/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.17779060]

ITT: the most expensive cooking item you own.

Pic related, 70€

[Anonymous No.17779077]

My fridge freezer combo, 500€

[Anonymous No.17779083]

>>17779060
$3600 propane

[Anonymous No.17779195]

>>17779060
wife.

[Anonymous No.17779238]

>>17779060
My miniature John Boos cutting board with legs. $109.95.

[Anonymous No.17779245]

I guess the stove at around $5k.

[Anonymous No.17779303]

>>17779245
$6000

[Anonymous No.17779329]

>>17779303
Nah we paid like $4998 about a decade ago.

[Anonymous No.17779455]

>>17779060
I don't think I own a single cooking implement over 50 usd, and most of the time I just use a fibrox (30 usd), a rubber wood cutting board (20 usd), a cast iron skillet (20 usd) and 2 qt stainless pot (35 usd) for all my meals. The most expensive thing I own is a microwave which rarely even gets used.

[Anonymous No.17779459]

>>17779238
That looks like the dumbest fucking idea I have ever seen.

[Anonymous No.17779726]

>>17779238
That looks like the cutest fucking idea I have ever seen.

[Anonymous No.17779731]

>>17779238
Wait how miniature

[Anonymous No.17780464]

>>17779060
Most expensive vessel is a Noritake fondue pot we bought online to match the mid century modern pattern of the Noritake china set we got at a thrift store.

First 92 pieces were $150 which is crazy cheap, the fondue pot that was the only piece not with that set was $135...still way ahead of the game for the 100% complete set plus tons of duplicates and party dishes, but it was still hard to justify.

[Anonymous No.17781074]

>>17779060
I have a 400$ ice cream maker with a compressor

[Anonymous No.17781123]

>>17779060
150$ knife

[Anonymous No.17781130]

>>17779238
that looks like it can fit in your palm. how big is it?

[Anonymous No.17781144]

>>17779060
Excluding large appliances, my KA Professional 600 Mixer (lift-bowl).

[Anonymous No.17781169]

>>17779060
10k

[Anonymous No.17781183]

Own? or bought?
Got a 3k used Bosch fridge for free from a friend
Got a Kitchen Aid stand mixer from family member for free
Just got some Vollrath carbon steel pans for pennies on the dollar today that sell for $75 a piece

Most expensive thing I've bought from memory is a Wusthof 7 piece set for $200 a few years back
2nd expensive thing I bought for my kitchen is a used sous vide machine for $60 that sells for $250 new, got it two weeks ago, about to break it in this week with some venison stew

[Anonymous No.17781189]

>>17779731
>>17781130

[Anonymous No.17781252]

>>17779060
Well, my oven came with my house. So, probably my food processor. It's a MagiMix one so that was reasonably expensive.

[Anonymous No.17781550]

>>17779245
Fucking hell everything is sublime. You must be a some cook.

Hot pan, cold oil, is that the way to non stick.

[Anonymous No.17782203]

>>17781189
XD Thinking about buying a full size one myself. Anything extra u need to do to take care of it?

[Anonymous No.17782209]

Outside of ovens, fridge etc I bought the 350 dollar vitamix blender. It's fucking awesome, just hearing the motor you can tell it's a high quality piece of hardware.

[Anonymous No.17782379]

>>17782203
There is a John Boos care and maintenance kit for such an activity. I use olive oil but many people say not to since cooking oil goes through rancidification. It's said this causes the board to have a smell and give food a taste. I'm unable to notice any smell or taste from the rancidity of the oil in my John Boos board. The kit costs 46.77 dollars.

[Anonymous No.17782421]

>>17779238
That looks like it would annoy the fuck out of me actually using it to chop shit

[Anonymous No.17782472]

>>17779060

[Anonymous No.17782544]

Probs some Emile Henry bakeware I got at Goodwill for $10 (retail $250)

Recently ordered some black stainless steel pastry tools from the Netherlands, its about $120 (pic related)

[Anonymous No.17782693]

>>17782203
Use food grade mineral oil on solid wood cutting boards. I slather it all over a new board until it won't take up anymore, wipe it down, and let it "dry" for a few days. Just touch it up every now and then if it seems like it's dry and that's it.

[Anonymous No.17782762]

>>17779060
Why are you buying a pyrex brand dutch oven you fag? Pyrex's specialty is glassware.

[Anonymous No.17782810]

>>17782379
Cool thanks

[Anonymous No.17782814]

>>17782693
Nice

[Anonymous No.17783171]

>>17782421
You're right about that. I've been using it to prepare my cat's food after some have wanted me to discontinue using it for kitchen tasks.

[Anonymous No.17783580]

>>17779060
Obv the stove but I have a le cru dutch oven I bought years ago which I saw in a store yesterday for 529 which is insane

[Anonymous No.17784078]

>>17779060
Aside from an oven and a fride, I have a bunch of 300$-350$ stuff. A Japanese knife with meme handle, coffee lever machine, coffee grinder, dutch oven.
I guess the most unitasker ones are the coffee stuff.

[Anonymous No.17784204]

>>17779195
Came here to post this.

[Anonymous No.17784498]

>>17781074
Damn I make a lot of bulk ice cream to process some food on the farm I wish I had a compressor. Good buy.

[Anonymous No.17784514]

My food processor. I made fresh pasta and homegrown oyster mushrooms a few times a week for so long I think it paid for itself. Also shredding shit loads of cheese and pesto and shit.

[Anonymous No.17784556]

just spent 90$ each on two paring knives because i'm an idiot

[Anonymous No.17784759]

A Ronco Showtime Petite Rotisserie
I just set it, AND FORGET IT!
they regularly sell for over 40 bucks in any thrift store

[Anonymous No.17784783]

>>17784556
Quit posting and dice something up

[Anonymous No.17785800]

Why is /ck/ so poor?

[Anonymous No.17785811]

My Le Creusets. Also have a 3 qt brasier in the same color.

[Anonymous No.17785813]

>>17785800
I love my Staub

[Anonymous No.17785882]

>>17782209
>Outside of ovens, fridge etc I bought the 350 dollar vitamix blender. It's fucking awesome, just hearing the motor you can tell it's a high quality piece of hardware.
KEK. Posted this before, you reminded me of the time I was making guac for a taco party at home. Had a non-cook family member help prep all the ingredients and used my vitamix then when I went to taste-test it was bitter as all get out. I assumed some of the avocados must have had a rotted spot somewhere inside as can happen with finicky ripening sometimes. I only found out later that that they were being peeled like a tangerine and dropped into the machine WHOLE. So my Vitamix processed 4-6 entire avocados PITS INCLUDED to fine dip-like consistency with no damage to the blades or motor. I heard the loud crunching sounds as it was working but assumed that was normal operation from the onion, peppers, cilantro, etc being blended...

[Anonymous No.17785941]

wursthof 8 inch knife. Received as a gift

[Anonymous No.17786184]

>>17781189
that is so stupid, why?

[Anonymous No.17786218]

paid 1 buck each, used hot glue to put a small pink bow on the head of the purple one and a small blue bow on the top of the neck of the green one. I call them Mr. and Ms. Nessie.
I would not sell them ever

[Anonymous No.17786439]

>>17785800
>complains about poorfaggotry
>posts staub

[Anonymous No.17786449]

>>17785882
Avocado seeds aren't bitter. They're nearly flavorless and extremely nutritious. But only Vitamix and Blendtec chads can access the nutrition.

[Anonymous No.17786450]

>>17786439
you will never have drippy nipples on your lid, creuset pleb.

[Anonymous No.17786537]

$200 knife that turned out to be too small to use effectively

[Anonymous No.17786666]

w

[Anonymous No.17786745]

>>17781144
Same here.

[Anonymous No.17786753]

>>17785800
>>17785813
Based Staub bros

[Anonymous No.17786810]

>>17786218
My dipshit ex was obsessed with one of these. Thing was flimsy and the legs made it impossible to actually use. The first thing I packed when she left.

[Anonymous No.17787135]

>>17786537
What type of knife and what size? What use did you buy it for ?

[Anonymous No.17787211]

>>17781144
Yeah either this or my coffee /espresso machine

[Anonymous No.17787593]

>>17779060
My wife

[Anonymous No.17787613]

>>17787593

[Anonymous No.17787786]

My Benchmade. $280 at the time

[Anonymous No.17787806]

>>17786218
t. natalie paquette

[Anonymous No.17787961]

>>17787786
I just hate how fucking ugly it is.

There are certainly cheaper, better, and more aesthetic knives out there for the job.

[Anonymous No.17788002]

>>17787961
"Aesthetic" isn't a scale.

[Anonymous No.17788014]

>>17788002
Meh, orange plastic is never gonna win votes unless you're asking retards what they like


I buy a pack of these every year or two for ~$20-30 total.

If I want to do delicate filleting work I've also got knives more suited to the task that are thin and flexible enough to go around small fish bones.


I wouldn't touch benchmade at that price even if it wasn't ugly as fuck.

[Anonymous No.17788027]

>>17788014
Wow, what a great system. Rebuying dollar store endcap souvenirs instead of just getting a real knife. I definitely trust your advice and can tell you know what you're talking about

[Anonymous No.17788046]

>>17788027
Yeah how dare I use cheap disposable knives for heavy-duty work where they're going to occasionally get fucked up from larger deer bones and shit


You're right, I should buy expensive benchmade meme garbage that would ALSO get nicked to shit on deer bones.

Moron


I've got better knives for cooking, but for gutting/disassembling fish, deer, chickens? I'll use cheap shit that I don't care about.

[Anonymous No.17788076]

>>17786753
>>17785811
>>17785800
>>17782472
Are these actually worth it?

[Anonymous No.17788081]

Electric kettle $50

[Anonymous No.17788087]

>>17788076
Do you want to do braising or certain bread baking?

Yes.

If not, then there are better uses for your money.

[Anonymous No.17788104]

my guard dog that protects my valuables

[Anonymous No.17788426]

>>17781189
Genuine question - what is it for since it's so small? Just decoration?

[Anonymous No.17788439]

>>17782693
I also read you can buy mineral oil from the pharmacy section at your grocery store. It will be labeled as a laxative, but safe to use on your board. It's a lot cheaper too. That's what I use on my board.

[Anonymous No.17788447]

>>17787135
Tojiro flash, 7-8 inches overall I think, it was a Christmas present. I chose it because it's shaped like a normal chef knife and has a very comfortable handle so I thought it would be good, but it turned out to not have enough space between handle and board so I keep knocking my hand

[Anonymous No.17788451]

>>17788076
The no-knead breads you can make with them have hnnnng tier crust. Crispiest shit ever.

[Anonymous No.17788732]

>>17779060
I own the exact same pot but unbranded, $40

[Anonymous No.17788738]

The family silver

[Anonymous No.17788755]

>>17786218
those are shit but this shit actually works decently for use without a spoon rest

[Anonymous No.17790026]

>>17788755
Cute

[Anonymous No.17790631]

>>17779060
Vitamix. Cost around $400 iirc.

[Anonymous No.17790950]

>>17779060
Kitchen craft cookware. Bought a full set 10 years ago for about 2'500$. They still look as new, except the handles aren't shiny anymore.

[Anonymous No.17790956]

>>17790950
forgot the pic

[Anonymous No.17791439]

>>17786745
I've got a couple pricy knives, and I've got that kitchenade too. I've been eyeing a soft rubber cutting board for a bit but I haven't pulled the trigger. However I just got a thermapen one, and it's pretty fucking rad. I didn't think it would be that big a deal, but as a restaurant cook I'm not sure I can ever go back to a slow thermometer.

[Anonymous No.17791545]

>>17787786
>bitchmade
yikes

[Anonymous No.17791633]

>>17787961
You have never used the blade. How do you know if there's better? I'll trust Steven Rinella over your dumb ass
>>17791545
Fuck your hand
>>17788002
Based

[Anonymous No.17791818]

>>17779238
Is that a fucking fingerbox?

[Anonymous No.17792000]

>>17779060

De Longhi magnifica, espresso machine with coffee grinder and foamer, around 350 europooridoos

[Anonymous No.17792006]

Do you think I should get a custom knife lads? I can deduct it from tax, but the 800-1000 dollarydoos is a bit difficult to justify at the moment.
O1 steel if anyone's wondering.

[Anonymous No.17792012]

>>17792000

picrel

[Anonymous No.17792237]

I don't think it counts but I have some Italian coffee maker that was like $8,000 that I inherited from my father after he killed himself because he pissed away all his money.

[Anonymous No.17792663]

>>17783171
>prepare my cat's food

[Anonymous No.17793814]

>>17792237
... on coffee makers I assume.

[Anonymous No.17793817]

>>17788076
fuck no. don't ever ask autists that question

[Anonymous No.17793854]

>>17788087
>>17788451
Won't Tramontina do the same thing at a much lower price tag?

[Anonymous No.17794068]

>>17790956
Why are these so expensive? I understand each pan is basically a mini pressure cooker but pressure cookers don't cost that much.

[Anonymous No.17794223]

>>17793814
lots of shit.
he made $2 million dollars at one single time via one single check and literally pissed it all away within a year with nothing to show for it.
He spent the last two years of his life living on my couch and eventually living in a room in a shared home and then killed himself because he couldn't cope.
This was only a year ago, I still haven't used the coffee maker.

[Anonymous No.17794267]

>>17794223
you should run his ashes through the maker

[Anonymous No.17794281]

>>17794267
thought about it, as thats what my friends and I did for another friend that died. Except that was a milkshake.
I don't know though, he was into motorcycles and golf so I was thinking about riding a motorcycle across the US and scattering some of his ashes at the nicer golf courses.

[Anonymous No.17794300]

>>17788087
post recipe Anon

[Anonymous No.17794656]

>>17781169
that's a weird lookin' cappuccino machine

[Anonymous No.17794839]

>>17785800
>granite top
HAHAHAH

[Anonymous No.17794844]

Copper core All clad set. The sear I get is actually better

[Anonymous No.17794973]

>>17794656
makes ice cream

[Anonymous No.17795003]

>>17779245
Wolf oven, nice

[Anonymous No.17795117]

>>17795003
it's a larper. you're on 4chink retard

[Anonymous No.17795777]

>>17782379
>mystery oil
it's just mineral oil isn't it

[Anonymous No.17795802]

>>17787786
surely you used a fillet knife to actually process that fish

[Anonymous No.17795832]

>>17782379
>>17795777
maybe camellia oil like for knives. I've seen the "mystery oil" in person though and it doesn't say shit on the bottle. This is why I can't be bothered with a wooden cutting board. I'll just get a soft rubber.

[Anonymous No.17795837]

>>17795802
I mean I've got a yanagiba myself but a knife like that will do a perfectly serviceable job for 90% of the work. I don't think he's going to need sushi presentation anyway.

[Anonymous No.17795848]

>>17779060
My wrist because I sank 2k into it to correct ulnar deviation from prep and dish washing.

[Anonymous No.17795861]

>>17795837
>yanagiba
I have no idea what that is but a fillet knife is something any fisherman should have in their tacklebox.

[Anonymous No.17795885]

>>17779060
based redpot

[Anonymous No.17795890]

>>17793854
yes but Le Creuset feels better

[Anonymous No.17795949]

>>17793854
>>17795890
what about like a lodge one or some shit, is there a reason they're bad?

[Anonymous No.17795961]

Well I will obviously help you create an ad profile for users on 4chan by telling you how much money I'm willing to spend on kitchen utensils. My most expensive cooking item is a plastic fork that I've gotten for free.

[Anonymous No.17795973]

>>17795861
Why the fuck do cheap rapala knives work so well? You can buy the damned things at gas stations up north and they'll last 30 years.

[Anonymous No.17796009]

>>17795973
knives are literally hunks of metal. They should last forever

[Anonymous No.17796020]

>>17794068
It ain't a pressure cooker lmao

[Anonymous No.17796094]

>>17779060
Got a very tangential cooking gear question: I'm a cook. I'm sick to shit of the shitty lighters at the place I work. I don't smoke, I don't carry a lighter. I need one that is refillable and reasonably durable, and that keeps my fingers far enough away from shit to start a gas range or whatever. Also relatively light. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.17796130]

>>17796094
Search for a candle lighter. Should bring up plenty of options top buy.

[Anonymous No.17796280]

>>17796130
I've done a little looking, an arc lighter seems to have potential, as do some butane jet flame lighters, but holy shit most of the reviews for cheap ones are, at best, scattershot. I would bet someone on here has a rec. If not, oh well, I'll try some shit out.

[Anonymous No.17796312]

>>17779329
I guess he calculated inflation

[Anonymous No.17796390]

>>17796009
No, everything you cut takes a few atoms off, sharpening is the worst. All metal except gold oxidizes and gold is unfit for blades.

[Anonymous No.17796396]

Can I count my entire apartment as a cooking item? Then it's $90k (the amount of the downpayment check, I'm not counting interest paid so far, taxes, or transaction fees)

I had it narrowed down to 2 places and 1 had induction because it was a brand new building and 1 had gas because it was a prewar

I went with the prewar because FUCK e-stoves, I want to cook not use a glorified open-air microwave

Ha ha I beat you all, filthy casuals.

[Anonymous No.17796397]

>>17779238
Lmao are you a hobbit?

[Anonymous No.17796399]

>>17796396
>open air microwave
so you don't know how induction works then

[Anonymous No.17796401]

[Anonymous No.17796404]

>>17788076
I got mine on sale at one of those factory outlets. €180 was pretty worth it

[Anonymous No.17796407]

>>17796396
If the stove gets hot why does it matter? Gas fags are the worse. Unless you need to run a wok or special pans gas is overkill.

[Anonymous No.17796410]

>>17796401
based

[Anonymous No.17796414]

>>17795949
They're not, le creuset is just luxury bragging rights

[Anonymous No.17796415]

>>17796399
I know plenty microwavebro. you can't use proper cookware it has to be special "induction safe" cookware (sound familiar?)
you can't light anything on fire with it
you can't tell how high the heat is
it's just all around a shit way to cook, if I hated cooking that much I'd just order uber eats all the time

>>17796407
coil stoves boil water faster, that doesn't make them good

[Anonymous No.17796419]

>>17796396
No, you can't. Also flexing with buying an apartment at peak prices is pretty weird, doubly so on a cooking forum where nobody cares about it. On topic: my most expensive item is probably the smoker, couldn't be arsed to make one myself so I let them scam me.

[Anonymous No.17796423]

>>17796415
I don't disagree that gas is better if you can get it. But you're still an idiot.

[Anonymous No.17796425]

>>17796410
>tfw you have only used it to preserve food or sterilize mushroom substrate but you've never actually cooked a meal in it

[Anonymous No.17796428]

>>17796425
I mean it's obviously a canning style pressure cooker so I don't know why you'd be sad you've never cooked a meal in it. That's not what it is built for.

[Anonymous No.17796432]

>>17796419
It's the explicitly stated purpose of the thread, copelet

>>17796423
Ok, enjoy your stove-shaped microwave

[Anonymous No.17796435]

>>17796428
it just flares up my autism when I don't fully utilize something. I'd be more willing to bother with cooking with it if it was smaller.

[Anonymous No.17796436]

>>17796432
The apartment is not a cooking item. You're literally coping with a shitty purchase. Enjoy your debt, wagie.

[Anonymous No.17796437]

>>17796432
Look dipshit, it heats a pan in a slightly different way. You're still cooking with heat transfered from metal. It's not a fucking microwave, it's just a different fucking stove.

[Anonymous No.17796448]

>>17796436
>having a job is bad
Never change, 4chan

>>17796437
Yeah and getting fucked up the ass by an obese 40 year old trucker is just like making an 18 year old twink shave his legs and put on thigh highs and a mini skirt because sex is sex, but I still prefer the latter over the former

[Anonymous No.17796562]

>>17795802
Lol I processed many fish that day with that knife. That knife does a lot of shit. Dumb fuck

[Anonymous No.17796680]

>>17782472
I got one of those from TK Maxx for £15

[Anonymous No.17797079]

Just got this.

I'm so disappointed with the Finish. I bought it for the functionality so I'll still get my money's worth, but I was excited to get something that looks like a £249 Pan.

[Anonymous No.17797096]

>>17797079
You bought brushed. You got brushed.

[Anonymous No.17797369]

>>17797096
I should've payed more attention :( indotn think they even had a polished model. Old pictures of their pans I've seen definitely were.

[Anonymous No.17797571]

>>17792663
You don't cook for your cat? Make your fur baby happy. They are family, not a prisoner.

[Anonymous No.17798014]

>>17787961
>"hurr durr why is a hunting knife bright high-visibility orange"
touch grass

[Anonymous No.17798200]

>>17786745
>>17781144
My Kitchenaid bros...
>tfw still got ours 30 years later.

[Anonymous No.17798263]

>no less than eight of the items in this thread are in my moms kitchen right now
Surreal.

[Anonymous No.17798525]

>>17796562
>I payed a ridiculous amount for a shitty knife so now I have to use it for everything in order to validate the purchase to myself

[Anonymous No.17798530]

>>17795117
If that's what u think

[Anonymous No.17798555]

Mak 2 star general smoker.
Retail price is $3200.
I got mine for free.

[Anonymous No.17798706]

>>17798525
Ridiculous amount of money for you maybe ;)

[Anonymous No.17798766]

>>17779238
Manlet stool for kitchen lmao

[Anonymous No.17799197]

>>17797079
You can get those at HomeGoods for like $90

[Anonymous No.17799253]

Bout wun ay tee fo em