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What Are Some Things You Regret Buying or Bought but Never Used? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don't hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don't even use.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 8 months ago (10 children)

I kinda regret buying my 3d printer. Not because it sucks, it's more because it reminds me I don't have any free time to do something this time consuming.

Another one is the cast iron wok. I love my cast iron pans, but the wok is just to damn heavy and it you can't really use it like one would use a normal lightweight wok.

[–] WeeSheep 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think most traditional woks are carbon steel, seasoned similarly to a cast iron but much lighter. You could give that a try?

[–] doctorzeromd 6 points 8 months ago

Yeah I asked my family for a wok a few years ago and got this beautiful one that was cast iron and way too heavy. I ended up getting a carbon steel one which was about a third the weight

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I thought about that a few times, but my wife doesn't want another wok that's taking space. So would need to fine a new home for old one, which doesn't seem to easy.

[–] captainlezbian 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Thrift store. It’d be an absolute find to someone who loves buying weird kitchen shit there

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I recently got a glazed ceramic pizza stone for $2 at my weird kitchen stuff thrift store and have been having a blast with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Might be a good idea. I hope I find one in my area. Thrift stores aren't that common here.

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