I often hear, “You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc…” but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

  • @aeharding
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    710 months ago

    I have cast iron, I use it often, but I don’t like using it for eggs in the morning.

    • @EnderMB
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      710 months ago

      No idea why you’re downvoted. Seasoning a cast iron pan sufficiently enough to fry an egg is challenging, whereas most chefs will use a non-stick pan solely for this purpose. It’s basically the one thing that non-stick is good at.

    • @Gerbils
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      310 months ago

      I’m with you. Started working to eliminate Teflon from the kitchen and went full cast iron, but eggs were still a challenge… Until someone turned me on to carbon steel.

      It’s lighter (not as light as an aluminum pan with Teflon, but significantly lighter than cast iron) and takes the same abuse and seasoning as cast iron.

    • @thorbot
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      110 months ago

      If it’s seasoned well enough it will work great with eggs

      • @aeharding
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        110 months ago

        Its not a matter of stick, it’s a matter of convenience. It takes too long to get to temperature when I just need one egg.

        • @thorbot
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          110 months ago

          I have a gas stove so I wouldn’t know