second hand cooking utensils what do you think

COOLTRIKERCHICK

hi....... i go to auctions on a regular basis.....

they do house clearances etc......and there is neally allways boxes of utensils...

saucepans.....baking tins/trays etc......and other kitchen bits and peices.....

the thing is i buy non stick trays... and find some times the black non stick coating comes off...so i end up throwing them....

with the ones i see in the auctions... they have no coating on them...... ok they have been well used etc.....

so what do you think...?

normally these types of boxes only go for a £1 or so.....so no one is interested......

i bought a box of bits.. with the old fashioned metal corn shaped measure.. i think its 1950's ....and i must admit..when the batteries went in my weighing scales i was using it....

missysx

personally as long as you give it a good scrub i don't see why not.
though i do use antibacterial washing up liquid. i've never got things from auction, however in the past i've brought the odd item from charity shops...

MATH

My weakness is serving dishes, tureens, platters, and sauce boats. I have cupboards of them and now have to be quite firm with myself when scouring the car boots.

Bogof_Babe

I've just finished clearing my parents' house, and have given away loads of crockery, saucepans etc. The baking trays are only fit for the skip as they are about 50 years old and have baked-on grot.

I've taken a few bits myself, e.g. pyrex bowls, glasses, some cutlery. I know it's different for me as I know where they've come from, but we binned anything that was damaged, broken or generally unhygenic.

The main thing is to be selective about what you decide to take home.

dolly_day_dream

I just love second hand implements. Yes I make sure that I clean them up but most of the equipment in my kitchen is second hand. I love the thought that they are continuing to be used and not binned. I am still using a prestige hand whisk that I bought for 10p at a jumble sale over 20 years ago. Back then I said that I wanted it to whisk up the bubbles in the children's bath but now I am upfront and say that I prefer to buy second hand as it fits in with my ethos of saving the earth's precious resources.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i'm really glad that other peeps think the same way as me...

i told my friend that i was going to bid on some kitchen utensils/baking trays.....
and she was mortified:eek: ....

i think there too much snobbery around....

evilwitch

definately second hand if I can find it!

Found a superb big old brown mixing bowl in the local charity shop. originally priced at £3 but then they had a half price day so was a bargainous £1.50. just on the look for large pyrex mixing bowl and pyrex casserole dish after I managed to drop them both out of the cupboard onto the tiled floor yesterday:mad:

Saying that I only buy things that are nice looking. I'm not so dedicated I'd buy a well dirty oven tray and try to clean it. To me thats manky as i don't want to clean off other peoples dinners:rotfl:

rainbowrisin

Second hand is the way forward. I normally give everything a good wash first, then steralise in miltons just to be on the safe side, but then it's absolutely fine. I can't think of the last time I bought something new for the kitchen (infact I don't think I have, as I recall:o ) and none of us has ever got poisoned as a result.

Softstuff

The sort of people who are mortified about that are also likely to be the sort of people who'd spend 20 quid on a pair of new plastic shoes rather than a fiver on a pair of second hand leather ones. There's nothing wrong with reusing and recycling as long as you're clean about it.

(sorry if that sounds like a rant, have a bee in my bonnet since one of these people just told me they couldn't come to my wedding as they didn't have enough cash to buy something to wear... this is the same person who poopoo-ed charity shops "ooh they always smell funny, you could catch something")

nearlyrich

I have a cupboard full of old glass bowls (for trifles, salads etc) which have come from various places including car boot sales over the years.

As long as they get a good wash in hot soapy water they will be fine.

hardpressed

You're eating off other peoples crockery, using other people's cutlery when you eat out so what's the problem. As long as everything has a good wash and is not grotty with baked on food it's fine.