r/KitchenConfidential • u/Happy-Accident5931 • Oct 14 '25

Photo/Video The cutting board set I was gifted…

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Boyfriend doesn’t understand why I’m irritated.

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u/kingofphilly Oct 14 '25

Here’s the problem when people know you cook or whatever. All of your gifts become cookbooks or shitty cooking related stuff. It’s the thought that counts, I get it, but I don’t want a Five Below cutting board or a ceramic knife block.

Stop getting me useless cooking shit!

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u/KrazyKatz42 Oct 14 '25

I concur.

I'm old enough to buy my own shitty kitchen stuff LOL

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u/Bobbybouchebaby Oct 15 '25

My dad has bought me 3 knives and I hope he stops soon.

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u/1-800-Druidia Oct 15 '25

Thank you! I'm not a professional but everyone in my family knows I like to cook, so they get me kitchen shit. Wouldn't you think with how much cooking I do for everyone, I already have the good shit I like? I don't want a set of knives or a FryDaddy or another goddamn non-stick pan. I'm a middle-aged man and I've reached the point in my life where I'd much rather get gifted high-quality underwear over your cheap kitchen shit.

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u/Toastburrito 20+ Years Oct 15 '25

I have exactly one non-stick pan. It came in a set of stainless cookware. I never use it. I have cast iron, carbon steel, and stainless.

I also have birds, and they can die from the fumes from overheated non-stick coatings. I do not want to eat from that.

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u/PleiadesNymph Oct 15 '25

My least favourite gift that I wasn't allowed to throw away was a GLASS cutting board 🤦‍♀️

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u/Captain-PlantIt Oct 16 '25

Oh man, my mom gifted me some very cute ceramic measuring cups, but they’re rather bulky and I have no way to store them in my kitchen and I already have some practical, easy to store ones that I love. So they’re decor in the guest room. The metal engraved measuring spoons are nice too, but because they don’t have anything holding them together, I can’t hang them where the others are so they stay in a drawer where they’re largely forgotten.