Throwing Weights Around the Kitchen

When Big Guy and I got married we came together with very little in the way of great cooking utensils.  Heck, we didn’t even have everyday dishware for over a year.  Ah, the days of paper plates and very little dishes!

Like most women, I gravitated toward buying the things my parents used in their kitchen.  I got my Paul Revere Cookware set and an electric skillet and felt like I had all I needed to become a decent cook.  Cooking food, however, soon started to become a hobby and then a passion for me so I longed for more items to play with in the kitchen.

As I grew and learned about food, I remember my MIL asking if I wanted her Guardian Service.  If you don’t know about this cookware, let’s just say it is so heavy you need a special gripping device to move the pans around the kitchen.  I quickly declined swearing I would never use such heavy pots and pans in my life.
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I am now eating my words as I consistently use my Calphalon, Lodge, Staub, Le Creuset and Martha Stewart Dutch ovens alongside my faithful Paul Revere set.  The good news is I don’t have to worry about doing my upper arms exercises at the gym!  The bad news is I missed out on using some cool vintage cookware!
 

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