I've gone to estate sales and have bought lots of tools and things that are well made, and many that aren't grid dependent. I love my antique hand coffee grinder as well as my hand turn drill.
My great grandmother's coffee mill is probably well over a century old, still going strong grinding black pepper for my culinary efforts, it's seen half a dozen motorized spice grinders come and go.
I've gone to estate sales and have bought lots of tools and things that are well made, and many that aren't grid dependent. I love my antique hand coffee grinder as well as my hand turn drill.
My great grandmother's coffee mill is probably well over a century old, still going strong grinding black pepper for my culinary efforts, it's seen half a dozen motorized spice grinders come and go.