[Lady TS]

Originally Posted by Mother of Sons

I could do with less but I have several stoneware pieces that I use for baking (2 bar pans, 1 muffin, 1 cake, 1 pie, 1 loaf and 1 square.) I also have a bowl but I never use it so it's probably going.
I have several casseroles that match my dishes. I would never have bought them but they were a package deal. I do use them but could get along fine without.

I have a kitchen aid and a food processor and they are now essentials even though I lived without for a long time.

I have 2 small and 2 large cast iron fry pans that I use a lot. I could get by with one small and one large. I have a Dutch oven but rarely use it because I use my aluminum Dutch oven. I also have a cast iron wok but I don't need it.
I have a waffle maker and a rice maker. I could get by without the rice maker but it's nice to have. I have other

I need a sauce pan. I have none.

I could get along with 1 frying pan, 1 casserole, 1 Dutch oven, 1 sauce pan, 1 loaf pan, and a cookie sheet and good knives.

Why not take out everything you think you don't need and keep it in the garage for 6 months. Retrieve things if you need them and then get rid of whatever you haven't pulled out.

That's exactly the sort of answer I was looking for! Thank you!

I think I will start with what I bolded in the quote, plus a cutting board.

Great idea on storing the stuff I don't always use---that way I can keep the stuff I do use accessible but not on my countertop/stove! Our garage is very....rustic and very much outside, but perhaps I can stash them somewhere else.



Question: Where does your cast iron live? Mine is always on the stove(stacked) or in the oven(stacked) or on top of my crockpot (with lid inverted) on the counter.

My cast iron consists of: 1 large skillet, 2 medium and one small(omelet size) skillet, and an enameled cast iron dutch oven.

I have multiple pieces of things like loaf pans, pie pans, muffin tins because there is that part of me that wants to bulk cook (and does....sometimes) and I really neeeed to have multiples to get the job done more quickly and to conserve energy. Maybe the extras should live in Elsewhereland until I need them.