Poll of the Day > i've decided to throw out all my pots and pans so my roommate can't use them

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https://imgur.com/a/sEhs1Je

they all look like this because he ruined them

then this one was in the cupboard allegedly clean but has food debris in it lmao it's nasty. they all feel greasy to the touch even though they're "clean"

i can't even cook here anymore because they're disgusting

so i'm just gonna throw them all out and he can figure it out for the last few months >=]

Must be a guy thing cause I do that to all my pots and pans.

Usually buy a new set every year.

HornedLion posted...

Must be a guy thing cause I do that to all my pots and pans.

Usually buy a new set every year.

take care of your shit dude this kind of thing is toxic. and you have a kid right? just be careful because ingesting non-stick chemicals is really bad for your health.

most people I know blow at caring for pots and pans. don't you dare put a metal utensil in those. burn something onto it? you've done it wrong. and you can clean it without fucking it. but most people just fuck it.

ReturnOfFa posted...

most people I know blow at caring for pots and pans. don't you dare put a metal utensil in those. burn something onto it? you've done it wrong. and you can clean it without fucking it. but most people just fuck it.

dude i have an 80+ year old cast iron skillet that he lets SOAK in water or stay wet after washing

he "washes" dishes and puts them in the second half of the sink to get wet and blasted with water until he slowly picks through what he needs to use when he needs to use it

and it's ALL OF MY STUFF. i bought 95% of everything in this house we used. so he's just damaging all my property it's driving me insane. those pots and pans are only a little over 2 years old.

Not even my 13 year old pan looks like that.

yeah it's horrible

Don't use metal utensils in a nonstick pan

Metalsonic66 posted...

Don't use metal utensils in a nonstick pan

common sense isn't very common

That sucks. Are you going to stop cooking for the next few months as well?

SilentSeph posted...

That sucks. Are you going to stop cooking for the next few months as well?

I don't usually cook at my house anyways. My roommate keeps all the dishes dirty and greasy. The kitchen is always trashed and dirty. I haven't even cooked in a month. The last time I did was when he was on vacation and I was able to keep the kitchen clean for the two weeks he was gone.

When they got back his gf told him that I keep the house cleaner than he does

not Carote, but my sister has the same type of cookware. and it doesnt have to be Walmart, but I hope its enough of a lead to help you (or anyone else looking for cookware)

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Carote-Nonstick-Pots-and-Pans-Set-10-Piece-Granite-Cookware-Set-Black/582468209?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101087833

Pikazard1 posted...

not Carote, but my sister has the same type of cookware. and it doesnt have to be Walmart, but I hope its enough of a lead to help you (or anyone else looking for cookware)

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Carote-Nonstick-Pots-and-Pans-Set-10-Piece-Granite-Cookware-Set-Black/582468209?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101087833

Thanks for the recommendation but I already have a few sets picked out that I want to choose from

Is he living there still for any particular reason other he feels entitled to be there, Im spotty on the lore. If I remember you said he has a fianc he could potentially live with but just doesnt because he refuses to move out. Sounds like hes trying to be as big of a dick as possible before he leaves.

Wouldnt be surprised if he tried fuck with something like appliances or the plumbing before he leaves. You should document all the property hes damaged.

Mensis posted...

Is he living there still for any particular reason other he feels entitled to be there, Im spotty on the lore. If I remember you said he has a fianc he could potentially live with but just doesnt because he refuses to move out. Sounds like hes trying to be as big of a dick as possible before he leaves.

Wouldnt be surprised if he tried fuck with something like appliances or the plumbing before he leaves. You should document all the property hes damaged.

Um apparently he can't live with her because she lives in STUDENT HOUSING with 2 other young women. Idk how old this chick is but I sadly feel she's like almost a decade younger than him. I feel bad for her.

And I'm not sure why he stays here. He makes over $60k a year with zero debt at all to his name and he acts like he can't afford an apartment on his own. He keeps saying how last year we agreed to January 2023 because I thought I couldn't refinance the house into my name til then. I've asked him numerous times if he would leave early and he says no every time. I couldn't just evict him because he's an established resident so I just put him on a fucking lease til December 31st. I'm just so fucking over it.

I don't have any pans that look like that, but my knives ALL look like that

Jen0125 posted...

take care of your shit dude this kind of thing is toxic. and you have a kid right? just be careful because ingesting non-stick chemicals is really bad for your health.

You know everything that dude posts is a fabrication right? Who knows what to believe lol

OhhhJa posted...

You know everything that dude posts is a fabrication right? Who knows what to believe lol

yeah idk he purports to have a kid so i feel obligated to say it

Mmmm Forbidden Pepper

You may just be an internet friend but I still hate to hear that your living in a situation you hate for another 3+ months. Have you offered to help with moving costs if he leaves early? You shouldn't have to of course, but maybe that would motivate him. I just isn't worth it to live with someone you don't like that long.

IF you do have to live with him, instead of throwing away the pans, I would just give them to him and have nothign to do with them again. Again, that sucks, but it's better to avoid any antagonistic moves till he is actually gone at least.

I literally refuse to live with anyone who doesn't want me to live with them or that I don't like. It's just not worth the stress, when we already have so much stress in our lives. Dude is just making your life miserable cause he isa jerk, if he makes 60k+ there is no reason at all for him to stay there, and if his gf/fiance is living at a dorm, he could get a place for both of them, and should want to. Dude seems really freaking weird.

Lol there is no excuse for not being able to look after pots and pans. Its so easy. And I hate when people leave pots to soak cause theyre too lazy to wash shit. And even then dont do a good job and it still feels greasy after being washed.

My gf is so bad for this it pissed me off

HornedLion posted...

Must be a guy thing cause I do that to all my pots and pans.

Nope it's a you thing. It takes 5 minutes to learn how to properly use/care for pots and pans. Invest the time.

Jen0125 posted...

dude i have an 80+ year old cast iron skillet that he lets SOAK in water or stay wet after washing

Fortunately, cast iron pans can take a ton of abuse before getting so bad that they actually can't be brought back.

Unfortunately, having to restore them every two weeks because some idiot struggles to understand the words "don't leave water in it" is a massive pain in the ass and might qualify as valid justification for using said idiot's skull to demonstrate the hardness of cast iron.

jiffdiff posted...

Nope it's a you thing. It takes 5 minutes to learn how to properly use/care for pots and pans. Invest the time.

Eeyup. Don't use metal on teflon pans (ceramic non-stick ones are more durable, but still try to avoid it), use an appropriate amount of oil to prevent whatever sticking you can, and don't make a habit of burning stuff. That's 99% of what you need to know; calling it a "guy thing" doesn't excuse not taking the time to learn that.

Particularly tenacious burnt-on stuff can usually be dislodged by deglazing it (pour a small amount of water into a hot pan around it, then scrape it off as the rapidly-boiling water loosens it) or boiling soapy water in the pan while scraping at it. It may also take some soaking. Steel wool should never be used on anything finished (non-stick, enamelled, etc.), but it's okay for harder materials (mostly stainless steel).

wolfy42 posted...

Have you offered to help with moving costs if he leaves early?

Yes more than once

Im not a fan of teflon pans because inevitably someone screws them up by using metal or by cleaning with rough sponges

my favorite thing to use is either just stainless steel or ceramic nonstick