That would be a steamer basket. No one ever buys one; they just silently appear one day, hidden behind the stockpot under the counter. I think they originate in an alternate universe, and get transported here via the same wormhole that sucks away our socks.
Everyone says that, but mine hasn’t appeared yet, after three years in this place, and I really wish it would. I could actually use a steamer basket!
Same here - never use the dishwasher or dryer. I have also not used the bath for over 6 years - would always prefer to have a shower. Plus in my head all 3 are more envionmentally friendly.
I want to change my answer: bath tub. I haven’t taken a bath in well over five years. Yet, I would think twice about renting an apartment with no bath tub. For some reason, it feels more comforting and “homey” than having a shower stall alone.
I never take baths, but I also would never live somewhere that only had a shower stall. Have you ever tried to shave your legs in one of those things?
I always wind up throwing out cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and browwn sugar long before it’s used up. And I cook quite a bit.
Are those the really small ones that come with the set of towels? Wow. Does anyone actually use those to wash themselves?
Yep. Every day! It exfoliates much better than just your hands.
And your smoke detectors :rolleyes:
If there’s anything you’re rather have and not need and need and not have, a fire extinguisher is top of the list.
I almost never use the microwave. I’m never in that much of a hurry to eat.
Easy. Get a job where they don’t care how you dress. Tech-related jobs tend to be good for this, at least in California. Also, don’t go to many events where you have to dress up. It helps to live in an area where nobody expects you to dress up when you go out, or to only go to restaurants or events where dressing up is not expected.
Mr. Neville and I live like that- the only time either of us would wear a shirt that would need to be ironed would be to a job interview, a wedding, or a funeral. And those are rare enough in our lives that it’s easier just to take the shirt to the dry cleaners and have them do it.
We have an iron- it was his before we were married (though I don’t think he ironed clothes then, either). I don’t think we have an ironing board, and I wouldn’t know what to do with the iron, never having used one. Actually, I do know what I’d do if I needed to- I’d go on Google and look for a how-to guide to ironing.
No, you don’t have to dress like a slob. All you have to do is buy clothing that doesn’t need to be ironed. Linen and silks are pretty much out, but you can find tons of men’s dress shirts which are blends that don’t wrinkle easily.
Suits coats and pants you can’t do much about. You just have to hang them neatly until they need to be tended to, and then take them to the drycleaners. Many brands of men’s “dress slacks” are washable, and some of them are made of “wrinkle-free” material, too.
Lissa’s Tips On Avoiding Being a Slave to the Iron:
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Take clothes out of the dryer immediately, and don’t dry them completely. Leave them ever-so-slightly damp. Shake out and hang. Any wrinkles should dissapear.
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If a shirt is wrinkly, wet a washcloth or small towel in the sink, and throw it into the dryer with the shirt and turn it on for about ten minutes.
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If the above two solutions don’t work, and you insist on wearing the garment (when you should throw it out, instead) put a teakettle on to boil. Run the garment through the steam which comes out of the spout. Sometimes, you can hang the shirt in the bathroom while you take a steamy shower, but it’s not quite as effective.
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When in a pinch, use your mattress. Once, Hubby and I went to an out-of-town wedding. I had no iron in my room, and didn’t see how wrinkled my dress was until the night before. I lifted up the top matress and put the dress between it and the boxspring. In the morning, the dress looked neatly pressed. (Note: do not try this if there is going to be . . . uhm . . . activity on the mattress. The motion can cause the fabric to bunch up, making it worse.)
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A pillow works great for T-shirts. I have a bunch of old, flattened and lumpy pillows. What I did was put a trash bag over a stack of them, approximating the size of my torso, and I stretch damp t-shirts over it. They dry wrinkle-free every time.
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Downy Wrinkle Release. This product was a gift from the gods to the realm of men, right up there with Swiffer (blessed be its holy name) and those Magic Erase blocks you can use on your walls (and linoleum!) If a shirt is wrinkly, you can spray it on and watch the wrinkles dissapear before your very eyes. It also smells good. I have used it on my Hubby’s suits in a pinch, and never had any problems, but it may stain some fabrics, so you should always test it in a hidden spot before using.
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Don’t ever iron, or de-wrinkle your jeans. My mom is a fruitcake for doing this, as I’ve told her many times. (But she also irons the clothes she sends my pre-school neice in to daycare. Talk about an exercise in futility!)
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A lot of times, gravity will do the work for you. If you’re not going to wear a garment for a long time, just hang it up and don’t worry about it. At the museum in which I work, we often put clothing on dummies which is really wrinkled, and after a week or two, the wrinkles hang out themselves.
I just had to buy one the other day. My old one broke in the dishwasher. 
Wait a minute… Necros, you live in Arvada? I could have brought you mine.
Fascinating! Literally all of the things mentioned so far except the steamer basket (I prefer to microwave my veggies) are items I do use often enough to justify owning them. Or if I don’t, the husband does (he insists we keep the steamer basket, even though he never cooks veggies).
Mine would be white cane sugar. If I do bake (which is quite the rarity), I usually choose a recipe that calls for brown sugar - or use a pre-packaged mix. I don’t put sugar in my coffee or tea, or on my cereal or fruit, or any of that. Once a guest asked if we had some, and I had to scrounge around and found some in a Tupperware container that had undoubtedly been purchased by husband’s ex-wife, back in the 70’s or 80’s.
13 years without a television.
no hair dryer
no dishwasher
no coffee maker, I use either a Chemex or a french press.
no computor
no phone, no lights no motocar, not a single luxury… 
funny thing, I can’t seem to go a day without using my iron.
Stall only here, and I am super-sized so, unfortunately yes. I’ve given up shaving my legs and feet for now, but when I do shave them it’s sitting down with a basin of hot water.
I grew up with washcloths and so I own them, and I do like the texture when washing. But lately I’ve been using exfoliating gloves with shower gel and that’s even better.
I got a crockpot as one of my cooking schemes and haven’t used it once. I may send it to my brother who just had a heart attack and diabetes diagnosis, since I was planning on reducing bad stuff and bought a diabetes crock pot recipe book with it.
Oh! I don’t use kitchen towels. They get gross and icky, so I just go through paper towels like mad.