10 minute vintage breakfast

[northwesty]

Well, I was going to post about these neat vintage Reeco Bacon skillets I just got. I had noticed them in a 1950 Better Homes and Gardens and finally found one on ebay. I had intended to get another, as 5 strips aren’t going to cook enough for everyone. They cook the bacon flat and you don’t have to fiddle with them, and the fat drips into this tray around the curved top so you don’t use a bunch of paper towels trying to dry it. They work great.

Anyway I bought these to speed up the breakfast set-up and so I decided to post the whole process. I am no chef and this is just a simple breakfast, but it serves 7 and takes only 10 minutes, no kidding.

First I turn on the first bacon griller, and start the ten-minute timer.

 

[northwesty]

9 minutes to go…

Next I get out this GE 1970s I think fry pan and turn it on. Crack the eggs. I got this at the Goodwill for $7 and I don’t think it was used more than a few times. I would be partial to an older stainless one but you can’t beat this “new” non-stick surface. They heat up super fast and do a great job on eggs though not so great with pancakes. Anyway my “big” burners are being used up with the bacon. Here the little helpers are cracking the eggs. Not so sure they speed things up though.

 

[northwesty]

8 minutes to go…

The little helpers love mixing up the eggs with the vintage Hamilton Beach Mixette. It was an estate sale find…

 

[northwesty]

7 minutes to go…

Turn on second bacon griller. Can’t have them get done all at once or the one will be over done. However, the black more-used one cooks faster than the shiny-clean one.

I was fascinated to learn that this “Liberator” GE stove was named after a WWII bomber thanks to another posting on this site. Times have changed.

 

[retromom]

Cool Brian!!

My stomach is growling just looking at your breakfast set up!!! What kind of toasters are those? Talk about toast for a crowd!! Those mixettes are great and weighty. I have a Westbend that has the same design that I got for 25 cents at a garage sale. It's one of my favourite handmixers, as you get a bicep workout as well as perfectly mixed eggs/batter! LOL

Glad to see that you have your helpers in the kitchen! They are adorable!! My helpers tend to do a lot more tasting than helping!

Great pics!

Enjoy!

My

 

[northwesty]

6 minutes to go…

Put the bread down. These are “Mary Proctor” toasters from 1970 and 1971. I like my 1951 Sunbeam “automatic” better but they didn’t make home-use 4 slice toasters that old. These are still made like tanks though. Fortunately I have two circuits going to the countertop here.

They still make that “Dishmaster” on the sink there, it’s brand-new. There are some plastic parts now though… Would love to find a 40s one.

 

[northwesty]

5 minutes to go…

Start the eggs cooking. You have got to be on top of this as they are cooking fast.

Of course doubling up on the appliances speeds things up and things are still hot at serving time.

 

[northwesty]

4 minutes to go…

Little ones setting the table. Keep the Turquoise Melmac – “unbreakable” – on the lower shelf so they can get to it.

 

[northwesty]

3 minutes to go…

Getting bacon ready. Again, those are vintage “aristo-mats” to the right there. They work great. Probably have that wonderful old asbestos in them too.

 

[tlee618]

Really fun pictures, thanks so much for sharing Brian, now I'm hungry!!

 

[northwesty]

2 minutes to go

Toast is ready. You’ll have to butter it yourself though.

 

[washerboy]

Love that stove!!

Northwesty..love the stove!!! I can figure out some of the controlls but not all...could you give us a run down. Does the stove have a deep well?. Who are your helpers? They look darling!!!

 

[northwesty]

1 minute to go…

Eggs are ready.

 

[northwesty]

Lastly Breakfast served.

Oops forgot to put out the napkins. Some sleepyheads are not up yet but there will be left-overs for them.

This leaves more time for clean-up, seems like we run out of time in that department a lot of the time.

 

[petek]

Great thread to start of the morning..thanks.
Your chrome dinette looks like new, is it? If it isn't it sure has lasted.

 

[tomturbomatic]

That nice GE electric skillet was called the Dutch Skillet when it was sold in the 70s because it was deep like a Dutch Oven, but flared enough to function well as a skillet. That little white tab on the bottom of the thermostatic control was pushed in to eject the plug-in control. I would bet that those bacon cookers would work well in the oven if the knobs could stand the heat.

 

[perc-o-prince]

Thanks so much!!!

What a fun kitchen!!! Such lucky children to be exposed to this way of life(simpler family time)!

Rich

 

[hoover1060]

OMG!!!

A dishmaster faucet!!!

Looks like fun too.
My grandmother had that same HB mixette!

 

[revvinkevin]

Dishmaster faucet.........

My Grandmother had one for many years.... and they are STILL available today!!

GREAT breakfast pix.... I love all the vintage stuff in the kitchen!!!!

Thanks Brian!!