dishes or meatball sandwiches.
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That’s another reason these gadgets are fun to collect.
There isn’t necessarily one universal design.
You may find several versions with different capacities, shapes, and mechanisms.
Why Did These Gadgets Become Less Common?
Modern kitchens changed dramatically over the decades.
Today, cooks can use cookie scoops, spring-loaded portioners, food processors, kitchen scales, and inexpensive silicone tools to accomplish many of the same tasks.
A standard cookie scoop can even double as a meatball portioning tool in some kitchens.
So the
specialized meatball maker became less essential.
But that doesn’t make the old design any less clever.
In fact, seeing one today can remind us just how inventive earlier generations were when it came to saving time in the kitchen.
Is It an Antique or Just Vintage?
That depends on its age, manufacturer, construction, and design.
The word vintage is often used broadly for older household objects, while antique is generally reserved for objects that are at least 100 years old.
