I think we can all name a handful of items our grandmas kept on-hand when they were busy whipping up comforting casseroles in the kitchen. For my grandma, it’s her sunny yellow Tupperware canisters, her treasured recipe box with meticulously-preserved, handwritten family recipes, and, of course, an egg-slicer, because a day without egg salad just was never an option. Over time we may have strayed away from the fun patterns, colorful pastel palettes, and unique designs of our grandma’s generation, but there are still ways you can spark that same comforting nostalgia in your kitchen, and we found a variety of products at Amazon that do just the trick.
Below you’ll find modernized and re-imagined versions of the same kitchen items your grandma likely knew and loved. Scoop up our top finds with a charming retro twist, including a set of vintage-style Tupperware, darling mixing bowls, and even a recipe card box, so you too can share your legacy to younger generations.
Prosumer's Choice Bamboo Recipe Card Organizer, $18.99 (orig. $29.99)
Tupperware Heritage Collection 10-Piece Food Storage Set, $59.99
Kitchenado 3-in-1 Herb Chopper, $19.99
CraftyCrocodile Stainless Steel Dicer, $18.95
Pyrex Year Of Color Sculpted Tinted Glass Mixing Bowls Set, $34.31
Oggi Stainless Steel Tea Canister, $13.49 (orig. $14.99)
Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill, $24.05
Viski Footed Glass Punch Bowl, $59.96
Cuisinart 3-Quart Fondue Pot, $72.95 (orig. $79.95)
NileHome Egg Separator, $5.97
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$30 $19 at Amazon Grandmas everywhere typically have some kind of recipe card box in their kitchen, filled with handwritten recipes, cut-out recipes from newspapers and magazines, and the occasional scribble on a post-it with no measurements or instructions, only ingredients (or is that just me?). This simple recipe box is made from bamboo and is spacious enough to hold 4-by-6-inch index cards. It features a designated slot to hold your card upright for easy reading while cooking, plus a retractable phone holder so you can watch step-by-step cooking videos or call a friend as you work on dinner. “The cut-out on top to hold the recipe card is a plus and the little pull out phone holder is an added plus,” one five-star shopper wrote, adding, “Very handy for web recipes.”
$60 at Amazon Nothing says nostalgia like classic Tupperware, but the real vintage stuff can cost you an arm and a leg. Thankfully, Tupperware has a Heritage Collection that features the same retro design of the old ones, with a more modernized color palette. This set includes five bowls in 3.5-cup to 17.25-cup sizes, making them perfect for storing homemade cold salads, leftovers, and more. Each bowl comes with Tupperware’s signature instant seal lid (complete with the iconic starburst design) to keep your food as fresh as possible for as long as possible. Not to mention, each bowl comes in beautiful pastel shades of light blue, green, yellow, pink, and dark pink. “This is the old genuine Tupperware from ages past! I love the colors!” another customer wrote, adding, “My grandma had Tupperware like this.”
$20 at Amazon Your grandma may have had a mezzaluna knife to chop her fresh herbs, but you can get the same effect and more with this three-in-one herb chopper from Kitchenado. It features a double-bladed herb stripper to pull leaves from cilantro, parsley, rosemary, etc., a four-blade face that makes it easier to finely chop up herbs without assistance from a knife, and a scraper to seamlessly gather them up once you’re done. It also has fully retractable stainless steel blades, a soft-touch handle, and a detachable bottom to make cleaning a breeze. One five-star reviewer wrote, “I’ve wasted years tediously chopping herbs by hand—a task that takes several minutes to complete and one I have despised doing in the past. This nifty little utensil simplifies chopping herbs to just a few seconds.”
$19 at Amazon Time is always of the essence for grandmas, which means that more often than not, they have to find ways to save time to tend to the family. This handy stainless steel dicer can slice, wedge cut, or dice eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, strawberries, and more. With this simple gadget, you can get uniform slices and cuts every time—say goodbye to lopsided deviled eggs! If the appeal of picture-perfect deviled eggs isn’t impressive enough, it also comes with a small container that easily attaches to the chopped section for easy storing and cleanup. “I had been using the same rusty metal wire slicer for my eggs for 30 years,” a five-star reviewer wrote, adding, “I have only used this with eggs and strawberries so far but it’s fantastic…I only wish I’d discovered this sooner.”
These aren’t the only items that will fill your kitchen with nostalgic charm. Keep reading for more of our favorite modernized pieces with a vintage flair to shop at Amazon.
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