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Old Forks and Handleless Cups.

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Calistemon Thu 16-Dec-21 16:28:50

^an old saucepan is kept for boiling eggs in^……
Just promoted a small saucepan to egg boiling - written on the side in indelible pen "Boiled Eggs Only".

I have an ancient bone handled table knife which is used for chopping carrots, potatoes etc as it's still sharp even though it must be 150 years old - and looks it!

lovebeigecardigans1955 Thu 16-Dec-21 16:16:14

I tend to use newer items but I cannot throw the old ones away so my cutlery drawers are quite full. Some belonged to grandma and are quite old.

Lincslass Thu 16-Dec-21 16:14:09

No I love using old things that belonged to family. Mums mixing bowl,and Be Ro book, Grandmas pickle fork, and a Victorian jam spoon, teaspoons from family home. Keeps them close.

MiniMoon Thu 16-Dec-21 16:07:43

No. My favourite vegetable knife is ancient. The wooden handle is rough and knobbly, and it's missing the tip of the blade. I use it every day and cannot test the potatoes for doneness with anything else.
I also have some patty/bun tins that came out of my mother in law's garage. They are nice and shallow and are used every year for baking mince pies.

Kim19 Thu 16-Dec-21 16:06:34

Another no here!

H1954 Thu 16-Dec-21 16:05:15

No, not just you. I use a butter knife that I kept when sorting out my late Dads belongings, I have three favourite mugs, two for tea and one kept specially for coffee, a favourite wooden spoon reserved for curry night and a delapidated fish slice for omelettes.

Sparklefizz Thu 16-Dec-21 16:02:10

No grin

Calendargirl Thu 16-Dec-21 15:55:39

Made some mince pies today. It occurred to me as I was baking that I use certain items even though they are old and imperfect i.e. one particular cup without a handle is the one I break eggs in, an ancient three tined fork is the one I beat the eggs with, an old saucepan is kept for boiling eggs in……

Is it just me?