It is amazing how many helpful devices we invented for the kitchen in the last 100 years. Just think about it: our grandmas didn’t have dishwashers, tumble dryers or dough mixers. Let alone microwaves. They had to spend much more time in the kitchen, preparing meals, doing the dishes or even making coffee.
So we should feel grateful for the wonderful inventions which made our life much easier. And today we are going to use that time spared to learn some German and look at kitchen appliances in German.
We included all the electrical and mechanical gadgets you are likely to find in a german kitchen, so we compiled quite a list for you. So open that fridge, get yourself a cool soft drink and enjoy some german kitchen vocabulary.
The German word for kitchen appliances is Küchengeräte (die, plural) (singular: das Küchengerät, n.).
Words for Kitchen Appliances in German
No good kitchen is complete without a number of helpful appliances. So let’s look at the vocabulary for kitchen appliances (or, in German: “die Küchengeräte“).
| English Expressions | German Translations | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| blender | der Mixer | masculine |
| can opener | der Dosenöffner | masculine |
| chest freezer | die Gefriertruhe | feminine |
| coffee maker | die Kaffeemaschine | feminine |
| cooker | der Herd | masculine |
| dishwasher | der Geschirrspüler | masculine |
| dough mixer | die Teigknetmaschine | feminine |
| egg cooker | der Eierkocher | masculine |
| electric cooker | der Elektroherd | masculine |
| electric stove | der Elektroherd | masculine |
| fridge | der Kühlschrank | masculine |
| gas cooker (British English) | der Gasherd | masculine |
| gas stove | der Gasherd | masculine |
| laundry dryer | der Wäschetrockner | masculine |
| microwave | die Mikrowelle | feminine |
| pasta maker | die Nudelmaschine | feminine |
| range (British English) | der Herd | masculine |
| refrigerator | der Kühlschrank | masculine |
| stove (American English) | der Herd | masculine |
| toaster | der Toaster | masculine |
| tumble dryer | der Wäschetrockner | masculine |
| upright freezer | der Gefrierschrank | masculine |
| waffle iron | das Waffeleisen | neuter |
| washing machine | die Waschmaschine | feminine |
Example Sentences with Kitchen Appliances in German
- Lass nicht immer die Kühlschranktür offen stehen, das kostet unnötig Strom! — Don’t always leave the refrigerator door open, it costs unnecessary electricity!
- Mein Geschirrspüler ist am Wochenende kaputt gegangen und meine ganze Küche stand unter Wasser. — My dishwasher broke over the weekend and my whole kitchen was under water.
- Ganz hinten im Schrank habe ich ein altes Waffeleisen gefunden. Das haben wir schon ewig nicht mehr benutzt. — At the very back of the cupboard I found an old waffle iron. We haven’t used that for ages.
- Ich liebe frische Pasta, deshalb habe ich mir eine Nudelmaschine gekauft. — I love fresh pasta, so I got myself a pasta machine.
- Ich fürchte, mein Wäschetrockner macht es nicht mehr lange. Der macht immer so komische Geräusche, wenn er läuft. — I’m afraid my tumble dryer won’t last much longer. It constantly makes such weird noises when it’s on.
