Originally Posted by
twospoons
If you're starting with only the basic appliances and want something different, both the deep fryer (for donuts) and the ice cream machine make 6 dishes, the other specialty appliances typically make 3 each. I'm not sure what level unlocks either of them.
Both require a lot of parts though (40!), so I'd ask my neighbors on their walls for gears, paint & screws for both and either metal sheets (fryer) or knobs (ice cream) before I even bought one, just so it doesn't take days of requests, with you sitting there with a box taking up an appliance slot.
Another option is to choose based on cutest foods (candy oven, imo).