It got big and people come here to karma farm with the oldest thing or most uselessly BIFL thing they own to karma farm.

Wtf do you people do to your tongs?

360 Cookware is awesome

My mom still uses this since one from the same time. She took a bookkeeping class in 1986 then bought it. I seriously still don’t understand why she still uses it. Blows my mind.

Wow this brings back memories of my father He had one of these as well 🤟🏼

Here, just for you.

Was recently checking out the stuff on aliexpress. Might be quote hogh quality, I'm not sure. The Red Tornado stuff looks legit and very good. "Maden" is half the cost and also seems decent. But I'm not quite sure if I want a canvas or a denim jacket.

You want a pan with copper or aluminium in the base for good heat distribution.

Cast iron is good too cause it absorbs a lot of heat and also distributes it evenly (but is a slower heat conductor than copper or aluminium).

If you have a real cast iron pan and still experience uneven heating, I'm not sure any pan will help a lot. Might end up being cheaper to replace the cooktop instead.

There’s absolutely no reason to use it outside of nostalgia like you said or habit.

I did mention cotton/poly/spandex blends as more durable--and comfortable--alternatives to 100% cotton. Wool? It has a long history in cycling, particularly in jerseys--I use merino regularly there--where it's not subjected to constant abrasion (legs/ass on saddle) that'll kill it. Wool has great properties but again durability isn't one of them. You'll notice that it's often blended with nylon, partially for that reason. Other factors such as cost, reaction to moisture, dyes, sweat, abrasion, etc must also be considered too, so it's not all about durability.

To reiterate, there's nothing wrong with riding in 100% natural cotton, wool, linen, or what-have-you. Just that, commuting regularly in such clothing will prematurely wear it out. I have ten year old Levis that if worn to commute by bike (40 km round trip) wouldn't have lasted a year.

Some natural clothing products may last marginally longer than others but they will succumb earlier than their synthetic counterparts, as nylon and poly have been deliberately engineered in the lab to be more durable.

The key here is not so much the brand, i.e., Levis or Wrangler, but in knowing the nature of the textiles used. And the nature of natural fibres is that they rank well below synthetics in durability.

Stainless steel lasts forever. I inherited SS from 1976.

YouTube will teach you about how to pre heat them & the maillard reaction. They're easy to cook with when properly preheated and SS preheats quickly.

God that sound. I can hear it now...

Tongs with a wire spring are not BIFL

Are you commenting on that specific pair of tongs?

I've used a lot of tongs in my life, some consumer models wouldn't last a week in a commercial kitchen

Buy individual knives instead of sets. Also don’t skimp out on sharpening equipment

Is there any reason to prefer a tape calculator over a computer/spreadsheet/accounting software? These things are definitely cool and I have my dad/grandpas tape calculators in the basement, but I just don’t see the use outside of nostalgia

I had to double check the sun for a sec. Looks a lot like something you might find on r/mechanicalkeyboards at first glance.

But for real even the newer till-tape calculators are BFIL, it’s such a niche product that they have no reason to lower the build quality if the people that need them will continue paying top dollar to get the tool that works.

If I recall correctly you need 2.5mm of copper and most on the market are 1.5mm. I buy the Mauviel 2.5mm copper and stainless steel - they work great. For a little cheaper SS option, Fissler is great too.

These aren’t non-stick. Just use lots of fat instead :).

Ooo those look nice

r/chefknives has all the answers you need. Any quality knife can be for life if you care for it properly, also check out the wiki for the flowchart that recommends a knife/set

I’m certainly over stating my adversity to Teflon. this thread is not a discussion on Teflon; it’s an ask for advice on non-Teflon BIFL induction pans. I wouldn’t be the first person to overstate opinions on www ;)

These have been my favorites:

https://www.surlatable.com/r246sle-locking-stainless-steel-tongs/PRO-525097.html

They have an internal mechanism that locks them closed so you hold them tongs side up and close them they stay closed. hold them tongs down and give them a lil squeeze and they open. a bit confusing for people who haven't used them before though.

Oh okay.

I don't think Decathlon has this yet. But I know they are working on a commuter pants.

Do you have suggestion for the fabric ? I would like to avoid fabric like polyester in profit of more natural fabric (linen,wool,etc)

Why do you have to be so dramatical and call non-stick "poisonous garbage"? 19 people died from lightning last year in the US. 0 people in the history of the planet have died from non-stick flakes as they are chemically inert. Use what you got as you could snort a line of PTFE 20 miles long and nothing would happen. Now there is such as thing as irrational fear and if that's what ya got, I understand.

I'm convinced that there are like 12 real BIFL items and this sub covered them all in the first month of it's existence. Now we get screenshots of tongs tagged "Review".