Once upon a time, the concept of small household appliances began to become popular with the emergence of brands such as Xiao Bear Electrical Appliances, and set off a boom among young people.
In many young people, especially in the group of renters, small household appliances seem to meet many of their needs. Taking up less space and improving the quality of life, all kinds of small appliances are constantly added to their shopping carts thanks to these beautiful ideals.
But the reality is bone-chilling: many small household appliances have fallen to second-hand platforms such as idle fish after a circle, and people's attitudes towards them have become rational. So, which small household appliances are most likely to become idle fish hot, and which are the favorites in the eyes of young people?
Before discussing this issue, Xiao Black must first determine the scope of small household appliances. The home appliances that appear under the labels of Taobao and Jingdong's small household appliances, as long as they are not particularly outrageous, Xiaohei will count it into it. The "quality small household appliances" activity done by Jingdong last month is the best reference.
In addition, since it is an article that discusses whether it is worth buying, it is bound to be completely objective, if the small partners have any different opinions, please take yourself as the standard.
It is not recommended to buy small household appliances, often have these characteristics
Among the small household appliances that Xiao Hei has used, the one that is least recommended for small partners to start is the ice cream machine.
Once upon a time, an ice cream machine that seemed to be a co-branded co-brand of Coca-Cola appeared in front of Xiao Hei. When he first saw it, Xiao Hei's heart was full of joy: Summer is coming, isn't it beautiful to make an ice cream at home?
But when Xiao Hei saw its use tutorial, his heart was half cold.
First of all, we have to put it in the refrigerator and freeze it, and it will take 14 to 16 hours, or more.
▲ The first two steps of ice cream making
Does this operation remind the friends of the stewed beaker? Anyway, Xiao Hei has such an association.
After that, we also need to use another bowl to mix the ingredients, and then plug in the power supply to let the ice cream cup stir for us. After eating, we also have to wash the dishes and wash the ice cream cup.
On this point, the promotional pictures also say that 15 to 20 minutes of rapid self-control.
▲Ice cream machine publicity map
Having said all that, it's not that the ice cream machine isn't easy to use.
In fact, Xiao Hei saw that there were many positive reviews on Taobao that talked about the joy of making ice cream together as a family. But for young people like Xiao Hei, the practicality of ice cream machines is really not high. On the one hand, during the epidemic period, your refrigerator is likely to be stuffed with various foods and can't find a place to stuff this ice cream cup, on the other hand, Xiao Hei feels that he is making food with his hands, and it is really not interesting to have a few friends together. If you are alone, it is better to go downstairs and buy a bag of ice cream and eat it slowly.
More importantly, some of the ingredients in the recipe are not directly available, such as the mango in the picture above, which also needs to be handled manually, and it is estimated that it will take ten minutes just to beat the mango sauce.
In addition, this thing is very likely to be used only a few months a year, and in the winter, it is estimated that only a whim will come out of the bottom of the box to make an ice cream to eat. Is it even possible that you'll forget to buy an ice cream machine next summer?
From the ice cream machine, we can draw two characteristics that make it not worth buying: the use of the scene is limited, and the operation is relatively troublesome.
The small appliance that the second little black wants to say is actually some breakfast machine. Note that some of what Xiao Hei is talking about here specifically refers to a part of the breakfast machine that seems to be able to do a lot of things, such as the one in the picture below.
From the picture, this breakfast machine seems to be able to do anything. It has two baking pans that can bake two sandwiches at the same time, and the induction cooker on the right can use a small milk pan or a pan frying pan, and the next noodle or fried egg can be done.
But from Xiao Black's point of view, this seemingly versatile breakfast machine is actually not so versatile. For example, if Xiao Hei wants to boil an egg and then heat up milk one day, or if he wants to fry an egg and want to make a noodle at the same time, he has to take another pot to the stove.
▲Such a small pot, are you sure that the noodles will not be battered?
From the above picture, we can also see that the hot milk in the small milk pot of 3L is enough, and it is really necessary to eat the noodles under the bowl, even if it is a person's amount, it seems a little crowded.
For young people living alone, it has another unsatisfactory place, that is, single function.
Although it can use baking sheets and induction cookers at the same time, in China, many young people's breakfasts often choose to solve on the road, and for families of three, on the one hand, its capacity is not enough, on the other hand, the traditional Chinese breakfast, and the breakfast machine is obviously not very compatible.
▲ Common Chinese breakfast, with the breakfast machine obviously not
If you want to choose a small black, you would rather buy a toaster and add a small soup pot and a frying pan. The toaster does not have to be cleaned every day, even if it is a large frying pan to wash, it can also fry two eggs and two sausages at the same time, and if you want to change the pattern, you can also take it to make up for scrambled egg fried rice, and returning to the basics is the real all-rounder.
Obviously, there are two reasons why this kind of breakfast machine is "disliked" by Xiao Black: First, there seem to be a lot of functions, but each one is not too good. Coupled with the highly specialized appliances that limit its use, it is not close to the use habits of domestic users.
To sum up, small household appliances that are not worth buying in the eyes of small blacks have several characteristics: limited use scenarios, cumbersome front-end follow-up work, single functions or specialization.
Whether these small appliances are worth it depends on personal preference
There is also a type of small household appliances, although they can often be seen on the list of major idle items, but in the eyes of Xiao Hei, whether they have the value of purchase or not is still a matter of opinion.
The first to bear the brunt is the air fryer.
As the leader of the top ten "useless" goods in 2021, the air fryer has always been a product that has been rejected.
It is true that in the characteristics of small household appliances that are not worth buying summarized above by Xiao Black, the air fryer also accounts for the cumbersome front follow-up work, but in the eyes of many people, the other two may really have nothing to do with the air fryer.
Xiao Hei has a small partner who belongs to the kind of young people who rent a house and usually do not cook well, but after having an air fryer, almost every weekend can see photos of her homemade food in the circle of friends.
▲ The dialogue between Xiao Hei and his friends
For her, the meaning of the air fryer is on the one hand to find the pleasure of healthy afternoon tea in the busy work, and on the other hand, to allow herself to finally eat what she has made after a week of takeaway. On the one hand, the safety of the ingredients can be controlled by themselves, and on the other hand, the same food can also be adjusted to their own preferences.
And from her mouth, Xiao Hei also learned some air fryer recipes that he hadn't thought of before. Not only can it make fried chicken, pork chops, even baked cakes, spring rolls, and roasted leeks, but it is also much simpler to operate than using a stove and the breakfast machine mentioned above.
▲ Microwave-like simple operation, let the air fryer win the hearts of some people
For some users, its functions and usage scenarios are obviously not limited, with a rice cooker, you can eat a meal every weekend.
There is also a small household appliance, which is a small black that is useful, but some small partners may find useless products: portable vacuum cleaners.
▲Xiao Hei owns this one of the Mi family
When I first bought it back, some friends laughed at Xiao Hei for paying an IQ tax. But now Xiao Hei can confidently say: it is not.
Generally speaking, the scene where it is used more may be to clean the space in the car, which can be seen from its other name, "Car Vacuum Cleaner".
But in fact, there are many more uses for it. When Xiao Hei was at home, he would often eat some snacks in bed and did some handicrafts. If you follow the general practice, it is relatively cumbersome to clean, but after having it, the debris on the table and the quilt are sucked away with a bang.
If it is not convenient to install the rental house of the sweeping robot, the cookie crumbs that fall on the ground, the hair of the girl can be cleaned and cleaned with a single suction, although it cannot completely replace the vacuum cleaner and rag, but it can also reduce the number of sweeping and mopping, and lazy people like Xiao Black feel that it is very valuable to buy it.
By the way, if you want to say that the must-buy in small household appliances, sweeping robots are definitely on the list. However, due to space limitations, Xiao Hei will not expand on it here.
In addition to the products listed above, there are many controversial products in the category of small household appliances on the question of "whether it is worth buying".
Little Black felt that the wall breaker was useless, and it was their treasure to the old man with bad teeth; using a troublesome and single-purpose curling iron and lazy beauty device, some people would use it twice from time to time. Even if it is a fascia gun that makes Xiao Hei comfortable for a few minutes a day, there are still many people who think it is an IQ tax.
In short, the question of whether it is worth buying is relative, the above content is only combined with the current general living conditions of young people and their own experience or feelings about these products, only for the reference of small partners. If there are really small partners who still feel that eating their own ice cream is just needed in life after careful consideration, then please do not hesitate to buy it if you look for the quality of the product!
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