How long did you wait to get rid of your cookware?

[speltrong]

My husband and I were just discussing how long we should wait to go all-in and get rid of the majority of our cookware. We are thinking one year, because if we can make it through all the seasons being raw, then why keep all these pots and pans around? But ugh, we paid SO much money for all of it, heh. So I'm wondering how long you all waited or intend to wait to get rid of yours?

[Kindred]

Can you sell it? If you cant reclaim your money for it I would NOT reccomend seeling it as your tastes views on health may change in the future. Do you have a storage area? An attic or a basement where you can put them and forget about them?

[CathyA.]

Maybe you could use them for something else. Use them to make an herb garden or something like that?.

[DebB]

I haven't gotten rid of anything except our microwave :) My husband eats cooked food, so we still have all of ours. *Ü*

[MysticTree]

I had too much cookware when I DID eat cooked. Rationalising belongings has always been a difficulty for me! So ... I still have it all but my bf does eat cooked food.

I find that my big stock pots are very useful for washing salad leaves that I pick from the garden - especially if it's been raining and a lot of mud has splashed up onto them.

We got rid of the microwave and toaster ages ago though. If it was just me in the house I would get rid of quite a lot but pots and pans are still useful even when you aren't heating things in them.

[LaniB]

I had too much cookware, so I moved the majority to the garge (larger pans mostly). They are in a plastic container and the garage is dry, but not heated. I figure they should be okay there. I still have enough pans though if I wanted to make a little something I'd be more than fine. Especially when I think about how I survived my first year of school with just a small saucepan and frying pan and then couldn't afford to eat out so made all my meals from home. LOL

[January Noir]

I'm not getting rid of my cookware - they are top of the line and cost me a pretty penny. I may not use them, but I'll have them if I have company over who do not eat raw food. I
Having cookware in my house makes me no less Raw.

[speltrong]

Thanks! You all make very good points. I very much love our cookware and we paid a lot of money for it (tons of All-Clad, top of the line stuff). My husband and I are the type that despise clutter in our house, and we're also thinking of moving in a few months and debating whether to take all the cookware with us. I figure that I should definitely keep one large pot in case the need arises to boil water (for safe drinking water, or the hot water heater dies, or whatever).. and then I should also keep at least one or two of my vollrath nonstick pans so our guests can fry food for themselves if wanted. The microwave is built into our cabinetry, so there's no getting rid of that. I feel oddly attached to our Zojirushi rice maker and can't quite bring myself to get rid of it yet... it makes such beautiful gorgeous rice! But as much as I love all of our pricey toys, I am not one for keeping things around that aren't used. And a part of me feels like keeping all that cookware around is akin to someone who is on a diet and hides candy bars in their house, heh!

[betty boop]

I threw out the majority of my baking/roasting pans after a year of being almost raw, last year I parted with my much loved angel food cake pan, and last week I finally threw out my toaster which has been boxed up and stored for over 2 years now. I figure 2 years is long enough to know if somethings working or not.

[DawnD]

I've been raw for 2 years and will never part with my cookware. I don't forsee going back to cooked but you just never know when a pot will be needed.

[Myca]

Keeping mine forever. Not everyone who comes to my house eats raw. I also cook for others. Cooking a nice vegan type soup for a friend who just got 4 of her teeth knocked out yesterday and spent all night in the trauma ER.
...sometimes I cook for myself, just saying.

[MysticTree]

I've been raw for 2 years and will never part with my cookware. I don't forsee going back to cooked but you just never know when a pot will be needed.

The big ones are very useful for catching water if you ever find it coming through the ceiling!