I have the perfect place for you to make a pilgrimage to. In Sicily near the coastal beach resort town of Taormina there is a town atop of the nearby mountain called Castelmola. The trek up the mountain is amazing and the views are incredible. Your reward for the journey is in that town there is a bar called Bar Turrisi, this is your new bucket list destination.
Alternatively, they could go to one of the "penis temples" in Japan. I know that there is more than one, because a Google search turned up this one, and I have been to another in southern Osaka Prefecture.
The one that I went to was actually devoted to fertility and appeasing The souls of aborted/miscarried babies, but it had its fair share of penises as well.
Lol. Oh for sure. Knife and straight razor sharpening has been my hobby for the past 30 years. My daily driver EDC is currently a red Microtech Ultratech knife and an Olight ArkPro in zombie green.
I never quite wrapped my mind around knife/flashlight collecting. I have one of each that I EDC and I did quite a bit research to find the ones I like the best (Benchmade Bugout and Wurkkos TS22 - both in green). Carrying anything else would mean leaving home the one I like the most which doesn't make any sense.
I don't judge. It's just one of those things I have no theory of mind for.
Maybe the closest thing I have to a collection is seeds, but I plant those to grow stuff. Is that a collection? Maybe! I guess youâre not disqualified for using the things in your collection.
There have been times when Iâve thought that but I think the test has to be based on how much it affects or doesnât affect the rest of your life. If youâre spending huge amounts of time and money on it while the rest of your life and relationships suffer, itâs probably an issue. If itâs mostly a hobby that occupies a reasonable portion of your life, itâs fine.
It does bother me though that some collecting hobbies seem to be mostly about spending money and trying to achieve a complete set rather than a mixture of stuff of collecting, repairing, researching, and visiting people, and going to shows etc. Iâm all about variety in life though, so that may be a personal bias of mine.
It's just so useful to just have another one to grab when the one you're using runs out, and let that one charge in the meanwhile. I can also just take two in my bag and never run dry.
Common handtools. I have at least 2 - 3 of each. One set in my work truck and another in the toolshed. What can I say - I'm a sucker for tools.
Traditional hatchets. If I see an old hand-made axe head for sale with or without a handle for a decent price I'll buy it because they're not making more of them. I'll gladly sell/hand over one to who ever needs, appreciates and promises to look after one.
Bikes. I don't sell the old when I buy new one. It's worth more to me as a bike than as the money I'd get from it.
Hand carts. I don't know how I ended up with two but here we are.
If I see an old hand-made axe head for sale with or without a handle for a decent price I'll buy it because they're not making more of them.
Doing a quick search, I see multiple companies that say that they hand-make axeheads. Now, it's probably cheaper to get them secondhand, but I don't think that the supply of new ones will run dry, as a business making handmade axeheads probably doesn't see a lot of economy of scale.
We specialize in offering professionally hand-forged axes by makers who have been in the business for decades, so you find the last wood-cutting axe or wood hatchet you ever buy.
Lehmans, US. "The letter is the last initial of blacksmith who tempered the axe.", says that the axe is "Maine made", the handle is made by "an Amish family a few miles from our store", that the steel comes "from New York", but doesn't explicitly say where the blacksmith is.
I was refering to traditional Finnish vintage axes specifically - not hand made ones broadly. BillnÀs, Kellokoski and Fiskars for example. Those are no longer being made.
Headphones. I have my commuting headphones, walking headphones, working headphones, video game headphones, music headphones... I also have two pairs of earphones.
I could get down to two pairs of headphones and one pair of earphones.
I have a few different wireless earbuds for different uses and devices, and like 5 sets of headphones because they all have different sounds/uses as well. I definitely understand this ridiculous!
Yup. I have way too many headphones because I wanted to hear the different sound signatures. 90% of the time I'm either listening to my AirPods Pro or Grado SR325s. The other 10% is Koss PortaPro. Why do I have so many headphones?
I have some bone conducting headphones for just about everything, a pair of ear buds for everything else. Generally I'm wearing ear protection with my headphones and what type I want determines which headphones I'm wearing.
I have multiple of the bone conducting ones. The main ones. The backup ones for when I forget them. The backup backup ones that was two generations ago and the microphone crapped out on that lives in my desk at work in case I forgot the backup ones.
Electric razors. I have one for the left hand and one for the right. I bought one several years ago and was gifted the same model about the same time. Didn't have the heart to tell them I already had one. Turns out shaving with two razers goes pretty fast.
I cannot fathom how you ended up with two sets of Clerks: The Animated Series on DVD, but I am 100% sure that's enough evidence that we should be friends.
A person could luck into their first set of Clerks: The Animated Series on DVD; but I believe obtaining a second set of Clerks: The Animated Series on DVD can only be evidence of excellent taste and some decent moral fiber.
I find that if I really like a product, I don't want to have to go to the trouble of finding a new one in future if I lose/break the first one. Often, even if it's something that you wouldn't realistically expect to break, I'll buy a few of it just in case, like clipboards, or document cases.
Another is consumables. For example, I bought an unusual eraser holder that has replaceable inserts for it. I really like it, so of course I had to buy 20 years' worth of inserts because I can almost guarantee they'll stop making inserts before I'm finished using the product.
For bulk food prep, it's often easier to work in batches. For example, I might make 5 days' worth of breakfasts at once, and store them in the fridge. In that case, I need 5 * <number of people> worth of containers. I also need to account for contingencies: what if a guest stays over? I don't strictly need that many identical containers, but it makes for a good system
Gaming computers. I have a laptop, a desktop, a Steam Deck, a light handheld and a smartphone. Not to mention a few older consoles, but they don't get much use anymore. The others all do.
I love trackballs, but no amount of mouse acceleration can make them not a pain in the ass on multiple high res monitors. I love em, but I just canât use em.
My keyboard from around 2000 is still in use and the only keyboard I ever bought. It looks a little oldschool and beaten up by now, but I type on it every day since like quarter of a century. Probably the best 50⏠I ever invested.
Nail clippers. I kept losing nail clippers so I bought a pack of 10 and put two in each of the places I'd expect to be able to find them. I think I'm down to only having four now, so it might be time to buy another 10.
Lip balms, nail clippers, and we have a lot of laundry baskets despite living in a 3 room apartment. Two or three per room and three/four in the main laundry collecting area.
10mm wrenches. Saw a deal online years ago for 20 wrenches for like 20 bucks. I was still doing field work at the the time so 10 and 11 mm were common purchases for me. They didn't break, so there was no need for an expensive warranty. They just got misplaced, usually by a trainee who didnt have their own tools.
It was frustrating because buy even one cheap wrench was $10, but a kit of 8 or 10 wrenches could be bought on sale for $20. I have a few of those kits too, and a few socket kits. I have yet to use most of the pieces in 20 years. I mostlt just needed the 10, 11, and 13mm.
A 20 pack of 10mm for cheap? I couldn't pass that up. Then I stopped working field. Now I have a shed full of tools that I might never use again. Nothing wrong with them except some old batteries maybe. I refuse to get rid of them in case I have to back to field work. But it makes me look like a hoarder.
I have four copies of Skyrim and havenât even played it.
I have seven coffee makers (various sorts, sizes, and materials). I use 3 regularly.
More generally, anything that I use frequently, like tools, I have multiples of because I misplace things a lot. Having multiples means itâs more likely to find things when I need them, without having to hunt them down.
Yup. Donât even need one. But three? Peak useless (but fun).
E: donât take me for a hater. Cars are my hobby. Iâd have a fleet of unique and interesting cars if I could. But thereâs no way you canât have a little self awareness that having multiple cars is kinda useless.
I like to have a special car for every occasion. Twisty backroads, or a track day? Roadster. Long highway cruise, or maybe moving some bulky stuff? I have a hearse, which sits on an '80s Cadillac limo chassis. Aside from commutes, I only drive my daily on the rare occasion I have more than one passenger.
If I ever get a third "fun" car, it'll probably something like a Jeep for off-roading.
I was gonna say mine arenât âclassicâ but the newest vehicle I have is a 2007âŠ. One junk class daily driver plus a mega-hauler truck to tow around my track-day car.
Chances to make a change in my miserable, depressive life. It only takes one opportunity to capture, one chance to seize and decide to do things differently, but alas, I'm not there yet. Thankfully, I have multiple - nay - an unlimited amount of chances ahead.
Materialistically speaking, off the top of my head, maybe my physical security keys (Yubico)? I have a backup key so that I don't get locked out of my accounts in case I loose my main key, but I could manage without the backup. Jeesh, it's hard to come up with something material that I have multiple of since I'm a minimalist and literally have like ONE plate and ONE spoon/fork/knife if you catch my drift.
One lives in my backyard shed, for cleanups and dust collection.
One lives in my garage, for cleaning the cars.
Our house is split level, so we have one for upstairs and another one for downstairs. All to save carrying it up and down the six steps that divide the front and back of the house. These two are the same make and model.
Double edge safety razors: if I had to choose only one, Rockwell 6S is enough, but they really perform different and have different feel. I mostly use four or five on a daily basis, but it is more than necessary.
Also, fountain pens: it's pretty much the same, TWSBI pen(s) would suffice, but there are too many brands and models with different look and feel, hard to choose only one. Plus in case of pens multiple ones allow for use of different inks at the same time (those I also have multiple compared to the amount that would suffice, even in the same colour)
Guitars. I have a whole stable, including a couple of electrics (Strat and Les Paul), and a few acoustics (My favorite, a backup, another one with a nice tone that is also electric, and a nice travel/parlor guitar).
I also have a short scale electric bass, and an acoustic bass. Also a couple of nice ukuleles.
I'm still on the hunt for a small all-mahogany acoustic, a 12 string acoustic, and a good semi-hollow body that isn't white, red, or black. I'm also always looking for a good deal on a new electric bass. Also a banjo and mandolin.
I'm not in a band, I don't even play with others, I just like to record my own music, both originals and covers, that nobody ever hears but me. And I delusionally believe I need a shit-ton of guitars to do that.
Knives, I have a lot of knives. Always looking for that new look or different blade geometry. New fancy metal or accessories. Just always been a blade or edged weapon kind of guy.
I have a bunch of bows too. Into archery as well...
I enjoy collecting and modding them more than actually playing lol. Generally I suck at games.
Now I do play them. But I spend a lot more time figuring out better ways to use them and getting the best quality out of them possible, or trying to use og hardware but playing any game (like ps2 over ethernet)
We bought a washer/dryer combo. It wasn't cheap, but you could put two side by side in a regular laundry room. They are nice if you have kids or if clothes get forgotten in the washer with some frequency.
I would like to have a second one but it's a luxury I can't really justify.
I thought about using those but ruled them out. I am planning on using stackable units, a single washer drier combo unit doesnt really change anything. I still need multiple water hook ups and two drier vents, they use the same floor space and I donât need more counter space
You don't need dryer vents. You do need two water hookups but you can just add some Y connectors. Also they run on 120v so no electric work (probably, I don't know the actual current draw).
You do have to clean the lint traps every single time.
I understand you've done your research and know what you want. Posted mostly for other readers I guess.
Well, I have a bunch of stuff around here that serves no real purpose that I'm otherwise sentimentally attached to or think might be useful some day, but I'm not sure I have many duplicates, even loosely speaking.
The best(?) example is probably the fact I have 3 CRT TVs, none of which I use regularly. One is the main house TV but, since I don't use it much, I've never felt the need to upgrade it. The other two are portables that I'm keeping for if I ever get back into 8-bit computers.
Don't need to use them every day, but previously I could never find any of the three pairs I had. Then I realized that I have money and can go buy a dozen pairs of scissors.
Now it never takes me more than 30 seconds to find a pair of scissors. 10/10, would recommend this lifestyle.
Also, as others have mentioned, clothes sets. Work wear is not what I wear on my own time, including shoes. But I could just wear one set (either work or casual) and I don't think anyone would care.
Phones. Got my current along with the last 3 I had. I haven't disposed of them because I'm a little paranoid someone would reconstruct the contents of each phone if I just disposed of them.
Also, burned CDs/DVDs that are useless because they don't work. I'm not good and throwing away discs, which is why I still keep them.
I thought about saying loose bread ties, but those are generally so useful for when one breaks or you just need one.
Cajons. I have two, because after I got one my husband loved it and demanded i get another, basically. They are handy as bonus seats and as a barrier to keep dogs out though, on top of just being fun to thwack.
Computers. I could do everything I need to do on my threadripper workstation, but it's not as portable as my gaming rig. I move around a lot for work and wasn't thrilled with my steam decks performance plugged into a TV for some games. Then there is my limited home lab stuff that I could host on the workstation for a minimal hit to power consumption, but why do that when I have tons of older hardware I could piece together to do it. Then there are my multiple Atari STs that I've collected. One of them is my first computer which I've managed to keep for almost forty years. I also have a few classic macs and dozens of video games, all of which I could functionally duplicate with emulation. I like old hardware, and now it's not polluting the environment in a landfill.
I have two color laser printers. The old one is a Dell branded printer from about 15 years ago and was about the cheapest color laser printer you could buy at the time. It has some issues now particularly with color printouts, and combined with poor Linux support meant I went ahead and bought its replacement, a much nicer Brother model. But as the old printer can still give acceptable results for some things I'm keeping it until it runs out of toner which could be a while.
On top of that I still have an HP LaserJet 4 but that's been disconnected for a while. Still prints but desperately needs new rollers.
So, the oldest cordless drill I have is this old Black & Decker 12v thing, my dad bought it in like, 2002. It has a quick detaching chuck, and under the chuck is a 1/4" hex collet. So you can load a phillips or torx driver bit in that, then mount the chuck over it and chuck in a drill bit, then you can drill your pilot holes, pop the chuck off and drive screws.
And other than that minor innovative feature it's crap. The build quality on even consumer-grade power tools has increased a lot since I was in high school; I've got some of the new SB&D Craftsman tools that are a lot nicer to handle; that old B&D creaks and squeaks as it flexes in your hand, it's not overmolded and the bare ABS slips around in your grip, the controls feel like you're twisting lego bricks, the batteries are long out of production and it's the only tool I have that takes that standard, and it's a 20 year old brushed motor 12 volt tool; it's the size of my 20v drills but less powerful than my little 12v mini Bosch drill.
I recently converted my stove from gas to induction, but one of the casualties was my griddle top - steel griddle covering the entire stove. I loved playing short order cook or having all that space to toss around fried rice. I keep telling myself I donât need something like that but those Blackstone grills keep drawing me in
After a few years with a Blackstone I can confidently say it's fun, but not for everyone.
I got it thinking it would save some time, money, or effort. It did none of those things.
It's quick and easy if you have the support of a surrounding kitchen, but if you're having to drag everything you need with you outside to use it, set up an clean up take just as long or longer.
It's a huge attractant for rodents, but a clip on the grease drain fixed the problem of the rats getting to and shitting all over the cook top. But I occasionally find rat shit inside the grease bucket. I keep a liner with poison in there now.
It does genuinely make food better in some cases. Bacon and eggs just taste better coming off that thing. Fried rice is fantastic. Steaks an burgers come away with a great sear. I make a chopped cheese that I can't replicate inside the kitchen.
Cleaning up all of the grease is a pain. It fucking gets everywhere. Even with a lid, the second you open it grease is going to coat every surface within about 10 feet. Not much different than a kitchen griddle but I find that cleaning up the Blackstone takes a bit longer.
It's also built to fail. The cook top is fine, the burners are fine. The supporting structure might as well be made of paper. I had misaligned holes and don't dare use the bottle opener. The included gas line had to be replaced after a year as the safety tripped and couldn't be dislodged.
I enjoy my Blackstone. I really do. It doesn't do what I wanted it for but it does do a mighty mean breakfast.
I doubt spending more will fix the build quality issue. Just get you a bigger griddle. I have a 4 burner and it's fine. But it's also required more maintenance in it's few years with me than my mother in law's gas grill did over 20 years. It's just cheaply built. If that's important to you I'd look at other options. Id even go so far as to suggest, since you already have a gas grill, just getting a plate to fit inside it. Works exactly the same way, doesn't add an appliance.
The downside is they are custom sized and every grill is different. You canât really expect a plate for one grill to work n the next. Historically Iâve had grills last only 4-6 years. This one is more expensive so I hope itâll last but is already five years old
After thinking about this a bit and reading through this thread, I realized I might have a problem about always wanting spare things. I have more than one of a lot of things - lip balm, battery banks, phone & watch charging docks, dogs, headphones and earbuds (even two of the same kind), computers, pillows (I have spares of my main and body pillows), and the list goes on. I apparently need to re-evaluate my habits.
162 Comments
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 60 pts · 231d
Penis ornaments. Why? Why the fuck not? Shout out to @CelloMike@lemmy.world for the amazing wooden starship model.
I need more
itsathursday@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 231d
I have the perfect place for you to make a pilgrimage to. In Sicily near the coastal beach resort town of Taormina there is a town atop of the nearby mountain called Castelmola. The trek up the mountain is amazing and the views are incredible. Your reward for the journey is in that town there is a bar called Bar Turrisi, this is your new bucket list destination.
gramie@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 230d
Alternatively, they could go to one of the "penis temples" in Japan. I know that there is more than one, because a Google search turned up this one, and I have been to another in southern Osaka Prefecture.
The one that I went to was actually devoted to fertility and appeasing The souls of aborted/miscarried babies, but it had its fair share of penises as well.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 13 pts · 231d
I've too considered making a shelve for my penis shaped "ornaments."
Shame to put something so aesthetically pleasing hidden away in a drawer - especially in my private bedroom where no outsider ever goes to.
Zoot@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 230d
But there's no penis on the wooden starship :(
thezeesystem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 53 pts · 231d
Trauma. I seem to collect it without even trying or wanting it. Like it just happens without my approval or wanting it.
reallyzen@lemmy.ml · 40 pts · 231d
Thinkpads. I'm not sure one can ever have enough of them tho.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 231d
Guess.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 231d
What is that fancy shelf system? đź
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 231d
The backplane is the rather popular 3D printable Honeycomb Wall system. The angled divider trays are my own design which is compatible with the same.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 231d
Oh wow, you're not kidding about it being popular. That page of add ons went on forever!
Very cool, and your design looks great as well.
I only have my faithful Ontario Rat, but we're practically inseparable!
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 230d
Another popular storage solution is Gridfinity
anon6789@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
Oh I went down the rabbit hole all day yesterday on this stuff!
Multiboard was pretty cool too.
If I had a 3d printer it'd be running non-stop right now đ
neo2478@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 231d
So many shelves!
Denjin@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 231d
I studied the blade
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 230d
Obligatory:
Have you by chance joined the pocket knife community?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
This line is uttered about three times a day in my household.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
I'm adding a parallel comment addressing your edit.
Is this the part where I finally get to say, "Do you know who I am?" I've been waiting years for that one.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Ah, now I see. It all makes sense now.
Usually I don't look at usernames and thought I found your soulmate.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 231d
You collect knife boxes, and you have them filled with knives just so they're not empty.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 231d
I got like 15 different sharpening stones. We should hang out sometime.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 231d
I suspect that would result in a lot of sharpened knives.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 231d
Lol. Oh for sure. Knife and straight razor sharpening has been my hobby for the past 30 years. My daily driver EDC is currently a red Microtech Ultratech knife and an Olight ArkPro in zombie green.
obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 231d
No, those are all necessary.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 230d
I never quite wrapped my mind around knife/flashlight collecting. I have one of each that I EDC and I did quite a bit research to find the ones I like the best (Benchmade Bugout and Wurkkos TS22 - both in green). Carrying anything else would mean leaving home the one I like the most which doesn't make any sense.
I don't judge. It's just one of those things I have no theory of mind for.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
To each their own. I mean, some people collect spoons of all things.
Spoons. Not knives. Madness. (Next you're telling me it'll be forks.)
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
I canât really wrap my head around collecting anything, be it knives, PokĂ©mon cards, video games, or classic cars.
Maybe the closest thing I have to a collection is seeds, but I plant those to grow stuff. Is that a collection? Maybe! I guess youâre not disqualified for using the things in your collection.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 228d
I collect cool rocks.
Maybe collecting is a mental illness.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
There have been times when Iâve thought that but I think the test has to be based on how much it affects or doesnât affect the rest of your life. If youâre spending huge amounts of time and money on it while the rest of your life and relationships suffer, itâs probably an issue. If itâs mostly a hobby that occupies a reasonable portion of your life, itâs fine.
It does bother me though that some collecting hobbies seem to be mostly about spending money and trying to achieve a complete set rather than a mixture of stuff of collecting, repairing, researching, and visiting people, and going to shows etc. Iâm all about variety in life though, so that may be a personal bias of mine.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 231d
Gabe is that you?
AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 231d
USB power banks.
It's just so useful to just have another one to grab when the one you're using runs out, and let that one charge in the meanwhile. I can also just take two in my bag and never run dry.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 231d
More than two would be unnecessary, but two just makes good sense.
TehBamski@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 231d
Mental 'challenges.'
Trust me, I didn't start this life with a desire to acquire so many (if any.)
Some of them were "gifts" from my parents. (Relatable post)
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 29 pts · 231d
Common handtools. I have at least 2 - 3 of each. One set in my work truck and another in the toolshed. What can I say - I'm a sucker for tools.
Traditional hatchets. If I see an old hand-made axe head for sale with or without a handle for a decent price I'll buy it because they're not making more of them. I'll gladly sell/hand over one to who ever needs, appreciates and promises to look after one.
Bikes. I don't sell the old when I buy new one. It's worth more to me as a bike than as the money I'd get from it.
Hand carts. I don't know how I ended up with two but here we are.
Ekpu@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 231d
Can relate to the hatchets. I love love love my GrÀnsfors hatchet and axe! Still trying to find a reason to buy another one!
tal@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 231d
Doing a quick search, I see multiple companies that say that they hand-make axeheads. Now, it's probably cheaper to get them secondhand, but I don't think that the supply of new ones will run dry, as a business making handmade axeheads probably doesn't see a lot of economy of scale.
https://www.lehmans.com/category/axes
Looking at the brands they're selling:
GrÀnsfors Bruk, Sweden.
Snow & Nealley, Maine, US.
Hults Bruk, Sweden.
Lehmans, US. "The letter is the last initial of blacksmith who tempered the axe.", says that the axe is "Maine made", the handle is made by "an Amish family a few miles from our store", that the steel comes "from New York", but doesn't explicitly say where the blacksmith is.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 230d
I was refering to traditional Finnish vintage axes specifically - not hand made ones broadly. BillnÀs, Kellokoski and Fiskars for example. Those are no longer being made.
tal@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 230d
Ah, gotcha.
Teppichbrand@feddit.org · 24 pts · 231d
Children
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 230d
One is not enough. You need two so they can play with each other and leave you alone.
But more than that is insane.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 230d
Yeah if I had more than one other sibling, I would be too annoyed
AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk · 24 pts · 231d
rmuk@feddit.uk · 23 pts · 231d
Headphones. I have my commuting headphones, walking headphones, working headphones, video game headphones, music headphones... I also have two pairs of earphones.
I could get down to two pairs of headphones and one pair of earphones.
Tinks@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
I have a few different wireless earbuds for different uses and devices, and like 5 sets of headphones because they all have different sounds/uses as well. I definitely understand this ridiculous!
JackiesFridge@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
Yup. I have way too many headphones because I wanted to hear the different sound signatures. 90% of the time I'm either listening to my AirPods Pro or Grado SR325s. The other 10% is Koss PortaPro. Why do I have so many headphones?
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 230d
I have some bone conducting headphones for just about everything, a pair of ear buds for everything else. Generally I'm wearing ear protection with my headphones and what type I want determines which headphones I'm wearing.
Azal@pawb.social · 2 pts · 230d
I have multiple of the bone conducting ones. The main ones. The backup ones for when I forget them. The backup backup ones that was two generations ago and the microphone crapped out on that lives in my desk at work in case I forgot the backup ones.
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 229d
Function button but same.
HaveMouseWillTravel@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 231d
Electric razors. I have one for the left hand and one for the right. I bought one several years ago and was gifted the same model about the same time. Didn't have the heart to tell them I already had one. Turns out shaving with two razers goes pretty fast.
whimsy@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 231d
Please enlighten me to your ways. Do you really shave with both hands and what body part?
HaveMouseWillTravel@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
Absolutely, just my facial hair. One for each side of my face. Figure I do it in (almost) half the time
CptInsane0@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 231d
Clerks the animated series dvd sets
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 231d
I cannot fathom how you ended up with two sets of Clerks: The Animated Series on DVD, but I am 100% sure that's enough evidence that we should be friends.
A person could luck into their first set of Clerks: The Animated Series on DVD; but I believe obtaining a second set of Clerks: The Animated Series on DVD can only be evidence of excellent taste and some decent moral fiber.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
What if someone has an entire media center filled with hundreds of sets of Clerks: The Animated Series?
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 231d
Yes. I would be friends with Kevin Smith, I think.a
P1nkman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
I only have one set. Can we still be friends? The side is faded from the sun when I was a dumb teenager and kept it in the window sill.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 231d
Yes. We can still be friends.
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 230d
Hey man, I don't have any sets of Clerks: The Animated Series. Can I borrow one?
buzz86us@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 231d
Can openers, they're cheap, I keep losing them, buying them, and finding them.
2910000@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 231d
I find that if I really like a product, I don't want to have to go to the trouble of finding a new one in future if I lose/break the first one. Often, even if it's something that you wouldn't realistically expect to break, I'll buy a few of it just in case, like clipboards, or document cases.
Another is consumables. For example, I bought an unusual eraser holder that has replaceable inserts for it. I really like it, so of course I had to buy 20 years' worth of inserts because I can almost guarantee they'll stop making inserts before I'm finished using the product.
For bulk food prep, it's often easier to work in batches. For example, I might make 5 days' worth of breakfasts at once, and store them in the fridge. In that case, I need
5 * <number of people>worth of containers. I also need to account for contingencies: what if a guest stays over? I don't strictly need that many identical containers, but it makes for a good systemColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 19 pts · 231d
Games I've got through steam or gog, but still pick up if it's free on Epic.
obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 231d
Another BioShock... Don't mind if I do.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 231d
I wonder how many copies of Borderlands and Fallout I own....
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 13 pts · 231d
Gaming computers. I have a laptop, a desktop, a Steam Deck, a light handheld and a smartphone. Not to mention a few older consoles, but they don't get much use anymore. The others all do.
MohamedMoney@feddit.org · 8 pts · 231d
But all you do is modding Skyrim?
essell@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 231d
Likewise... I'm overboard on the computers..
Currently have a gaming PC, an office PC, a laptop, a server, a NAS and three android devices.
Oh well, they're all doing a job even if I would be fine with less.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 231d
Trackballs. Once you make the jump, a world opens up. There's always a better, more comfortable, more feature rich trackball to be had.
lando55@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 231d
I've been collecting Elecom trackballs the past few years, they're nearly perfect for my needs
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 231d
Nah. Those really hurt the first joint of my thumb. I'm worried I'll burn it out quicker.
village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 231d
Get one that you use your fingers with instead
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 231d
It's exclusively ambidextrous ones for me, I use a mouse with the right hand but a trackball with the left.
200ok@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Wait.. at the same time? Go on....
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 231d
I love trackballs, but no amount of mouse acceleration can make them not a pain in the ass on multiple high res monitors. I love em, but I just canât use em.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 231d
My trick is to not use multiple monitors. I went for a really big 42inch 4k oled which is plenty for all my windows.
d00ery@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
My trick is to use keyboard shortcuts where possible, and vim.
tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 231d
!trackballs@discuss.tchncs.de
CharlesReed@fedia.io · 13 pts · 231d
Keyboards. Wired, wireless, red switch, blue switch, LED, plain, full, half. I like having options.
Teppichbrand@feddit.org · 3 pts · 230d
My keyboard from around 2000 is still in use and the only keyboard I ever bought. It looks a little oldschool and beaten up by now, but I type on it every day since like quarter of a century. Probably the best 50⏠I ever invested.
darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 231d
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 231d
Sure. But if the divine only wanted us to wear one watch, why are we born with four limbs?
darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 230d
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 230d
Nail clippers. I kept losing nail clippers so I bought a pack of 10 and put two in each of the places I'd expect to be able to find them. I think I'm down to only having four now, so it might be time to buy another 10.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Other people have sock monsters, you seem to have a nail-clipper monster.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 230d
I know. No other logical explanation!
Drbreen@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 231d
RJ11 cable
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 231d
I probably have a handful of them too.
mesamunefire@piefed.social · 9 pts · 231d
Indoor plants. Its like a jungle in here.
dawcas@scribe.disroot.org · 8 pts · 231d
Nope, that just not true. You can never have enough, much less too many.
I myself have too little space, not too many plants.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 231d
Languages...
because immigration...
and why I maintain my previous languages? because I wanna feel superior to others
:P
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 231d
Ich hab nur drei, that's more than enough, dank U.
ollie@pawb.social · 8 pts · 231d
random old android phones (theyre fun)
hard drives random people give to me (promise ill use them eventually!)
shadow plushies (hes cool ok!)
ikea otter plushies (people knew i love otters, got me them, im committed to the bit now)
i have a lot of plushies in general but most of them are different
obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 231d
I needed a machete one time and honestly could have managed with a different tool. I now own three of them.
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 231d
Lip balms, nail clippers, and we have a lot of laundry baskets despite living in a 3 room apartment. Two or three per room and three/four in the main laundry collecting area.
Tinks@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
Everywhere I sit for long periods I have a lip balm. I hate feeling like my lips are dry, makes me nutty
lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 231d
10mm wrenches. Saw a deal online years ago for 20 wrenches for like 20 bucks. I was still doing field work at the the time so 10 and 11 mm were common purchases for me. They didn't break, so there was no need for an expensive warranty. They just got misplaced, usually by a trainee who didnt have their own tools.
It was frustrating because buy even one cheap wrench was $10, but a kit of 8 or 10 wrenches could be bought on sale for $20. I have a few of those kits too, and a few socket kits. I have yet to use most of the pieces in 20 years. I mostlt just needed the 10, 11, and 13mm.
A 20 pack of 10mm for cheap? I couldn't pass that up. Then I stopped working field. Now I have a shed full of tools that I might never use again. Nothing wrong with them except some old batteries maybe. I refuse to get rid of them in case I have to back to field work. But it makes me look like a hoarder.
LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 231d
D&D dice. Metal. Stone. Blinky LED. Cthulhu. So many dice...
tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 231d
!clacksmith@lemmy.world
LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 230d
That's amazing. Thanks!
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social · 7 pts · 230d
I have four copies of Skyrim and havenât even played it.
I have seven coffee makers (various sorts, sizes, and materials). I use 3 regularly.
More generally, anything that I use frequently, like tools, I have multiples of because I misplace things a lot. Having multiples means itâs more likely to find things when I need them, without having to hunt them down.
NerdInSuspenders@leminal.space · 7 pts · 230d
Classic cars. Triples is best.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Yup. Donât even need one. But three? Peak useless (but fun).
E: donât take me for a hater. Cars are my hobby. Iâd have a fleet of unique and interesting cars if I could. But thereâs no way you canât have a little self awareness that having multiple cars is kinda useless.
STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
I like to have a special car for every occasion. Twisty backroads, or a track day? Roadster. Long highway cruise, or maybe moving some bulky stuff? I have a hearse, which sits on an '80s Cadillac limo chassis. Aside from commutes, I only drive my daily on the rare occasion I have more than one passenger.
If I ever get a third "fun" car, it'll probably something like a Jeep for off-roading.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 230d
Well you need three to be sure that you have one that's actually running at any given point.
Teh@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 229d
I was gonna say mine arenât âclassicâ but the newest vehicle I have is a 2007âŠ. One junk class daily driver plus a mega-hauler truck to tow around my track-day car.
emotional_soup_88@programming.dev · 7 pts · 231d
Chances to make a change in my miserable, depressive life. It only takes one opportunity to capture, one chance to seize and decide to do things differently, but alas, I'm not there yet. Thankfully, I have multiple - nay - an unlimited amount of chances ahead.
Materialistically speaking, off the top of my head, maybe my physical security keys (Yubico)? I have a backup key so that I don't get locked out of my accounts in case I loose my main key, but I could manage without the backup. Jeesh, it's hard to come up with something material that I have multiple of since I'm a minimalist and literally have like ONE plate and ONE spoon/fork/knife if you catch my drift.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 231d
Motorcycles.
N+1.
xeekei@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 230d
Forks.
Nolvamia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 231d
Vacuum Cleaners
We have four.
One lives in my backyard shed, for cleanups and dust collection.
One lives in my garage, for cleaning the cars.
Our house is split level, so we have one for upstairs and another one for downstairs. All to save carrying it up and down the six steps that divide the front and back of the house. These two are the same make and model.
unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 231d
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 231d
I have items for home and work:
Most of the year, my work gear is stored in the shed so I have all of these duplicated in the house.
Drills - a fullsized drill at home and a mini one for at work mostly to drive nuts and bolts.
Hand tools - screwdrivers, bits, wrenches, box cutter.
Headlamps - a small AAA at home and a AA at work.
Clothes - Like most people, I have dedicated work clothes.
AA batteries
Phone chargers - Home, car, and work. I also have multiple battery banks.
Headphones - an older corded pair at home and newer BT ones at work.
sukhmel@programming.dev · 6 pts · 231d
Double edge safety razors: if I had to choose only one, Rockwell 6S is enough, but they really perform different and have different feel. I mostly use four or five on a daily basis, but it is more than necessary.
Also, fountain pens: it's pretty much the same, TWSBI pen(s) would suffice, but there are too many brands and models with different look and feel, hard to choose only one. Plus in case of pens multiple ones allow for use of different inks at the same time (those I also have multiple compared to the amount that would suffice, even in the same colour)
MisterOwl@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
... you shave 4 or 5 times a day?
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 230d
I was so confused by that I looked up what a safety razor was EVEN THOUGH I USE ONE just to be sure I wasn't insane.
sukhmel@programming.dev · 3 pts · 230d
Nah, what I meant is that I shave daily, but almost every time I shave with a different razor đ
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 230d
Guitars. I have a whole stable, including a couple of electrics (Strat and Les Paul), and a few acoustics (My favorite, a backup, another one with a nice tone that is also electric, and a nice travel/parlor guitar).
I also have a short scale electric bass, and an acoustic bass. Also a couple of nice ukuleles.
I'm still on the hunt for a small all-mahogany acoustic, a 12 string acoustic, and a good semi-hollow body that isn't white, red, or black. I'm also always looking for a good deal on a new electric bass. Also a banjo and mandolin.
I'm not in a band, I don't even play with others, I just like to record my own music, both originals and covers, that nobody ever hears but me. And I delusionally believe I need a shit-ton of guitars to do that.
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 231d
writing tools
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 231d
Knives, I have a lot of knives. Always looking for that new look or different blade geometry. New fancy metal or accessories. Just always been a blade or edged weapon kind of guy.
I have a bunch of bows too. Into archery as well...
Phunter@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 230d
Arrowheads are knives too if you really think about it.
ConstantPain@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 230d
Screwdrivers.
LeapSecond@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 231d
Somehow I've ended up with 3 laptops. It's rare to have all 3 on at the same time but it happens.
RBWells@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 231d
Hand lotion, lip balm.
I buy my hair gel in liters when the price goes low enough, not when I need it, so have two or three liters sometimes.
Two dogs and two cats because people left them with us. I'd be good with one cat.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 231d
This is how I'm envisioning you! :D
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 230d
Game consoles.
I enjoy collecting and modding them more than actually playing lol. Generally I suck at games.
Now I do play them. But I spend a lot more time figuring out better ways to use them and getting the best quality out of them possible, or trying to use og hardware but playing any game (like ps2 over ethernet)
ted_pikul@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
This is so wholesome.
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 229d
I just like to dink around with things, its fun!
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 230d
Back in the vinyl phase a few years ago, I bought both a regular cover and an alternate cover of an album.
It was so cool for about 3 seconds, when I realised the record/music were the same. Realised I paid double JUST for a different picture.
Last record I ever bought
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 231d
I have two teeshirts, but strictly speaking only one is required. This is because of social pressure
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 231d
I have multiple monitors for entertainment and for work.
I have my main tool set in my utility room, a subset of tools in my main cave and another subset in my garage.
Multiple pairs of jeans.
My kitchen is well provisioned with multiple redundant utensils. Also I have a double oven.
I am in the process of expanding my utility room to have two washers and two driers.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 231d
We bought a washer/dryer combo. It wasn't cheap, but you could put two side by side in a regular laundry room. They are nice if you have kids or if clothes get forgotten in the washer with some frequency.
I would like to have a second one but it's a luxury I can't really justify.
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 231d
I thought about using those but ruled them out. I am planning on using stackable units, a single washer drier combo unit doesnt really change anything. I still need multiple water hook ups and two drier vents, they use the same floor space and I donât need more counter space
MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 231d
You don't need dryer vents. You do need two water hookups but you can just add some Y connectors. Also they run on 120v so no electric work (probably, I don't know the actual current draw).
You do have to clean the lint traps every single time.
I understand you've done your research and know what you want. Posted mostly for other readers I guess.
palordrolap@fedia.io · 4 pts · 231d
Well, I have a bunch of stuff around here that serves no real purpose that I'm otherwise sentimentally attached to or think might be useful some day, but I'm not sure I have many duplicates, even loosely speaking.
The best(?) example is probably the fact I have 3 CRT TVs, none of which I use regularly. One is the main house TV but, since I don't use it much, I've never felt the need to upgrade it. The other two are portables that I'm keeping for if I ever get back into 8-bit computers.
Murdeth@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 230d
Scissors.
Don't need to use them every day, but previously I could never find any of the three pairs I had. Then I realized that I have money and can go buy a dozen pairs of scissors.
Now it never takes me more than 30 seconds to find a pair of scissors. 10/10, would recommend this lifestyle.
needthosepylons@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 230d
Coffee machines. Three roommates, each one brought theirs.
cosmicrookie@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 231d
Smoking pipes..
It's an addiction (pun not intended)
I believe that I have maybe 25-30 pipes at this point
HorikBrun@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 231d
Rock hammers. For, uh...reasons.
Also, as others have mentioned, clothes sets. Work wear is not what I wear on my own time, including shoes. But I could just wear one set (either work or casual) and I don't think anyone would care.
rekabis@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 231d
And a great big poster of Rita Hayworth, I gather?
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 230d
Kidneys and thinkcentres.
LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 231d
One broom for each room.
AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 229d
Phones. Got my current along with the last 3 I had. I haven't disposed of them because I'm a little paranoid someone would reconstruct the contents of each phone if I just disposed of them.
Also, burned CDs/DVDs that are useless because they don't work. I'm not good and throwing away discs, which is why I still keep them.
I thought about saying loose bread ties, but those are generally so useful for when one breaks or you just need one.
BigTuffAl@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 230d
gameboys
toomanypancakes@piefed.world · 3 pts · 231d
Cajons. I have two, because after I got one my husband loved it and demanded i get another, basically. They are handy as bonus seats and as a barrier to keep dogs out though, on top of just being fun to thwack.
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 231d
Ngl, read this as cojones and was super confused
shai_hulud@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
Knives and pocket tools, basses (electric/upright/electric upright), 10 mm sockets
Azal@pawb.social · 3 pts · 230d
This is a lie. One will never suffice. That thing will disappear the second you look away.
A7thStone@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
Computers. I could do everything I need to do on my threadripper workstation, but it's not as portable as my gaming rig. I move around a lot for work and wasn't thrilled with my steam decks performance plugged into a TV for some games. Then there is my limited home lab stuff that I could host on the workstation for a minimal hit to power consumption, but why do that when I have tons of older hardware I could piece together to do it. Then there are my multiple Atari STs that I've collected. One of them is my first computer which I've managed to keep for almost forty years. I also have a few classic macs and dozens of video games, all of which I could functionally duplicate with emulation. I like old hardware, and now it's not polluting the environment in a landfill.
callmechiko@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 230d
Handheld vacuum cleaners, one on each floor.
toddestan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
I have two color laser printers. The old one is a Dell branded printer from about 15 years ago and was about the cheapest color laser printer you could buy at the time. It has some issues now particularly with color printouts, and combined with poor Linux support meant I went ahead and bought its replacement, a much nicer Brother model. But as the old printer can still give acceptable results for some things I'm keeping it until it runs out of toner which could be a while.
On top of that I still have an HP LaserJet 4 but that's been disconnected for a while. Still prints but desperately needs new rollers.
halfdane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 231d
Smol keyboards. Each one was my endgame, but I still like them đ€
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 231d
Earbuds. They're absolutely essential and have the durability of wet toilet paper
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
I have 3 copies of "London Calling". Original vinyl, CD, and the 25th Anniversary box set.
Canopyflyer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Amplifiers: Mainly because I rescue distressed amps and bring them back to life.
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 230d
Vinyls and CDâs.
zeca@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 231d
Coffee making device
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 230d
I don't need four power drills, I want four power drills.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
I like having two so I can switch between drilling pilot holes and driving screws.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 230d
So, the oldest cordless drill I have is this old Black & Decker 12v thing, my dad bought it in like, 2002. It has a quick detaching chuck, and under the chuck is a 1/4" hex collet. So you can load a phillips or torx driver bit in that, then mount the chuck over it and chuck in a drill bit, then you can drill your pilot holes, pop the chuck off and drive screws.
And other than that minor innovative feature it's crap. The build quality on even consumer-grade power tools has increased a lot since I was in high school; I've got some of the new SB&D Craftsman tools that are a lot nicer to handle; that old B&D creaks and squeaks as it flexes in your hand, it's not overmolded and the bare ABS slips around in your grip, the controls feel like you're twisting lego bricks, the batteries are long out of production and it's the only tool I have that takes that standard, and it's a 20 year old brushed motor 12 volt tool; it's the size of my 20v drills but less powerful than my little 12v mini Bosch drill.
scytale@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 231d
3 macbooks and 4 iphones. And I spent $0 on them. They are all retired devices from work.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 228d
Anything Technology Connections gets two of.
STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
I play a lot of airsoft. That alone isn't very useful in day-to-day life, except for cardio.
But I own eleven airsoft guns. Mostly pistols.
Airsoft, combined with my love for the Payday games and John Wick movies, is also the only reason why I own any three-piece suits.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
Grills
I recently converted my stove from gas to induction, but one of the casualties was my griddle top - steel griddle covering the entire stove. I loved playing short order cook or having all that space to toss around fried rice. I keep telling myself I donât need something like that but those Blackstone grills keep drawing me in
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 230d
After a few years with a Blackstone I can confidently say it's fun, but not for everyone.
I got it thinking it would save some time, money, or effort. It did none of those things.
It's quick and easy if you have the support of a surrounding kitchen, but if you're having to drag everything you need with you outside to use it, set up an clean up take just as long or longer.
It's a huge attractant for rodents, but a clip on the grease drain fixed the problem of the rats getting to and shitting all over the cook top. But I occasionally find rat shit inside the grease bucket. I keep a liner with poison in there now.
It does genuinely make food better in some cases. Bacon and eggs just taste better coming off that thing. Fried rice is fantastic. Steaks an burgers come away with a great sear. I make a chopped cheese that I can't replicate inside the kitchen.
Cleaning up all of the grease is a pain. It fucking gets everywhere. Even with a lid, the second you open it grease is going to coat every surface within about 10 feet. Not much different than a kitchen griddle but I find that cleaning up the Blackstone takes a bit longer.
It's also built to fail. The cook top is fine, the burners are fine. The supporting structure might as well be made of paper. I had misaligned holes and don't dare use the bottle opener. The included gas line had to be replaced after a year as the safety tripped and couldn't be dislodged.
I enjoy my Blackstone. I really do. It doesn't do what I wanted it for but it does do a mighty mean breakfast.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
Part of that seems like an argument for the more expensive models, LoL
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 230d
I doubt spending more will fix the build quality issue. Just get you a bigger griddle. I have a 4 burner and it's fine. But it's also required more maintenance in it's few years with me than my mother in law's gas grill did over 20 years. It's just cheaply built. If that's important to you I'd look at other options. Id even go so far as to suggest, since you already have a gas grill, just getting a plate to fit inside it. Works exactly the same way, doesn't add an appliance.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
I might get a plate. Iâve been looking at them!
The downside is they are custom sized and every grill is different. You canât really expect a plate for one grill to work n the next. Historically Iâve had grills last only 4-6 years. This one is more expensive so I hope itâll last but is already five years old
unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 231d
Tinks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 231d
After thinking about this a bit and reading through this thread, I realized I might have a problem about always wanting spare things. I have more than one of a lot of things - lip balm, battery banks, phone & watch charging docks, dogs, headphones and earbuds (even two of the same kind), computers, pillows (I have spares of my main and body pillows), and the list goes on. I apparently need to re-evaluate my habits.
sparkles@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 231d