And they’re better than new.
And she was right.
The crank is magically and perpetually smooth like a freshly-oiled bicycle.

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I break it out for pesky heavy duty cans more often than I ever expected.
Beall was given her parents' mixer originally gifted to them for theirwedding, and still uses it today.
Often, they’re smooth and slightly thinnerbut still sturdy.

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Her very well-seasoned skillets cook way better than my newer ones," says Ivy Odom.
Beall inherited a generations-old skillet from her grandmother, and she still reaches for it today.
“I hated it,” says Holland.

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“It was difficult to use and impossible to clean.
Recipe DeveloperNicole Hopperalso remembers her grandmother’s sifter with the turning crank.

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