Getting kitchen gadget parts remade

Small appliances are where the spare-part gap hurts most. The ITU and UNITAR Global E-waste Monitor 2024 counts small equipment such as toasters and vacuum cleaners as about a third of the world's e-waste, around 20 billion kg in 2022, of which only 12% was formally recycled. A cracked lid catch or a lost drip-tray grille should not send a working machine to that pile.

Manufacturers have started to publish printable parts. In 2025 Philips and Prusa Research piloted Philips Fixables, free files on Printables for consumers to print replacement parts at home, starting with a comb for the OneBlade shaver (TCT Magazine, May 2025). For other brands, a maker can often remake the part.

Parts makers commonly remake

• Lid catches, hinges and handles on blenders, kettles and food processors (non-electrical)
• Coffee machine drip-tray grilles, cup supports and water-tank lids
• Mixer and blender knobs, dials and feet
• Holders, stands and attachment adapters
• Toaster crumb-tray handles and lever knobs (the plastic knob only)
• Storage clips and cord tidies

Don't have these remade

• Pressure-cooker lids, valves and seals
• Anything at mains voltage, including switches, plugs and heater mounts
• Blades, blade assemblies and couplings that transmit motor power
• Parts in direct contact with heating plates or boiling water
• Food-contact parts used daily, unless the material is documented as food-safe

Buy certified originals for these and have them fitted by a qualified person. The safety page explains why.

Try these first

1. Check whether the brand publishes official printable files or sells the part.
2. Search the model number with spare-part retailers and used listings.
3. Check whether a repair bonus covers the appliance where you live (Austria's includes coffee machines).

If nobody sells the part at a sensible price, a maker is the next step.

Good to know

Austria's repair bonus, from 12 January 2026, pays 50% of a repair at a participating business up to 130 euros per device, and lists coffee machines among eligible items (Salzburg24, January 2026). It covers professional repairs, not a part you have made yourself.

What to put in your post

• Brand and model number (usually on the base).
• Whether the part touches food, water or steam, and how hot it gets.
• Photos of the hinge pin or catch the part mates with.
• Photos from every side with a ruler in shot, and the measurements that matter. The measuring guide shows how.

Step by step: find the model number, measure the part and photograph it for a quote.

Not sure it is a good job for a maker? Run the checker. Ready to write it up? The brief builder drafts the description for you.

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