of milk because no storage.

Though laundry could be dropped off somewhere (or collected and returned, for that matter), but the top four are essential.

I don't like lots of electronic gadgets

And a dishwasher is a simple necessity. I live with my partner and do a 15 dishwashing everyday, everything but too big or too difficult to clean pots and pans goes in and saves me from washing dishes multiple times a day, even if it's 5 minutes each time, not washing them by hand is a necessary luxury in the long term.

My fleshlight

R3, No, I do not live alone and have to wash dishes for elderly family members as well.

I lived without a dishwasher for 30 years - I've had one in various places the last 8 years. I use it once every 10 days to just sanitize my dishes.

I live alone and don't cook much though.

As far as non-standard appliances (refrig, stove is like a toilet - it's everywhere) - I can't live without my microwave or air fryer. Those are the 2 most heavily used appliances I own.

I had my gas stove disconnected five years ago and I don't miss it. I had a gas leak in the stove and it scared the shit out of me . I use an air fryer, electric griddle and microwave.

Next, OP will ask us which one we could live without: blood, oxygen, a colon…

I would fucking die without my dishwasher. The only thing I wash by hand are pots and pans.

Just the one, dear?

Where R5?

Toaster?

I’ve lived without all of these things (lived on a boat) but no fridge for milk and yogurt, can not do now.

Can’t live without a washer now that I’ve had one in my apt these last seven years. It is such a luxury. No dryer though, haven’t used one in decades.

R17 - I agree - I lived in big cities where most apts were not built with in-unit washer and dryers. Usually a shared laundry room or even worse, you had to take your clothes to the Laundromat.

I've had in-unit washer/dryer for 8 years now and it's so convenient. Many people take it for granted - but it's not common in pre-war buildings. It's extremely rare unless a major renovation has been done of the entire building.

In our building any w/d addition requires wet over wet. That means you have to redesign around your kitchen or bath for the correct pipe access.

I don’t mind the basement laundry room at all. It’s usually me and a few maids or housekeepers, or an older lady. Easy to deal with.

Consuela! It’s for you.

People who have a washer/dryer in your place- how is the elecricity/gas/water bill for those appliances? I live in an apartment building with shared laundry units, and I imagine the bill must be pretty high.

R19 - agreed - it's not simple at all to convert apts or W/D. I didn't mind a laundry room in an elevator building - although sometimes it was always full, like Sat mornings or other times.

But if you lived in a 3 or 4 flat and it's (usually) in the basement with stairs (sometimes exterior outside stairs to the basement). schlepping a load of laundry down 4 flights of stairs in the winter is fucking not fun. And then upstairs again - hope it's not raining or snowing!