You know the current running joke that everyone is online shopping since they’re all stuck at home? We are working HARD to resist the urge, but there are a couple of things that have been on the list for a while that I “indulged” in and looked around for.
Pots. Pots and pans. Here’s the thing. We’ve been using a set of five non-stick teflon pots for a long time, and I’m confident I don’t have to tell you how unpopular that is. Last year, I made it my mission to find a new stainless steal set. And then last year, we were SO broke. There was absolutely no money for new pots. I had one person say to me at one point “Can you really afford not to, though?” And I know where they were coming from, but we could, in fact, afford not to. The money just was not there.
In the recent months, our pots have gotten BAD. Teflon flaking off. It was very clear we needed to start replacing them fast. Aaaaand then Brady dropped one and bent the heck out of it 😆 So I decided it was time to find some to buy.
And it was oddly easy…
Not everything is replaced yet, but we’re on our way! We found perfect stainless saucepans with nice heavy bases to replace our three smaller pots. They were 50% off, and oddly cheap. But the reviews were great, so we ordered them. A 1, 2, and 3.25 qt.
Our bigger 6 qt pot has yet to be replaced. The closest thing looked right, but it was 5.5 qt and we are not in any position to be downsizing our pots. Nope nope nope. So I’m just keeping an eye out for that.
The last pot that needed replacing is basically a pan. Its a shallow, 2.75 qt saucepan. We like it a LOT more than our basic frying pans because it has a nice lid on it and the sides are straight up, unlike a pan, if that makes sense. That pan was warped years ago, but we’ve continued to use it. But!! We upgraded 😳 Doubled, in fact. 5.5 qt. Ta daaaaaa!! 💁♀️
Ok, I know, I know, we went non-stick here. Not a popular choice, but we’re getting there slowly, and there are going to be things we don’t want to stick. This pot/pan/beast was originally $150 and we got it for $28. It is BANANAS. I know, I am oddly excited about it, but I guess thats adulthood for me 🤷♀️ Can’t afford to shop for non essentials, but I’d call the pots that cook our food essential. Yes? Yes.
After ALL of that explanation, we got the pots home from the curbside pickup (where the store employee called us because they “couldn’t see our van” 😂) sanitized them, and discovered they gave us one wrong pot. Merp. Ah well. We’re still amped!
Are you also amped about our pots? Because you should be. And if you’re not, if you could just fake it, that would be ideal 😆