Appliances

We brought some appliances with us to Bonaire.  Many of the small appliances came with the house.  There were a few items, however, that we decided after a year that we could not live without.

The salad spinner is  equipment that we did not ship.  We have spent a year trying to rinse and dry basil, lettuce and vegetables but it hasn't been very successful. 

We use a coffee grinder for grinding spices.  We found this little grinder at City Shops which is the Best Buy/Costco (minus groceries) of Bonaire. It's interesting that the grinder is 220v. When we got our microwave it was 110v.  You have to confirm the voltage on appliances because they offer both in the stores.

Several months ago we invested in two coffee makers.  These are not cheap. About $45 each and they are all plastic! 

The cooktop in the apartment has never worked.  We called the seller and he said he never used it and didn't know it didn't work.  So we ordered a new one.  We ordered it through our electrician who deals with Holland on appliances.  We ordered it in October of last year and it still hasn't arrived.

Note to file:  When you move to a different country bring small appliances with you.  They are cheaper in the US than Bonaire.