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Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Who, in the history of man, has ever replaced a vegetable peeler?
Why the hell should I replace dish towels? I will use them until they turn to dust (or the equivalent, single strands of fabric).
Dish towels? I still use the same one my mom bought in the late 90’s.
my cast iron skillet, silicon sponge, 8 yo still brand new peeler, and +4yo good quality towels and wood spoon are laughing at this chart
Nonstick pans is fair b/c the coatings break down and wear out over time. They are basically disposable pans. Better option is to learn to cook eggs and delicate stuff on carbon or stainless steel. Just takes some patience and learning a bit of technique.
Sponges…eh. I get at least a month out of sponges. Once they start to break down a bit, I rotate them into the bathroom to scrub the tubs for a couple more months before tossing them entirely.
Dish brushes don’t need to be replaced until the bristles are all worn out. I bought 6 dish brushes from IKEA two or three years ago (they were only 79 cents each, and they matched my kitchen, so I figured I’d stock up). I’m still on the first one. LOL. They can be thrown in the dishwasher to sanitize if you are worried about germs.
The rest of this stuff? Don’t replace until it no longer functions.
Dish brushes are dishwasher safe. I put mine in the dishwasher every week or so, or after cleaning something particularly disgusting. They still look brand new after years of use. You can thank me later.
Wtf, i have decades old vegetable peelers and towels. This is insanity.
Non-stick pans: don’t buy them in the first place. Everything else: use it until it falls apart.
I have a wooden spoon that was carved for my grandmother by her uncle for Christmas 1955… Why on earth would I replace it when it works fine?
make more garbage
Big Kitchen Supply at it again. I’m not falling for it, you’re not getting my money. I’m taking this potato peeler to my grave.
Actual propagandaÂ
The sponge is the only one I agree with . Though maybe add a week or two lol but they are so cheap it’s easy to just grab a pack from the dollar store
Non stick pans I agree with as the microcracks release chemicals in your food
This just in: local restaurant owners say eating at home causes cancer.
Sponges can get very full of bacteria, but 2 weeks is insane and super expensive
Dish Towels? You throw them in the fucking washer with the bathroom ones
Wooden spoons? When they break.
Dish brushes are in the same situation as sponges but also this person is being overly cautious
Every millennial knows that the best pots and pans are the ones older than they are
I have a wooden spoon from my great grandmother and multiple dish towels that were owned (and some embroidered) by my great-great grandmother. Why would I get rid of these?
Ppl are crazy
What?! Five years is when a wooden spoon has finally BEGUN to get properly seasoned!
Replacing a sponge every 1-2 weeks I crazy
I remember this from another Reddit post a while back. This grandma didn’t get the memo.
I have wooden spoons from 1989
We shouldnt even be using nonstick pans. Shit is carcinogenic.
I don’t see the Veggie Peeler and the dish towel.
first one is just a steel plate, toss it away when it’s rusty but I wouldn’t that hang a fixed time.
Later one can be washed hot.
The other ones are bacteria grow beds and a non stick pan is trash anyway, better get alternatives
i really don’t understand the dish towels one, wash them hot and they’re fine
Brought to you by the cooking magazine that is mostly ads. Why would you throw away a wooden spoon after 5 years? What is so magical about 5 years and what makes the spoon different from any other wood things in your home? I’ve owned the same vegetable peeler and wooden utensils since I set out on my own 15 years ago.
I’ve had my nonna’s wooden spoon since she passed and she had it from when she immigrated to the USA (1954 💀) and it works perfectly fine lol
Some stainless steel pan propaganda for you:Â
When I first bought my stainless steel pan, within a day or two my housemate burned the shit out of it. The kitchen was full of smoke and the pan was black. I was not about to give up on my brand new pan so I decided I would find a way to clean it. It took about a week and a lot of lye but I managed it. I’m still using the same pan years later.Â
Stainless steel pans are great and they don’t stick if you know how to use them.
Don’t buy non stick pans, they are toxic and have a very short lifespan
Don’t buy non stick pans they are trash out of the box. Wash dish towels regularly and they are fine. Sponge they’re correct though. I’ve had the same wooden spoons and vegetable peelers for 20 years.
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If work, I keep. If no work, make work longer. If no work longer, replace. Simple logic.
me still using dish towels that came with the house i bought that was built in 1870…
Some of it is valid, a lot of it is crazy.
Pans should last more than 2 years if you’re buying quality pans and if you’re taking care of them (i.e. hand washings instead of dish washer, don’t take them from the hot stove and immediately hit them with cold water from the sink, etc.). Cast iron pans should last multiple generations.
Dish Towels, I could maybe see, but even then, I’d estimate up to 5 years maybe?
Wood spoons should be replaced eventually, but I’d say 5-10 years.
Sponges, yes that makes sense.
Brushes, sure, depending on the brush. I’ve had brushes get moldy before because the material wasn’t that great. But honestly I’d say more like 6-months to a year.
Peeler, never. That thing stays until it breaks or I do
I have never used three of these items in my 45 years on this earth. Also, dish towels are useful util they turn to dust.
Even if this was true, the bigger issue for me is that it misses an opportunity to explain how to avoid this.
For a vegetable peeler – get one you can sharpen, it isn’t hard.
For the dish brush use one of those coconut scrubbers – there’s no plastic in them, and they last a lot longer. You can also rotate them from the kitchen to use in the bathroom once they are too far gone for food stuff but can still work for other cleaning.
For the pan, get stainless steel and learn how to use it. Worst case get enamelled cast iron and look after it.
For dish towels and wooden spoons idk, they last much longer than shown. Use old towels for rags I guess.