Hand Powered Appliances for Stay at Home Moms

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If you dream of going off-grid or at least want to lower your fuel bill, these hand powered appliances for stay-at-home moms will help.

8 Hand Powered Appliances for Stay at Home Moms

Hand-powered Washing Machine
Hand Crank Blender
Push Mower
Manual Grain Mill
Manual Butter Churn
Manual Noodle Cutter
Manual Egg Whisk
Manual Oil Express

Hand Powered Washing Machine

Yes, these are real, they are a thing, and they wash your clothes clean.

In fact, they are so much of “a thing” that you will find a wide range of them.

First, there is this simple hand-held one that almost looks like a toilet plunger…(almost!)

It works by allowing you to push and pull so that water moves through the clothes. This action allows dirt and excess detergent to be pulled out.

Way over on the other end is this heavy-duty hand-crank agitator.

It even comes with a wringer to spare your hands from all the twisting that can cause pain when you hand wash.

Then there are some models that are even foot pedalled.

If you are not afraid of the exercise, these manual washing machines will always get the laundry done whether or not the power goes.

Hand Crank Blender – Hand Powered Appliances for Stay at Home Moms, No. 2

I am most excited about this one because it is such a novel idea to me.

This would be a major relief on your electric bill especially if you love providing natural juices for your family.

Think of how freeing it would feel to grab the blender every time you want without having to worry about the money.

So, if you are a stay-home mom who wants this kind of freedom, here are some options for hand crank blenders.

First up is this one that at last check was unavailable on Amazon, but worth the inspection because it is genius!

However, if that doesn’t show up, you can improvise with a manual food processor or food chopper, like one of these:

I also like how sturdy and simple this next stainless-steel food mill is. It would help you blend plus it’s plastic-free for those of us who want to go nontoxic:

Push Mower – an Empowering Appliance for Stay at Home Moms

Leaving the kitchen for a while let us go outdoors to see what we can save money on.

A hand-powered lawn mower is music to my ears.

These tools are quieter than their motorized counterparts and will never require you to buy fuel – ever! No cords, nothing to plug in, nothing to pour in, no smell of gas to endure.

I hear the sound of freedom!

Here are a couple popular models you can check out:

Manual Grain Mill – Healthy Addition to Hand Powered Appliances for Stay at Home Moms

This set of tools are perfect for making fresh flour from grains and beans.

Why would you want to grind your flour fresh?

Well, let’s look at it from the flip side: stored flour loses its nutrients fast, but freshly ground flour is packed with 40 out of 44 of the nutrients to make your family healthy.

Of course, there are electric grain mills but using those would just add to the electric bill you are trying to lower. They would also push you back from the self-sufficiency you are trying to obtain.

So here are the manual grain mills you should explore:

Pay attention to how you prefer to mount these mills. Some require a permanent table to screw into. Others have a counter clamp so you can be more flexible in where you can set them up.

Manual Butter Churn

There’s nothing like fresh, homemade butter.

And the sooner you start making your own, the more you’ll wonder why you kept buying it!

For making butter there are electric options as well, but, like I said before, it’s the independence we are going for here.

I love the relief and freedom it gives to know I can do what I need when I want to do it – without ever paying for it.

If you throw in a couple milk cows or dairy sheep, having a manual butter churn will be your ticket to fresh, homemade butter forever!

Here is what one popular brand of manual butter churns looks like:

This one comes with butter paddles, cheese cloth and recipe book.

Manual Noodle Cutter for Stay at Home Moms

While you are growing in your self-sufficiency you will be looking to make your own pasta from scratch.

It is easier than you think, and you can make them fresh or store them for later.

You could cut the sheet of pasta with a knife. But you want to be as fresh and natural as possible while sparing your hands from the aches and strains of using a knife.

It’s also a good idea to use a manual noodle cutter if you have children who like to join you in the kitchen.

There wouldn’t be much opportunity for them to join in if you were always using a knife.

Here are a few manual noodle cutters you might want to look at:

Manual Egg Whisk

The traditional hand crank whisk is still around and is a step up from a regular eggbeater. It gets more whisking done without needing to get anything electric or motorized.

I think it’s simple, and if it’s not broken, why fix it.

Any model made from stainless steel should be strong and durable for you to hand down to your children.

I believe in the old-fashioned tradition of passing on something to the next generation, and this could be one of them!

Manual Oil Press for Stay at Home Moms

This one is near to my heart because I use this regularly to make fresh, cold-pressed oils for my family.

I have used it to make coconut oil, moringa seed oil, sesame seed oil, castor bean oil and even a little sweet sop seed oil.

There is also an attachment for turning this into a grain mill (if you choose the Piteba oil press like I have). That means I can double it as a grain mill too.

An oil press turns what so many people call bad seed oils into healthy fresh seed oils because they are made from scratch and a re fresh.

Seed oils are “bad” if you are buying them with all the chemicals in them and if they have been on the shelves forever.

But when you make your own in batches for a week or every few days, you get healthy oils for hair and skin care, salads, pan-frying – you name it!

Here are some great ones that are available:

You will want to look out for how each item is mounted. Some models require screwing into a table or dedicated stable surface.

Others give you the option of a counter clamp which means you can set it up anywhere you choose (which is what I opted for with zero regrets.)

And don’t be deterred by the heater bottle provided.

If you live in warm climates your oil press will work perfectly without it.

(Ask me how I know!)