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These antique cooking and baking gadgets give new meaning to the phrase "just like Grandma used to make." 1. Cookie Press Perfect for pumping out pretty cookies in the '50s. Etsy 2. Cake Breaker Do not fear this scary-looking antique kitchen tool. It's actually meant for cutting delicate cakes like Angel food. Etsy 3. Flour, Sugar, and Tea Canisters In Grandma's kitchen, everything had its rightful place. Etsy 4. Breadbox Decorative breadboxes were all the rage in Grandma's day. Etsy 5. Butter Molds Because it was very important that butter be beautiful, these molds came in all kinds of designs. Etsy 6. Strainer Sieve This was a farmhouse must-have for making jam and tomato sauce. Etsy 7. Condiment Serving Tray It was all about presentation in the good ol' days. Case in point: This cute condiment serving tray from the '60s with glass bowls and ladles. Etsy 8. Iron Trivets Whether cast iron or wrought iron. Etsy 9. Egg Poacher Pan If Grandpa liked his eggs poached, Grandma surely had one of these pretty pans. Etsy 10. Food Mill The old-fashioned way to make everything from baby food and applesauce to mashed potatoes and pureed soups. Etsy 11. French Butter Dish The clever design allowed for cool water to fill the area on the saucer around the glass bowl—effectively keeping butter chilled but still soft enough to spread. Etsy 12. French Fry Cutter Because even grandmas craved fries. Etsy 13. Nesting Pastry Cutters We're betting these nesting cutters bring back some memories of helping Grandma with pastry-making. Etsy 14. Hand Mixers In the days before electric standing mixers, all the blending was done by hand, with little egg beaters like this one. Etsy 15. Ice Cream Sandwich Maker We're totally down to bringing back this '70s Tupperware trend. Etsy 16. Ice Pet For shaving ice. Anyone care for a snow cone? Etsy 17. Meat Tenderizer Vintage meat mallets like this one look more like something from a horror film than the tenderizers we know today. Etsy 18. Aluminum Ice Trays Before everything came in plastic, Grandma froze water in one of these metal contraptions with levers for easy ice removal. Etsy 19. Nutmeg Grinder Much like a pencil sharpener, grinders like this one from the '30s clamped onto the counter and could be cranked to churn out ground spices. Etsy 20. Pot Strainer These little gadgets sat atop pots to make it easier to drain water. Etsy 21. Potato Mashers You don't see these in most modern-day kitchens. Etsy 22. Vintage Pyrex Casserole Dish Every Grandma had at least one of these. (Heck, we still have a whole collection!) Etsy 23. Soda Syphon Basically the SodaStream of the '60s. Etsy 24. Slicer This handheld utensil features 11 sharp metal blades—to conveniently slice things like eggs and cheese, of course. Etsy 25. Baking Mold Vintage baking molds like this looked a lot like a waffle iron—only for cookies. Etsy Credits: countryliving.com Share this story on Facebook with your friends.