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We have Heath ceramics and they are hefty and beautiful and I love them. Very solid feeling. I wouldn't recommend microwaving them, they say microwave safe ("just don't microwave a turkey on them") but they do absorb the microwaves so the food doesn't get as warm.

They also make hands down the most durable dog chew toys I've ever found.

My dog, who destroys quite literally everything, treasures a thick Tonka tire chew toy she's had for years. It's pretty fucked up at this point, but given every other toy has an average lifespan of a week or less, it's endurance is extraordinary

Just cook in it, don't put it in the dishwasher. I almost exclusively cook in cast iron, and it's not a challenge at all.

Zojirushi rice cooker

I’ve had a 4-cup Mr Coffee since 1998. Just found the receipt.

Don’t be afraid of your cast iron pans. My sister in law gave me an excellent griddle years ago that I was afraid to use. Then I realized that my SIL would be more unhappy that I didn’t use it than if I somehow damaged it. So I just used it. On the stove. On the BBQ. Wonderful for nice crunchy veggies. Toss a metal bowl on it to steam things. So long as you hand wash your cast iron, it’s almost certain to outlast you.

Mokka pot. Corelle dishes. Stainless steel flatware. Solid/heavy end grain cutting board.

No one who owns cast iron cookware would say that.

You should seek out a specialist store for bigger guys. Their clothes are made differently to normal clothes. Like, you may have to buy a 3xl for in a normal shirt, just for the added length for your torso. But it’ll probably be huge on you if you are a skinnier guy. Where as these places will have shirts that are made with a longer torso in mind, but not baggy.

Le Creuset Dutch Oven

Yeah Ive got one on my keys too

Fantastic can opener but also a handy screwdriver simply a small blade

I got mine years ago for $.50 and never looked back

Someone reposted this a few days ago:

https://reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/119a5sq/my_personal_bifl_bible/

It has lists of kitchen items among other things recommended throughout this sub

>p38 can opener

Not for the kitchen but I've had one of these on my keychain for a decade or two now. Has come in handy in a whole pile of different situations, not just for opening cans either. Super useful little tool.

Worked with a fantastic human at South Pole. His job? Move the snow around.

He once told me "man, I'm living the life! Pushed around sand with my Tonkas, now I get to use a real 'dozer to push snow!"

Too much work to keep them up!

All clad cookware Swingline can opener and Henkel knives made in Germany, not the other countries they are crap. Corningware or Pyrex baking dishes and measuring cups, stainless steel measuring cups and measuring spoons and a kitchen aid mixer. All the stuff I mentioned I purchased decades ago by carefully saving enough money for each item. I’ve never replaced a single one.

Not necessarily a p38 can opener since those are small

But you can get some solid can openers with the same mechanism that will last through thousands of cans

Liberty Tabletop flatware, ez duz it can opener, fiestaware, country cottons dishtowels dishcloths potholders and oven mitts, 360 Cookware, Rada knives and utensils

Thanks for all the info! This is helpful!

Do you know if the current ones would hold up as well as the 8 year old ones?

I’m 6’5 I’m in the edge of most tops not fittings. Gap, Banana Republic might not be BIFL but they have tall sizes in many styles.

Robot Coup food processor and Hobart mixer are a couple items I picked up after spending a bit of time in professional kitchens. Though they are probably overkill for most home cooking needs.

This is helpful, thanks!

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