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What Are Some General "Buy It For Life" (Durable) Items You Recommend? (self.buyitforlife)

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So the idea of "buy it for life" is to buy items that are durable and last for a long time, things you could buy once and have your whole life, which can save money and be good for the environment

What are some of the top items you recommend for this?

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[–] CheeseAndCrepes 45 points 1 year ago (12 children)

The top answer for me is always a good cast iron pan. Doesn’t have to be expensive but should be quite heavy. It’s not just buy it for life either, it’s buy it for future generation’s lives.

[–] soar160 16 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Sand the crap out of any new pan can make a 'meh' pan into a 'muah' pan. A lot of them aren't nearly as smooth as they could/should be. We bought a cheap one that was quite bumpy, sanding down was a night and day difference.

[–] CapraObscura 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The smoothness of the pan means nothing. Whatever oil you use should be sufficient to keep anything from sticking, and it's not like .2mm of height difference is going to change the conductive properties of a honking great slab of metal to a honking great slab of meat.

[–] soar160 2 points 1 year ago

I used to think the same thing, then I tried it with one of my crappiest pans for shoots and ladders. It's my best pan by far and probably won't need to buy another one.

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